The English Summer of Cricket
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Re: The English Summer of Cricket
Essex back on top of the County Championship with a comfortable win over Surrey.
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I'm beginning to think we might win it...I was just hoping to stay upwestham,eggyandchips wrote:Essex back on top of the County Championship with a comfortable win over Surrey.
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Cook, Westley and Lawrence all averaging over 50 so far........and all English. Wonder if they'll be pushing for an England place (Obviously Cook should be there anyway).Big George wrote:
I'm beginning to think we might win it...I was just hoping to stay up
Also in the semi-final of the 1-day cup.
Exciting times for Essex
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As a Hampshire fan, I was also thinking we'd struggle this year but we seem to be doing fairly well so far. Hopefully both sides can stop the Yorkie juggernaut this year!Big George wrote:I'm beginning to think we might win it...I was just hoping to stay up
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Test status announced today for Ireland and Afghanistan. An England series in Ireland? Yes please!
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I wonder what affect it'll have on an already congested schedule?SoulCircus wrote:Test status announced today for Ireland and Afghanistan. An England series in Ireland? Yes please!
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Re: The English Summer of Cricket
TEST STAUS FOR IRELAND!!
Or as USA Cricket Guy says: Island Shamrockers are Full Franchise Cricketeers! Testing awesomeness awaits!
I no longer have to support England to watch some test cricket.
Or as USA Cricket Guy says: Island Shamrockers are Full Franchise Cricketeers! Testing awesomeness awaits!
I no longer have to support England to watch some test cricket.
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Will Eoin Morgan swap back and play for the Irish test side?
All round good news though, would love to attend a Test Match in Ireland
All round good news though, would love to attend a Test Match in Ireland
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Except for when they play Afghanistan away.Nesticles wrote:Will Eoin Morgan swap back and play for the Irish test side?
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I understand the ICC are looking at a 9/3 league structure, so Zim/Afg/Ire will only be playing each other for the foreseeable future. Other Tests can be arranged outside of this schedule of course but as you say finding the time could be difficult. Would love to see the ECB arrange for Ireland's first ever Test to be at Lord's, though.westham,eggyandchips wrote:I wonder what affect it'll have on an already congested schedule?
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I don't agree with this at all.
It's fair enough that they manage to sporadically compete in the white ball game, but with test match cricket over five days the gulf in class will be absolutely huge, I'd anticipate many innings defeats ahead.
Looking at the team they regularly put out I suspect they'd struggle to stay up in the county championship div 1
We saw how long it took Bangladesh to compete at a reasonable level, and that's a cricket mad country of 160 million
It's fair enough that they manage to sporadically compete in the white ball game, but with test match cricket over five days the gulf in class will be absolutely huge, I'd anticipate many innings defeats ahead.
Looking at the team they regularly put out I suspect they'd struggle to stay up in the county championship div 1
We saw how long it took Bangladesh to compete at a reasonable level, and that's a cricket mad country of 160 million
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They wouldn'tCentre Half wrote: Looking at the team they regularly put out I suspect they'd struggle to stay up in the county championship div 1
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Gutting news, the voice of summer radio for me. Nothing beats his wonderful descriptions of the mundane making them sound alive and vibrant. My dear old thing what an innings and thank you Blowers.
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Boyd Rankin and William Porterfield are doing a great job of competing for Warwickshire currently aren't they.NottingHammer6 wrote: They wouldn't
Bottom of the county championship and getting pasted by an innings each match.
Ed Joyce couldn't get a county so had to go back to Ireland.
Dockrell was supposed to be the next one to go over to England but has turned out to be ****
Stirlings alright mind
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I felt like it was arranged- to make the series live for the third. - Cynical cricket.smuts wrote:Robbed.
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Big George wrote:I'm beginning to think we might win it...I was just hoping to stay up
As a Surrey fan I'm pretty happy with the way things are going this season!pablo jaye wrote:As a Hampshire fan, I was also thinking we'd struggle this year but we seem to be doing fairly well so far. Hopefully both sides can stop the Yorkie juggernaut this year!