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That’s a good shout for limited over games bringing the rope in. The new rope worked well. Just finished Day 3 session 3 of the India v England game and it was spot on, helped me identify 4’s much easier. No dubious scoring decisions! 🏏👍

For a fiver it was worth trying. Turned out OK as well.

Thanks, I think it does add a little something extra 👍

Thanks Dave, I’ll see what we have in the cupboard and give it a go 🏏👍

I've seen cotton used for an inner circle and also one painted/draw using ruler and compass but I've never tried that.

That’s a good idea for the inner circle, cotton. I’d be concerned about ruining the pitch if I tried to draw anything on it, so that’s probably best left alone!

I know some guys 3D print players. Depends on what you have material wise. The cheapest way I would suggest is buy a load of spare players in an eBay job lot and paint them yourself in the team colours you want. Or just buy the bases and disks and create your own players and stick them in the discs. Like the old celluloid players. But to totally make players DIY without a 3D printer would be quite a challenge.

@@SubbuteoFocus Thank you for the reply🤝🤝.i had one more doubt.is it okay to use flat bottom used in carrom board coins rather than hemisphere type?

@@MonkeyMind123 👍 not sure the carrom style would work on Subbuteo pitches. To be honest I’ve never tried them though, so they might.

@@SubbuteoFocus 🌟🤝👍

Thanks Darren, As long as the game is taking to play out I’ve really enjoyed playing it. Takes a fair bit of time to play and edit but great fun all the same! And 84-3 can soon become 200+ so still a way to go yet. England batted out a full 10 overs in one session so it’s possible India could do the same. Session 3 will really be the make or break for one of the sides. Looking forward to playing it out 🏏👍

Thanks Mike 🏏👍

Thanks James 🏏👍

A marathon not a sprint 😊🏏👍

Thanks Darren, yes that’s my highest ever score. Maybe because I’m not trying to hit every ball for 4 like in the limited over games I’ve played previously. Funny thing is I find the cricket much more playable than the football and more realistic. As much as I enjoy the football I enjoy the cricket more. I get far more satisfaction from a catch or stump being removed than scoring a goal in the football. Quite controversial maybe but that’s just my opinion. And I think you’re right the football definitely had the advantage due to all the teams and add-ons that could be collected. But playability wise it’s definitely under rated. Glad you’re enjoying the test match, it’s quite a challenge but I’m enjoying playing it out. 🏏👍

Ah if that’s the automated captions then they’re out of my control. The info snippets I keep short but can be paused on. After recording 10 overs there’s about 50 minutes of action to edit. So I try and keep the highlights short and sharp. And I try my best to keep the videos less than 10 minutes in total. But I’m always looking to find ways to improve the videos so have an idea or two for future videos but maybe to be used after this match. 👍

That’s exactly what I did, cut the strip from an old pitch and bleached it. Done a couple of them, one looks like a sun bleached wicket and the one you see with more moisture in it 😊

Actually it maybe called test match.

Yes seen test match, that was popular when I was younger as well. Smaller pitch but very playable. Played it a couple of times with a mate who had it. Much easier to set up than Subbuteo Cricket and easier to play, a very good game 👍

😁 It was, that’s the first time I felt my batting was slightly better than my bowling 😊.

Indeed, lol. You couldn’t make this stuff up 😁

They’re from a company called Retroyears on eBay. £39.99 for 4 I believe. Run off batteries or via USB leads, which is what I use. Basically to save buying batteries! Hope that helps 👍

If the score keeps going at the rate it is, it could be a decent score. But there again a couple of wickets could easily fall and the pendulum swings the other way. Playing the guitar that’s funny 😁

or perhaps some slap-bass like this.....th-cam.com/video/P1XKARygAK0/w-d-xo.html

Darren, saw the level 42 link, one of my favourite bands from back in the day. Saw them at the NEC, brilliant and Mark King, one of the all time top Bass players.

Thanks Paul, no rain here 😁

92 not bad!!! 🎉

@@pitchforkcustom I know, so close, never had a player hit a century before, maybe another time 🫣🏏

That’s what I love about the cricket Darren, you never know if you’re going to bowl a good or bad delivery and how you’re going to react to it. I find the cricket flows more and less chess like than the football, a bit controversial maybe!

Thank you 👍, it’s the official cricket fence and they’re a bit like unicorn tears, very rare. Also expensive when they come up on the likes of eBay.

@@SubbuteoFocusThank you, keep up the good work.

Thank you 👍. I’ve adapted the usual ball stop by gluing two of them back to back. Then cut another to create the two end sections. They work really well. 9/10 if the ball passes the wicket and wicket keeper the ball stop captures it. I see it as an extension to the wicket keeper. I was thinking about treating like a wicket keeper, as in, if the ball is edged and caught by the ball stop it would be out. But haven’t done it yet.

Thanks Darren, it’s warming up nicely. You never know with Subbuteo Cricket if runs will come or wickets will fall. Love the randomness of the game.

Thanks, if the ball hadn’t hit the side of stumps and just hit the back of the wicket base instead, I would not have taken it as a run out. Needs to be a direct hit.

