stewie griffin 2:45 Mon Apr 16
Indian Premier League/County Cricket
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Has anyone been watching this? Picked a 'team' to support?
I was watching it last night, and noticed that Ryan TEN DOESCHATE has been snapped up by one franchise, and Owais SHAH has been the star of the show for another (60 off 26 balls yesterday).
Then I got to thinking about Alastair COOK and Ravinder BOPARA being unavailable for Essex due to England duty, and realised that Essex are now without their 4 best frontline batsmen.
Then it dawned on me how excellent it is that Essex have still managed to WIN the only Championship fixture they've played this season.
Then I began to wonder if any other county contributes as much to England and World Cricket as Essex. I concluded that they do not.
That is all.
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Sven Roeder
11:33 Tue May 29
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By the way i think ANY win by SA in the series would take them above England to number 1.
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Sven Roeder
11:32 Tue May 29
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re the ICC Test rankings table there is a calculator at :
http://icc-cricket.yahoo.net/match_zone/test_predictor.php
Fill in the expected results in the boxes at the bottom and the table updates on the right.
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Mr. Burns
2:16 Tue May 29
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Looks like the Essex boys had a good night in Amsterdam yesterday. Fucking sort it out!!
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Westside
12:43 Tue May 29
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Davenport, guide to ICC rankings caluclations here:-
http://www.ehow.com/how_6916968_calculate-icc-rankings.html
They are designed to give you more points, for beating stonger opponents. So say beating the current England team , will get you more ranking points than beating Bangladesh. You get points for each test match win and each series win. England had to beat India 4 - 0 last year, to get to no 1 in the world, in tests.
I haven't checked the latest tables, but I believe SA will be no 1 in tests, if they beat England. Happy to defer to anybody who actually knows.
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Davenport
12:35 Tue May 29
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Can any of you enlighten me as to how the world rankings work in TEST MATCH CRICKET?
If the PROTEAS Win can they overtake us?
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Coffee
10:52 Tue May 29
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You can say that again!
I've been in Bengal (West and East) for about 20 years. Sometimes I love it, other times it drives you to a place way beyond distraction.
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phonicshammer
10:50 Tue May 29
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i booked a 3 month trip starting in India. Didnt know England were playing there until I got to Kolkata. right result!! How long you been there? All i can say is India is a very very odd place.
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Coffee
10:39 Tue May 29
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It is cleaner these days (wasn't always!).
I was also at that T20 England vs India game. A good evening.
Were you there just for the cricket?
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phonicshammer
10:36 Tue May 29
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well thats where all the english fans seemed to be based!!! thought Kolkata was a lot cleaner than the rest of the dirty shit holes in India i went to!
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Coffee
9:54 Tue May 29
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phonics
FMOB!
I 'served' a year in Sudder Street years ago, now do my best to avoid it!
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phonicshammer
9:52 Tue May 29
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Coffee 7:57 Tue May 29
I was in Kolkata for the England T20 last October. Loved it!! Sudder Street is where its at!
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Coffee
7:57 Tue May 29
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Just went to watch the KKR victory parade. Thousands and thousands of people lining the road, shouting and pushing and jostling as if their lives depended on a glimpse of the victors - and that in 40 degrees heat and heavy humidity. (Wouldn't be surprised to see and injury or two before the team reaches Eden Gardens...)
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Hugh Monteith
7:52 Mon May 28
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Another correct profesy by that man Coffers
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Coffee
5:14 Mon May 28
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Awesome win by the Knight Riders last night, and a series of really superb displays throughout the tournament.
KKR captain, Gautam Gambhir, said that there's only one word to describe the victory: mission accomplished.
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Coffee
6:10 Sat May 26
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Tomorrow's tender dream sees the Knight Riders smashing Chennai to kingdom come.
8.00pm IST 3.30pm BST
Don't miss it.
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Hugh Monteith
6:04 Sat May 26
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justafa there is an echo in your canyon.
hold it close to where the heart beats in time with the aspect of tomorrows tender dream
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JustAFatKevinDavies
8:30 Fri May 25
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still a disgusting shithole full of chavy cunts id guess bootsio?
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LeroysBoots
8:26 Fri May 25
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How did Kent get on today?
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E12IronsE12
4:45 Fri May 25
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Anyone watching the second qualifier? This is brutal stuff from Chennai.
Having dominated the group stages, Delhi appear to have choked when it really matters. Leaving Morne Morkel out of the starting line-up has to be one of the bizarrest decisions I've ever witnessed!
Still, with Sehwag, Warner, Jayawardene and Taylor in the DD batting line-up, I'm not counting my chickens just yet!
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E12IronsE12
2:41 Thu May 10
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Rather impressive from David Warner. Pity as I was patting myself on the back after backing Deccan pre match.
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E12IronsE12
2:10 Tue May 8
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Would have been better if he'd found his team mate with the throw!
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