We dont like Cricket.....

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After the dust has settled on another amazing chapter in the life of MCFC my focus now turns to the busy summer of Test Match cricket. With the retirement of Collingwood all the early season talk has been about his replacement in the side, who can bring what Colly did? Grit, Determination, Impossible catches and some canny bowling when needed. The ECB chose Morgan, i'd have gone for Bopara personally because of the bowling option he gives, but no doubt Morgan is going to be a wonderfull player. so the line up for the 1st Test v Sri Lanka is likelly to be :

Strauss (c)
Cook
Trott
Pietersen
Bell
Morgan
Prior (wk)
Broad
Swann
Anderson
Tremlett

This side should be capable of beating Sri Lanka on home soil, despite the talent they still have in their squad even with the retirement of Murali (thank fuck). Dangermen IMO are : Jayawardene, Mendis and, after a great start to his Lancs career, Maharoof (if selected).

Here's to a great summer, and a little reminder of our last succesfull Test series win

Very poor result, at the toughest place to win and the best squad in the division. it still looks like it will be between Lancs and Durham for the title but that was'nt the result i was looking for. Can you predict 700 AO next time please Den

Oh well a good thrashing around in the T20 will get rid of the frustration before we get back to the real cricket.

Roll on friday at Lords, at least England arel living up to expectation

Why I keep clicking on this topic is beyond me... Fucking hate fucking cricket!

Hope the sun starts shining soon so I can get out coz if I don't do that all I'm left with is wanking between now and the middle of August!

I hate fucking cricket!

I hate fucking cricket, I hate fucking cricket!!

I hate fucking cricket, I hate fucking cricket, I hate fucking cricket!!!


















































Oh by the way, did I mention... I HATE FUCKING CRICKET!!!!!

I hate tennis and that Scottish rag twat Murray pisses me right off
the ugly cunt
But I like cricket

I like cricket & I like tennis BUT I hate that Scottish twat Murray

I hope Nadal pisses all over him.

I just hope he beats him at tennis Tony

I too hate both tennis and Murray but for some reason i still end up watching it.

Yaya,
you like cricket really, you're just in dinial. It's ok fella we understand

I like watching wimbledon and do tune in to the majors, not a fan of the sweaty sock though, want to see him get beat every time i watch.

I rekon Evan is a closet cricket fan aswell Den

I am i the only one that thinks Vince is really a 5ft white bloke?

Surely with his West Indian roots, cricket should be in his blood?

That would make a lot of sense Daz. Maybe he is a cricket fan, but as the Windies are pretty shit at the moment he does'nt want to admit it

He could be Don Estelle

My dad does, he fucking loves it!

I have tried to watch it but I just bloody can't.

As for Andy Murray?.. He's a wank!!!

Well you will all be pleased to know Murray is being given a leson by Nadal, 1 set up already.

Luckily i was'nt around to see the start of the second test, as 3 early wickets went down. Cook (65no) and Bell (52) led the recovery, 136/4, lot of work to do, the stage is set for Morgan.

Ha ha Murray is getting spanked. 3 sets to nil. Useless Twat !

Good fight back by England. Where's Shaken to predict the score exactly ?

486 all out is a fantastic effort after a very poor start, does'nt seem to be much in the pitch for the bowlers, Sri 106/0 from 30 overs, wickets needed urgently.

What a difference a week makes, Sri Lanka 344/2 at lunch, still140 behind but with nothing in the pitch as yet, we could be batting to save this on the last day if things dont improve quickly.

after a good comeback by the bowlers yesterday, the batsmen have built a good lead which should prompt a declaration early afternoon, lets see if we can pull off another miracle like last week.

Two ex city players donned the whites locally in the last week
Nigel gleghorn played for sale in the over 40s league midweek and Dietmar hamann played for Alderley edge 2nds yesterday
It's a wonder more footballers don't play cricket in the close season,if nothing else to keep fitness levels up and most top sportsmen are usually pretty good at other sports

The poor lambs are so knackered after their tough season that they have to spend their whole time relaxing, partying & shagging birds other than their wives.

Hang on that's the same as during the season

Cant picture Hamman playing cricket, does'nt seem very german to me. Most of the local players round here turn out for the birmingham hospital charity game, but none of the 'stars' do because of insurance problems.

After the drawn last test the attention now turns to the Rose Bowl, late start due to the weather but should be some play today, good to have Jimmy back in, more of a wicket threat and not as expensive as his early years. Come on England, wrap up the series in style, then bring on India.

I'm back from my jollies now Tony to predict the scores . Take it 2nd test was drawn then? I've not read any papers for 2wks so i'm gonna have to do a bit of catching up here (as with the footy related things). Looking at the TV text i see Strauss has failed this morn again, but i expect England to pass SL score by atleast 100. I too agree Si, series will be won 2-0.

Right i'm gonna do some catching up on with the footy stuff (no signings yet i see).

Hope you had a good time Den, 2nd test wash a wash out mate, bit like this is turning into. In good shape to force a win out of this one though. Only Strauss not fired this series, must be saving it for the Indians.

Off topic, what do you think of Peter Shirtliff as No.2 ? (for Bury, not to replace Cook)

Pity sangakkarra is in horrible nick,he's one of my favourite players to watch,weather has spoilt this series and I don't think Sri Lanka want to be here
What an unfortunate name shirtliff is,he would have been destroyed at my school years and years ago

Its a shame the weather has ruined this test series, but its helped us make another important step up the ranking test side table. I agree Rich, Sangakara does'nt look interested, too much t20 i rekon, he'll be a different animal in the 1 dayers.

