The Natural Posted June 20, 2023 Posted June 20, 2023 TV cricket puns: It's a Not Out. Peppered pig - the bodyline series. Count Duckula. Inspector Catchit. Rosie and Spin.
The Natural Posted June 20, 2023 Posted June 20, 2023 (edited) Australia win by two wickets. Great first Test in the Ashes. Edited June 20, 2023 by The Natural
The Natural Posted June 24, 2023 Posted June 24, 2023 Tammy Beaumont makes England record women's Test score - first to make a double century. Opener beats Betty Snowball's 189 set in 1935. Beaumont's score is also England women's highest in any format. She overturned lbw decision on 152 and Australia failed to review catch on 61. Congratulations, Tammy Beaumount!
The Natural Posted June 24, 2023 Posted June 24, 2023 (edited) Kiran Baluch (Pakistan) - 242 v West Indies (2004). Mithali Raj (India) - 214 v England (2002). Ellyse Perry (Australia) - 213* v England (2017). Karen Rolton (Australia) - 209* v England (2001). 208 by Tammy Beaumount. Well done, Tammy. 5th highest innings score by a woman in a Test match. Edited June 24, 2023 by The Natural
The Natural Posted June 24, 2023 Posted June 24, 2023 Tammy Beaumont spent a mammoth 498 minutes at the crease.
The Natural Posted June 28, 2023 Posted June 28, 2023 (edited) Kevin Pietersen. Thoughts? Gets on my wick. Edited June 28, 2023 by The Natural
DangerMark Posted June 29, 2023 Posted June 29, 2023 I can think of two English people that I would less rather listen to, but that might only be because I don't have to listen to him. He's no Steven Finn, that's for sure, I could listen to that guy talk about batting all day. 1
SirFozzie Posted June 29, 2023 Author Posted June 29, 2023 Nearly 700 runs in two days on a green tinged pitch . BazBall is DIFFERENT 1
The Natural Posted June 30, 2023 Posted June 30, 2023 Ben Duckett falling two runs short of an Ashes Century at Lords. Bugger.
DangerMark Posted June 30, 2023 Posted June 30, 2023 My thoughts from the second test so far:- Johnny Bairstow looks like the Undertaker to me and - without commenting on the rightness or the wrongness of the protest - I would have loved to see him Tombstone that one protester. Apparently asking England batters to "please kindly not get out like total idiots" is too much of an imposition on their natural game. Oh well, if it pisses Michael Vaughn off, I suppose I can live with it. Is Joe Root really the best healthy spin bowler in England, or does the country just mistrust that style of bowling? He has a better bowling average than the rest of the team combined in this test so I guess it must be the former. I imagine England's plan is to be all out by lunch with a slender lead. In the unlikely event they're still batting by tea they'll declare. 1
The Natural Posted June 30, 2023 Posted June 30, 2023 Quote Nathan Lyon has been diagnosed with a significant calf strain. He will required a period of rehabilitation after this match. A decision regarding his availability for the rest of the series will be made after this game. In Nathan Lyon's 100th Test consecutively. If I remember rightly only 6 have played 100 Tests in a row and he's the only bowler. Alistair Cook is #1.
The Natural Posted July 1, 2023 Posted July 1, 2023 https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AA1dfRr0.img?w=612&h=344&m=6 Geoffrey Boycott's reaction to Harry Brook's stupid dismissal sums up England with the bat in this second test and the first.
The Natural Posted July 1, 2023 Posted July 1, 2023 Nathan Lyon is limping, can't run but still comes out and gets a 4 before losing his wicket. Very gutsy. Before that, some great fielding by Rehan Ahmed preventing a 6. Need to see both.
The Natural Posted July 2, 2023 Posted July 2, 2023 (edited) "Same old Aussies, always cheating." Regarding Jonny Bairstow's dismissal by Alex Carey. Edited July 2, 2023 by The Natural
The Natural Posted July 2, 2023 Posted July 2, 2023 (edited) 1 minute ago, Cleavy said: Stokes is in the beast mode again Ben Stokes is pissed. Stupid move, Aussies. Edited July 2, 2023 by The Natural
Cleavy Posted July 2, 2023 Posted July 2, 2023 Just now, The Natural said: Ben Stokes is pissed. Stupid moves, Aussies. and we can't catch, or bowl sensibly 1
The Natural Posted July 2, 2023 Posted July 2, 2023 Big boos at Lord's, the home of Cricket with "Same old Aussies, always cheating" and "Cheat, cheat, cheat".
The Natural Posted July 2, 2023 Posted July 2, 2023 BBC Sport: Journalists who have done this longer than me say they have never seen Lord’s like this.
Goitre Posted July 2, 2023 Posted July 2, 2023 The ball wasn't dead. Stay in your crease. Under 12 stuff.
DangerMark Posted July 2, 2023 Posted July 2, 2023 I would call it somewhat unsporting - especially as the umpire seemed to think that the over was done - but legal. Still, those chumps in the Long Room would have been a national embarassment if all they did was wear those god-awful hats indoors. As for what else they were doing, jeez. 2
odessasteps Posted July 2, 2023 Posted July 2, 2023 Is it more or less unprofessional that the one English bowler screaming at the Aussie guy in the first test?
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