He was so kind to Lewis when he was sad about Mrs Lewis. :cry:
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He was so kind to Lewis when he was sad about Mrs Lewis. :cry:
You watch Question Time :hehe:Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir C
Of course I don't watch Question Time. Why would I torture myself watching that garbage?Quote:
Originally Posted by Monty92
Anyway, it's on far later than my bedtime.
He's a braying tory cyunt who can't sing a note and his guitar playing sucksQuote:
Originally Posted by Sir C
I seem to remember that the poor chap had the misfortune to be married to that Billie Piper effort. It didn't end well.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir C
Managed 8 years of marriage - fair old knock, given she was married to Chris Evans firstQuote:
Originally Posted by Burney
Talking of good knocks, I like the look of this Pope chap*. If he plays his cards right, he could be the new Ian Bell. :cloud9:Quote:
Originally Posted by Luis Anaconda
That said, he's making heavy weather of getting to his ton.
*Not the actual Pope, of course. He's a dirty Argie commie.
Wish he'd get a move on - struggling to work until he does. Great that he is getting runs though. Batting line-up is beginning to take a decent shape. Ever Crawley is improving with each knock. If only Root could sort his head outQuote:
Originally Posted by Burney
Yes. From having no proper openers at the start of the summer, we now appear to have options, which is nice. Stokes is now one of the best bats in the world who also bowls a bit. As you say, if Root could sort it out, we'd have a really strong top 5 or 6.Quote:
Originally Posted by Luis Anaconda
Still serious questions about the wicketkeeper, though. Neither Buttler nor Bairstow is either a proper test wicketkeeper or a proper test batsman.
Foakes, Foakes or Foakes for Sri Lanka for meQuote:
Originally Posted by Burney
Agreed. Sticking the gloves on a one-day batsman is a failed experiment that should be abandoned.Quote:
Originally Posted by Luis Anaconda
Yes - I was all for it but time for a change. Bairstow should only come in as batsman and he's not in the top six at the moment. Buttler isn't Test class. Save him one-dayers - will be captain when Morgan steps down (probably after T20 world cup)Quote:
Originally Posted by Burney
Also - and I am thoroughly sick of being nice to Surrey players - Curran can do a job at 7 so even if Foakes isn't entirely trusted with the bat I don't think it weakens usQuote:
Originally Posted by Burney
We've spent 15-20 years trying to find an Adam Gilchrist because we apparently failed to spot that Gilchrist wasn't just some slogger, but a genuinely world-class batsman who'd have walked into most World XIs even without keeping.Quote:
Originally Posted by Luis Anaconda
Jinxer. ;-)Quote:
Originally Posted by Luis Anaconda
Yep - batted 7 because he was comfortable there, could easily have moved up the order. Tbf - Prior at his best, though not in the same class, was a very decent bat and good keeper by the end.Quote:
Originally Posted by Burney
Jinxed that stupid South London **** there didn't I
Question (for anyone really): What qualities or characteristics define a "one-day batsman"?Quote:
Originally Posted by Luis Anaconda
Said all along Foakes should keep wicket, I like a proper keeper. He can also bat a bitQuote:
Originally Posted by Burney
The combination of an ability to score quickly and strike cleanly, but to also be in possession of a poor defensive technique that is found wanting in the more demanding arena of test cricket.Quote:
Originally Posted by Monty92