Ashes 2013 - a question

Blimey - ol' Dazza Lehman has said that Watson's opening for the Ashes and that he's also going to bowl. Looks like 'Davey' will be a middle order choice.

If Watson is bowling I guess Warner will be opening in test 2.

Watto now has 16 FC scores from 80 to 99 and 17 scores above 100.

JGK wrote:Watto now has 16 FC scores from 80 to 99 and 17 scores above 100.

Watson has some damn funny career Test stats. Passed 50 on 21 occasions, then dismissed between 51 and 57 on 9 of those occasions.

He's gotten to 88 eight times in his career, and made scores of:

96, 89, 93, 120*, 97, 126, 95, 88

In the 120*, against some declaration bowling from Pakistan this happened on 99....

62.3 Mohammad Amir to Watson, 1 run, dropped on 99, fuller delivery and Watson drives in the air to backward point and the fielder, Rauf drops it and Watson has his century, well played, raises his bat to the crowd. Everybody rises to clap. Maiden century for Watson.

In the 126 againstIndia he was dropped twice, before 50. He got to 62 from 113 balls, then took another 145 balls to get 38 more runs to 100 and then 79 balls for his last 26 runs - constant deceleration. He got stuck on 64 for 17 balls (including running Ponting out), on 65 for 15 balls, on 80 for 11 balls, on 92 for 12 balls, on 100 for 14 balls, on 101 for 16 balls.

He seems to defy the laws of cricket - the longer he bats the more out of nick he becomes....

so stuffed if I know what the batting order will be for the 1st Test:

Cowan
Watson
Rogers
Clarke
Hughes
?
Haddin
Pattinson
Starc/Harris?
Siddle?
Lyon

Chuck Uzzy in. And Cot has been rubbish in England (actually pretty much since he became a vegan), so go with Rhino.

Bird, Patto, Rhino, Elmer for the attack and hopefully Twatto can get through 15 overs a match too.

What do you wear at a Test in Manchester, JGK?

Mac aside.

PeterCS wrote:What do you wear at a Test in Manchester, JGK?

I'm guessing a look of utter depression.

Or disgust.

What beer should one drink in Manchester?

skully wrote:

PeterCS wrote:What do you wear at a Test in Manchester, JGK?

I'm guessing a look of utter depression.

JGK wrote:Or disgust.

I meant more along the lines of I'll be the one carrying a copy of the Guardian in my buttonhole. Just a warning.

JGK wrote:What beer should one drink in Manchester?

Anything but Boddingtons or Fosters.

PeterCS wrote:

JGK wrote:What beer should one drink in Manchester?

Anything but Boddingtons or Fosters.

Well der...

Doesn't everyone carry the Graun around in Manchester?

I am too long out of it to recommend a particular beer, but the local brewery/microbrewery/craft brewer is the way to go.

Here is CAMRA's extensive list of Manchester and Manchester-area PROPER brewers:

http://www.camragreatermanchester.org.uk/brew.html

Lees are longer-established, Boggart and Hornbeam are newer and look interesting.
Personally, I like Thwaites, from my original neck of the woods slightly further north.

But then, beer is such a question of .... errrrm, taste anyhow.

Safest to try the lot. Each in sufficient quantities to be certain.

PeterCS wrote:I am too long out of it to recommend a particular beer, but the local brewery/microbrewery/craft brewer is the way to go.

Here is CAMRA's extensive list of Manchester and Manchester-area PROPER brewers:

http://www.camragreatermanchester.org.uk/brew.html

Lees are longer-established, Boggart and Hornbeam are newer and look interesting.
Personally, I liek THwaites, from my original neck of the woods slightly further north.

But then, beer is such a question of .... errrrm, taste anyhow.

Safest to try the lot. Each in sufficient quantities to be certain.

I wonder if Lardy would be in for that?

JGK wrote:

PeterCS wrote:

JGK wrote:What beer should one drink in Manchester?

Anything but Boddingtons or Fosters.

Well der...

Doesn't everyone carry the Graun around in Manchester?

Only those few of the minority of those raging swivel-eyed Commies who haven't got their eyes fully focussed on papers on t'internet, kindles and various other e-slates.

The Sun, The Mirror, Telegraph, The Times, The Star, The Manchester Evening News would all sell better, among those who still buy, I'd think. Large parts of South Lancashire (officially Greater Manchester) hesitate only between overt Tory and Murdoch. The Mirror is a vestige of a pinker rose.

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/ < the local paper

JGK wrote:

PeterCS wrote:I am too long out of it to recommend a particular beer, but the local brewery/microbrewery/craft brewer is the way to go.

Here is CAMRA's extensive list of Manchester and Manchester-area PROPER brewers:

http://www.camragreatermanchester.org.uk/brew.html

Lees are longer-established, Boggart and Hornbeam are newer and look interesting.
Personally, I liek THwaites, from my original neck of the woods slightly further north.

But then, beer is such a question of .... errrrm, taste anyhow.

Safest to try the lot. Each in sufficient quantities to be certain.

I wonder if Lardy would be in for that?

PUR-LEAZZE! Hish Lardship ish a hexshtreeeemely dishcriminating boozher.

JGK wrote:What beer should one drink in Manchester?

Blended Humble Pie with a dash of Bitter Pill?

Does it matter. You'll be in the North and be free of that crap they brew in the South.

WTF IS SCHOOLGIRL DOING OPENING AGAIN?!

Farqin Boof has bent over just like his predecessor. Stupid Twatto circus and he's done a whole loop now. When he gets a pair he better be dropped for T2!

JGK wrote:

PeterCS wrote:I am too long out of it to recommend a particular beer, but the local brewery/microbrewery/craft brewer is the way to go.

Here is CAMRA's extensive list of Manchester and Manchester-area PROPER brewers:

http://www.camragreatermanchester.org.uk/brew.html

Lees are longer-established, Boggart and Hornbeam are newer and look interesting.
Personally, I liek THwaites, from my original neck of the woods slightly further north.

But then, beer is such a question of .... errrrm, taste anyhow.

Safest to try the lot. Each in sufficient quantities to be certain.

I wonder if Lardy would be in for that?

Not these days.

The best brew i came accross in GB was Ruddles County Bitter.

lardbucket wrote:

JGK wrote:

PeterCS wrote:I am too long out of it to recommend a particular beer, but the local brewery/microbrewery/craft brewer is the way to go.

Here is CAMRA's extensive list of Manchester and Manchester-area PROPER brewers:

http://www.camragreatermanchester.org.uk/brew.html

Lees are longer-established, Boggart and Hornbeam are newer and look interesting.
Personally, I liek THwaites, from my original neck of the woods slightly further north.

But then, beer is such a question of .... errrrm, taste anyhow.

Safest to try the lot. Each in sufficient quantities to be certain.

I wonder if Lardy would be in for that?

Not these days.

Disappointing. I was hoping you could do some market testing before I arrived.

I didn't say I was going teetotal.