International Cricket Thread

[ad hoc]

347/6 at stumps. Turned into a very intriguing days play after a brutal start

[Tubby Isaacs]

Amazing effort from Amelia Kerr.

Amelia's got her own thread. Actually, I see what you're doing there- she can go on here with all the top players, right?

I didn't know she was bothering with her batting so much. Unbelievable effort.

[Tubby Isaacs]

Looks like England are jogging to victory here, so let's just reflect on this extraordinary scorecard from NZ-W-Ire-W. Tubby, wasn't it you with the cricketing crush on Amelia Kerr?

http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/1...d-england-2018

Ha ha, yes. I spotted her potential early, by watching youtube. Rather like some Premier League football managers signing multi-million players, except good.

[Kevin S]

Two wickets in quick succession for AFG. India 440/9.

[ad hoc]

Oof. Afghanistan lose their first ever test wicket - to a run out.

[ad hoc]

And as I type that they lose their second 21/2

[Kevin S]

Four down...

[Kevin S]

Five.

Ok, so it'll be an innings and how many? 200? 250? India made 474.

[Kevin S]

Or it might end up even more. Afghanistan are 415 behind and now have 14 wickets left in the match. 59/6.

[Kevin S]

Around 50 overs left today. Has a team ever lost 20 wickets in one day?

[Kevin S]

Yes - at least three times.
https://www.dawn.com/news/691513

[Kevin S]

Mujeeb Ur Rahman has just gone 6, 4, 4, Stumped in consecutive balls. That's the way to finish an innings! AFG 109 all out, which is 365 behind.

[Kevin S]

First wicket of their follow-on has fallen, with 19 on the board. Deficit of 346 with 9 wickets left.

[Kevin S]

Blink and you'll miss it. 24/4.

[Kevin S]

97/8 so 268 the deficit. Are there enough overs left today for India to finish it in two days?

[diggedy derek]

Yes there were. Ah well. Afghanistan will come again.

[Satchmo Distel]

Kohli gave this is a miss, citing an injury that may or may not be genuine.

[diggedy derek]

Interesting in the deciding Eng SA women's ODI, where South Africa have made very slow progress to around 150 with ten overs left, but a big partnership building and starting to manoeuvre the ball impressively. England applied an impressive chokehold early on with Brunt and Shrubsole, but they've dropped three important catches and are paying for them.

[Ray de Galles]

Kohli gave this is a miss, citing an injury that may or may not be genuine.

He cancelled his planned short term deal with Surrey (to warm up for the series with England) because of the same injury, didn't he?

[diggedy derek]

A clatter of wickets leaves South Africa seven down and struggling to get to 250.

[diggedy derek]

A good, solid chase from England gets the job done. Beaumont was brilliant, but Heather Knight’s innings crucial also - she kept nudging ot around and scores at just under a run a ball with no boundaries for a good half hour or so of her innings. She was dropped on single figures, too.

[diggedy derek]

England (men) are inserted by Australia, and Morgan is out, which means the nicest sounding captain in world cricket, Jos Buttler.

[nmrfox]

Going to be an interesting day 5 in St Lucia with all 3 results possible. Hoping that the weather and/or ball tampering protests don't intervene.

[Satchmo Distel]

4 possible results if you include the tie. Umpires being more vigilant about sweets than some previous series I can recall.

[Capybara]

They are talking about a possible 500 on the wireless. But Bairstow's out.