***Official***Match #33 - India vs Sri Lanka - November 2nd - Wankhede (D/N)

[Daemon]

What possesses a man to have 69 as his jersey number?

 

[eroticfishcake]

Getting way too easy now. 350+ on

 

[karan_fromthestands]

It's so wild that he is back into the team as a seam bowling allrounder at 7. It's like it's 2009 again.

This is also a good thing IMO. Number 7 should always be an experienced batter who can try to bat out all the overs with the tail when required OR score a few boundaries from ball one. Just a terrible spot for youngsters.

Although in this case the reason is Mathews being fat and having no stamina.

 

[NZTailender]

What possesses a man to have 69 as his jersey number?

 

[Bahseph]

What possesses a man to have 69 as his jersey number?

I'm one of Mathews' biggest fans on CW but I've always hated that jersey number. Maybe he thought it was cool when he was 20?

 

[Daemon]

I'm one of Mathews' biggest fans on CW but I've always hated that jersey number. Maybe he thought it was cool when he was 20?

Lockie Ferguson changed his from 87 to 69 apparently. Kinda funny tbf

 

[thierry henry]

No no no you guys it’s a reference to a *** position involving mutual oral stimulation

 

[Molehill]

I once had to select my daughter's County shirt number - she had no idea why I was amused by her running around the field with 118 on her back (this maybe lost on those outside the UK).

 

[Molehill]

I'm coming to the conclusion that Madushanka maybe a bowler of great deliveries, but not necessarily a great bowler. Hopefully, it's just a consistency thing which will come in time.

 

[Silver Silva]

I once had to select my daughter's County shirt number - she had no idea why I was amused by her running around the field with 118 on her back (this maybe lost on those outside the UK).

What does 118 signify ?

 

[OverratedSanity]

Good guy Andy zaltzman fighting the good fight.

 

[Silver Silva]

We need to get a wicket, these two are looking to take the game away , this could get very ugly

 

[silentstriker]

the first innings totals so far have been 399 and 382 here in the World Cup so this is certainly looking like a 330-340 par deck.

 

[silentstriker]

Also Pandya absolutely has to play against NED and bowl his full overs or they can’t pick him for the elimination games.

 

[Daemon]

Good guy Andy zaltzman fighting the good fight.

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There's a reasonable chance he's just plagiarising your shtick tbh. He did that with a thread here not long ago on the most number of consecutive increasing scores.

 

[Molehill]

What does 118 signify ?

Around 20 odd years ago, there was a famous TV advert in the UK for a phoneline (118 118) you could ring for general enquiries (that cost a fortune). It featured 2 blokes dressed as 1970's athletes with the numbers 118 on their chests (see piccie in link). From that, when it became popular to where fancy dress to the cricket, this became one of the most common costumes (you may remember seeing people in the crowds in England looking like this).

118 118 fined for lack of clarity over pricing | Internet, phones & broadband | The Guardian

 

[karan_fromthestands]

There's a reasonable chance he's just plagiarising your shtick tbh. He did that with a thread here not long ago on the most number of consecutive increasing scores.

No offence. But does any one find him funny?

 

[Silver Silva]

Madushanka strikes ! We needed that wicket

 

[silentstriker]

India would be disappointed with anything below about 350-360 here.

 

[centurymaker]

Was good to see Gill play like before (prior to Dengue). Will give him much needed confidence boost.