Cricket Season Thread

[tiger_one]

England pulls off one of their greatest victories with a 74-run win over Pakistan in the first Test in Rawalpindi.

 

[tig_prmz]

what a victory. The World Test Championship might be one of the best things to happen to cricket.

 

[tiger_one]

It's almost here.
BBL 2022-23 starts 13 December - it's that close!




And here's the WTF Fantasy Comp details:

Please join here:

The Herald Sun KFC SuperCoach

KFC SuperCoach is the free fantasy competition you and your friends and workmates can enter and play to win some fantastic prizes

supercoach.heraldsun.com.au

League Code: 536908


All welcome - mate v. mate - just do it!

 

[innsaneink]

Smith's baggy green looking worse than Punters ever did

 

[tiger_one]

Good game down to the wire England v. Pakistan.
Pakistan are 7 for 291 at lunch on the 5th day, needing just 64 to win but are already in the tail.
Close, eh?!

 

[tiger_one]

It's all over.
And the winner is..............

https://www.bbc.com/sport/live/cricket/62865936

 

[Yossarian]

Sydney Thunder… That’s just embarrassing.

 

[tiger_one]

Sydney Thunder… That’s just embarrassing.

 

[tiger_one]

If you're good enough, age doesn't matter:

Ahmed to become youngest man to play for England

Leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed will become the youngest man to play Test cricket for England after being handed a debut in the third Test against Pakistan.

www.bbc.com

 

[tiger_one]

Huge news even in the UK:

Thunder all out for lowest men's T20 score of 15

Sydney Thunder are dismissed for 15 - the lowest score in men's Twenty20 history - as they are thrashed by Adelaide Strikers in the BBL.

www.bbc.com

 

[Yossarian]

Huge news even in the UK:

Thunder all out for lowest men's T20 score of 15

Sydney Thunder are dismissed for 15 - the lowest score in men's Twenty20 history - as they are thrashed by Adelaide Strikers in the BBL.

www.bbc.com

BBL generally is reasonably high profile in the UK.

 

[Buttface]

Bowling first???

 

[tiger_one]

Bowling first???

Australia have won the toss and elected to bowl first against South Africa

 

[Magpie Spock]

Bowling first???

2nd

 

[Kaito]

If you're good enough, age doesn't matter:

Ahmed to become youngest man to play for England

Leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed will become the youngest man to play Test cricket for England after being handed a debut in the third Test against Pakistan.

www.bbc.com

Mohammad Amir can testify,
I thought he was Waqar Younis
Reincarnated for a while haha

 

[innsaneink]

Sydney thunder all out for 15 last night 🤣

 

[Buttface]

Australia have won the toss and elected to bowl first against South Africa

View attachment 3838

Looks like it was a good decision at 4/40.

 

[Buttface]

2nd

Nope we won the toss and elected to bowl. Great move.

 

[innsaneink]

Australia have won the toss and elected to bowl first against South Africa

View attachment 3838

Good call Cummings 9/148

 

[Chicken_Faced_Killa]

Can we just drop Warner already. Hasn’t contributed anything worthwhile for a long time