*Official* English Domestic Season Thread (2005)

[aussie]

Lancashire for Twenty20 this year, anyone think otherwise....

 

[sledger]

just like last year then...

 

[aussie]

just like last year then...

i know what your getting at sledger but this year i have a gut feeling Lancashire wont let me down....

 

[sledger]

well we will soon see, bit close to call imo, but i would personally really like to see somerset win.

 

[kendall]

Well Lancashire have been underachieving over the last couple of years and i wouldnt be suprised if they fail again. They seem to think they are far better than they are or atleast some of their fans do.

 

[aussie]

they have to win this year on the achievemnets board at old trafford have been empty since 99 so its time lancashire win something....

 

[Rich2001]

they have to win this year on the achievemnets board at old trafford have been empty since 99 so its time lancashire win something....

Well on that note then, Kent will win the County Championship as we have won that in a while

But on 20/20 - Surrey just keep having this nack of winning games that they seem out of so whoever wins that semi will win the comp for me.

 

[Swervy]

Well Lancashire have been underachieving over the last couple of years and i wouldnt be suprised if they fail again. They seem to think they are far better than they are or atleast some of their fans do.

the reality is though that there is more talent in the Lancashire squad than probably any other county in the country..a lot of the problem with lancs is simply to do with the weather..last year Lancashire probably went down for two reasons a) the batting didnt catch fire like the season before and b) rain effected so many games and spoiled the chance to win games

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Only thing I can think of is that HD Ackerman forgot about the bonus point, and was waiting to declare when Habib reached 150* - still stupid anyway, but then they don't have bonus points in SA where he's from, do they?

They do. IIRC it's 0.02 of a point for every run and 0.15 of a point for every wicket, or something silly like that...

 

[aussie]

the reality is though that there is more talent in the Lancashire squad than probably any other county in the country

brilliant swervy

 

[Magrat Garlick]

thanks...great reply

any there that could push for england soonish?

If soonish means within a year...only Joyce would push for Bell's spot in the middle-order, I'd say. That's about the only change I can think England would ponder at the moment - apart from a wicket-keeper, Read's been tried out and Prior hasn't impressed with the bat this year (he might still be selected, mind)

Not bad for a fish

I like fishing for information...*ducks*

 

[kendall]

This is always brought up but i they arent even dominating the 2nd devision i dont care how much talent they have

 

[aussie]

This is always brought up but i they arent even dominating the 2nd devision i dont care how much talent they have

i wont worry too much about that has yet...

 

[superkingdave]

This is always brought up but i they arent even dominating the 2nd devision i dont care how much talent they have

they dominated the twenty20 northern group though.. unless you know another side that hit 3 consecutive 200+ scores and then added Symonds and Flintoff to their side?

 

[marc71178]

But on 20/20 - Surrey just keep having this nack of winning games that they seem out of

Thinks back to the QF

 

[Scaly piscine]

Hmm one ball out of the ground already according to the radio.

 

[SirBloody Idiot]

91/1 after 9 overs.

 

[superkingdave]

decent enough start 123-2 after 12 Flintoff 41* with Symonds at the other end

 

[Barney Rubble]

Flintoff gone for 49 off 28 with 3x6, 163-3 after 16, a good total so far for Lancs - Symonds and Cork together into the last four, if Symonds gets a decent amount of the strike they could be looking at 210-215, a very imposing total.

 

[superkingdave]

Azhar bowling very well though