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[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

[Chris B.]

@Donsteppa Slater is a serial offender in this regard.

I read his biography (or autobiography) years ago. He's got some mental health issues that partially derailed his playing career.

[antipodean]

1.7M views · 15K reactions | 🏏 Ian Botham & Viv Richards 😂 | By Hot...

🏏 Ian Botham & Viv Richards 😂

[dogmeat]

Both certainly living up to his nickname

[Duluth]

[Duluth]

Another angle

[NTA]

Good self preservation

[dogmeat]

https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/articles/c880vdrygl0o

Boycott to have surgery after throat cancer returns

[dogmeat]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0j6t35p

30 minute doco on (Sir) Frank Worrell. More politics of colour than sport per se but still an interesting listen for the cricket tragic.

[Donsteppa]

From Wisden's Facebook page

WHAT A GAME 🤯

With one ball remaining on day four, Glamorgan needed one run to pull off a world record run chase...

But a stunning catch from Gloucestershire keeper James Bracey saw the match end IN A TIE!

Gloucs: 179 & 610-5d

Glam: 197 & 592-10

And the final ball of the game:

[mikedogz]

[1kiwi]

Tim Seifert making NZ Cricket look like idiots by not selecting him for the recent T20 World Cup. Smashing it in the LPL