England v Sri Lanka, First Test, Cardiff

[brightonmark1234]

can we hav another wicket please

 

[sten_super]

No it won't the aim of the bowler is not to pitch the ball as far away from the batsman as he can, it is to try and get his wicket. If I was a bowler I would be looking to clip the top of off stump, not pitch it miles outside leg, as you seem to imply. Just because the LBW rule has been changed doesn't mean to say bowlers will do anything differently, they will still try and clip the off stump because that is the place least protected by the bat (and leg).

Well, it's all about opinions isn't it. I'm sure that if the MCC considered it a major issue they'd look at revising the law, as they have done with the limit on bouncers; I think it would create more of an imbalance that it would fix.

 

[brightonmark1234]

can we tighten the slip cordon up please

 

[simmo]

Well, it's all about opinions isn't it. I'm sure that if the MCC considered it a major issue they'd look at revising the law, as they have done with the limit on bouncers; I think it would create more of an imbalance that it would fix.

Cricket (test cricket especially) needs to attract more viewers, test cricket is struggling throughout the world (except England). People whom have a passing interest in the game and could be attracted to go are confused by absurdities such as a TV replay showing hawkeye having the ball crashing into the stumps and it being given not out. People tell me this who have an interest but don't truly understand things such as pitching in line, blah, blah and you can almost say "I know it is ridiculous".

I will always love the game whatever the rules, but it is absurdities such as this and going off for bad light and sh1t like that, that put those that may be interested off the game.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

C'mon Jimmy.

 

[simmo]

2 drops?

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Harsh.

 

[simmo]

Can't see, only going on what they were saying on the radio

 

[Titanic]

100 up for Broad.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Can't see, only going on what they were saying on the radio

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[brightonmark1234]

omg rubbish broad got a wicket

 

[sten_super]

Cricket (test cricket especially) needs to attract more viewers, test cricket is struggling throughout the world (except England).

This is a fair point; but you are talking about giving the bowlers an advantage beyond what they already have; in fact all of the evidence seems to suggest that fans (particularly in India, by far the biggest market for the game) want to see more batting and more runs scored rather than more wickets and difficult batting conditions. I think once someone is interested enough in cricket to watch it explaining the peculiarities is the last step and not likely to be a massive barrier; it's getting them interested in the first place that is difficult.

 

[Uncle Buck]

That looked like Strauss had his fingers under the ball.

 

[Marc]

that was out in my book

 

[Scoffers]

Bowling looking very ordinary with Anderson off the field

 

[brightonmark1234]

rubbish bowling

 

[brightonmark1234]

i just hope we bat well when we get the chance

 

[brightonmark1234]

were going to hav to get 600 or more if were going to win this one

 

[Titanic]

Sri Lanka 400 all out.

Quite a few overs this evening for Strauss and Cook to survive.

 

[brightonmark1234]

were be all out for 250 but i hope im wrong