| Cricket world cup 10:58 - May 26 with 35573 views | sainthelens |
For the cricket followers on here, who's your fancy?
I've had good wedge on India. England will find a way to fck it up, and as long as the Indians arnt too knackered after the IPL I think they'll be to strong. |  | | |  |
| Cricket world cup on 08:06 - Jun 8 with 1609 views | sainthelens |
Bangladesh 5/1 to beat England today in Cardiff. England should be too strong, BUT if Bangladesh win the toss and bowl on what'll be a damp pitch.....worth a punt I wonder?? | | | |
| Cricket world cup on 08:08 - Jun 8 with 1606 views | ladyjack |
The other wash out over here scuppered any chance my team had of qualifying, if I remember right, cant be arsed to check.
Was yesterday result good for ABE's ?, there should be no chance of England not qualifying as they are expected to win it in many quarters, the last WC was a great tournament for ABE's England did not get out of a group of 7 teams with 4 qualifying, they lost every single game they played against the other test playing nations which was Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, NZ and Oz.
Disappointed my second team NZ lost in the final [pity they were away from home in the final]. |  | | |
| Cricket world cup on 11:36 - Jun 8 with 1555 views | raynor94 |
England heading for 400 at this rate |  |
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| Cricket world cup on 11:46 - Jun 8 with 1550 views | sainthelens |
Annoying that ther's no Bumble in the commentary box for this tournament. | | | |
| Cricket world cup on 11:58 - Jun 8 with 1537 views | dickythorpe |
I like Rob Key. Nasser is annoying. |  | | |
| Cricket world cup on 12:06 - Jun 8 with 1528 views | Cooperman |
| Cricket world cup on 11:46 - Jun 8 by sainthelens |
Annoying that ther's no Bumble in the commentary box for this tournament. |
What's up with him? |  |
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| Cricket world cup on 12:18 - Jun 8 with 1513 views | dickythorpe |
I think he's contracted for the T2O on sky, so he's sitting this event out. | | | |
| Cricket world cup on 12:18 - Jun 8 with 1513 views | sainthelens |
| Cricket world cup on 12:06 - Jun 8 by Cooperman |
What's up with him? |
They just havnt selected him. Is there bit of ageism going on?
Hope he's back for the Ashes. | | | |
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| Cricket world cup on 12:26 - Jun 8 with 1507 views | dickythorpe |
Roy gets to his hundred due to sloppy fielding and clatters the umpire!!! 
Bangladesh are a disgrace in the field today | | | |
| Cricket world cup on 12:42 - Jun 8 with 1489 views | Banosswan |
Next wicket to fall I assume they'll bring buttler in? |  |
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| Cricket world cup on 16:18 - Jun 8 with 1448 views | exiledclaseboy |
Not a great day for England detractors so far. And who suggested Jason Roy might be dropped? |  |
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| Cricket world cup on 16:34 - Jun 8 with 1430 views | union_jack |
| Cricket world cup on 16:18 - Jun 8 by exiledclaseboy |
Not a great day for England detractors so far. And who suggested Jason Roy might be dropped? |
I said it would be harsh on him if he was. But that’s the way to address you critics. Great knock and hats off to Buttler as well.
Bangladesh sort of making a fist if it but I fear the run rate is going to run away from them. Well I hope so!! |  |
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| Cricket world cup on 09:49 - Jun 9 with 1361 views | sainthelens |
Potentially the best game so far today. Stern test for both sides. Am hoping India put down a real marker now for the others. | | | |
| Cricket world cup on 09:51 - Jun 9 with 1360 views | exiledclaseboy |
| Cricket world cup on 09:49 - Jun 9 by sainthelens |
Potentially the best game so far today. Stern test for both sides. Am hoping India put down a real marker now for the others. |
Should be a cracker today. I fancy Australia to win. | |
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| Cricket world cup on 11:54 - Jun 9 with 1335 views | JACKMANANDBOY |
| Cricket world cup on 09:51 - Jun 9 by exiledclaseboy |
Should be a cracker today. I fancy Australia to win. |
I'd prefer India, just to keep quiet a few Aussie friends who have started to show their heads after a few difficult months! |  |
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| Cricket world cup on 12:08 - Jun 9 with 1331 views | sainthelens |
India on for 350...come on my lovely boys. | | | |
| Cricket world cup on 17:43 - Jun 9 with 1295 views | CountyJim |
The amount of times the wickets have been hit and bails stay on is ridiculous now |  | | |
| Cricket world cup on 22:24 - Jun 9 with 1254 views | Fergal |
Bumble's guide to Cardiff:
The ground:Â It's a Marmite venue. It's a personal thing but I'm afraid it just doesn't do it for me. I'd much rather have Swansea. I used to love playing at the old St Helen's ground. You had to come down all those steps to get a duck and walk all the way back up again….
