This should please Canters, El Presidente et al - Tom Curran has been added to the ODI in the Windies as cover for the injured Jake Ball.
Will be a superstar. Imagine what a 1 day team we will have in a couple of years with Roy,Hales,Root,Buttler,Stokes,Wood,Curran all in the side at their peak- shame we dont have an emerging spinner or two. Its almost like the Lampard.Gerrard era - and look what success that brought us.
I'm very pleased at the idea. He is ans will be a top top player. I'm slightly concerned it's a little too early for him. But he has done well on the lions tour and Flower has been singing his praises.
My view is that he's been over bowled a Surrey particularly last yeah when we relied on him a bit too much. He bowled the most overs for a seamer in the championship by a long long way. Thats caused him to lose a bit of pace and we've been lucky that he hasn't got injured. Think he is a couple of years off his best in terms of skills. But you will always get a good workhorse performance out of him.
But he's very talented and will benefit from being on the tour!
His brother seems to be the one whose talent will have poems written of it, but glad for him - seems to be a consistent performer
To a certain extent yes Sam looks like he will have the more talent. I think a lot of that is to do with the fact that he is a left armer and that he broke through at 17 and that he bats as well (although I recjon Tom will bat 7 in a few years) He is yet to find anything like the consistency of Tom in the longer format but is probably more likely to bowl that magic spell. So I guess they compliment each other well.
West Indies win the toss and put England in. With almost all of their "stars" missing, this is a very inexperienced Windies side. Billings opens and Finn comes in too.
India in trouble again. 189 all out with Rahul top scoring with 90 and Lyon taking 8-50! In reply Australia are 40-0.
Funny to see Kohli shoulder arms again and to see him look at the umpire with total incredulity at being given out LBW by Nigel Llong. Needless to say he reviewed it and it showed him to be absolutely plumb! Mind you if you were the batsman at the other end you'd hardly discourage Kohli from reviewing - the consequences of doing so and subsequent replays showing that the ball would have missed would surely mean the end of that player's career there and then.
India in trouble again. 189 all out with Rahul top scoring with 90 and Lyon taking 8-50! In reply Australia are 40-0.
Funny to see Kohli shoulder arms again and to see him look at the umpire with total incredulity at being given out LBW by Nigel Llong. Needless to say he reviewed it and it showed him to be absolutely plumb! Mind you if you were the batsman at the other end you'd hardly discourage Kohli from reviewing - the consequences of doing so and subsequent replays showing that the ball would have missed would surely mean the end of that player's career there and then.
Kohli really is suffering in this series. Given out LBW by Nigel Llong for 15 (just 28 in 3 innings now) he reviews the decision in a nanosecond as he thinks he's hit it - only for it to be called "umpire's call".
He is then seen walking off the pitch showing his bat to the camera and crowd - it's about time that the authorities started to clamp down on his arrogance. In fact he could learn a lot from Sachin regarding being both a classy batsman and person.
This Test is coming to an interesting climax. Australia are 75-4 and require another 113 to win.
We've just had another incident involving Kohli though in this instance he was probably correct to complain. Smith was given out LBW and was looking up at his own players and support staff for an indication as to whether or not he should review it. Kohli came rushing in but Nigel Llong had already intervened.
Ashes cricketers will have to watch their step when they take to the field later this year with the Marylebone Cricket Club confirming on Tuesday their plans to implement new laws that will see players sent off for serious acts of misconduct.
In a range of new rules to come into effect in October, the MCC will also clamp down on the size of bats in a bid to “redress the balance between bat and ball”.
The changes, which include other on-field sanctions such as penalty runs for poor player behaviour, will come into effect in time for the 2017-18 Ashes series, to be played on Australian soil between November and January.
Bats, which have steadily increased in thickness over recent years and prompted accusations in some quarters that batsmen now hold an unfair advantage over bowlers, will be limited to maximum dimensions of 108mm in width, 67mm in depth with 40mm edges.
