Fingers crossed it also goes that way for Root. Would hate to see him regress as a batsman.
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Fingers crossed it also goes that way for Root. Would hate to see him regress as a batsman.
So it seems like Sharjeel Khan agreed to play two dot balls for 0.5m Rs (not sure how much that is but in cricketing terms it's not a lot of money). How brainless is it possible to be? Made his test debut in January in Sydney, followed that up with three entertaining ODI fifties in a row vs Aus and had a £70k T20 Blast deal with Leicestershire lined up for the summer. Opening spot was very much his for the next 5-6 years. Stocks were rising and he has seemingly thrown it all down the drain.
If found guilty then he needs to get a life ban from cricket. Enough is enough. Only way to eradicate fixing is by handing out life bans.
If found guilty then he needs to get a life ban from cricket. Enough is enough. Only way to eradicate fixing is by handing out life bans.
I mean, a five year ban pretty much ends his career anyway, and there's no chance it'll be less than that, so sure, life ban it is.
Welcome to India 
Nice. Next time when I am shifting house I will call Australian team 
Welcome to India
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Aren't they due to play T20s against Sri Lanka first?
Anyone watching this Caribbean 50 overs tournament on BT Espn?
Currently semi final 1 has Jamaica at 223-1 after 29 overs.
Currently semi final 1 has Jamaica at 223-1 after 29 overs.
What a twat! Should be a life ban.
Why was it undair? The umpire was wondering if there was an inside edge so went to the 3rd Umpire. There was no inside edge so he was given not out. That's when India had to ask for a referral for LBW and he was given out. India would have asked for referral if the umpire had not given him out by himself anyways.
What I thought was a bit weird was that once they saw there was no inside edge, why did they not check for LBW themselves. I mean, when a batsman asks for a referral challenging say a LBW decision, they dont only check for the LBW, they start by checking if a bowler has over-stepped.
Afridi has retired from international cricket. Devastatingly good on his day, played with a smile & enjoyed himself in all forms of the game.
His bowling probably kept him in the side more than his batting by the end but an enigmatic player who could be brilliant 1 game and look lost the next - kind of like the Pakistan team itself!
His bowling probably kept him in the side more than his batting by the end but an enigmatic player who could be brilliant 1 game and look lost the next - kind of like the Pakistan team itself!
More like brilliant one game and rubbish for the next 50. Quite possibly the most brainless cricketer of all time. Pakistan's problems are summed up in the fact that this guy has managed to play 400 games for them and many of them as captain no less.
Legendary player... Perhaps more for his brain farts than his boom boom style.
Thought he was a good LO bowler i think. Tail ender of a batsman
What's all this about? I thought he retired for good after the WT20 last year?
Brilliant limited overs bowler for a couple years in the middle.
Ben Stokes went for £1.7m and Tymal Mills £1.4m at the IPL auction
Would create a problem if the LBW decision shows "umpire's call" when the umpire has not given any decision with respect to LBW (on-field umpire cannot refer LBW to third umpire). Similarly in other situations if the umpire gives a not out decision thinking that the batsmen had hit the ball, I wonder if there is a scope to ask them to give a decision for LBW as well so that we know umpire's call for LBW.
On a related note, I hope they get rid of umpire's call for impact - it's either within the line or outside the line. Ball trajectory can still have umpire's call since it is not 100% accurate with the prediction.
Since when does a umpire refer to the third umpire to check for an inside edge? If he thought there was an inside edge he should have given the batsman out.
The Umpire referred to the 3rd umpire and did signal that he thought it was out. There was no question about the catch being taken cleanly so the only thing he could be checking was if there was an inside edge. Considering the Indian team had to ask for a referral for the LBW after the player was given not out for a catch, its obvious the Umpire referred it to the 3rd Umpire to check for an inside edge.
This can all be resolved by simple asking the Umpire not to give their decision when they refer it to the 3rd umpire. Get all the facts and then take a call. Bottomline, as long as the decision arrived at his correct, I dont think anyone will have any complains.
Watching the PSL, Gayle is finished. Is he still at RCB? If so then they won't be winning this year either.
Still there, guess at 37 nearing the end of his career
He still is but he was dropped frequently in the previous season IIRC.
Bottle job and a half from Peshawar in the last over
http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan-super-league-2016-17/content/story/1084714.html
Why did they move the final to Pakistan?
Why did they move the final to Pakistan?
maybe as a first step to bringing Intl cricket back to Pakistan.
Thats an absolute load of nonsense in the the Eng game just then.
