Random Cricket Thread (Domestic Cricket)

[andy]

Liam Livingstone has signed a T20 only contract with lancs...shame I like him as a cricketer and if he didn't injure his knee on test debut who knows whether he would still be near the side now

[Durhamfootman]

Jhye Richardson has signed for Yorkshire for the first half of the season. They might need a bigger physio table

[GarlicJam]

he's only a wee fellow, Durham

[Durhamfootman]

he's a very fine bowler, but his injury record is dreadful. The sort of signing Durham would make and then be surprised that his 2 month stint ended after 3 or 4 overs

[Durhamfootman]

Just read an article in the cricketer about James Coles. I didn't realise he has type I diabetes

I know that regimes for dealing with it are vastly different to the days of Gary Mabbutt and Steve Redgrave, but it's still a massive hindrance for a young sportsperson, so to be such a good player at such a young age shows his ability even without that

[Durhamfootman]

ECB are expected to trial some form of player replacement system this season, according to the cricketer

these protocols are expected to be for both player injury and for urgent personal/compassionate grounds

[andy]

Jacob bethells rise continues named as Birmingham phoenix new captain

[Durhamfootman]

is that a basketball team?

clearly a man of many talents

[sussexpob]

At least when Sussex CCC in 5 years rebrands itself to the "20 Embassy Signature Gold Superkings of the South Coast but really from Chennai", we will known the dismantling of 150 years plus of our own national heritage will have been worth it, because of all the positives that private investment from India brought us.

Today's reminder of that brilliance came from Sunil Gavaskar, who says English cricket has indirectly killed Indian Soldiers and Civilians by allowing Abrar to play in county cricket. Damn right.

Its excellent, isn't it. I detested the days where 8,000 people went to Hove each game to watch the blast. It always needed a foreign nationalist element, some flagrant racism, and the powers that be picking the sides with no regard for employment law or human rights.

Progress finally.

[sussexpob]

Football should really take note of this. We can sell clubs to Despotic Royal Families who use them to more directly promote their foreign agendas.

And why have Man City, when you can have the Mumbai Indians of a general Northern Direction? That way people in Preston can support them, because they are Northern too. We can finally use this as a springboard to officialise where the North is, and put up a border at he Watford Gap.

[Durhamfootman]

Today's reminder of that brilliance came from Sunil Gavaskar, who says English cricket has indirectly killed Indian Soldiers and Civilians by allowing Abrar to play in county cricket. Damn right.

yes I saw that. What a ridiculous thing to say. Pakistan cricketers have played in English domestic cricket for as long as I can remember, but he didn't say this sort of stuff before the involvement of Indian franchises. Maybe he's been paid to say it. He went down a lot in my estimation. Keep your prejudices at home

[andy]

Today's reminder of that brilliance came from Sunil Gavaskar, who says English cricket has indirectly killed Indian Soldiers and Civilians by allowing Abrar to play in county cricket. Damn right.

yes I saw that. What a ridiculous thing to say. Pakistan cricketers have played in English domestic cricket for as long as I can remember, but he didn't say this sort of stuff before the involvement of Indian franchises. Maybe he's been paid to say it. He went down a lot in my estimation. Keep your prejudices at home

Couldn't agree more! I was shocked and appealed when I read those comments! Time to move on Mr.Gavaskae those comments aren't welcome

[sussexpob]

Today's reminder of that brilliance came from Sunil Gavaskar, who says English cricket has indirectly killed Indian Soldiers and Civilians by allowing Abrar to play in county cricket. Damn right.

yes I saw that. What a ridiculous thing to say. Pakistan cricketers have played in English domestic cricket for as long as I can remember, but he didn't say this sort of stuff before the involvement of Indian franchises. Maybe he's been paid to say it. He went down a lot in my estimation. Keep your prejudices at home

Couldn't agree more! I was shocked and appealed when I read those comments! Time to move on Mr.Gavaskae those comments aren't welcome

From what I read, he is only expressing what is being generally reported in India.

[Durhamfootman]

which is why I questioned whether he'd been paid to say it

[alfie]

Gavaskar should pull his head in. Lost a lot of my respect with those stupid comments.