CricketWIMB where are you? Stopped listening na hour ago, thought we'd

[Herbert Augustus Chapman]

blown it :clap:

[Luis Anaconda]

blown it :clap:

Never in doubt, h

[Just Trent]

blown it :clap:

WD Stokes :cloud9: :clap:

[Herbert Augustus Chapman]

Never in doubt, h

You lying old waste of a liver L - you've been effing and jeffing all afternoon :-D

[Burney]

Never in doubt, h

Mind you, damned decent of du Plessis, van der Dussen and de Kok to give us their wickets.

Still, what can you expect? Dutch, y'see?

[Tony C]

11/10 freely available moments before Stokes took wicket no8 (and then 9)

[Burney]

11/10 freely available moments before Stokes took wicket no8 (and then 9)

Was it just me or did Denly look a pretty decent leggy?

[Luis Anaconda]

Mind you, damned decent of du Plessis, van der Dussen and de Kok to give us their wickets.

Still, what can you expect? Dutch, y'see?

Yes, sounds like they played some awful shots - nice for it to happen in our favour for a change

[Burney]

Yes, sounds like they played some awful shots - nice for it to happen in our favour for a change

Du Plessis's in particular was baffling.

Still, it represented a pretty effective counterblast to calls for 4-day tests.

[redgunamo]

Can't expect us to play in every test match though.



Du Plessis's in particular was baffling.

Still, it represented a pretty effective counterblast to calls for 4-day tests.

[Burney]

Can't expect us to play in every test match though.

No. I fully expect us to talk up our chances for the next test and then lose it by an innings.

It's the England way.

[PSRB]

Mind you, damned decent of du Plessis, van der Dussen and de Kok to give us their wickets.

Still, what can you expect? Dutch, y'see?

The van der Dussen one was particularly amusing. Only caught up late yesterday as was dealing with a nasty dose of Novovirus

[WES]

Is the four day proposal to increase the number of overs per day so that they still get roughly the same number of overs in a four day test? I assume by starting a bit earlier and focusing on improving the pace of play they could get close?

Thought I also read something about making wickets more bowler friendly. :rubchin:

[Pokster]

Is the four day proposal to increase the number of overs per day so that they still get roughly the same number of overs in a four day test? I assume by starting a bit earlier and focusing on improving the pace of play they could get close?

Thought I also read something about making wickets more bowler friendly. :rubchin:

1/2 hr extra per day. In England we sell out our games and take a hell of a support to away games, not so in other country's, you often see a lot of empty seats. There are pro's and con's to the idea of 4 day tests but i'm sure you know who on here will be up in arms abouit it

[Luis Anaconda]

Is the four day proposal to increase the number of overs per day so that they still get roughly the same number of overs in a four day test? I assume by starting a bit earlier and focusing on improving the pace of play they could get close?

Thought I also read something about making wickets more bowler friendly. :rubchin:

Not quite the same amount - 96 over days I think so actually losing the best part of two sessions. It would have to be enforced, of course, which is doubtful. And yes - making more "competitive" wickets is one of the aims as well.

[WES]

1/2 hr extra per day. In England we sell out our games and take a hell of a support to away games, not so in other country's, you often see a lot of empty seats. There are pro's and con's to the idea of 4 day tests but i'm sure you know who on here will be up in arms abouit it

The person who seems to spend a good part of his life finding things to be up in arms about?

[Pokster]

The person who seems to spend a good part of his life finding things to be up in arms about?

I'm not saying :)

[PSRB]

Not quite the same amount - 96 over days I think so actually losing the best part of two sessions. It would have to be enforced, of course, which is doubtful. And yes - making more "competitive" wickets is one of the aims as well.

I'm sure the Indians will be well up for that......

[Luis Anaconda]

I'm sure the Indians will be well up for that......

Maybe ones turning square from day one.

[Luis Anaconda]

The person who seems to spend a good part of his life finding things to be up in arms about?

I'm not sure Sir C really cares about cricket

[Ganpati's Goonerz--AFC's Aboriginal Fertility Cult]

I'm sure the Indians will be well up for that......

Course they will. Competitive can mean bunsen as well as seamer.

And those wickets separate the Sachins and Virats from the boys.

Bring it on. Just don't let the Stanis earn any money from cricket so they all starve.