John Stephenson, the MCC’s head of cricket said it was the right time to consolidate the piecemeal changes made since the last code of laws was drawn up in 2000.
“The bat size issue has been heavily scrutinised and discussed in recent years,” Stephenson said. “We believe the maximum dimensions we have set will help redress the balance between bat and ball, while still allowing the explosive, big hitting we all enjoy.”
Umpires will be equipped with powers to deliver sanctions on the pitch, the severity of which will depend of the nature of the offence, according to a four-level sliding scale.
Excessive appealing and showing dissent at an umpire’s decision is at the lower end of the scale and could result in five penalty runs awarded to the opposition.
A level four offence – such as threatening an umpire or committing an act of violence – will result in five penalty runs and the removal of the offending player from the pitch. If that player is batting, he or she will be recorded as “retired out”.
Throwing the ball at (level two) or assaulting (level three) an opposition player will be punishable by penalty runs and “sin-binning” for a number of overs, depending on the format of the game.
“We felt the time had come to introduce sanctions for poor player behaviour and research told us that a growing number of umpires at grass roots level were leaving the game because of it,” Stephenson said.
“Hopefully these sanctions will give them more confidence to handle disciplinary issues efficiently, whilst providing a deterrent to the players.”
Other changes to be implemented include be the number of modes of dismissal being reduced from 10 to nine – “handled the ball” being subsumed into “obstructing the field” – and a change to the Mankad rule, making it easier to execute. Batsmen will, however, be protected from “bouncing bat” run outs.
The new code of laws will also be the first edition to be gender neutral, with terms such as “fielder” used. However, the term “batsman” will remain in use over the divisive “batter” as, according to the MCC, “it is seen as a term of the game that is equally applicable to females”.
Ashes cricketers will have to watch their step when they take to the field later this year with the Marylebone Cricket Club confirming on Tuesday their plans to implement new laws that will see players sent off for serious acts of misconduct.
In a range of new rules to come into effect in October, the MCC will also clamp down on the size of bats in a bid to “redress the balance between bat and ball”.
The changes, which include other on-field sanctions such as penalty runs for poor player behaviour, will come into effect in time for the 2017-18 Ashes series, to be played on Australian soil between November and January.
Bats, which have steadily increased in thickness over recent years and prompted accusations in some quarters that batsmen now hold an unfair advantage over bowlers, will be limited to maximum dimensions of 108mm in width, 67mm in depth with 40mm edges.
John Stephenson, the MCC’s head of cricket said it was the right time to consolidate the piecemeal changes made since the last code of laws was drawn up in 2000.
“The bat size issue has been heavily scrutinised and discussed in recent years,” Stephenson said. “We believe the maximum dimensions we have set will help redress the balance between bat and ball, while still allowing the explosive, big hitting we all enjoy.”
Umpires will be equipped with powers to deliver sanctions on the pitch, the severity of which will depend of the nature of the offence, according to a four-level sliding scale.
Excessive appealing and showing dissent at an umpire’s decision is at the lower end of the scale and could result in five penalty runs awarded to the opposition.
A level four offence – such as threatening an umpire or committing an act of violence – will result in five penalty runs and the removal of the offending player from the pitch. If that player is batting, he or she will be recorded as “retired out”.
Throwing the ball at (level two) or assaulting (level three) an opposition player will be punishable by penalty runs and “sin-binning” for a number of overs, depending on the format of the game.
“We felt the time had come to introduce sanctions for poor player behaviour and research told us that a growing number of umpires at grass roots level were leaving the game because of it,” Stephenson said.
“Hopefully these sanctions will give them more confidence to handle disciplinary issues efficiently, whilst providing a deterrent to the players.”
Other changes to be implemented include be the number of modes of dismissal being reduced from 10 to nine – “handled the ball” being subsumed into “obstructing the field” – and a change to the Mankad rule, making it easier to execute. Batsmen will, however, be protected from “bouncing bat” run outs.
