Cricket Thread

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Bazoaxe Nov 2023 3:17pm, 19 Nov 2023 25,934 posts	0 Bazoaxe Head has batted really well today.
SPR Nov 2023 3:23pm, 19 Nov 2023 43,276 posts	0 SPR Agree re Head. As they're saying on the commentary now, the ball was moving loads when he came in.
SPR Nov 2023 3:28pm, 19 Nov 2023 43,277 posts	0 SPR Thing is, it's clearly easier batting conditions now which is why Australia fielded first. India could have batted better but there's more pressure when you're expecting the other team to have the better of conditions.
5km_is_plenty Nov 2023 3:29pm, 19 Nov 2023 430 posts	0 5km_is_plenty I have liked the batting at the other end to Head. Clear, protecting his wicket.
Surrey Phil Nov 2023 7:03pm, 19 Nov 2023 9,969 posts	0 Surrey Phil India have had a good tournament. Pity that their only flop was in the final.
Oscar the Grouch Nov 2023 1:47pm, 21 Nov 2023 6,791 posts	0 Oscar the Grouch Who is your all time favourite commentator (we could have a cricket thread Death Match if there's sufficient interest?). I'm going to go with Johnners on the radio - some interesting stuff here en.wikipedia.org ...and the incomparable Richie on the TV. If anyone says Mark Nicholas, they will be banned
rf_fozzy Nov 2023 1:53pm, 21 Nov 2023 21,103 posts	0 rf_fozzy Commentator or summariser? technically (at least to me) there are no commentators on tv. They do much more of the job that the TMS summariser does. Commentator would be CMJ Summariser - either curtly or sir viv - don't say much, but when they do, it's important. Too many of the sky lot do what Vaughan has started doing in more recent years (when he came onto TMS, he was a breath of fresh air) - it's more about them, rather than the cricket and actual analysis of the game. Cook, at the moment, gets it most of the time. Steve Finn has also been quite good recently.
rf_fozzy Nov 2023 1:54pm, 21 Nov 2023 21,104 posts	0 rf_fozzy The other great TMS commentator was Tony Crozier of course.
Oscar the Grouch Nov 2023 1:55pm, 21 Nov 2023 6,792 posts	0 Oscar the Grouch Broadcaster? Person that says stuff on the tv or radio in relation to an ongoing game of cricket.
rf_fozzy Nov 2023 1:55pm, 21 Nov 2023 21,105 posts	0 rf_fozzy (and also for me, Alex Hartley has fallen into the Vaughan trap, as has Ebony Rainford-Brent).