O/T:- 🏏The other Notts [Cricket]

[Elite_Pie]

Notts doing well so far on the RL Cup as yet. Liam Patterson White (22) and Fateh Singh (17) combined figures 20 3 52 5

I've been watching the live stream (link below) and Northants have just been bowled out for a modest 210. Patterson-White was excellent, returning figures of 10-3-19-5.

https://live.trentbridge.co.uk/#

[legs77]

Hales is a marmite figure, as is often the case with players of his ilk in all sports. Just think how much less interesting sport would be with players/compstitors like Hales.
My beef against Hales is that he has chosen to not play red ball cricket anymore. Playing red, and white ball cricket can be done, look to Root for a perfect example.

Put yourself in Hales shoes though he didnt tour Bangledesh for test team the management said it wont be held against anyone it was him.

He has no path to test cricket or even international cricket so its a no brainer for him.

I mean if Notts have a good T20 team we now know we have no chance of the 50 over competition as we are playing pretty much a reserve team and gettinh smashed.

[Magpies1959]

It would just be nice to think Hales would be happy to score some runs for Notts, who made him the player he is now. Harry Gurney was another who ditched the red ball game, to chase the lucrative white ball cash.

[Elite_Pie]

I've been watching the live stream (link below) and Northants have just been bowled out for a modest 210. Patterson-White was excellent, returning figures of 10-3-19-5.

What looked a stroll early on turned into a nail-biting win in the end.

Peter Trego has been a massive disappointment in this competition. He looked the ideal captain to lead a team of youngsters by example, but he's contributed next to nothing and looked the weak link in the side.

[SwalePie]

Not sure if this has already been discussed on here but Chris Cairns is in hospital on life support after a serious heart problem. Apologies if I'm the last to know.

[legs77]

It would just be nice to think Hales would be happy to score some runs for Notts, who made him the player he is now. Harry Gurney was another who ditched the red ball game, to chase the lucrative white ball cash.

I get what your saying but the ECB dont even care about county cricket all the focus is on The Hundred.

From Hales point of view who isnt from Nottm and has lost money from basically being sacked by England he is cashing in on his talent which is as a T20 player.

Get used to it as its going to be more common in future.

[Magpies1959]

I know this might sound a bit odd, but when I heard about Chris Cairns and the way it was worded, I assumed it was cancer and feared the worse. There might just be more hope for him to recover from a heart problem, no matter how bad it is at the moment. Come on Chris.

[Observerpie]

Not sure if this has already been discussed on here but Chris Cairns is in hospital on life support after a serious heart problem. Apologies if I'm the last to know.

One of the nicest people I've ever met playing cricket, a competitor but still a gentleman.

[Mapperleypie]

He does come across as a bit of a Billy Big Bxxxx and a cocky so and so.
I view him the same as KP, huge talent, questionable character.
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I've met Alex a number of times, with my kids at the ground but also on nights out in Nottingham and he has always come across as a decent bloke.

He has clearly made some mistakes which keep him out of the England set-up which is a real shame but Notts have been the major beneficiaries of this.

I don't blame him for not playing red-ball cricket. Its a short career and he is a way better white-ball player and is making the most of that reputation.

[forwardmagpie]

Go Rockets - looking good