The new code of laws will also be the first edition to be gender neutral, with terms such as “fielder” used. However, the term “batsman” will remain in use over the divisive “batter” as, according to the MCC, “it is seen as a term of the game that is equally applicable to females”.
These are positive first steps but the MCC also needs to address the overtly racist dress code of test cricket. It's whites only policy is outdated, offensive and needs to be challenged. I'm shocked that Leuth hasn't started a campaign about it.
Ashes cricketers will have to watch their step when they take to the field later this year with the Marylebone Cricket Club confirming on Tuesday their plans to implement new laws that will see players sent off for serious acts of misconduct.
In a range of new rules to come into effect in October, the MCC will also clamp down on the size of bats in a bid to “redress the balance between bat and ball”.
The changes, which include other on-field sanctions such as penalty runs for poor player behaviour, will come into effect in time for the 2017-18 Ashes series, to be played on Australian soil between November and January.
Bats, which have steadily increased in thickness over recent years and prompted accusations in some quarters that batsmen now hold an unfair advantage over bowlers, will be limited to maximum dimensions of 108mm in width, 67mm in depth with 40mm edges.
John Stephenson, the MCC’s head of cricket said it was the right time to consolidate the piecemeal changes made since the last code of laws was drawn up in 2000.
“The bat size issue has been heavily scrutinised and discussed in recent years,” Stephenson said. “We believe the maximum dimensions we have set will help redress the balance between bat and ball, while still allowing the explosive, big hitting we all enjoy.”
Umpires will be equipped with powers to deliver sanctions on the pitch, the severity of which will depend of the nature of the offence, according to a four-level sliding scale.
Excessive appealing and showing dissent at an umpire’s decision is at the lower end of the scale and could result in five penalty runs awarded to the opposition.
A level four offence – such as threatening an umpire or committing an act of violence – will result in five penalty runs and the removal of the offending player from the pitch. If that player is batting, he or she will be recorded as “retired out”.
Throwing the ball at (level two) or assaulting (level three) an opposition player will be punishable by penalty runs and “sin-binning” for a number of overs, depending on the format of the game.
“We felt the time had come to introduce sanctions for poor player behaviour and research told us that a growing number of umpires at grass roots level were leaving the game because of it,” Stephenson said.
“Hopefully these sanctions will give them more confidence to handle disciplinary issues efficiently, whilst providing a deterrent to the players.”
Other changes to be implemented include be the number of modes of dismissal being reduced from 10 to nine – “handled the ball” being subsumed into “obstructing the field” – and a change to the Mankad rule, making it easier to execute. Batsmen will, however, be protected from “bouncing bat” run outs.
The new code of laws will also be the first edition to be gender neutral, with terms such as “fielder” used. However, the term “batsman” will remain in use over the divisive “batter” as, according to the MCC, “it is seen as a term of the game that is equally applicable to females”.
These are positive first steps but the MCC also needs to address the overtly racist dress code of test cricket. It's whites only policy is outdated, offensive and needs to be challenged. I'm shocked that Leuth hasn't started a campaign about it.
As a more serious aside so far as clothing is concerned, I found out at a meeting with the Director of the Kent Academy on Sunday, that Andrew Strauss has sent, via the ECB, a directive that all County one day U15 matches and upwards will be white ball games and that they should also be playing a couple of 3 day matches every season. The rationale being that too many of the young players aren't being exposed to the white ball or longer form of the game 'til they actually get into the County 2nd X1.
If Seb is still part of the Kent set up next year, when he will be U15, it is likely to affect his parents far more than him - in the pocket with the cost of the extra coloured clothing!
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Imagine what a 1 day team we will have in a couple of years with Roy,Hales,Root,Buttler,Stokes,Wood,Curran all in the side at their peak- shame we dont have an emerging spinner or two.
Its almost like the Lampard.Gerrard era - and look what success that brought us.
