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Bovidae

Dharamsala is such a picturesque ground.

I watched a few minutes last night when Foakes and Bashir were batting. The Indian commentator was saying that the groundsman had tried to provide pitches with less turn after the 1st test. Ironic eh. The Indian spinners are still dangerous on more batting-friendly pitches.

KiwiMurph

@MN5 said in Other Cricket:

Yeah not many play as long as Bairstow for that return although he had a period a couple of years back where he was absolutely brilliant.

Didn't Bairstow completely wreck his leg a year or two back? Time to move on - he isn't the same player.

mariner4life

Is it flogged yet?

MajorRage

Shit series result for England, and one they needed if you ask me.

I think they'll be much more rounded for this result going forwards.

nzzp

Dropping this here as not sure of which thread.

Fascinating info on the number of player reviews upheld. Taufel was incredible (no surprises). Really interesting how almost all umpires wind up in a band.

Also, this is since the beginning of the DRS era, so snicko and syncing with multiple cameras has changed ... along with hotspot.

Rapido

Also been changes with:

amount of % of ball hitting for an umpires call to be overturned.
went from 2 unsuccessful reviews per innings to 3, at covid, and not gone back.

nzzp

@Rapido I'm a big fan of DRS as it's currently applied.

It's not perfect, but it rarely gets a grotesquely wrong answer - basically it's eliminated the howler, which is what the objective is.

Would be interesting to see this track with time... never enough data for the nerds

MN5

@MajorRage said in Other Cricket:

Shit series result for England, and one they needed if you ask me.

I think they'll be much more ~~rounded~~ realistic for this result going forwards.

FIFY

Donsteppa

If not flogged, England certainly lost a few in quick time...

https://www.facebook.com/cricsledges

MN5

Former Black Caps all-rounder completes switch to play for USA

Damn shame.

Was hoping him or Neesh would fill the “Stokes” role in the test side for years.

Instead CDGH stepped up and to be fair surpassed all expectations.

That 36 ball hundie where he made Jesse Ryder look like Geoff Boycott in comparison will live long in the memory.

bayimports

Lets see how long he lasts without injury again, but this kid is quick...156.7kph

"Mayank didn't get a single game at LSG over the past two seasons, largely because of injuries. He has now become the first player in IPL history to win two Player-of-the-Match awards in his first two matches."

Indian Premier League

Mayank tops 150kph, repeatedly, to knock RCB over after de Kock, Pooran star with the bat

IPL 2024, RCB vs LSG Match Report: LSG rise to fourth spot on the table with two wins in three games, while RCB are just one off the bottom after third defeat in four games

Donsteppa

For a guy that could have continued to travel the world getting to chat cricket for life, Michael Slater has just completely unravelled over the past few years.

Former Australian cricketer Michael Slater refused bail after being accused of domestic violence in Queensland