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Post by LetchworthShrew on Feb 20, 2019 23:41:05 GMT 1
WICKET
Morgan c Holder b Thomas 65 (Eng 321-3)
Jason Holder once again leads by example and doesn't shell this chance.
Eoin Morgan looks to hit Oshane Thomas on the up down the ground but the bat twists in his hands and the ball chips to Holder at mid-off.
A fine knock comes to an end.
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Post by LetchworthShrew on Feb 21, 2019 0:11:25 GMT 1
WICKET
Root c Pooran b Holder 102 (Eng 360-4)
Joe Root gives a frustrated swipe of that bat, perhaps just as annoyed by the shot as the fact it wasn't deemed a no ball.
That was a superb innings to build on Jason Roy's earlier century and take England to this (soon-to-be) victory.
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Post by LetchworthShrew on Feb 21, 2019 0:14:30 GMT 1
England win by 6 wickets with 8 balls to spare
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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2019 13:55:52 GMT 1
Shame that there are no highlights on terrestrial TV 😕
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Post by shropshirelad42 on Feb 21, 2019 16:37:36 GMT 1
Shame that there are no highlights on terrestrial TV 😕 Absolutely agree 100% with that (and I have 'other' sports channels)_. All "International sport" to do with the four countries of the UK, no matter whether it's World Cup footie or Tiddlywinks, should be shown on Terrestrial TV either live or later highlights. To not do so is depriving not only adults - they can nip to a pub/sports bar to watch Sky, BT etc. if they so wish - but moreso it's taking it away from sports mad kids who's parents may not be able to afford the 'extra cash' for sports channels. But then again everything today is about 'MONEY' and the corporate brigade. And as much as we would like to change things...………. it aint never going to happen. Every year until a few years ago I used to go down to London and watch the last Test of the year at the Oval. If I went this year to watch the Aussies, allowing for accommodation, travel, food and drink, plus the tickets, and maybe a West End show, whilst I am down there for five days, I would not get any change out of £1000. The 'true' sports supporter is being ripped off something rotten nowadays. But that's enough whinging...….. I'm off to Peterboro on Sat to watch the 'Mighty Shrews' win. COYB
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Post by northwestman on Feb 21, 2019 17:37:56 GMT 1
Barbados, Grenada, St Lucia and St Kitts are the venues for the one day games.
Have these islands been selected by the English Tourist Board?
The majority of the crowds seem to be white English tourists, and Jamaica, Trinidad and Guyana don't get a single game between them despite regularly being on the itinerary in the past.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2019 17:52:47 GMT 1
Barbados, Grenada, St Lucia and St Kitts are the venues for the one day games. Have these islands been selected by the English Tourist Board? The majority of the crowds seem to be white English tourists, and Jamaica, Trinidad and Guyana don't get a single game between them despite regularly being on the itinerary in the past. Jamaica has totally missed out on this tour. At least Antigua managed to get a test match. Barbados comes up trumps that's for sure. I've also noticed that they've started playing back to back ODIs/T20s at the same venues. Makes sense in terms of less travelling for England and the lucky venues get double takings 😀
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Post by tvor on Feb 21, 2019 19:10:51 GMT 1
Shame that there are no highlights on terrestrial TV 😕
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Post by tvor on Feb 21, 2019 19:13:21 GMT 1
Barbados, Grenada, St Lucia and St Kitts are the venues for the one day games. Have these islands been selected by the English Tourist Board? The majority of the crowds seem to be white English tourists, and Jamaica, Trinidad and Guyana don't get a single game between them despite regularly being on the itinerary in the past. No. Just as with the venues selected for the test series they have been selected by the West Indies board because (a) they are the most popular with English tourists and (b) they are the most expensive for those tourists. They are maximising their income and you can't blame them for doing so given the generally poor turnout by home fans.
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Post by tvor on Feb 21, 2019 23:54:23 GMT 1
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Post by franthetownfan on Feb 22, 2019 10:51:47 GMT 1
I’ll watch the men’s games when it’s on but I wouldn’t pay one off for it. ODI for mens is boring at the moment - it’s just a batsmen’s game. Would love to see Roy, Bairstow etc play if the ball moved even a tiny bit.
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Post by northwestman on Feb 22, 2019 10:59:53 GMT 1
I’ll watch the men’s games when it’s on but I wouldn’t pay one off for it. ODI for mens is boring at the moment - it’s just a batsmen’s game. Would love to see Roy, Bairstow etc play if the ball moved even a tiny bit. David Lloyd was saying more or less the same thing. Loads of runs, but an uneven contest between bat and ball. Tonight's pitch looks similar I believe.