Umpire gives it as runs, and England go for the review for LBW. Holder clearly hasn't hit it, so they check Hawk Eye and its umpires call on hitting the stumps.
Therefore it remained not out even though the 'umpires call', i.e. that he'd hit it, was demonstrably wrong. Bizarre.
Umpire gives it as runs, and England go for the review for LBW. Holder clearly hasn't hit it, so they check Hawk Eye and its umpires call on hitting the stumps.
Therefore it remained not out even though the 'umpires call', i.e. that he'd hit it, was demonstrably wrong. Bizarre.
This is why cricket shouldn't be allowed to have these things. Literally the only sport that could feck up something like this.
It's embarrassing how smoothly Hawkeye/reviews work in tennis compared to cricket.
Bangladesh just tried to review someone getting bowled
Really?Bangladesh just tried to review someone getting bowled
Got to find a video of that now
Thought it was a cool little fact that young English leg-spinner Mason Crane became the first overseas player for NSW since Imran flipping Khan. He's had a very good summer working with Stuart MacGill. I hope the ECB don't rush and let him just develop over the next 3-4 years and I'm starting to feel quite old now that players inspired by test match performances in 2005 are starting to come through.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/spo...s/news-story/5c69fe7ae89fa17f33c51f5d5ba07035
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/spo...s/news-story/5c69fe7ae89fa17f33c51f5d5ba07035
Herath becomes the leading wicket taker for left arm spinners.
In taking 6-59 in the final innings, Herath also claimed the 29th five-wicket haul of his career, drawing level with Australia's Glenn McGrath.
Only Herath's compatriot Muttiah Muralitharan (67), Australia's Shane Warne (37), New Zealand's Richard Hadlee (36) and India's Anil Kumble (35), have taken more five-wicket hauls in Tests.
Murali
In taking 6-59 in the final innings, Herath also claimed the 29th five-wicket haul of his career, drawing level with Australia's Glenn McGrath.
Only Herath's compatriot Muttiah Muralitharan (67), Australia's Shane Warne (37), New Zealand's Richard Hadlee (36) and India's Anil Kumble (35), have taken more five-wicket hauls in Tests.
Murali
Herath becomes the leading wicket taker for left arm spinners.
In taking 6-59 in the final innings, Herath also claimed the 29th five-wicket haul of his career, drawing level with Australia's Glenn McGrath.
Only Herath's compatriot Muttiah Muralitharan (67), Australia's Shane Warne (37), New Zealand's Richard Hadlee (36) and India's Anil Kumble (35), have taken more five-wicket hauls in Tests.
Murali
1 in 2 tests that's ridiculousEven if he was the only world class bowler & genuine wicket threat in that SL team, the record is still bonkers indeed Worst thing is, if he came out of retirement & could play for England, he'd still be our best spin option by a mile.
Worst thing is, if he came out of retirement & could play for England, he'd still be our best spin option by a mile.http://www.espncricinfo.com/blogs/content/story/1085879.html
This is an interesting article and somewhat similar to what I was talking about in regards to Kohli opening in the India vs England series.
I'm not particular sure this is a great example, and there are much better ones for sure, but I do think there's an argument to be made that personal milestones in T20 cricket are over-valued. I remember an Ian Bell innings for Warwickshire on an absolutely banging track last year that was widely praised but he scored at about a run a ball. By the time he got out he'd scored about 60 odd in the end off 55 balls I think in a game where the par score was probably about 180. As a result his team mates needed to score 120 off 65 balls which they didn't manage and they lost.
It's track dependent of course, and the only data I can find on this is a bit out of date (http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2017/content/story/1070189.html) but if 160 is a 'good' score (and I very highly doubt it still is) then anything slower than 80 off 60 balls is detrimental to a teams cause batting first and it very quickly becomes worse when chasing.
This is an interesting article and somewhat similar to what I was talking about in regards to Kohli opening in the India vs England series.
I'm not particular sure this is a great example, and there are much better ones for sure, but I do think there's an argument to be made that personal milestones in T20 cricket are over-valued. I remember an Ian Bell innings for Warwickshire on an absolutely banging track last year that was widely praised but he scored at about a run a ball. By the time he got out he'd scored about 60 odd in the end off 55 balls I think in a game where the par score was probably about 180. As a result his team mates needed to score 120 off 65 balls which they didn't manage and they lost.
It's track dependent of course, and the only data I can find on this is a bit out of date (http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2017/content/story/1070189.html) but if 160 is a 'good' score (and I very highly doubt it still is) then anything slower than 80 off 60 balls is detrimental to a teams cause batting first and it very quickly becomes worse when chasing.
Congrats.