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ICC Cricket World Cup 2019

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  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,410
    Ow!
  • SantaClaus
    SantaClaus Posts: 7,694
    First blood to England 😀
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 70,174
    Great to have a real "home" crowd, rather than one full of Indian or Pakistan fans
  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 23,789
    Laddick01 said:
    Christ he’s actually made him bleed
    It's almost unbelievable that to think not that long ago cricketers never wore helmets. 
    That would have broken his jaw but for the helmet. 
  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,410
    blackpool72 said:
    Laddick01 said:
    Christ he’s actually made him bleed
    It's almost unbelievable that to think not that long ago cricketers never wore helmets. 
    That would have broken his jaw but for the helmet. 
    Helmets have, undoubtedly, saved a lot of serious injuries and, probably, death.  But I think it's also true to say that wearing a helmet makes you more likely to get hit.  Simply because the confidence you get from having a helmet makes you concentrate more on getting into line and enables you to free yourself from worrying about self-protection and to play more balls than otherwise.  Without a helmet, your natural self-preservation instinct kicks in and you do whatever you need to do, to avoid being hit. 

    In my personal experience, I have been hit on the helmet many times, but only once - badly - while not wearing a helmet.  That particular trip to hospital, after top-edging a bouncer to the fine-leg boundary, via my eyebrow, wasn't much fun! 

    You rarely see a match these days without someone getting hit on the head.  It's far more frequent than it was pre-helmet days. 
  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 23,789
    You have been hit on your helmet many times.
  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,410
    Dirty boy
  • DamoNorthStand
    DamoNorthStand Posts: 11,000
    England at home in a semi final and there are empty seats all over the ground.

    I know its not as big a sport as some but still surprising...... assume it’s down to the process when they were sold  / corporates etc?
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 23,057
    Chizz said:
    Dirty boy
    No, I think he was saying repeated blows to the head might explain a lot.
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 23,057
    DamoNorthStand said:
    England at home in a semi final and there are empty seats all over the ground.

    I know its not as big a sport as some but still surprising...... assume it’s down to the process when they were sold  / corporates etc?
    Probably corporates strolling in late, going for an early lunch etc.

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  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,427
    Get Adil on ffs!
  • SantaClaus
    SantaClaus Posts: 7,694
    England's second string are bowling some rubbish. Australia's right back in this. 
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,427
    Putting Stokes on was some macho nonsense. Perfect time to get the leggie on 
  • SantaClaus
    SantaClaus Posts: 7,694
    This is going to be a coin flip. 
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,244
    Smudger ball Smith is capable of damage.
    Game on.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 70,174
    Carey has been excellent this world cup, indeed probably the best batter/keeper in the tournament
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,427
    Get Adil off ffs!
  • Rudders22
    Rudders22 Posts: 3,881
    We just haven't got the bowlers. We are capable of getting a couple of early wickets and that is that. 2nd string bowlers are rubbish. How many no balls have we given away FFS. Must be at least 10-15? Australia are going to cruise to a win today. 
  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 23,789
    Rashid is bowling crap.



    Hopefully that will get him a wicket. 
  • Laddick01
    Laddick01 Posts: 6,613
    Rudders22 said:
    We just haven't got the bowlers. We are capable of getting a couple of early wickets and that is that. 2nd string bowlers are rubbish. How many no balls have we given away FFS. Must be at least 10-15? Australia are going to cruise to a win today. 
    We’re 25 overs in and you’ve come to that conclusion. Impressive.

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  • SantaClaus
    SantaClaus Posts: 7,694
    Rashid is being milked but he's no worse than Wood or Plunkett. 
  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,410
    Rudders22 said:
    We just haven't got the bowlers. We are capable of getting a couple of early wickets and that is that. 2nd string bowlers are rubbish. How many no balls have we given away FFS. Must be at least 10-15? Australia are going to cruise to a win today. 
    None.
  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 23,789
    SantaClaus said:
    Rashid is being milked but he's no worse than Wood or Plunkett. 
    His figures would suggest otherwise 
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,244
    edited July 2019
    Carey is a great player of spin and his average is in the 70's. Before this innings he never came in to bat higher than 7.

    Yes  praise someone and they get out.
  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,410
    Vincemeat!
  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 23,789
    blackpool72 said:
    SantaClaus said:
    Rashid is being milked but he's no worse than Wood or Plunkett. 
    His figures would suggest otherwise 
    Wicket as i type 😂😂
  • SantaClaus
    SantaClaus Posts: 7,694
    blackpool72 said:
    Rashid is bowling crap.



    Hopefully that will get him a wicket. 

    Take a bow. 
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,201
    WICKET!!
  • suzisausage
    suzisausage Posts: 11,502
    blackpool72 said:
    Rashid is bowling crap.



    Hopefully that will get him a wicket. 
    Nice one.
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,201
    blackpool72 said:
    Rashid is bowling crap.



    Hopefully that will get him a wicket. 
    Legend.

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