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Post by northwestman on Feb 22, 2019 11:04:45 GMT 1
Barbados, Grenada, St Lucia and St Kitts are the venues for the one day games. Have these islands been selected by the English Tourist Board? The majority of the crowds seem to be white English tourists, and Jamaica, Trinidad and Guyana don't get a single game between them despite regularly being on the itinerary in the past. No. Just as with the venues selected for the test series they have been selected by the West Indies board because (a) they are the most popular with English tourists and (b) they are the most expensive for those tourists. They are maximising their income and you can't blame them for doing so given the generally poor turnout by home fans. But why the poor turnout by the home fans? Their grounds used to be packed to capacity, with people standing on roofs to get a view of the action. Same in UK too. West Indian fans in the grounds have reduced by quite some margin.
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Post by franthetownfan on Feb 22, 2019 11:11:43 GMT 1
I’ll watch the men’s games when it’s on but I wouldn’t pay one off for it. ODI for mens is boring at the moment - it’s just a batsmen’s game. Would love to see Roy, Bairstow etc play if the ball moved even a tiny bit. David Lloyd was saying more or less the same thing. Loads of runs, but an uneven contest between bat and ball. Tonight's pitch looks similar I believe. He occasionally says some sensible things. But yeah, totally uneven. If the balls swing and seam at the World Cup and we have a s**te summer this England side will be demolished, but equally, if it doesn’t they’ll win.
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Post by LetchworthShrew on Feb 22, 2019 14:56:58 GMT 1
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Post by LetchworthShrew on Feb 22, 2019 15:46:41 GMT 1
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Post by tvor on Feb 22, 2019 15:50:03 GMT 1
No. Just as with the venues selected for the test series they have been selected by the West Indies board because (a) they are the most popular with English tourists and (b) they are the most expensive for those tourists. They are maximising their income and you can't blame them for doing so given the generally poor turnout by home fans. But why the poor turnout by the home fans? Their grounds used to be packed to capacity, with people standing on roofs to get a view of the action. Same in UK too. West Indian fans in the grounds have reduced by quite some margin. They did, and I'm not entirely sure why their crowds have declined quite so much. I do recall reading something about the influx of American TV channels into the West Indies and other sports taking over from cricket in terms of the most popular, basketball was one I believe, particularly amongst the youngsters.
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Post by tvor on Feb 22, 2019 15:52:29 GMT 1
I feared Woakes had picked up an injury when I saw the team news but it's good news that England are just rotating the bowlers and resting Woakes for this game.
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Post by tvor on Feb 22, 2019 15:54:37 GMT 1
Another interesting game in the South Africa v Sri Lanka series after the fabulous game last time out. Sri Lanka are in with a decent shout of going 2-0 up.
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Post by shropshirelad42 on Feb 22, 2019 16:05:41 GMT 1
But why the poor turnout by the home fans? Their grounds used to be packed to capacity, with people standing on roofs to get a view of the action. Same in UK too. West Indian fans in the grounds have reduced by quite some margin. They did, and I'm not entirely sure why their crowds have declined quite so much. I do recall reading something about the influx of American TV channels into the West Indies and other sports taking over from cricket in terms of the most popular, basketball was one I believe, particularly amongst the youngsters. That's correct tvor. It was talked about a couple of years back that American Sport/TV channels have drawn a lot of the West Indian youngsters away from cricket. What a crying shame after all the 'world class' cricketers they produced over the years. Sir Viv was my favourite batsman, but also loved watching Malcolm Marshall bowling. As for Sir G. Sobers !! Probably still the best all-rounder ever.
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Post by franthetownfan on Feb 22, 2019 16:31:28 GMT 1
SA’s batting - De Kock sometimes and Markram aside is utter rubbish! Obviously missing Philander but Steyn is rarely hitting 90mph these days. Losing to Sri Lanka here would be an utter embarrassment.
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Post by tvor on Feb 22, 2019 16:43:49 GMT 1
Blimey, I think I'm probably as quick between the wickets as Chris Gayle is these days.
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Post by tvor on Feb 22, 2019 20:04:55 GMT 1
A good bowling and fielding display by England today but a superb knock by Hetmyer, the quickest Windies ODI hundred in terms of balls faced, has given the Windies a chance.
This is a different type of pitch to that used for the first game but England are favourites to go 2-0 up.
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Post by LetchworthShrew on Feb 23, 2019 0:06:49 GMT 1
0.2 overs WICKET Bairstow lbw Cottrell 0 (Eng 1-1)
Gone! Jonny Bairstow has gone for a first-ball duck!
