I don't like Cricket....

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Undertaker · #1 Post by **Undertaker** » Wed 30 Jul 2008, 9:19 pm

How $hit are England again? It's like the football team use to be. Same old faces every week. Michael Vaughan is crap. Surely there is someone else that can tell someone where to field. Andrew Strauss doesn't even look like a cricketer. One of Englands better batsman is a bowler (Stuart Broad) and h'es left out for someone who averages less than ten runs in his last 8 innings.

Final rant ;- We have a wicket keeper who cannot catch. And i wish someone would tell David Gower to f*** off. The worst presenter i've ever seen.

Patrick Bateman · #2 Post by **Patrick Bateman** » Wed 30 Jul 2008, 9:32 pm

Quite why they brought Collingwood back in the form he's in is quite staggering. Geoffrey Boycott's late mother would be a better bet at number six. Everything was in their favour today - they won the toss, the sun was shining, the pitch is fairly benign and Steyn is injured. You've got to love the double run-out at the end though.

I can only imagine that they're trying to lull the Aussies into a false sense of security for next year.

Undertaker · #3 Post by **Undertaker** » Wed 30 Jul 2008, 11:35 pm

That last run out was hilarious. not only was Panesar treading water, you could hear Atherton in the back ground laughing.

As much as Harmison is hit and miss, he just had to play. This ridiculous plan of playing at least 8 players that can apparently bat, isn't exactly working.

Patrick Bateman · #4 Post by **Patrick Bateman** » Thu 31 Jul 2008, 12:57 am

England's biggest problem was playing New Zealand so many times in a row because they're a side in transition. When they just about managed to win against them, they thought they were the bees' knees. The same thing happened last summer - they beat West Indies and then India were on another level.

I hope South Africa rack up 400-500, thrash them and take the series so that the selectors can shake things up rather than just sticking with the same old faces over and over again.

gregf · #5 Post by **gregf** » Thu 31 Jul 2008, 4:41 am

As an Aussie, I find the cricket has got a bit dull. A section of the audience
has turned off because there is not enough close fought games. Our 3 way
One Day International series is kaput as it was so predictable, ratings fell.

The last ashes in UK when your guys won was great for cricket.
Everyone was staying up late watching the games.
Interest was revitalised.

So hoping things improve for your guys a bit, just a bit.

skyhigh · #6 Post by **skyhigh** » Thu 31 Jul 2008, 10:25 am

i h8 cricket. we should be watching football in the summer!

Native · #7 Post by **Native** » Thu 31 Jul 2008, 9:00 pm

Great spell of bowling by Freddie this afternoon gets England back into the game.

Fugitive1979 · #8 Post by **Fugitive1979** » Thu 31 Jul 2008, 9:04 pm

skyhigh wrote:i h8 cricket. we should be watching football in the summer!

The way the season works out now, we are.

The Euros only finished 3 weeks ago and the SPL season starts next weekend.