warwickshirebear
Ben Mike
Posts: 16
Team Supported: Warwickshire, Western Australia
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Post by warwickshirebear on Apr 20, 2018 8:22:53 GMT
No Olly Stone for Warwickshire this week. Hamstring injury. Yup, he’s a proper England pacer all right! Where did you pick that one up? I saw we were missing Barker with a hamstring but Stone was giving itnerviews yesterday saying how much he was looking forward to playing Northants... A definite blow for Warks - Northants 400/0 dec by the close... I don't know what a blowout is either....
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Post by Mattzo on Apr 20, 2018 8:23:00 GMT
Division 1 Essex v. Lancs. - Essex. Lancs look fragile despite their quality and Essex will be raring to go Surrey v. Hants. - I don't dare say Yorks. v. Notts. - Notts to win a 37.2/37.2 on the final day after the first 3 days are washed out after someone spills a bottle of water on the pitch. Som. v. Worcs. - Somerset to edge it.
Division 2 Northants. v. Warks. - Warwickshire despite no Stone. They still have Trott and Bell. Durham v. Kent - Durham - I worry for Kent this season. Leics. v. Sussex - Sussex Derbs. v. Middx. - Middlesex and fairly comfortably at that. Gloucs. v. Glam. - Could go either way this - I honestly have no idea!
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Post by nemouk on Apr 20, 2018 8:23:25 GMT
Morning Bear. Nemo, what’s a ‘blowout’? A big win that isn't competitive at any point. Think an Ashes test and you're more or less there...
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Post by Mattzo on Apr 20, 2018 8:23:48 GMT
Yup, he’s a proper England pacer all right! Where did you pick that one up? I saw we were missing Barker with a hamstring but Stone was giving itnerviews yesterday saying how much he was looking forward to playing Northants... A definite blow for Warks - Northants 400/0 dec by the close... I don't know what a blowout is either.... I didn't know about Barker. *Rushes to change fantasy team*
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Post by nemouk on Apr 20, 2018 8:24:44 GMT
I've fallen into the classic fantasy manager's trap and brought in the players who did well last week - Wiese and Ball for Barker and Morkel (who it turns out won't play till June)
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Post by Balladeer on Apr 20, 2018 8:24:59 GMT
Yorks. v. Notts. - Notts to win a 37.2/37.2 on the final day after the first 3 days are washed out after someone spills a bottle of water on the pitch. Calling it now: this is the comment of the day.
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Post by Balladeer on Apr 20, 2018 8:26:17 GMT
A big win that isn't competitive at any point. Think an Ashes test and you're more or less there... Hm, I think this could be closer than you give it credit for, especially give the second-string attack. Depends if Duckett fires to an extent, I guess.
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Post by nemouk on Apr 20, 2018 8:28:35 GMT
I note with some amusement than Jim Allenby has wished Leicestershire and Glamorgan all the best for the season, and conspicuously not mentioned Somerset. That all seems to have ended well...
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Post by nemouk on Apr 20, 2018 8:30:07 GMT
Can today's blog theme be suggestions for "fresh tactical dimensions" please?
10 ball overs are entry level. I want to see two bowlers at once for the final over, with both balls being scored.
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Post by Balladeer on Apr 20, 2018 8:32:15 GMT
Actual cow at cow corner. If the ball hits the cow it’s ten runs. If the cow picks the ball up in its mouth, the entire team is out.
(Not my idea, but the best I’ve seen.)
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warwickshirebear
Ben Mike
Posts: 16
Team Supported: Warwickshire, Western Australia
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Post by warwickshirebear on Apr 20, 2018 8:34:29 GMT
Can today's blog theme be suggestions for "fresh tactical dimensions" please? 10 ball overs are entry level. I want to see two bowlers at once for the final over, with both balls being scored. Match format changed to single wicket, if the run rate goes above an arbitrary number arrived at by dividing square leg umpire's IQ by the DL par score
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JoeT
Brett D'Oliveira
Posts: 37
Team Supported: Essex
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Post by JoeT on Apr 20, 2018 8:35:34 GMT
After last week at Headingley I think a fresh tactical dimension should be actually playing cricket if the pitch is a bit damp. Looking forward to Essex getting their season underway at last, suspect we won't see many teams opting to bowl today
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Post by nemouk on Apr 20, 2018 8:35:49 GMT
Actual cow at cow corner. If the ball hits the cow it’s ten runs. If the cow picks the ball up in its mouth, the entire team is out. (Not my idea, but the best I’ve seen.) Could extend this to other fielding positions: Slips all have to stand on a super-low friction surface Short leg and long leg need to have surgically altered limbs Third man must be involved in an extramarital affair at all times Deep cover must be an enemy spy
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Post by Balladeer on Apr 20, 2018 8:40:11 GMT
Once every over (twice if the number of balls in the over is divisible by 5), the bowler can use an actual bowling ball.
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Post by Balladeer on Apr 20, 2018 8:42:38 GMT
Could extend this to other fielding positions: Slips all have to stand on a super-low friction surface Short leg and long leg need to have surgically altered limbs Third man must be involved in an extramarital affair at all times Deep cover must be an enemy spy All point positions armed with spears. Silly point gets a rubber one.
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