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Post by scfcbiancorossi on Oct 11, 2024 9:15:55 GMT
Another test, another empty stadium. Aside from us and Australia during the Ashes, does anyone actually watch Test cricket?!
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Post by cheadlepotter on Oct 11, 2024 12:53:39 GMT
Another test, another empty stadium. Aside from us and Australia during the Ashes, does anyone actually watch Test cricket?! I was shocked at just how empty it was. Is it really like that nearly everywhere else? |
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Post by scfcbiancorossi on Oct 11, 2024 13:41:55 GMT
Another test, another empty stadium. Aside from us and Australia during the Ashes, does anyone actually watch Test cricket?! I was shocked at just how empty it was. Is it really like that nearly everywhere else? Unfortunately mate that was pretty standard for most test match attendances outside of England and Australia. I think the saddest one to see is West Indies because the stadiums used to be so vibrant. |
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Post by cheadlepotter on Oct 11, 2024 13:48:08 GMT
I was shocked at just how empty it was. Is it really like that nearly everywhere else? Unfortunately mate that was pretty standard for most test match attendances outside of England and Australia. I think the saddest one to see is West Indies because the stadiums used to be so vibrant. I assumed the Windies was a wider problem within their own cricket teams as they’re rather poor in all formats. Michael Holding always seemed unhappy with things. I guess it’s just how society has changed over the years with shorter attention spans. There’s not many sports that take up so much time to get a match result as test cricket. |
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Post by prestwichpotter on Oct 15, 2024 5:08:08 GMT
Pakistan win the toss and bat first.
One over in and the pitch looks like an absolute road……
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Oct 15, 2024 5:51:05 GMT
Start the car
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Post by professorplump on Oct 15, 2024 9:02:13 GMT
So they are using the same pitch that they used in the last game. This seems to be a late decision as they appear to have prepared adjoining strips. Looks like a good toss to win. I think batting fourth will be quite tricky.
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Post by prestwichpotter on Oct 15, 2024 9:47:05 GMT
So they are using the same pitch that they used in the last game. This seems to be a late decision as they appear to have prepared adjoining strips. Looks like a good toss to win. I think batting fourth will be quite tricky. Ball's reversing a lot more as well so hopefully should be a better contest between bat and ball....... |
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Post by professorplump on Oct 16, 2024 6:55:44 GMT
Shame the England women imploded yesterday under pressure. They managed to drop the same batter five times which takes some doing in a 20 over game!
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Post by chuckrocky on Oct 16, 2024 7:29:02 GMT
Shame the England women imploded yesterday under pressure. They managed to drop the same batter five times which takes some doing in a 20 over game! Fielding is one area of the women’s game that doesn’t seem to be improving, certainly nowhere near the rate the batting and bowling is. I saw a stat yesterday that there’s been an average of five catches dropped per game in this World Cup. The Windies dropped a couple that you’d honestly expect an U9’s player to take. |
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Post by stokienorthants on Oct 16, 2024 7:53:11 GMT
Another test, another empty stadium. Aside from us and Australia during the Ashes, does anyone actually watch Test cricket?! I was shocked at just how empty it was. Is it really like that nearly everywhere else? I have been lucky to follow England with the Barmy Army and arranged independent tours with mates over the last 6 years. Crowds in SrI Lanka, India and South Africa were fair with the stadiums being half full, not so many in the West Indies but I have never seen any stadium as empty as in Pakistan. Off to Barbados in a couple of weeks. |
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Post by spitthedog on Oct 16, 2024 9:41:16 GMT
I was shocked at just how empty it was. Is it really like that nearly everywhere else? I have been lucky to follow England with the Barmy Army and arranged independent tours with mates over the last 6 years. Crowds in SrI Lanka, India and South Africa were fair with the stadiums being half full, not so many in the West Indies but I have never seen any stadium as empty as in Pakistan. Off to Barbados in a couple of weeks. Reading the backstory to this, there seems to be a number of reasons for this. The primary one being that these are being played on working days and its virtually impossible for workers to get time off at short notice. The short notice element is that this Test match was only arranged at this venue something like 17 days before it took place. The venue (and city) was switched at short notice and the the second test was not meant to be here either apparently. It shows a total neglect of Test cricket by the cricketing organisations. But it could be just waning interest in the long form with all the hype and marketing being focused on short form. On another note, a word for Ben Duckett. I was sceptical about his inclusion initially but he is one of only 3 English batsman averaging over 40 after 28 Tests, way better than Crawley and Pope, that's a really good effort. Well done to him. |
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Post by prestwichpotter on Oct 16, 2024 9:58:58 GMT
I was shocked at just how empty it was. Is it really like that nearly everywhere else? I have been lucky to follow England with the Barmy Army and arranged independent tours with mates over the last 6 years. Crowds in SrI Lanka, India and South Africa were fair with the stadiums being half full, not so many in the West Indies but I have never seen any stadium as empty as in Pakistan. Off to Barbados in a couple of weeks. I did Lahore in 2000 (bore draw) and the crowds were pretty decent from memory. Pakistani's absolutely love test cricket (more so than Indians these days who seem to be all about the short format) so there will be financial/logistical reasons why there's not at least a good few thousand watching....... |
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Post by chuckrocky on Oct 16, 2024 12:05:17 GMT
Decent collapse this.
