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Discussion in 'General Football & Other Sport' started by wfc4ever, Jul 25, 2011.

  1. Hogg-DEENEY!!!

    Hogg-DEENEY!!! Squad Player

    DRS>>>VAR
     
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  2. Keighley

    Keighley First Team

    Without doubt.
     
  3. Otter

    Otter Gambling industry insider

    What a day for England, Crawley, Buttler and Anderson doing some real damage there.
     
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  4. K9 Hornet

    K9 Hornet Border Collie Dog

    No idea why Broad was sent out with 550+ on the board. Diving to prevent a runout he could have pulled a muscle or damaged a finger... very odd.
     
  5. Davy Crockett

    Davy Crockett Reservist

    I see Crawley and Buttler both got out slogging .
    They never learn .
     
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  6. wfc4ever

    wfc4ever Administrator Staff Member

    Been here before:

    Number 3 batsman and wicketkeeper scoring well...
     
  7. The Recluse

    The Recluse Reservist

    Nicely jinxed wfc4ever! :D
     
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  8. wfc4ever

    wfc4ever Administrator Staff Member

    Indeed- although our fielders did their best to not get Jimmy 5 wickets !
     
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  9. The Voice of Reason

    The Voice of Reason First Team Captain

    The Pakistan team captain actually took the field as an opener for their second innings tonight, but the umpires made a late decision that the light was too bad to start the second innings after all.

    The Pakistani captain usually bats at no 3 or no 4, however as he actually came on to the field of play ready to open for them tonight does he still have open tomorrow morning or can he revert to his normal position if he wants to as play did not actually start?
     
  10. The Recluse

    The Recluse Reservist

    As 'play' wasn't called at any point to start the 2nd Pakistan innings he doesn't have to open and can revert to his normal position of 3.

    The MCC cleared this up after the close of play.

    Law 25.2 states that the innings of the opening batsmen only start at the call of Play, which didn't happen tonight. For other batsmen, it's when they enter the field of play. So, by Law, Azhar Ali doesn't have to open tomorrow as his innings hadn't started.
     
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  11. The Voice of Reason

    The Voice of Reason First Team Captain

    Thanks for clearing that up Recluse :)
     
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  12. wfc4ever

    wfc4ever Administrator Staff Member

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  13. Otter

    Otter Gambling industry insider

    He's got it. Everyone can go home now!
     
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  14. Keighley

    Keighley First Team

    My mate Neil once described Jimmy, early in his Test career, as a 'meathead'.

    I have just reminded him of that evaluation.
     
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  15. Knight GT

    Knight GT Predictor extraordinaire 2013/14

    Apparently didn't average under 30 until he was over 30. Has got better with age. Heck of an achievement
     
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  16. wfc4ever

    wfc4ever Administrator Staff Member

    Like a fine wine then?
     
  17. Optimistichornet

    Optimistichornet Penguin Assassin

    The real question now is does the test team have to move on from jimmy now?

    He has been an absolutely brilliant bowler, probably the greatest fast bowler of all time, however he will be 39 by the time of the next ashes series. Been having this debate with one of my work colleagues today.

    The other real talking point is what do you do about Jos Buttler? Had a phenomenal series with the bat, but the man is a terrible wicket keeper. How we continue to let Foakes waste away in country cricket is beyond me. I would genuinely be considering putting Buttler in as a batsman and fielding in the slips with Foakes keeping wicket.
     
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  18. Knight GT

    Knight GT Predictor extraordinaire 2013/14

    While Jimmy keeps performing and deserving of a place I think he should continue. Archer hasn't looked great over the summer and Wood has fitness issues. Buttler is an interesting one because as you say, he's a great summer with the bat but poor behind the sticks. Foakes is far better as a keeper but who drops out? If Stokes is going to be a batsmen who occasionally bowls then we can't lose a bowler so it needs to be one of Root, Pope, Crawley. Root is proven and the other two have done pretty well so it's a tough decision. When we go to Australia though we can't afford to drop the amount Buttler has done so it's something that needs looking at
     
  19. Davy Crockett

    Davy Crockett Reservist

    A genuine test class keeper shouldn't drop anything.
    Knott Taylor Russell etc rarely if ever spilled a catch.
     
  20. Optimistichornet

    Optimistichornet Penguin Assassin

    Could we drop sibley or burns and play Crawley as an opener? Neither had a particularly good summer, Burns was especially poor.
     
  21. Knight GT

    Knight GT Predictor extraordinaire 2013/14

    Possibly. I have to say I'm not a big fan of the Sibley/Burns partnership. Has Crawley opened for Kent?
     
  22. Keighley

    Keighley First Team

    #3624, #3627-31.

    Crawley hasn't played that much at all. Personally I would keep him at 3 but it's arguable.
     
  23. Optimistichornet

    Optimistichornet Penguin Assassin

    could he play as an opener though? this summer due to our openers incompetence he has still had to play the new ball. he has pretty much been an opener lol
     
  24. Keighley

    Keighley First Team

    I think he could, yes. The question is where he is most valuable to the team.
     
  25. I Blame Pozzo

    I Blame Pozzo First Team

    Great innings by Morgan.
     
  26. wfc4ever

    wfc4ever Administrator Staff Member

    Apart from Moeen and Banton no one really got going for us and that was the difference tonight.

    Morgan run out summed up the night.
     
  27. Hogg-DEENEY!!!

    Hogg-DEENEY!!! Squad Player

    Well we lost, but, not to get all corny, cricket was the winner. Thank you Pakistan and West Indies for making the best of a bad situation this summer, hopefully the ECB repay the favour!
     
  28. wfc4ever

    wfc4ever Administrator Staff Member

    Agreed and the Aussies to come !
     
  29. WillisWasTheWorst

    WillisWasTheWorst Its making less grammar mistake's thats important

    Sad to hear about David Capel’s death at just 57. RIP.
     
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  30. Davy Crockett

    Davy Crockett Reservist

    Did anyone else of a certain vintage go to John Player League matches
    on a Sunday ?

    I can remember going to see Northants v Notts and getting Bishen Bedi
    and Gary Sobers autograph in the clubhouse. Not sure if that kind of thing
    would be allowed now !.
     
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  31. WillisWasTheWorst

    WillisWasTheWorst Its making less grammar mistake's thats important

    Oh yes, I was a regular at Lord's in the Edmonds and Emburey era watching Middlesex. When I was at University in Birmingham I also had a ludicrously cheap student membership at Edgbaston.
     
  32. Keighley

    Keighley First Team

    Used to regularly watch Sunday League at Lord's when I lived in London (albeit not the JPL by then).

    I recall an afternoon spent laughing at a quite elderly Middlesex supporter who called each opposition player a ****. He got progressively more excited, and foul-mouthed, as the opposition (can't recall who) were reduced to something like 45-7 ("you're run out by a mile, you ****!"). Pissed ouselves when the 8th wicket partnership was unbroken and Middlesex lost.

    I'd much rather watch that again than T-20.
     
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  33. WillisWasTheWorst

    WillisWasTheWorst Its making less grammar mistake's thats important

    The Sunday League was always John Player I think. It's strange that we thought of it as very much a shortened game back then, but it was twice the length of T20. I too would prefer the longer format. To me, the element that is lost with T20 is any need to defend your wicket. It's quite difficult to lose all ten in 20 overs so the game is hugely biased in favour of big hitting batsmen.
     
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  34. Keighley

    Keighley First Team

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pro40
     
  35. lendal

    lendal Reservist

    Bring back The Gillette 60 over cup...


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