Just as I was getting over my irritation at Anderson's selection in the Test match,

[Burney]

I see that Jofra Archer got 6-27 and knocked Gloucestershire's stiffs over for 79. :furious:

[Rich]

I see that Jofra Archer got 6-27 and knocked Gloucestershire's stiffs over for 79. :furious:

I know their first XI physio well. He was there and said Jofra only bowled at 60-70%. Even came off a short run.

[Rich]

I see that Jofra Archer got 6-27 and knocked Gloucestershire's stiffs over for 79. :furious:

He's just hit a ton, too.

[AFC East]

I see that Jofra Archer got 6-27 and knocked Gloucestershire's stiffs over for 79. :furious:

That will have Smith quaking in his boots!

What annoyed me was Root describing the injury as a freak. I see a job for him on the front benches of Westminster. Either side.

[Pokster]

I know their first XI physio well. He was there and said Jofra only bowled at 60-70%. Even came off a short run.

So if he was bowling off a shorter run and only bowling at 60-70% how does that show he is fit?

[Pokster]

I see that Jofra Archer got 6-27 and knocked Gloucestershire's stiffs over for 79. :furious:

So what? Anderson passed all the fitness tests before the last match, do we know a week ago if Archer was fit enough to play?

[Tony C]

SOS to Tymar Mills imo

[Burney]

So what? Anderson passed all the fitness tests before the last match, do we know a week ago if Archer was fit enough to play?

Well he played in a T20 for Sussex, so he was definitely fitter than Anderson, who broke down after 4 overs.

Which would suggest that the 'fitness tests' were worth the square root of fúck all.

[Pokster]

Well he played in a T20 for Sussex, so he was definitely fitter than Anderson, who broke down after 4 overs.

Which would suggest that the 'fitness tests' were worth the square root of fúck all.

T20 isn't proof of anything... Anderson could have played a T20 and every chance we wouldn't have known he wasn't fit

Agree about the fitness tests, obviously not good enough

[Burney]

T20 isn't proof of anything... Anderson could have played a T20 and every chance we wouldn't have known he wasn't fit

Agree about the fitness tests, obviously not good enough

It proves that - unlike Anderson - he was fit enough to bowl for four overs without breaking down. :shrug:

The thing with fitness tests is that they're often exercises in confirmation bias. After all, everyone involved wants the subject to pass them and thus will tend to overlook red flags that an objective eye would pick up on immediately

[Pokster]

It proves that - unlike Anderson - he was fit enough to bowl for four overs without breaking down. :shrug:

The thing with fitness tests is that they're often exercises in confirmation bias. After all, everyone involved wants the subject to pass them and thus will tend to overlook red flags that an objective eye would pick up on immediately

Anderson might have played a T20 and not broken down, less intense etc etc.

He knows his own body better than anyone and can't see him saying he was fit when he knew he wasn't.
Always a risk in test cricket....if we had batted first he MIGHT have been ok to bowl (if we weren't all out in 30 overs)

[AFC East]

It proves that - unlike Anderson - he was fit enough to bowl for four overs without breaking down. :shrug:

The thing with fitness tests is that they're often exercises in confirmation bias. After all, everyone involved wants the subject to pass them and thus will tend to overlook red flags that an objective eye would pick up on immediately

Possibly true in cricket, not so much in other sports these days.

[Luis Anaconda]

I see that Jofra Archer got 6-27 and knocked Gloucestershire's stiffs over for 79. :furious:

Bit ****ing rich you moaning about Jimmy as you wanted two injury doubts in the team to start.

Anyway Stone injured now. Stone, Wood - ffs, what are these guys made of (or if you prefer, of what are these guys made :rolleyes: )?

[Ash]

Anyway Stone injured now. Stone, Wood - ffs, what are these guys made of ?

Glass, it seems.

Yeah, I know we already did this.

[Ganpati's Goonerz--AFC's Aboriginal Fertility Cult]

Well he played in a T20 for Sussex, so he was definitely fitter than Anderson, who broke down after 4 overs.

Which would suggest that the 'fitness tests' were worth the square root of fúck all.

If fück all is a positive amount but less than one, as seems likely, wouldn't the square root of fück all be larger than just fück all itself?

[Peter]

If fück all is a positive amount but less than one, as seems likely, wouldn't the square root of fück all be larger than just fück all itself?

No. it wouldn't.

[Ash]

No. it wouldn't.

:nono: In fact it Wood.

X SQRT(X)
0.1 0.32
0.2 0.45
0.3 0.55
0.4 0.63
0.5 0.71
0.6 0.77
0.7 0.84
0.8 0.89
0.9 0.95
1 1

[Ganpati's Goonerz--AFC's Aboriginal Fertility Cult]

No. it wouldn't.

It would. Didn't you do this in maths at school?

And ironically, the closer **** all gets to zero, the larger the ratio of the square root of **** all / **** all becomes.

O.1^2=0.01
0.01^2=0.0001

So assuming 0<**** all<1, it would be better to say X means **** all squared.

[Sir C]

It would. Didn't you do this in maths at school?

Maths is not a subject for a gentleman, g. Msths is the preserve of accountants and other chaps in trade. :shudder:

[Ash]

It would. Didn't you do this in maths at school?

And ironically, the closer **** all gets to zero, the larger the ratio of the square root of **** all / **** all becomes.

O.1^2=0.01
0.01^2=0.0001

So assuming 0<**** all<1, it would be better to say X means **** all squared.

:noah:

But well done anyway for getting Peter to nick that one to first slip. Can you believe this man works in the education sector?

[Ash]

Maths is not a subject for a gentleman, g. Msths is the preserve of accountants and other chaps in trade. :shudder:

You might have miss-classed Peter there, old man. I know he's Blairite but deep down he's an honest toiler.