Mr Brightside said:
Cricket is much more interesting with a successful West Indies. Hopefully this re-generates interest in the Caribbean. Been 18 years since they've warranted a full five-Test series.
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Cricket is much more interesting with a successful West Indies. Hopefully this re-generates interest in the Caribbean. Been 18 years since they've warranted a full five-Test series.
When is cricket going to change the ludicrous boundary rule where a boundary is judged by whether the FIELDER has touched the boundary rather than the BALLl.
The situation where the ball can be a metre in from the boundary but the sliding fieldsmans foot touches the boundary is stupid. Same if the fieldsman catches the ball but in his following momentum he touches the boundary is six is nonsense.
The situation where the ball can be a metre in from the boundary but the sliding fieldsmans foot touches the boundary is stupid. Same if the fieldsman catches the ball but in his following momentum he touches the boundary is six is nonsense.
tigertim said:
here here, been banging on about this for years.
Slows the game down far too much
tigertim said:
If the rule is dispensed with, on a smaller ground where the fence marks the boundary, by extension the fielder could stand on the fence to take a catch.
Disappointed Harris couldn’t turn any of his good starts into a big score and then finishes of the summer with a couple of fails. Hope they stick with him
LeeToRainesToRoach said:
and i assume the rule would change to whether the ball had gone over the line, so if a ball was caught by a fielder reaching over their head near the boundary the umpire would need to try to guess if the ball was over the line or still in play, rather than just judging feet.
many sports have a similar rule, basketball for one.
The “walking wicket” will get an unimpressive 50 and cement his spot for the ashes, gifting Anderson a batting bunny for the series. Anderson will nick him off for fun
I too have watched a lot of this Windies series and they are on the way back as a serious team. Jason Holder is a wonderful all-round cricketer who is still improving as a batsman and bowler, is an excellent slipper and clearly the leader they need. He's got his senior world class men Kemar Roach and Darren Bravo back (Roach is the best bowler in the world to left-handers, bar maybe Ashwin). They have a toughness to them, this new mob. Bravo made the 3rd-slowest 50 in Test cricket (340 minutes, 215 balls) and it was exactly what his team needed, and he needed, after two years away from Test cricket.
Brathwaite is the antithesis of the attacking opener with flair we have seen from the Caribbean. He doesn't have many shots but he sells his wicket dearly. Jon Campbell provides the attack at the top of the order; I think they will form a good partnership.
A name Richmond fans can't help but love, Shai Hope, is their next potential world-class batsman. It's a tough job for a young man to hold down number 3 - Ponting wasn't doing it at his age - and he's only averaging 28 after 28 Tests, but he averages 49 away from Tests and you can see his talent. Likewise Hetmyer at number 6. Chase is a solid player who contributes with bat and ball and the keeper Dowrich is a good little player. Shannon Gabriel is fast and mean and bowls a heavy ball and Alzarri Joseph is a very promising fast bowler.
England are ripe for the picking. They have no openers and are batting a keeper at 3. Bairstow has talent but is too loose, as evidenced by more than one dismissal this series bowled through the gate aiming a big drive. They bat another keeper, Buttler, at 5. Sam Curran might one day be a good all-rounder but playing him ahead of Broad in the first Test smacked of complacency. At this stage he is nonthreatening as a bowler and talented but immature with the bat (and batting at 9!).
England might win the World Cup. They go hard from ball one and keep going to over 50, so they can make 481 or whatever it was. But they don't have the patience, discipline and techniques to make big scores in Test cricket against quality bowling. If we stay humble and disciplined and pick the right side, we can beat them. Anderson and Broad are still our biggest obstacles to regaining The Ashes.
Brathwaite is the antithesis of the attacking opener with flair we have seen from the Caribbean. He doesn't have many shots but he sells his wicket dearly. Jon Campbell provides the attack at the top of the order; I think they will form a good partnership.
A name Richmond fans can't help but love, Shai Hope, is their next potential world-class batsman. It's a tough job for a young man to hold down number 3 - Ponting wasn't doing it at his age - and he's only averaging 28 after 28 Tests, but he averages 49 away from Tests and you can see his talent. Likewise Hetmyer at number 6. Chase is a solid player who contributes with bat and ball and the keeper Dowrich is a good little player. Shannon Gabriel is fast and mean and bowls a heavy ball and Alzarri Joseph is a very promising fast bowler.
England are ripe for the picking. They have no openers and are batting a keeper at 3. Bairstow has talent but is too loose, as evidenced by more than one dismissal this series bowled through the gate aiming a big drive. They bat another keeper, Buttler, at 5. Sam Curran might one day be a good all-rounder but playing him ahead of Broad in the first Test smacked of complacency. At this stage he is nonthreatening as a bowler and talented but immature with the bat (and batting at 9!).
England might win the World Cup. They go hard from ball one and keep going to over 50, so they can make 481 or whatever it was. But they don't have the patience, discipline and techniques to make big scores in Test cricket against quality bowling. If we stay humble and disciplined and pick the right side, we can beat them. Anderson and Broad are still our biggest obstacles to regaining The Ashes.
Root's their only class Test batsman now that Cook has gone and he is feeling the strain of carrying the team.
As far as boundaries are concerned, I think the opposite.
I think that if in the act of fielding or catching the ball, if any involved fielder has had to touch any part of the boundary rope or the ground or fence beyond it then it should be four or six or whatever.
That rope is simulating what used to be a fence and there's no way a fielder could use anything beyond the fence to field a ball or complete a catch.
As far as boundaries are concerned, I think the opposite.
I think that if in the act of fielding or catching the ball, if any involved fielder has had to touch any part of the boundary rope or the ground or fence beyond it then it should be four or six or whatever.
That rope is simulating what used to be a fence and there's no way a fielder could use anything beyond the fence to field a ball or complete a catch.
Good post as always old mate Scoop. Good insight into Windies, who leysy hasnt seen much of this series.
Great for cricket though eh!
One thing disagree - Stuart Broad. He is Max Gawwwwnnnnnnnnnnn.
Really hope they play him first test. Finished.
Great for cricket though eh!
One thing disagree - Stuart Broad. He is Max Gawwwwnnnnnnnnnnn.
Really hope they play him first test. Finished.
What's my name, *smile*?! ;DLeysy Days said:
Broad was the most dangerous of the Pommie bowlers on a pitch that was admittedly made for him - some shooters, some flyers. He's also better than anyone else they have, bar Anderson. Curran is a pie-thrower. If Broad's finished, take the generous odds on us winning the series.
23.21.159 said:
Dinesh Karthik just took a catch in a T20 against NZ which is a perfect example.
He had to use ground beyond the boundary in order to be able to complete the catch and so I think that should not be out.