Hi Si, had a top time thanks mate.

Regarding Shirtliff, i think it's a decent signing for us really. He's been there and done it both as a player and manager, so his experience should hopefully form a good partnership with Barker.

I reckon England'll dismiss SL tomorrow afternoon, conceding a slender lead in the process. Win by 9wkts.

Agreed mate, he has loads of experience, roll on the new season, always good to see the local sides doing well.....except when they are beating City

Good batting from SL has made the draw favourite again, still time to win but it'll take some effort.

Spoke too soon, the weather will win the day again.

On a brighter note, Lancs have Notts 220/6 and Yorkies are giving Durham a good game in a rain effected match, Trust Colly to finally hit some form.

The Yorkies did us a massive favour yesterday batting all day for a draw, Durham picked up 11 points and hold a good lead. Lancs have had a great day so far, ended with a first innings defecit, but Mahmood and Hogg have ripped through Notts and have them at 91/7, the rain has stopped play but with a day and a half still to play, lots of time to wrap up the win and pick up some much needed bonus points.

Franks and Adams have put 100 on for the 8th wicket,the selfish bastards
Notts now over 200 in front

Just when you thought Lancs might win, they snatch probable defeat from the jaws of victory.
Lancs won't score over 220 to win

Yes they will Den, keep the faith dude. if the weather stays away that is

Certainly going to be a tense final day Si, that's for sure. All it'll take is 1 decent knock from someone and the win's ours.
1pt deduction for slow overrate yesterday, Keedy should have bowled more.lol

we bowl 47 overs, go off for rain 3 times and still get penalised, the rulemakers are pathetic ar'nt they. If Horton and Moore get us to 100 without loss we should win, seamer friendly conditions this morning though, and Trent Bridge is a tough place to play when the conditions suit the bowlers. It'll be a nipper

Do any of you go and watch Lancs?

I can get freebies for the 20/20's and one dayers and don't usually bother, so if anyone wants some, i can usually get them.

I only go now and again tbh Daz.
I've got a mate that works for LCCC and he gets me tickets when i want any but cheers anyway.

I've been to a few T20 matches but not a massive fan Daz, i prefer the longer form of the game tbh. I spent many a summer at OT when i was a kid, bit difficult to get there now, travel costs are crazy atm.

Lancs win by 6 wickets, Stephen Moore finally comes good (124no) 22 points in the bag (pending a 1 point deduction), great result. Durham next up, hopefully Chapple will be back and we can pick up the win to go top

Yep, great win for Lancs.
If Chapple does return next game, would you drop Brown and put Maharoof up the order a bit Si?
Brown had a decent start but seems to have struggled of late.

Difficult one Den, Durham have a great bowling attack and if Smith is coming in at 5 then i would'nt be 100% confident of getting 250+. I'd fancy Kerrigan possibly coming in aswell if its gonna be a turning wicket, Saj is very much a horses for courses kind of bowler so i'd think of resting him, i do think Chapple has been rested for this game with durham in mind so minimum 1 change.

1 change i agree, but i can't see 2 spinners playing or Saj gettin rested myself as he's just collected 10wkts.
I'd drop Brown and put Maharoof at 3, with Chilton, Croft, Cross and Smith next, Chapple, Hogg and Saj at 8 9 and 10 (in any order), Keedy at 11.

Thats a good line up mate, Maharoof at 3 is an interesting one, he has batted well coming in down the order so worth a shot, Chapple can bat a bit aswell so Brown would'nt be missed, and a strong bowling attack. Great chance to beat Durham, weather is looking better for next week so should be a good test over 4 days.

With 5 of the 8 games remaining at "home", it's imperative Lancs don't lose this game. With having a game in hand, Durham will need the win more than us. Should be a great game.
Anderson's back tonight for the 20/20, could he be in contention to play against Durham next week too Si, or is he not allowed?

After his side strain England will be very unlikely to let him play Den, 4-10 overs is not much and should keep his fitness up inbeween tests. I would'nt have him playing any 1 day stuff anyway mate, he should be playing 4 day county and test matches only, with so much cricket nowadays we should be keeping him fresh for tests, his performances in 1 day ar'nt the best anyway.

Brown bats at 3 again and suprise suprise is out for 5.

8 for 2 already, gonna be a long day me thinks.

71-6
Up shit street without a paddle

Fuck me 84AO. Only 2 people gettin double figures and one of them was a bowler, piss poor effort.

very poor effort with the bat. we are bringing it back with the ball though, 74/6 Durham, roll em for 120-150 and we're still in it. Any ideas why Smith, Maharoof and Chapple are not involved?

Must be a shitty wicket,may be a points deduction is on it's way?

Yeah we've seen a few shit wickets this season, Warwickshire got 8 points deducted early in the season. I can recall a few 15+ first day wickets this year, 17 wickets fell on day one at Essex v Northants the other day, I'm sure 16 fell at Lords just recently aswell. As long as it is'nt a dangerous wicket then we could get away with it.

Apparently the "dubious wicket panel" (or whatever they're called) were sent down to look at the wicket but found it to be ok, so no pts deduction should follow.
Benkinstein's given Durham a decent lead, a good start's required from the openers tomorrow and we could be back in it.

179/5, what was a good start is slowly going downhill, need minimum 250 lead for when they bat again.

Well, this really is game on now with Durham 27/3 at the close.

Morning session is key for both teams in their persuit for victory.