Cricket

[Silas]

🤭🤭, Lars got himself some warranted attention:

[oldjamfan1]

54 minutes ago, Silas said:

🤭🤭, Lars got himself some warranted attention:

Nothing better than getting the Lars laugh.

[Gav]

2 hours ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

I’ve just realised that non of the usual main stream channels are even showing the highlights this evening. Then they wonder why most kids no longer have an interest in playing cricket.

I believe its on BBC IPlayer from 6pm Tyrone? But your point still stands, where was that advertised....

I didn't bother with TNT this morning, I haven't enjoyed the coverage in the past, so I stuck with TMS on BBC Rdaio 5 Live Sports Extra and enjoyed that. 

[Darrenbot]

Didn't see any of it as it's been put behind a paywall.The fact that something as big as the Cricket Ashes is allowed to be made to pay to see it is a disgrace.Why is it not on the protected list of sports like the football world cup is.

[wilsdenrover]

Seeing the Aussie smugness turn to panic was nice.

[wilsdenrover]

Stokes:

Starts the day electing to bat

Ends the day with a five for.

Edited 14 hours ago by wilsdenrover

[Mattyblue]

Away series were never part of the ‘crown jewels’ protected free to air event list, however home series were (until 2005), then the ECB lobbied the government to remove themselves from it so they could make more from subscription TV… and the profile of cricket in this country has only declined since.

[wilsdenrover]

Not looking good.

[wilsdenrover]

Here’s a question…

The first role of an opener used to be to see off the new ball.

If they’re always just going to ‘go for it’ from ball one is there any reason to use specialists (I use that term lightly in regard to ours!)?

Personally I don’t see the point, we might as well just pick the best six batsmen we have and draw lots for what order they bat in.