Out and about:Â Take a flak jacket. It's not a place for the faint hearted, is this. It's a place that frightens me to death! But there are a few good pubs in the city centre. There's the Cottage, the Old Arcade and the Cambrian Tap. All three are refuge from the mayhem you'll find in Cardiff on a Friday and Saturday night but I'm afraid I'm not an expert on the restaurants because I just scuttle back into my hotel and get room service... But I do know Le Monde is a cracking fish restaurant popular with cricket folk. |  | | |
| Cricket world cup on 10:54 - Jun 10 with 1190 views | WarwickHunt |
| Cricket world cup on 22:24 - Jun 9 by Fergal |
Bumble's guide to Cardiff:
The ground:Â It's a Marmite venue. It's a personal thing but I'm afraid it just doesn't do it for me. I'd much rather have Swansea. I used to love playing at the old St Helen's ground. You had to come down all those steps to get a duck and walk all the way back up again….
Out and about:Â Take a flak jacket. It's not a place for the faint hearted, is this. It's a place that frightens me to death! But there are a few good pubs in the city centre. There's the Cottage, the Old Arcade and the Cambrian Tap. All three are refuge from the mayhem you'll find in Cardiff on a Friday and Saturday night but I'm afraid I'm not an expert on the restaurants because I just scuttle back into my hotel and get room service... But I do know Le Monde is a cracking fish restaurant popular with cricket folk. |
Most of the old county players loved playing at St. Helen’s. Not least because the Glamorgan players gave them guided tours of the Mumbles/Gower pubs in the evenings. |  | | |
| Cricket world cup on 12:04 - Jun 10 with 1169 views | theloneranger |
| Cricket world cup on 10:54 - Jun 10 by WarwickHunt |
Most of the old county players loved playing at St. Helen’s. Not least because the Glamorgan players gave them guided tours of the Mumbles/Gower pubs in the evenings. |
Richie Benaud always said it was his favourite ground. |  |
| Everyday above ground ... Is a good day! 😎 |
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| Cricket world cup on 12:22 - Jun 10 with 1158 views | WarwickHunt |
| Cricket world cup on 12:04 - Jun 10 by theloneranger |
Richie Benaud always said it was his favourite ground. |
And John Arlott's.
The. Gods. Have. Spoken.
Arlott was a great friend of Dylan Thomas and wrote a poem about cricket at St. Helen's.
CRICKET AT SWANSEA
(Glamorgan in the Field)
From the top of the hill top pavilion
The sea is a cheat to the eye.
Where it secretly seeps into coastline
Or fades in the fellow-grey sky;
But the crease-marks are sharp on
the green
As the axe's first taste of the tree,
And keen is the Welshmen's assault
As the freshening fret from the sea.
The ball is a withering weapon,
Fraught with a strong-fingered spin,
And the fieldsmen, with fingers
prehensile
Are the arms of attack moving in.
In the field of a new Cymric mission
With outcricket cruel as a cat
They pounce on the perilous snick
As it breaks from the spin-harried bat.
On this turf, the remembered of rugby
'The Invincibles' - came by their name,
And now in the calm of the clubhouse
Frown down from their
old-fashioned frame.
Their might has outlived their
moustaches,
For photos fade faster than fame;
And this cricket rekindles the temper
Of their high-tramping, scrummaging
game,
Intense as an Eisteddfod anthem
It burns down the day like a flame.
[Post edited 10 Jun 2019 12:30]
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| Cricket world cup on 12:34 - Jun 10 with 1147 views | WarwickHunt |
It's worth picking up "What Sport Tells Us About Life" by Ed Smith (current England Selector) for the lovely, elegiac essay on St. Helen's.
The rest of it is pretty good too... | | | |
| Cricket world cup on 13:22 - Jun 12 with 1061 views | sainthelens |
Nice to see Pakistan reverting back to "type" . | | | |
| Cricket world cup on 15:16 - Jun 12 with 1034 views | Banosswan |
| Cricket world cup on 13:22 - Jun 12 by sainthelens |
Nice to see Pakistan reverting back to "type" . |
Taking the last 8 wickets for 84 runs? | |
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| Cricket world cup on 15:19 - Jun 12 with 1031 views | sainthelens |
| Cricket world cup on 15:16 - Jun 12 by Banosswan |
Taking the last 8 wickets for 84 runs? |
What I meant was how unpredictable they are. They've now made a blinding start chasing....anyone's guess ? | | | |
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