[Cricket] Cricket- 3rd Test, Birmingham, July 26 - 30, 2024, West Indies tour of England

[Sid and the Sharknados]

Always love to see Wood get some reward for the effort he puts in.

 

[pasty]

Stokes opening ?

Seems to be in a hurry

 

[pasty]

Stokes obviously trying to get this fastest test 50 record

 

[pasty]

Stokes brings up 50 with a six

Fastest Test 50 by England player - 24 balls

 

[pasty]

And it’s all over

England win by 10 wickets for series whitewash

 

[Beach Hut]

And it’s all over

England win by 10 wickets for series whitewash

You could say a Pasting

 

[Eeyore]

Cricket taking a break now till late August. Second XI cup available for those who need a fix. Back to the village thread to hear what madness has occurred in @hans kraay fan club latest outing.

 

[Ooh it’s a corner]

Cricket taking a break now till late August. Second XI cup available for those who need a fix. Back to the village thread to hear what madness has occurred in @hans kraay fan club latest outing.

It’s completely ludicrous - particularly as by mid August the PL is back so proper cricket has more to compete with.
Just checked 1st test v Sri Lanka starts 21 Aug - peak summer period and no cricket - madness

 

[Jim in the West]

It’s completely ludicrous - particularly as by mid August the PL is back so proper cricket has more to compete with.
Just checked 1st test v Sri Lanka starts 21 Aug - peak summer period and no cricket - madness

All hail THE HUNDRED......just remember that this ridiculous absence of proper cricket during peak summer is solely to make space for a mad form of baseball which (apparently) the kids love. I'm all for attracting new audiences, but is this really the right way to do it?

 

[dazzer6666]

All hail THE HUNDRED......just remember that this ridiculous absence of proper cricket during peak summer is solely to make space for a mad form of baseball which (apparently) the kids love. I'm all for attracting new audiences, but is this really the right way to do it?

No.

 

[Questions]

All hail THE HUNDRED......just remember that this ridiculous absence of proper cricket during peak summer is solely to make space for a mad form of baseball which (apparently) the kids love. I'm all for attracting new audiences, but is this really the right way to do it?

There’s no place for it.

 

[GT49er]

All hail THE HUNDRED......just remember that this ridiculous absence of proper cricket during peak summer is solely to make space for a mad form of baseball which (apparently) the kids love. I'm all for attracting new audiences, but is this really the right way to do it?

T20 cricket is one thing - but the Hundred? Yeugh! Am I right in thinking the rest of the cricket world outside England has said, no thanks, we're not having it? Good for them if so. May it soon be ditched here too - T20 and the 50 over game provide more than enough pyjama cricket between them.

 

[Bold Seagull]

T20 cricket is one thing - but the Hundred? Yeugh! Am I right in thinking the rest of the cricket world outside England has said, no thanks, we're not having it? Good for them if so. May it soon be ditched here too - T20 and the 50 over game provide more than enough pyjama cricket between them.

They’re already preparing for it to change to T20 format.

ECB wants to keep the Hundred name even if it switches to Twenty20 format

A source involved in talks about the future of the Hundred says it wants to keep its ‘really powerful brand’ even if the format does change in 2028

www.theguardian.com

 

[crodonilson]

A comprehensive romp, no real contest and in this form no wonder franchise cricket is now where it's at.