Cricinfo gives close of play scores with the not out batsmen so you can derive a card from that, but don't know of any full scorecards with bowling figures etc.
Amusing commentators curse here, lots of talk about how good batting conditions are and it's a Jason Roy day then he gets out to a flashing drive in the fourth over, now Cook has said that he expects England to get 300 plus then Root is dismissed next ball.
Quick cricket question. Anyone know where I might find full scorecards at the end of each day for the 2019 Headingley Test? For a cricket mad kid to look at while he listens?
Walker hosted the John Player League on BBC2 on Sundays in the 1970s (1.55pm to 6.45pm from memory). His big feature was the teatime interview between innings. I think he disappeared from national TV after Sunday Grandstand started in 1981 (which was also when Tests started to play on the middle Sunday).
I mainly knew him from his broadcasting, especially on BBC Wales, and loved his voice. Meeting him (along with Bill McLaren) when I was young and my ambition was to be a commentator was something I still cherish, a lovely man.
"It's going to be a great Test match" - Simon Mann.
I'd forgotten about the rain on the first day, so far they've bowled four overs and Archer has got Harris out. Looking forward to hearing Jim Maxwell call the shipping forecast, Sir Geoffrey coming off his long run at tea on the second day discussing England's batting and actually getting to hear the full conclusion. I went on holiday that blisteringly hot Sunday lunchtime and there was a lass on the train listening to TMS and keeping several people up to date. Stokes hit the winning runs just as I got off the train and I went straight for a celebratory pint.
Christ, just reread the last few pages of this thread and it's the strongest reminder of how much I'm missing sport in a while. I still can't get with watching or listening to old fixtures, it just seems to rub in what I'm missing now,
I'm loath to mention the 'article' produced by a 'newspaper' today or indeed to mention the publication or the individual here lest it lead to some kind of alert thing.
Utterly awful rag sinking to new depths. I hope the ECB ban their 'reporters'.
As ever, Vic Marks has had a blinding summer and this article is a particularly good post script to it. I especially like Jack Leach's stories about his chats with Lyon and Smith after The Oval Test :
Other way round surely. If the SACB and the WICB had substantially more money, then there would be much less financial incentive for some of their young players to decide that playing in/for England would be better for them.
The criteria change was to follow an ICC change. But I agree, if the players become eligible then England will chose them. Better to create a situation where elite cricketers in test playing nations can make their livelihood there without it being better economically to come to England.
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