My view is that he's been over bowled a Surrey particularly last yeah when we relied on him a bit too much. He bowled the most overs for a seamer in the championship by a long long way. Thats caused him to lose a bit of pace and we've been lucky that he hasn't got injured. Think he is a couple of years off his best in terms of skills. But you will always get a good workhorse performance out of him.
But he's very talented and will benefit from being on the tour!
Liam Livingstone gets a century in each innings playing for the Lions in Sri Lanka. Good to see an English batsman able to play spin!
WI 39-3 11.4 overs.
The England fan doing the moonwalk. He is/was a Charlton fan. Does anyone know him ?
108-4 24.3 overs.
England win by 45 runs
Funny to see Kohli shoulder arms again and to see him look at the umpire with total incredulity at being given out LBW by Nigel Llong. Needless to say he reviewed it and it showed him to be absolutely plumb! Mind you if you were the batsman at the other end you'd hardly discourage Kohli from reviewing - the consequences of doing so and subsequent replays showing that the ball would have missed would surely mean the end of that player's career there and then.
https://streamable.com/et4wv
And for the Kent supporters, D B-D top scored today for the Lions against Sri Lanka A with 51.
He is then seen walking off the pitch showing his bat to the camera and crowd - it's about time that the authorities started to clamp down on his arrogance. In fact he could learn a lot from Sachin regarding being both a classy batsman and person.
We've just had another incident involving Kohli though in this instance he was probably correct to complain. Smith was given out LBW and was looking up at his own players and support staff for an indication as to whether or not he should review it. Kohli came rushing in but Nigel Llong had already intervened.
In a range of new rules to come into effect in October, the MCC will also clamp down on the size of bats in a bid to “redress the balance between bat and ball”.
The changes, which include other on-field sanctions such as penalty runs for poor player behaviour, will come into effect in time for the 2017-18 Ashes series, to be played on Australian soil between November and January.
Bats, which have steadily increased in thickness over recent years and prompted accusations in some quarters that batsmen now hold an unfair advantage over bowlers, will be limited to maximum dimensions of 108mm in width, 67mm in depth with 40mm edges.
John Stephenson, the MCC’s head of cricket said it was the right time to consolidate the piecemeal changes made since the last code of laws was drawn up in 2000.
“The bat size issue has been heavily scrutinised and discussed in recent years,” Stephenson said. “We believe the maximum dimensions we have set will help redress the balance between bat and ball, while still allowing the explosive, big hitting we all enjoy.”
Umpires will be equipped with powers to deliver sanctions on the pitch, the severity of which will depend of the nature of the offence, according to a four-level sliding scale.
Excessive appealing and showing dissent at an umpire’s decision is at the lower end of the scale and could result in five penalty runs awarded to the opposition.
A level four offence – such as threatening an umpire or committing an act of violence – will result in five penalty runs and the removal of the offending player from the pitch. If that player is batting, he or she will be recorded as “retired out”.
Throwing the ball at (level two) or assaulting (level three) an opposition player will be punishable by penalty runs and “sin-binning” for a number of overs, depending on the format of the game.
“We felt the time had come to introduce sanctions for poor player behaviour and research told us that a growing number of umpires at grass roots level were leaving the game because of it,” Stephenson said.
“Hopefully these sanctions will give them more confidence to handle disciplinary issues efficiently, whilst providing a deterrent to the players.”
Other changes to be implemented include be the number of modes of dismissal being reduced from 10 to nine – “handled the ball” being subsumed into “obstructing the field” – and a change to the Mankad rule, making it easier to execute. Batsmen will, however, be protected from “bouncing bat” run outs.
The new code of laws will also be the first edition to be gender neutral, with terms such as “fielder” used. However, the term “batsman” will remain in use over the divisive “batter” as, according to the MCC, “it is seen as a term of the game that is equally applicable to females”.
If Seb is still part of the Kent set up next year, when he will be U15, it is likely to affect his parents far more than him - in the pocket with the cost of the extra coloured clothing!