Cricket

[RichC]

England wrapping this test up, it's been a pretty poor display for test cricket. 2 days and half and hour today to beat SA by 9 wickets.

[Cormack74]

Deepti Sharma take a bow.

Or not.

The first woman cricketer to use "Mankad" to take an international wicket

[RichC]

Really bad form that, made worse by trying to defend their actions. They were the better team but it was pretty poor sporting behaviour

[ChesterDave]

Don't think she had any intention of bowling that ball. She was in delivery stride with batter still in the crease.

I was reading the wikipedia list of incidents for it and it seems one woman for an associate nation did it 4 times in a T20 and her side still lost. It was also her debut

[ChesterDave]

[ame]https://twitter.com/TheBarmyArmy/status/1573977032060542976[/ame]

[Scratch]

Personally, I don't think the ball should be classed as "in play" until it has left the bowlers hand, not the delivery stride. That would put a stop to this type of dismissal.

Otherwise, make it mandatory that the bowling side must give a warning first.

[Le Chef]

Personally, I don't think the ball should be classed as "in play" until it has left the bowlers hand, not the delivery stride. That would put a stop to this type of dismissal.

Otherwise, make it mandatory that the bowling side must give a warning first.

Agreed, but I recall Butler taking liberties a way back and he refused to retreat.Warningd to happen 1 to 2 times, thereafter its fair game

[ChesterDave]

Only just realised that Ireland chased that Scotland score down with an over to spare. They needed 95 off 48 and got them in 42. Crazy poor finish from Scotland

[RichC]

Not good to see, if guilty I hope he's suitably punished.

Sri Lanka suspend Danushka Gunathilaka after rape charge at T20 World Cup in Australia

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/63539359

[RichC]

Absolute masterclass from England, battered India winning by 10 wickets.

[Yozza]

Carnage - especially when you consider that Jofra Archer, Mark Wood, Jonny Bairstow, Reece Topley and Dawid Malan are all out injured.

[RichC]

Carnage - especially when you consider that Jofra Archer, Mark Wood, Jonny Bairstow, Reece Topley and Dawid Malan are all out injured.

That batting display was phenomenal, Butler and Hales absolutely took the Indian bowling attack apart.

Thought the England bowlers did well also, managed to restrict India until Hardik came in and cut loose a bit.

[Scratch]

Why do India play their T20 matches in that fashion? They seem to pace it early on, not taking advantage of the power play period at all, instead nudging it around and making sure they don't get out, and then blasting away in the final 10 overs? Surely T20 is a slog fest from ball one; a quickfire start, slow it down a little once the field spreads, and then power away in the last 5 or so overs?

[Jas]

Why do India play their T20 matches in that fashion? They seem to pace it early on, not taking advantage of the power play period at all, instead nudging it around and making sure they don't get out, and then blasting away in the final 10 overs? Surely T20 is a slog fest from ball one; a quickfire start, slow it down a little once the field spreads, and then power away in the last 5 or so overs?

India don’t bat as deep as England so they are not as aggressive from the off. Today was England at it’s best, put the Indian bowlers under pressure from the off and never let up.

[Shaggy]

Washout forecast for the final ffs. Reserve day in doubt too. In the event of little to no cricket, the trophy is shared! What a joke.