I'm starting to think he and Wood are fated never to bowl in tandem in a test match.
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I'm starting to think he and Wood are fated never to bowl in tandem in a test match.
Almost certainly not. Not sure that even in a five man bowling attack having three bowlers who are best used in short bursts (including Stokes in that) is ideal anyway.Quote:
Originally Posted by Burney
Would like to have seen Archer on what is supposed to be the bounciest pitch in world cricket though, could've been funQuote:
Originally Posted by Luis Anaconda
Joel Wilson must surely have a strong claim to be the worst umpire on the international panel. Another shocking decision by him there.Quote:
Originally Posted by PSRB
Easily - not sure how he is still on the elite panel. Would rather have a Saffa umpiring this than himQuote:
Originally Posted by Burney
Indeed - a return in Sri Lanka may not be ideal eitherQuote:
Originally Posted by PSRB
:nod: They should get Rudi Koertzen and his little hat out of retirement.Quote:
Originally Posted by Luis Anaconda
Mind you, Wilson got that right. Out off a signaled no-ball, nothing funnier in cricket....apart from a batsman getting a nasty one to the *******sQuote:
Originally Posted by Burney
True. As long as it's the opposition doing it.Quote:
Originally Posted by PSRB
Blimey, another 50 opening partnership. This is what happens when you get a Whitgiftian* in as opener.
*One who isn't Jason Roy
:hehe: Burns is one as well isn't he? Read a good article in the Times on how the school began to nurture such talent. Obviously long after your time ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Burney
Too true. Mind you, quite who was coaching them to move around in the crease like that I don't know. Of the three, we've got two who can't stand still and one (Roy) who's incapable of moving his feet at all.Quote:
Originally Posted by Luis Anaconda
I dunno but Colin Pates was in charge of football there at one point so make of that what you willQuote:
Originally Posted by Burney
Some ex-Durham player's in charge apparently. But the important thing is that they set up an academy ensuring four extra hours of one-on-one coaching and physical conditioning for the school's top 20 players every week, year-round. We never got that.We got a two-hour net session and two hours' square practice with fielding drills during the season only. In the off-season, you either played another sport or just had to catch up in early spring by going running. :-(Quote:
Originally Posted by Luis Anaconda
We also all smoked like chimneys, of course.
Calypso collapso incomingQuote:
Originally Posted by Burney
Ridicules considering that this is clearly a fúcking road. Just people getting themselves out. :baghead:Quote:
Originally Posted by PSRB
Stokes going to be in trouble, seems to have called some kid in the crowd 'a four-eyed cnut' as walked off :hehe: :hehe:Quote:
Originally Posted by Burney
:hehe: That's fine banter. :hehe:Quote:
Originally Posted by PSRB
To be fair, I don't think it was an actual child and his exact words were: “Say it to me outside the ground you fúcking four-eyed little c**t”Quote:
Originally Posted by PSRB
Unless, of course, he was actually offering a small child out - which would be very funny.
To react like that, one assumes it was a comment about his DadQuote:
Originally Posted by Burney
Not necessarily. He can be a bit tetchy. Anyway, it's all a bit of fun.Quote:
Originally Posted by PSRB
Even if you had a Swann to hold up one end?Quote:
Originally Posted by Luis Anaconda
Apparently, he accused him of looking like Ed Sheeran, so he was lucky not to get a bat wrapped around his head imo.Quote:
Originally Posted by Burney
:shrug: Swann wasn't really a containing bowler, he was an attacking bowler so noQuote:
Originally Posted by Ganpati's Goonerz--AFC's Aboriginal Fertility Cult
When the quicks weren't doing well, he'd bowl more overs than anyone. That's a bit more than Stokes/Wood/Archer will ever be allowed to do.Quote:
Originally Posted by Luis Anaconda
Having a spinner who can do that as well as attack (eg last over before lunch, 4th innings on a wearing pitch, India) is quite helpful. Still, Bess was relatively economical even when he wasn't taking wickets last test, wasn't he?
We used to go into test with Branderson, Bres and Swann. If we didn't bowl them out for under 200, Swann had to bowl a lot of overs.