Re: Australia v Sussex/Lions match thread

PearlJ · by PearlJ on Fri 03 Jul 2009, 18:54

JKLever wrote:
PearlJ wrote:
Dello wrote:Saving the middle of his bat for the Tests by just playing with his gloves. What a guy.

He gloved the ball straight into slips hands. That takes skill.

That was the easy bit. It was the managing to look like a tard against anything short pitched at his body that was most impressive. Way to go that man...

Acting career ahead maybe.

Dello · by Dello on Fri 03 Jul 2009, 18:55

Bet he still makes shit-loads of runs...

JKLever · by JKLever on Fri 03 Jul 2009, 19:00

Dello wrote:Bet he still makes shit-loads of runs...

I'm not ruling that out at all. FFS, he has a 65+ career average. How the fark? Does everybody bowl short and outside off in the pura cup?

Basil · by Basil on Fri 03 Jul 2009, 19:04

JKLever wrote:Heavy rain in Worcester this morning according to the BBC forecast, clearing around 1 o'clock so that probably stuffs the game up as far as contest goes....

It rained for all of 20 minutes - that'll learn you for believing the BBC! Razz

JKLever · by JKLever on Fri 03 Jul 2009, 19:06

Ahem, maybe I was looking at tomorrows Wink

PearlJ · by PearlJ on Fri 03 Jul 2009, 19:08

JKLever wrote:
Dello wrote:Bet he still makes shit-loads of runs...

I'm not ruling that out at all. FFS, he has a 65+ career average. How the fark? Does everybody bowl short and outside off in the pura cup?

It's all very knee-jerk. He's obviously never batted against Harmison before.

And he did pretty well against the premier paceman in the world, and he bowled him plenty of bouncers.

Basil · by Basil on Fri 03 Jul 2009, 19:09

Henry wrote:But will he improve? Who's coaching him? He's been playing first class cricket for 3 years now, yet he doesn't seem to have gone forward with the ball.

He's 21 FFS! what on earth do you expect?

As for his coach - some part-time leggie by the name of Mushtaq Ahmed apparently Rolling Eyes

Dello · by Dello on Fri 03 Jul 2009, 19:10

PearlJ wrote:
JKLever wrote:
Dello wrote:Bet he still makes shit-loads of runs...

I'm not ruling that out at all. FFS, he has a 65+ career average. How the fark? Does everybody bowl short and outside off in the pura cup?

It's all very knee-jerk. He's obviously never batted against Harmison before.

And he did pretty well against the premier paceman in the world, and he bowled him plenty of bouncers.

Saj?

Dello · by Dello on Fri 03 Jul 2009, 19:11

Basil wrote:
Henry wrote:But will he improve? Who's coaching him? He's been playing first class cricket for 3 years now, yet he doesn't seem to have gone forward with the ball.

He's 21 FFS! what on earth do you expect?

As for his coach - some part-time leggie by the name of Mushtaq Ahmed apparently

It's bollocks anyway. 60+ FC wickets last season. Beat the next spinner by about 25. And IIRC, he was in the overall top five or six wicket-takers in FC cricket.

Basil · by Basil on Fri 03 Jul 2009, 19:12

Dello wrote:
PearlJ wrote:
JKLever wrote:
Dello wrote:Bet he still makes shit-loads of runs...

I'm not ruling that out at all. FFS, he has a 65+ career average. How the fark? Does everybody bowl short and outside off in the pura cup?

It's all very knee-jerk. He's obviously never batted against Harmison before.

And he did pretty well against the premier paceman in the world, and he bowled him plenty of bouncers.

Saj?

Nah, Roger Sillence making a comeback.

JKLever · by JKLever on Fri 03 Jul 2009, 19:15

PearlJ wrote:
JKLever wrote:
Dello wrote:Bet he still makes shit-loads of runs...

I'm not ruling that out at all. FFS, he has a 65+ career average. How the fark? Does everybody bowl short and outside off in the pura cup?

It's all very knee-jerk. He's obviously never batted against Harmison before.

And he did pretty well against the premier paceman in the world, and he bowled him plenty of bouncers.

It's not the bouncers that really trouble him is it? It's the constant body attack. He can be sure he'll get nothing wide of off stump or in his half and England will field with a short-leg, leg slip and fine 3rd man.

Unless he starts hooking, he'll get into trouble. It's a complete mystery to me, I wish i'd watched more of the SA/AUS series now. Perhaps Steyn was more concerned with hitting his head than his ribs? Dunno.

Basil · by Basil on Fri 03 Jul 2009, 22:09

So England V Bears was a draw: well, whoopy-fecking-do!

Off the top of my head, Somerset, Sussex and Hampshire did not have a game this week - surely players like Hildreth, Kieswetter, Carberry and Dawson and Tremlett could have been given a game in a composite side, which would have given England a better workout than a Bear side which is only marginally less naff than Worcs.

Chivalry Augustus · by Chivalry Augustus on Fri 03 Jul 2009, 22:15

Somerset just won so obviously they played, old fella Wink

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Tremlett should have played - he'd have roughed that Hughes up better than anyone. But England are mongs with their favourites. Trembles and Kabir never get a gig despite good records whilst the old gays keep getting a gig. Trembles is a particular favourite of mine and I won't stop until he's an England regular.

But why the ****** did England play shitey Warwickshire? Oh yeah, 'cause Ashley Giles.

Ashley Giles, English Cricket's First Minister. Their King . . . their everything. Qunt.

This England Lions side is pretty shit though, isn't it? The bowling attack's awful after the Durhamites. The batting's probably the worst you've ever seen from an England side. Solanki and Morgan holding the middle order together - thrilling.

PearlJ · by PearlJ on Fri 03 Jul 2009, 22:15

Basil wrote:So England V Bears was a draw: well, whoopy-fecking-do!

Off the top of my head, Somerset, Sussex and Hampshire did not have a game this week - surely players like Hildreth, Kieswetter, Carberry and Dawson and Tremlett could have been given a game in a composite side, which would have given England a better workout than a Bear side which is only marginally less naff than Worcs.

Somerset had a game.

PeterCS · by PeterCS on Fri 03 Jul 2009, 23:03

You have a point.