the saint Posted March 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2007 Mike Hussey can consider himself unlucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jikl Posted March 29, 2007 Report Share Posted March 29, 2007 NZ beating WI has made it a little easier for England. In some ways during the Super 8 England should be hoping for Australia, South Africa and New Zealand to beat everyone except them. Sean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeGee Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 Wisden Cricketers of the Year 2007 Paul Collingwood, Mahela Jayawardene, Mohammad Yousuf, Monty Panesar, Mark Ramprakash Ramps continues to frustrate everyone by showing the form and freedom in county cricket that he never really showed at Test level. Spot on. For over 20 years Ramps has been a pleasure to watch at county level. Why hasn't he acheived at test level? Just like Graeme Hick Geoff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulg Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 Graeme Hick Test average: 31.32 (65 matches, 6 100s, 18 50s) First-class: 52.68 (500)Mark Ramprakash Test average: 27.32 (52 matches, 2 100s, 12 50s) First-class: 51.40 (386) Surprisingly similar records! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr1303 Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 Why are there 3 Englishmen in the cricketers of the year? I'm sorry, but we've been awful over the last year. Unless you have to have played cricket in England to qualify for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walddk Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 Why are there 3 Englishmen in the cricketers of the year? Yes, and no Geraint Jones??? Appalling! Roland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jikl Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 I am not even going to comment on cricketer of the year. Sean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the saint Posted March 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 A player cannot be named Wisden cricketer of the year more than once. Clearly there are some players who would have received such an honour more than once, but of those who haven't been named before, the selection isn't that grotesque. Wisden will also tend to have a somewhat Anglo-centric stance - hence Ramps inclusion for his mesmeric season in county cricket, but Ramps also won Strictly Come Dancing and his Argentinian Tango pissed all over Shahidi Afridi's pirouette on the pitch! Like I say, however, Hussey can consider himself unlucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jikl Posted April 1, 2007 Report Share Posted April 1, 2007 Hey, I just meant where is Ashley Giles :) Sean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr1303 Posted April 4, 2007 Report Share Posted April 4, 2007 What a match!! 12 to win off of 6 balls Come on England!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finch Posted April 4, 2007 Report Share Posted April 4, 2007 Sorry. I watched the last few overs when I should have been revising Business Law. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the saint Posted April 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2007 What have we told you about this... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeGee Posted April 5, 2007 Report Share Posted April 5, 2007 Weird, I just cannot understand how you could have dragged yourself away from Business Law....... Geoff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricK Posted April 5, 2007 Report Share Posted April 5, 2007 With regards to the run out of Bell. Do you think the law is right in this sort of case? Or what about the case of a guy running his bat in and it bobbles on the surface? It doesn't seem right to me that a guy is in his ground then out then in again and so on and the exact split second the bails come off determine whether he stays or goes. A better rule IMO is that once a batsman has grounded something behind the line he is in until he leaves the crease again because he is setting off for another run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jikl Posted April 8, 2007 Report Share Posted April 8, 2007 Well there are some technical problems with this change in the laws. How do you define someone setting off for another run? The most obvious definition is that some portion of their body has made contact with the ground outside the crease. Or that their is no part of their body in contact with the ground behind the crease. (This actually happens quite often about 4-5m past the crease when deceleration after this single is happening, have a look sometime) The first one has problems in that it means you could take a running leapfrom behind the crease to set off for a run but technically have not left the crease. The latter means that every time you are turning for a run you have a problem as you are outside of the crease, (apart from the grounded bat). It is a real can of worms. Sean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jikl Posted April 8, 2007 Report Share Posted April 8, 2007 Bangladesh beating South Africa has certainly opened the window for England progessing, and even the West Indies have a chance again now. Go Bangladesh! Sean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricK Posted April 8, 2007 Report Share Posted April 8, 2007 Well there are some technical problems with this change in the laws. How do you define someone setting off for another run? The most obvious definition is that some portion of their body has made contact with the ground outside the crease. Or that their is no part of their body in contact with the ground behind the crease. (This actually happens quite often about 4-5m past the crease when deceleration after this single is happening, have a look sometime) The first one has problems in that it means you could take a running leapfrom behind the crease to set off for a run but technically have not left the crease. The latter means that every time you are turning for a run you have a problem as you are outside of the crease, (apart from the grounded bat). It is a real can of worms. Sean I would say you are setting off for another run if your body weight is moving in that direction, and you are not setting off for a run if your body weight is moving in the other direction. This covers the guy who's sliding his bat in and suffers an unintended bobble on the surface, and the guy who is out of his crease turning and putting the bat down but getting an unintended bounce. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the saint Posted April 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2007 Banger is back This is what England needed. I can't tell you how much we have missed him up the top of the order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jikl Posted April 17, 2007 Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 Now we come to the really important game. South Africa win they are basically through. England win they are almost certainly through. (It would take WI to seriously thrash England to make up nett run rate) Last night's match was basically a nothing match becuase they rested all their good bowlers. Sean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the saint Posted April 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 This South Africa match is turning into a non-match cos we have left all our Batsmen at home. Who they are though is still a complete mystery to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the saint Posted April 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2007 Well, it may not have mattered, but at least Windies vs England was a cracking match. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the saint Posted April 24, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2007 Well, my tip Sri Lanka have just stuffed the Kiwis to get into the final! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finch Posted April 25, 2007 Report Share Posted April 25, 2007 I was supporting New Zealand. And I wasn't even watching the match! Come on South Africa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulg Posted April 25, 2007 Report Share Posted April 25, 2007 Apparently South Africa caught the England disease in their quarter-final match and has decided to take on Australia without any players. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwingo Posted April 26, 2007 Report Share Posted April 26, 2007 Sri Lanka has 50% chance of lifting the Cup, now that they are going to unleash Malinga, Vaas & Murali on the Aussies. Go Sri Lanka Go!!!!!!!!! Godwin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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