Yes that works well. My nylon pitch was stuck onto my board back in the 90’s. But I now have the Astro on top of it and I sometimes put the cotton pitch on top of the Astro like I showed in the video. So that’s 3 pitches on top of each other!

@@SubbuteoFocus i'm now trying 2 cotton pitches-one on top of another. started to have problems with the astro-pitch base. air getting underneath and creases in it that wouldnt come out. simply ironing cotton pitches deals with that issue

@@user-te1hi9rx7b funny you should mention that, I’m having the same issue with my Astro at the moment with some slight puckering. It gets worse when the room is warm. Similar to yourself I’m thinking of using two cotton pitches on top of each other.

@@SubbuteoFocus YEAH! DEF gets worse when theres heat in the room-had to turn off the radiator in that room.But only made it slightly better so had to abandon the astro-pitch completely.

Thanks Darren, like they say a change is as good as a rest. Next session could really set the tone for the match. Will England’s tail wag!

Thanks Paul, no big sixes so far in this test match 😊 Subbuteo Rugby will be my next video after finishing this match. Haven’t a clue how to play it so could be a laugh. 😁👍

😁 it actually makes it a bit better for me, shorter videos are much easier to edit 😊

A good start for India Dave then Duckett and Bairstow bedded in. Should be an interesting session 2. I’m quite enjoying the less attacking approach, more forward defensive shots, which for obvious reasons I don’t show on the highlights 😊 And the odd loose shot has been punished. Enjoying the new camera angle, means I don’t need to keep adjusting it 👍

👍 I’m hoping the format will work, time will tell. But worth a try. Yes be good to see your match on The SCP group page. I’ve actually dropped off social media other than TH-cam but will have a sneaky look at the SCP page 😊

Thanks Darren, I also tried a few angles and heights and this one had the best coverage. So will use it for this series of games 👍

Ian, I tried to play more conservative than the limited over games I play, so scoring at a lower rate. 7 runs an over so far is quite low, so I’ll be playing less extravagant shots. I did play a lot of defensive shots which weren’t in the highlights. And a fair few dot balls. I haven’t a clue how the scores might play out. Which adds a bit of extra interest.

Thanks Graham, I never had the rugby as a kid so didn’t get the chance to play it. But now I have a set I’m going to give it a go. Should be interesting 🫣

@@SubbuteoFocus You might struggle with the different ball shape. There is a good bit of setting up the team positions for lineouts and scrums. The 'scrummer' was always great fun... the oversized kicker was good as well... but I always struggled with the drop goal kicking wedge... many a player went flying into orbit from that!! I did not get the cricket because I got Test Match. Good luck anyway!

@@grahamlloyd7157 Graham I can just imagine that player flying off the pitch. Yes as in real life that ball shape will make it a challenge 😁 All looks fun though. I love the Cricket, I didn’t have test match but played it a few times, much easier to set up and play.

Hello and welcome to the channel. What a great story and probably very similar to many other Subbuteo enthusiasts. It’s always nice to hear how people got into Subbuteo. My story sounds very similar, when I was younger I had the stadium edition and played on the carpet than I got the cricket. But never had the rugby. I was very lucky that my mom and dad got me the sets. I’m also lucky to have a table to play on at the moment.

I changed my own house rules since playing this game. When I played this game I considered the ball release as the point of delivery not the follow through of the bowler and where the bowling figure ended up on the wicket. Hope that helps.

Yes Dave, it was during those times. And well spotted 😁 it is a Foreign Legion Action Man 👍

Thanks Mike, yes Clemence did have a bit of a word with Dalglish but was more of a quiet word. He could have gone nuts at him 😁

There’s a fair bit to look through Darren 😁

The Subbuteo match was good, end to end stuff, alot of missed chances from both teams, but perhaps a draw was the the right result. Meaning of course that Wales were champions -well they did have the best looking kit after all. I've seen a Subbuteo team painted in the Admiral Wales 2nd kit which was pale yellow with green and red trim - I don't think Subbuteo ever made that though. The actual game - maybe Scotland did deserve to win, although they never looked like scoring a goal until Clemence dropped that clanger. Was that the year they invaded the pitch at the end and tore up sections of the turf? My dad always said that the Wembley pitch never looked as good after that happened......

It was a tight game Darren, England hitting the woodwork twice and Scotland having some good chances. And they left the door open for Wales! And they did have the best kit. I haven’t seen the Wales second kit, I wonder if it was a repaint. The post and turf destruction was at Wembley, the year escapes me, this one was at Hampden Park, so the Tartan Army enjoyed a victory at their home ground so no need to rip it up 😁

Thank you, still didn’t quite have my shooting boots on!

Remember watching the game live and not believing that Ray Clemence making that error against the ‘old enemy’. He was normally so reliable and kept Peter Shilton out of the starting team for years! On the Subbuteo front - I have those two classic 70’s England and Scotland teams. My only disappointment is that Subbuteo didn’t contrast the Scotland team with a white base and blue disk. So many kids at the time would have had those two teams - for me subbuteo thrives on the contrast of the teams bases rather than strips.

@@jonathanwoodard6147 it shows the impression that goal had if you can remember it so vividly. I would have been 11 years old and can remember it like it was yesterday! Totally agree about the bases, Red and black/dark blue combo would have looked nice as well.