The Cricket Thread

[Timbo Tottenham]

Root looking like he has a point to prove after his first innings showing.

 

[CanadaSpurs]

The only way to stop it is to punish teams with runs for each over they are short of the required rate. Won't happen though because the purists would never go for it.

Another way is to add a timer between bowls like mlb did this year for pitches. Let me tell you, the purist’s hands were raw from wringing (mine amongst them), but even I have to admit it’s an improvement.

 

[tommo84]

Another way is to add a timer between bowls like mlb did this year for pitches. Let me tell you, the purist’s hands were raw from wringing (mine amongst them), but even I have to admit it’s an improvement.

That’s difficult to introduce in test cricket because field setting etc is a huge part of the game - you also lose time to the umpires faffing about with checking the light and batsmen asking for treatment or a new bat etc. The real antidote to it is to just ditch the early evening finishes when the light is good and carry on until you’ve got through the allotted overs.

 

[CanadaSpurs]

That’s difficult to introduce in test cricket because field setting etc is a huge part of the game - you also lose time to the umpires faffing about with checking the light and batsmen asking for treatment or a new bat etc. The real antidote to it is to just ditch the early evening finishes when the light is good and carry on until you’ve got through the allotted overs.

Oh I know it will never happen.

MLB has a timer for batters too; they have to be set in their box 8 seconds before the pitcher’s clock runs out or a strike is given. And the pitcher can stop the clock by stepping off his rubber, but may only do that a few times per batter, or the catcher can go out to rhe mound for a chat, but a few years ago they capped the times you could do that in a game.

All of that is basically the antithesis of test cricket and sounds much more appropriate for T20 or one day, though. But in MLB where games could have lasted 4 hours before the changes, now it’s rare they go longer than 3. Which has proven attractive to lots of people; attendance is up 9% from last year and is the highest since the late 90s.

 

[Thenewcat]

Root might be the only guy in world cricket who can knock a 42 ball fifty without looking like he’s playing aggressively

 

[Thenewcat]

That’s difficult to introduce in test cricket because field setting etc is a huge part of the game - you also lose time to the umpires faffing about with checking the light and batsmen asking for treatment or a new bat etc. The real antidote to it is to just ditch the early evening finishes when the light is good and carry on until you’ve got through the allotted overs.

I’d combine the two ideas of run penalties and playing on. We don’t want a situation where fielding teams can choose to slow things down to bowl in more favourable conditions without any penalty. If you haven’t bowled 80 overs in the 6 hours of play 2 run penalty per over not bowled

 

[PCozzie]

Damn. Nothing wrong with the idea of trying to hit Murphy out of the attack though.

 

[Thenewcat]

Oh I know it will never happen.

MLB has a timer for batters too; they have to be set in their box 8 seconds before the pitcher’s clock runs out or a strike is given. And the pitcher can stop the clock by stepping off his rubber, but may only do that a few times per batter, or the catcher can go out to rhe mound for a chat, but a few years ago they capped the times you could do that in a game.

All of that is basically the antithesis of test cricket and sounds much more appropriate for T20 or one day, though. But in MLB where games could have lasted 4 hours before the changes, now it’s rare they go longer than 3. Which has proven attractive to lots of people; attendance is up 9% from last year and is the highest since the late 90s.

It’s a fantastic improvement in baseball but it just won’t work in cricket for the reasons given above - field changes especially when you have left and right handlers for instance. Teams are perfectly capable of bowling 14 overs an hour though in any conditions

 

[funkycoldmedina]

Brook. Quick sighter, then smash

 

[SargeantMeatCurtains]

Stupid, short sighted batting from Stokes and we’ve allowed Australia back into this.

 

[nidge]

And Brook has gone.

 

[nidge]

The batsmen at the crease now need to reset and get back on top of the Aussie bowlers. (My guess is they will continue to swing at everything.)

 

[TheChosenOne]

Starting to tumble.

 

[funkycoldmedina]

Stupid, short sighted batting from Stokes and we’ve allowed Australia back into this.

Give it a rest please

 

[Archibald&Crooks]

haha, this is why the opposition is always in the game, it's great to watch but it does the nerves no good sometimes

 

[funkycoldmedina]

And Brook has gone.

Great bowling, Hazelwood is always at you with his lines and movement. Best Aussie bowler for my money

 

[SargeantMeatCurtains]

Give it a rest please

Excuse me? Give what a rest?

 

[nidge]

Great bowling, Hazelwood is always at you with his lines and movement. Best Aussie bowler for my money

It was but Punter made a great point on commentary that Brook in looking to score of every ball moved his feet back just as the ball was delivered, it meant instead of the ball hitting the full face of the bat it got the slightest nick for caught behind.

Great bowling in targetting a known Brook weakness. The Aussie's need to do more of it and to accept that they will go for a few runs but will likely take wickets quicker by doing so.

 

[funkycoldmedina]

Excuse me? Give what a rest?

I really don't want to have to put a poster on ignore in the cricket thread, it's one of the better ones on here, but the faux outrage every time there's bump in the road is really grating.
I'm not sure if you're trying to play up to your chief knee jerker role but not making it like a match day thread would be appreciated

 

[funkycoldmedina]

How many do we think will be enough?