General cricket thread

[spikeyhead]

I've not been paying any attention, but has KP done anything since flopping so badly in the IPL?

[Challo]

I think he has been playing a few games for Surrey this season. He was shocking in the IPL this year as well. I think his side came bottom and he was Captain. Nice one Kevin

[spikeyhead]

Last match for Surrey, 1 run of 11 balls.

Total for the season is 47 runs in five innings with a highest score of 24 not out

47 runs in five innings is such a compelling set of performance to ensure that you get back in a team that doesn't like you.

Deluded, absolutely deluded, but he's being paid by a newspaper to write a column and he only has one thing to say.

[dav123a]

RoW v MCC on SS2 , Ajmal so far unplayable. Can't wait to.watch Lara bat.

[Amirhussain]

spikeyhead said:

Last match for Surrey, 1 run of 11 balls.

Total for the season is 47 runs in five innings with a highest score of 24 not out

47 runs in five innings is such a compelling set of performance to ensure that you get back in a team that doesn't like you.

Deluded, absolutely deluded, but he's being paid by a newspaper to write a column and he only has one thing to say.

10 runs today..

[TheExcession]

dav123a said:

RoW v MCC on SS2 , Ajmal so far unplayable. Can't wait to.watch Lara bat.

Isn't it!!!!

I was really looking forward to seeing Warne bowl, but it seems he is off injured and not likely to return to play - I think they've handed the captaincy to Gilchrist now.

Gutted! and so is my little fella as we'd watched a heap of youtube cricket last night with me going on about what a superb spin bowler Warne was, I had to sit through a few comments from him after watching Ajmal this morning along the lines of 'So can Warney do that too?'

[TheExcession]

st.. Dravid first ball! Such a shame.

[Amirhussain]

Never watched the MCC vs ROW match, but seen the scorecard, Aaron Finch, wow.

[ferrisbueller]

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/cricket/andrew-strau...

Ooops!

[hornetrider]

What's the full quote? Google in the Gower is decidedly lacking!

[ferrisbueller]

The C word was preceded by the word "absolute".....

Allegedly.

[hornetrider]

Yes got absolute but I'm interested in knowing the preamble and full context.

[RichB]

Unexpected from Strauss so I wonder what the context was too.

[Gargamel]

The Journo asked Strauss to say something nice about KP.

Did anyone really expect KP to just fade away?

For what it's worth his telegraph columns have been a lot better than the pish that Pringle used to call a column.

[RichB]

Gargamel said:

The Journo asked Strauss to say something nice about KP.

So it was a joke?

[Gargamel]

RichB said:

Unexpected from Strauss so I wonder what the context was too.

I don't know, but I imagine that calling KP a is probably one of the politer things Strauss calls him.

[Catweazle]

From what I can gather, during a UK ad break Strauss called Pietersen a , unfortunately this was transmitted live to Australia. Hence the abject apology.

[Amirhussain]

Watching the second T20 between West Indies and New Zealand, what a catch by Trent Boult.

[Podie]

Amirhussain said:

Never watched the MCC vs ROW match, but seen the scorecard, Aaron Finch, wow.

Was at Lords yesterday. Players largely seemed to be relaxed and enjoying themselves - nice atmosphere.

Finch is clearly a class act, but the bowling wasn't exactly testing.

[dav123a]

Amirhussain said:

Watching the second T20 between West Indies and New Zealand, what a catch by Trent Boult.

Missed WI batting , watching NZ batting 70-2 ATM. Williamson playing well.