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  • Blackheathen
    Blackheathen Posts: 6,655
    Huge disappointment as a match. It was supposed to be a batting friendly wicket too. How often do you hear the cricket term “sun strike”! After losing their openers to the Indian pace attack - both bowled - the Indian spinners took over and raced through the NZ batting lineup like a dose of salts.
  • Blackheathen
    Blackheathen Posts: 6,655
    Kohli is being rested for the next two ODIs and also the 3 x T20 games which should even it up a bit 😀
  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    1st Test Aus v Sri Lanka (Day/Night) on BT Sport live now from The Gabba.
    Sri Lanka 144 All out. Aussie 30 without loss.
  • McBobbin
    McBobbin Posts: 12,051
    Riviera said:

    1st Test Aus v Sri Lanka (Day/Night) on BT Sport live now from The Gabba.
    Sri Lanka 144 All out. Aussie 30 without loss.

    Anything we should be scared of?
  • Blackheathen
    Blackheathen Posts: 6,655
    The Indian ladies repeated the dose yesterday at McLean Park, Napier. The NZ ladies we’re all out for 192 and the Indian ladies won with 17 overs and 9 wickets to spare.
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,313
    Mandhana and Kaur are reinventing the women's game, pretty much
  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    Hmmmm
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,313
    Better than Bumrah, don't you know!
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    Its an interesting stat, though my understanding is that Starc has been beset with injury problems since March. Would still rather have a fit Starc and Cummins in my team than Bumrah tbh.
  • Addickted2TheReds
    Addickted2TheReds Posts: 7,735
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  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,345
    This is amusing .. if long winded

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06z6x5p
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,840
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/scorecard/ECKO44083

    India smashed by NZ in ODI, bowled out for 92 in 32 overs!
  • Blackheathen
    Blackheathen Posts: 6,655
    Today is the anniversary of the 1981 underarm incident in a Oz v NZ ODI match at the MCG. It was the third match of a 5 match series, the Black Caps having won the first game, Australia the second.

    NZ needed a six off the final ball of the game to tie the game and with number 10 Brian McKechnie facing, Australian captain Greg Chappell instructed his younger brother Trevor to bowl underarm along the ground to prevent a six. The repercussions are still felt today. At the time NZ Prime Minister expressed his disgust suggesting there was a reason Australia were wearing yellow. Australian PM Malcolm Fraser didn’t think it was in the spirit of the game.
  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    Trevor Chappell got more pelters than his brother for that which was unfair. Richie Benaud's introduction to that nights highlight package on C9 was classic.
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,761
    Australia doing their best to outdo us at 15-2 at home to Sri Lanka having won the toss
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,761
    28-3 and wicket taken by a debutante
  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    edited February 2019
    Thanks for the heads up @Addick Addict ! (I will call tomorrow) Didn't realise this started today. That's me set for the night. Commentary on BBC Radio5LiveSportsXtra
  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    This is the first Test Match ever played at The Manuka Oval in Canberra. A momentous occasion. The 118th Test match ground and Australia's second in the 2018/19 season after the new Perth ground, The Optus Stadium.
  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    To celebrate the first Test at The Manuka here is a trivia question: What is the only English ground to host only ONE Test match?
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,313
    Gonna guess Bramall Lane
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  • Addickted2TheReds
    Addickted2TheReds Posts: 7,735
    Surely you don't "guess" something like that?

    You either know it or you don't...

    DHOTYA... well googled! :-)
  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    The internet really has ruined quizzes.
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,313
    THAT WAS A GENUINE GUESS!!! I think I might have read it a while ago. I am a bit of a cricket nerd tbf!!!
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,313
    I'm pretty offended you think I'd look that up and then come here pretending to have guessed it tbh
  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    The Leuth doth protest too much, methinks
  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    There is no bigger cricket nerd than me. I knew Bramall Lane had hosted cricket and even a Test but I didn't know it was just one.
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,313
    Yeah but you're twice my age ;)
  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    No need to get personal!
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,313
    When both my honesty and my nerdery are impugned I am faced with little choice!
  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    The BBC broadcasting ABC's radio cricket commentary on 5LiveXtra has been brilliant this winter. I have BT Sport but living a pretty nocturnal lifestyle due to my profession I am in the kitchen for the 1st session of most of the Tests cooking my dinner. I enjoyed the India series and now Sri Lanka. I pause the TV for about a minute and then it gives me time to see any incidents after hearing it on the radio as DAB is well behind. I've enjoyed listening to the familiar tones of Jim Maxwell plus the likes of Dizzy Gillespie, Alan Border and today good old Tuffers! However the best thing is that you get the ABC News bulletins and it is so nice to listen to the news with absolutely no mention of bloody BREXIT! :smile:

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