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Post by crouchpotato1 on Oct 16, 2024 12:05:20 GMT
The collapse is in full flow here
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Post by prestwichpotter on Oct 16, 2024 12:05:51 GMT
England have lost 4 wickets in 2 and a bit overs. Pakistan's test to lose now......
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Post by spitthedog on Oct 16, 2024 13:02:33 GMT
well, bringing Stokes back into the team worked well so far!
a lot hanging on Smith now.
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Post by prestwichpotter on Oct 16, 2024 13:30:52 GMT
well, bringing Stokes back into the team worked well so far! a lot hanging on Smith now. Yeah any lead more than 40/50 will be a killer........ |
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Post by chuckrocky on Oct 16, 2024 15:03:16 GMT
Looks like a very good toss to have won.
If playing on a used pitch is going to become a regular thing in Pakistan then they should bring in a ruling where the home side has to forfeit the toss if the game is being played on used pitch.
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Post by prestwichpotter on Oct 16, 2024 15:04:17 GMT
Looks like a very good toss to have won. If playing on a used pitch is going to become a regular thing in Pakistan then they should bring in a ruling where the home side has to forfeit the toss if the game is being played on used pitch. Not a bad shout actually….. |
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Post by stokienorthants on Oct 16, 2024 20:51:21 GMT
I have been lucky to follow England with the Barmy Army and arranged independent tours with mates over the last 6 years. Crowds in SrI Lanka, India and South Africa were fair with the stadiums being half full, not so many in the West Indies but I have never seen any stadium as empty as in Pakistan. Off to Barbados in a couple of weeks. Reading the backstory to this, there seems to be a number of reasons for this. The primary one being that these are being played on working days and its virtually impossible for workers to get time off at short notice. The short notice element is that this Test match was only arranged at this venue something like 17 days before it took place. The venue (and city) was switched at short notice and the the second test was not meant to be here either apparently. It shows a total neglect of Test cricket by the cricketing organisations. But it could be just waning interest in the long form with all the hype and marketing being focused on short form. On another note, a word for Ben Duckett. I was sceptical about his inclusion initially but he is one of only 3 English batsman averaging over 40 after 28 Tests, way better than Crawley and Pope, that's a really good effort. Well done to him. Duckett was superb. When I was in India earlier this year the crowd was bolstered by hundreds of schoolchildren who were constantly singing and dancing and really added to the atmosphere. |
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Oct 16, 2024 21:11:05 GMT
I have been lucky to follow England with the Barmy Army and arranged independent tours with mates over the last 6 years. Crowds in SrI Lanka, India and South Africa were fair with the stadiums being half full, not so many in the West Indies but I have never seen any stadium as empty as in Pakistan. Off to Barbados in a couple of weeks. Reading the backstory to this, there seems to be a number of reasons for this. The primary one being that these are being played on working days and its virtually impossible for workers to get time off at short notice. The short notice element is that this Test match was only arranged at this venue something like 17 days before it took place. The venue (and city) was switched at short notice and the the second test was not meant to be here either apparently. It shows a total neglect of Test cricket by the cricketing organisations. But it could be just waning interest in the long form with all the hype and marketing being focused on short form. On another note, a word for Ben Duckett. I was sceptical about his inclusion initially but he is one of only 3 English batsman averaging over 40 after 28 Tests, way better than Crawley and Pope, that's a really good effort. Well done to him. I just don’t think he over thinks his game. It’s great to watch and you can bet the Aussies are already trying to work him out. Probably vulnerable against pace moving away but who isn’t really? |
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Oct 17, 2024 5:33:46 GMT
Is it a coincidence that Stokes comes back and Englands batsmen turn into morons?
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Post by prestwichpotter on Oct 17, 2024 6:35:09 GMT
Chasing 200+ on this wicket will be no mean feat.
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Post by Mr_DaftBurger on Oct 17, 2024 7:29:13 GMT
They're currently 118 ahead with 3 down, I wouldn't want to be chasing much over 150! 😬😅
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Post by crouchpotato1 on Oct 17, 2024 7:46:53 GMT
India currently 46 for 9 against New Zealand 😳
Edit- Now 46 all out after electing to bat
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Post by GeneralFaye on Oct 17, 2024 11:22:15 GMT
2 poor evening sessions back to back have killed us here.
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Post by Mr_DaftBurger on Oct 17, 2024 11:55:08 GMT
How's stat?!
published at 12:53 British Summer Time
12:53 BST
Ashwanth R Kavuluri
Cricviz analyst
Highest targets chased by England in Asia:
209 vs Bangladesh, Mirpur, 2010
208 vs Pakistan, Lahore, 1961
207 vs India, Delhi, 1895
176 vs Pakistan, Karachi, 2000
😬
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Post by prestwichpotter on Oct 17, 2024 12:02:08 GMT
This is where Bazball winds me up, I'm all for being positive but 3 balls into a really tricky period before the close with a hard, bouncy new ball Duckett is sweeping aggressively.
Not sure if it's a lack of common sense, arrogance or both?
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Post by spitthedog on Oct 17, 2024 14:57:59 GMT
This is where Bazball winds me up, I'm all for being positive but 3 balls into a really tricky period before the close with a hard, bouncy new ball Duckett is sweeping aggressively. Not sure if it's a lack of common sense, arrogance or both? I feel partly responsible!...I should have known when I posted something about Duckett yesterday he would do something really stupid next up! |
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