It was bound to happen once the ICC moved from its rightful home at Lord's to Dubai.
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It was bound to happen once the ICC moved from its rightful home at Lord's to Dubai.
I went to one of the test days against the Windies at Edgbaston last summer but forgot to upload my photos.
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90 quid for this ticket and I got stung for 1 too cos my dad and then my mate pulled out.
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Look at the leg room! Fucking scandalous!
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Prefect timing for this shot!
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Peng mak as well, of course.
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9 quid for a fucking pasty!
Stayed here near the Brum ground, which was convenient for my prayers.
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Alright for 50 sheets a night.
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And then went to get the train home...
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But didn't and ended up doing an impromtu tour of the pubs of the Midlands.
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Ended up in Stafford.
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This was a cider and was aboyt 8.5%. The landlord was egging me on and I managed 3 before blacking out and waking up with half a fucking Big Mac on my face (and I rarely, if ever, eat McDs). My wife told me that she had escorted me back to the hotel, dumped me in bed and then went out to the McDonalds next door. Neither of us had any idea how I ended up with a burger on me 'ead though considering I was flat out in a cider coma.
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Up for a nutritious breakfast every day.
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The test was Saturday.
Was meant to be back Sunday.
Got home Wednesday.
Gawd, I love cricket me.
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Unreal, Vaibhav Suryavanshi is 14 years old and opening for Rajasthan Royals in the IPL, knocked a 20 ball 34. He made a 58 ball 100 on debut in a 4 day match.
Gone one better:
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IPL: Fourteen-year-old sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi makes tournament history with second-fastest century
Vaibhav Suryavanshi scored second-fastest century in IPL history; 14-year-old smashed 101 runs off 38 balls for Rajasthan Royals against Gujarat Titans to become youngest-ever T20 centurion.
England 498/3 vs Zimbabwe
The highest ever total on day one of a test in England.
10 tests now that will define the stokes / mccullum era.
But first back to the pyjama game...
County Championship
Division One Table (seven games played)
1 Nottinghamshire 115
2 Surrey 105
3 Sussex 95
4 Warwickshire 93
5 Somerset 92
6 Durham 84
7 Hampshire 82
8 Essex 75
9 Yorkshire 59
10 Worcestershire 54
The first ODI between England and West Indies starts at 7pm Thai time today.
At Edgbaston - it's a sell out. :cool:
Lets hope the weather holds. Eng as usual come into this with no warm up games, a few played in the Zim TM and some return from the IPL. WI have had 3 matches again Ire, albeit rain affected. Harry Brook in his first match as official Capt of the white ball team, but has led in Butlers absence previously. Smith to open, I still think Root is better at 4 in ODI's, imo. Lets hope our bolwing is not as toothless as it was in the last test, it could be a long summer for the test side starting with India........
Team likely as
England: 1 Jamie Smith, Ben Duckett, 3 Joe Root, 4 Harry Brook (capt), 5 Jos Buttler (wk), 6 Jacob Bethell, 7 Will Jacks, 8 Jamie Overton, 9 Brydon Carse, 10 Adil Rashid, 11 Saqib Mahmood
Some outstanding catches in this game.
feels like our white ball bowling line up should switch to the test set up
In contrast, their bowling was all over the shop, at least for the first dozen overs I watched.
It's very difficult to set a field when you can't trust your bowlers.
5 of them by Brook. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by harrybarracuda
Equalling the ODI record held (:sorry1:) by Jonty Rhodes.
The next ten tests are going to be gruelling so a bit of fun in the pyjama game can't be a bad thing.
Good interview with Sir Jimmy in the grauniad, btw
Got a link?Quote:
Good interview with Sir Jimmy in the grauniad, btw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyUzw_4EUdQ
Thanks.
I'm surprised the IPL didn't pick him up. Perhaps they bore a grudge for him ignoring them all these years.
Bairstow came in for MI yesterday in his first match and tonked 47 off 22, he'll get picked up next season
2nd ODI on Sunday starts at 5pm.
3 dropped catches in sixteen overs from England.
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^ Well, at least it makes it a little more evenly matched than the first game. :)
On the other hand...England seem to lack intensity in situations like this again and again and again.
Well, after a good start, WI restricted to 308 all out.
The bowling is a worry if this is supposed to be our reset in whiteball, rashid aside we don't seem to have any real options to turn to when struggling and our 5th bowlers look toothless and the Aus and Ind will go to town on then
so does our batting, still an opportunity for 100 for LootQuote:
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Dropped 2 catches, ridiculous slash to third man, and caught on nought.
Ben Duckett.