ljkeane Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 Ross Taylor's not hanging around. Looks like New Zealand might be a bit more aggressive about going for a win than it looked last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xray the Enforcer Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 missed the morning session and I see NZ really tried to make a go of it before declaring. Let's hope England also decide to try for the win otherwise we're in for two dreary sessions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljkeane Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 When Mark Wood kicked the ball into the stumps in the morning session he shouted 'Asprilla!' as he did it. You've got to love Mark Wood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raja Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 1 hour ago, Xray the Enforcer said: . Let's hope England also decide to try for the win This is Joe Root we're talking about here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xray the Enforcer Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 LOL Mr. X just took one look at Kyle Jamieson and said "holy shit! It's the Mountain That Bowls!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paxter Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 35 minutes ago, Xray the Enforcer said: LOL Mr. X just took one look at Kyle Jamieson and said "holy shit! It's the Mountain That Bowls!" And we have our next thread title! Match is sadly petering out here, with the Vicar of Sibley doing his best job of impersonating Rahul Dravid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xray the Enforcer Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 1 hour ago, Raja said: This is Joe Root we're talking about here 17 minutes ago, Paxter said: Match is sadly petering out here, with the Vicar of Sibley doing his best job of impersonating Rahul Dravid. I apologize for cursing us to this fate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paxter Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 NZ will have a bit of a selection dilemma when Boult is back for the WTC final. It’s hard to drop any of the quicks as they all look dangerous, while CDG and Santner add depth to the batting. Perhaps no point playing a spinner against India? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljkeane Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 40 minutes ago, Paxter said: Perhaps no point playing a spinner against India? I think they'll want a spinner at the Rose Bowl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamjm Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 8 hours ago, Xray the Enforcer said: missed the morning session and I see NZ really tried to make a go of it before declaring. Let's hope England also decide to try for the win otherwise we're in for two dreary sessions. I don't think England's approach here suggests much confidence in their batting line-up, perhaps understandably after the traumas of India. I think at most points in recent years they would have gone for that run chase, they might well have crashed and burned but at least they'd have given it a go. They're definitely missing Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler in a situation like that, although I think even Jonathon Trott might have been more aggressive than Dom Sibley. 4 hours ago, Paxter said: NZ will have a bit of a selection dilemma when Boult is back for the WTC final. It’s hard to drop any of the quicks as they all look dangerous, while CDG and Santner add depth to the batting. Perhaps no point playing a spinner against India? It's a nice problem to have, although given Boult's pedigree if he's fully fit I'm sure he plays. I think they might want a spinner even if only to give the seamers a rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mosi Mynn Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 Re the Ollie Robinson tweet story: Mark Ramprakash being freakin' AWESOME on BBC Breakfast right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLastWolf Posted June 8, 2021 Author Share Posted June 8, 2021 8 hours ago, Mosi Mynn said: Re the Ollie Robinson tweet story: Mark Ramprakash being freakin' AWESOME on BBC Breakfast right now. Another Indian origin non Indian player!? Not surprising much, since we in India have only cricket talent. Nice colonial conspiracy, effectively eliminating possible competition in other sports from such a large population, establishing a huge market for the sport, broadcasting, sponsorship, advertising whatnot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A wilding Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 21 minutes ago, TheLastWolf said: Another Indian origin non Indian player!? Not surprising much, since we in India have only cricket talent. Nice colonial conspiracy, effectively eliminating possible competition in other sports from such a large population, establishing a huge market for the sport, broadcasting, sponsorship, advertising whatnot IIRC he was born and brought up in England and has lived in the country all his life. He is also ethnically half English. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mosi Mynn Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 1 hour ago, A wilding said: IIRC he was born and brought up in England and has lived in the country all his life. He is also ethnically half English. His "Indian" origin is actually Guyanan ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paxter Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 5 hours ago, TheLastWolf said: Another Indian origin non Indian player!? Not surprising much, since we in India have only cricket talent. Nice colonial conspiracy, effectively eliminating possible competition in other sports from such a large population, establishing a huge market for the sport, broadcasting, sponsorship, advertising whatnot Some commentators I was listening to recently were reminiscing about the 94-95 summer, when Australia felt that England and Zimbabwe were too weak, so chose to field an Australia A team in the main one-day tournament. How long before India needs to do something similar? ETA: If we assume that, in the long-term, population = cricket success, then the rankings will one day look like: India Pakistan Bangladesh South Africa England Afghanistan Aus Sri Lanka Zim NZ/Ireland (couldn't find a definitive answer on population - they are close!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLastWolf Posted June 9, 2021 Author Share Posted June 9, 2021 11 hours ago, A wilding said: IIRC he was born and brought up in England and has lived in the country all his life. He is also ethnically half English. Sure. Like Ish Sodhi and Lisa Sthalekar and more. 9 hours ago, Mosi Mynn said: His "Indian" origin is actually Guyanan ... Surprising. But the Ramprakash part of the name is distinctively Indian. Like the Kamala in Mrs VP Harris. Or just a Hindu vestige. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLastWolf Posted June 9, 2021 Author Share Posted June 9, 2021 9 hours ago, Mosi Mynn said: His "Indian" origin is actually Guyanan ... Mark Ramprakash was born in Bushey, Hertfordshire, and is of Indo-Guyanese and English descent. His father, born in British Guiana, was Indo-Guyanese and his mother was English Indo-Guyanese or Indian-Guyanese are people of Indian origin who are Guyanese nationals tracing their ancestry to the Indian subcontinent. They are the descendants of indentured laborers and settlers who emigrated beginning in 1838 from India during the time of the British Raj. Enough of debating ethnicity. Cricket politics doesn't belong here with aficionados. My bad. Let's resume the good humor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mosi Mynn Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 3 hours ago, TheLastWolf said: Mark Ramprakash was born in Bushey, Hertfordshire, and is of Indo-Guyanese and English descent. His father, born in British Guiana, was Indo-Guyanese and his mother was English Indo-Guyanese or Indian-Guyanese are people of Indian origin who are Guyanese nationals tracing their ancestry to the Indian subcontinent. They are the descendants of indentured laborers and settlers who emigrated beginning in 1838 from India during the time of the British Raj. Enough of debating ethnicity. Cricket politics doesn't belong here with aficionados. My bad. Let's resume the good humor. I think you're the only one debating! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xray the Enforcer Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 I thought the second Test started today. Imagine my disappointment. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLastWolf Posted June 9, 2021 Author Share Posted June 9, 2021 8 hours ago, Mosi Mynn said: I think you're the only one debating! Apologies, I thought I was was right, turns out I was Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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