The Cricket thread

[Boycey]

Any sign of T20 cricket catching on outside of India? I hear they have it in England now. I wouldn't be opposed to going to a game myself if I was in the area. Sounds more like baseball in getting a game played in a single evening.

T20 originated in England... They are reinventing it as we speak calling it The 100 as in 100 balls per side compared to the current 120  . They actually market the T20 game quite well in England, I attended Middlesex and Surrey last summer at Lord's on a Friday evening and there were over 20,000 there. A lot of work groups and lads and girls nights out types at it, music blaring, light show quite a sociable evening even if you weren't a cricket fan. Obviously they can't compete in scale with the IPL as India have 1.3billion people

[magpie seanie]

Any sign of T20 cricket catching on outside of India? I hear they have it in England now. I wouldn't be opposed to going to a game myself if I was in the area. Sounds more like baseball in getting a game played in a single evening.

T20 originated in England... They are reinventing it as we speak calling it The 100 as in 100 balls per side compared to the current 120  . They actually market the T20 game quite well in England, I attended Middlesex and Surrey last summer at Lord's on a Friday evening and there were over 20,000 there. A lot of work groups and lads and girls nights out types at it, music blaring, light show quite a sociable evening even if you weren't a cricket fan. Obviously they can't compete in scale with the IPL as India have 1.3billion people

I've gone to two T20 finals days in Edgbaston and it's a fantastic day out. Two semi finals and a final on the day. Great entertainment.

[bennydorano]

T20 season about to get going again, big spread in the I newspaper today.

[Boycey]

Huge step forward for Ireland today with the start of a test match against England at the home of cricket Lord's...

[magpie seanie]

Apparently it's the first Lords test where the visiting team has more 1st class appearances than England.

[Boycey]

Great start for Ireland, England 2 down with only 36 on the board...

Jason Roy doing very little to nail down an Ashes place.

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[passedit]

4 now

[screenexile]

Jesus christ!

[Boycey]

Fcuk 42-6, Murtagh one wicket away from getting on the honours board too. 

[Taylor]

43-7 and England are 2/5 in running betting 

[passedit]

Fcuk 42-6, Murtagh one wicket away from getting on the honours board too.

On it now.

[Orior]

Is this all to soften us up for Brexit?

[passedit]

85 All Out
Unbelievable

Ireland 5-0

[dec]

85 is England's highest ever total in a Test match against Ireland

[magpie seanie]

Great morning for our guys. Hopefully can dig in now.