Oh, this is very, very out. Jonny Bairstow moves back into his crease and gets pinned on the front foot by Sheldon Cottrell. It's full, quick, and I reckon that's cannoning into middle and leg stump. Bairstow doesn't even contemplate the review, instead turning and strolling off. Not an ideal start...
2.1 overs WICKET Roy b Cottrell 2 (Eng 10-2)
Ah. Jason Roy has chopped on. It's a wide tempter of a delivery from Sheldon Cottrell and Roy can't resist the temptation. He flings his bat at the ball and ends up toe-ending onto his stumps. Jason Roy
13 overs WICKET Root c Hope b Thomas 36 (Eng 60-3)
Out! It's there to be hit from Oshane Thomas, but Joe Root has nicked it behind! It was short and wide and Root tried to cut it up and over Shai Hope's head, but he ended up top-edging it through to the wicketkeeper.
Well then.
30.2 overs WICKET Morgan c Hetmyer b Cottrell 70 (Eng 159-4)
Spanner - works. Cat - pigeons.
Eoin Morgan tries to loft Sheldon Cottrell into the stands over deep mid-wicket but gets it up of the toe end of the bat. Shimron Hetmyer steadies himself and snaffles the catch, judging it well. And here is that celebration from Cottrell again! Marching down the pitch, saluting and throwing his arms up in the air.
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Post by LetchworthShrew on Feb 23, 2019 0:07:37 GMT 1
40 overs WICKET Stokes c Hope b Holder 79 (Eng 228-5)
Two spikes - one as the ball passes the bat and one just after as the bat hits the ground. That is out.
Ben Stokes is absolutely livid, whacking his bat into his pads as he strides off. That's a fine innings though, his most fluent in ODIs for a long time. That was quite wide from Jason Holder and Stokes chased after it, getting a fine tickle through to wicketkeeper Shai Hope, as confirmed by the technology on review.
41.3 overs WICKET Buttler c Hetmyer b Holder 34 (Eng 233-6)
GAME. ON. Jason Holder digs an off-cutter into the pitch and it bamboozles Jos Buttler, who is through the shot way too early. The ball loops up and Shimron Hetmyer takes a simple but hugely significant catch. A rare mistake from Buttler in such a situation and West Indies are right back in this.
41.4 overs WICKET - Curran lbw Holder 0 (Eng 233-7)
Tom Curran is out to one of the worst umpiring decisions I've ever seen. Truly shocking. He's struck high on the leg by a ball that is clearly going past the leg stump.
Jason Holder appeals and it's given by umpire Gregory Brathwaite. England have no reviews left and Curran has to go.
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Post by LetchworthShrew on Feb 23, 2019 0:11:03 GMT 1
46.3 overs WICKET Rashid c Hope b Cottrell 15 (Eng 260-8)
Adil Rashid has just guided it to Shai Hope trying to run it down to third man. Catching practice. Sheldon Cottrell brings out his trademark celebration, marching down the pitch and saluting with glee.
Career-best ODI figures of 4-45 for Cottrell.
30 needed 21 balls
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Post by LetchworthShrew on Feb 23, 2019 0:12:19 GMT 1
Bugger
46.5 overs WICKET Moeen b Cottrell 12 (Eng 261-9)
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Post by LetchworthShrew on Feb 23, 2019 0:17:22 GMT 1
Done n dusted!!!
47.4 overs WEST INDIES WIN BY 26 RUNS
Plunkett c Holder b Brathwaite (Eng 263 all out)
Captain fantastic completes a stunning comeback!
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Post by franthetownfan on Feb 23, 2019 7:21:20 GMT 1
Windies could be a handful at the World Cup - especially when Russel, Lewis, Narine and all the others they miss return. Fielding apart they’ve been better than England all tour.
As for England I’m really not a fan of the side - it personifies arrogance at the moment. They think they can get away with playing a couple of players that shouldn’t be in the side. Stokes should be bowling 10 overs and if he can’t he shouldn’t be in the side as his batting is not amazing. There then needs to be four other overs - however England seem to be transfixed on Wood who has some of the worst stats ever.
I’m not jumping on criticising England too heavily at all - but they’re a better side with Willey in. If Stokes can’t bowl all his overs then Malan or Hales should play. Buttler is absolutely wasted down the order especially since most pitches are roads. On any pitch that is a road, Root is pointless. England need to start being flexible as well as adaptable. They don’t need 7 guys who can potentially bowl 10 overs - Rashid aside their bowling is meh.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2019 13:04:05 GMT 1
Another interesting game in the South Africa v Sri Lanka series after the fabulous game last time out. Sri Lanka are in with a decent shout of going 2-0 up. They made it and very comfortably too 😊
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