Random Cricket Thread (International Cricket)

[sussexpob]

Maybe there's a few Bangladeshis in the US team.

3 Indians, 1 Kiwis, 1 Pakistani, 1 Canadian, 3 Saffers and 2 American born players who grew up in the West Indies....

No Bangaldeshis!!

Corey Anderson is playing for them.... not sure how the hell he qualified for them

[Durhamfootman]

I wondered if Plunkett might be in the US team

[sussexpob]

I wondered if Plunkett might be in the US team

He captains one of the franchises out there, but not in the squad.

[meninblue]

Pace didn't help Wood in India. 3 Tests 4 wickets.
Bumrah's slower balls did a lot of damage. 4 Tests 19 wickets at 16.89.

Under Stokes, taking wickets needs pace to bounce out the opposition. Hmmm...

In past few years, bowlers like Umesh Yadav have done well as he gets good reverse swing. In fact he was bowling well in India than he was doing on overseas tour. Although there have been rare exceptions like Steyn on one tour of India and Jasprit recently in couple of tests, just pace isn't going to help. Other skills like yorker, bouncer at good pace, slower one need to be well executed/

Mark Wood tried his best, not only in IPL but in tests on tour of India. He bent his back so much that he got the bounce and pace even from the wickets which favored spinners. But then by the end of a series usually a specialist spinner is likely to have better combo of bowling average and bowling strike rate. Also the probability of a spinner picking a 8 fer is lot more than a pacer picking an 8 fer.

Mark Wood gives no less effort than Jasprit Bumrah. It is wonderful to see that how hard Mark tries and how much effort he puts even in these conditions. However, imo Jas is better skilled and executes his skills properly more often than not as compared to Mark. It also helps that Jas has more international level experience even though he is younger than Mark Wood.

[andy]

In news gone under the radar, India beat Zimbabwe 4-1 in a t20 series

[andy]

Geoffrey Boycott back in hospital he had a successful operation last week to treat thorat cancer which had returned, he has now been re-admitted to hospital with Pneumonia

[andy]

Seems to have slipped past a lot of people, Afghanistan have been playing SA in sharjah, and Afghanistan have handed out a battering or two to SA, however a promising young leg spinner (Peter) has been playing and looks decent to be fair

[GarlicJam]

yes, amazing stuff Andy.

Go the Afghans

[sussexpob]

Says a lot really that Dizzy Gillespie came out to say that the Pakistan v Australia ODI tour may as well not exist back in OZ. Pretty much the same as England's B team going out to the West Indies in a pointless series to empty crowds.

What is the point of all this meaningless cricket

[Durhamfootman]

broadcasting deals kerching

[andy]

In the women's big bash, lizelle lee has gone back to back hundreds....153 followed by 103!

[Arthur Crabtree]

India get 283 in a T20 v SA. That's impossible!

[Arthur Crabtree]

Only the fifth highest it seems. Best is 344 by Zimbabwe v Gambia. Best v a Test nation is 297 for India v BD.

[andy]

Tom Bruce scored the 3rd highest score in NZ domestic cricket overnight making 345!

[Arthur Crabtree]

Hmm. He's the second highest batter as Bert Sutcliffe has the top two.

Bruce has a fca of 47, but never played a Test.

Mark Richardson is in the top ten. Must've taken a while.