Re: West Indies v England, 1st Test, Antigua, 13-17 April 2015

by Brass Monkey Wed 15 Apr 2015, 21:56

beamer wrote:He over-Ballanced?

Ouch! Well he's looking good now.

I think Windies best pick Bishoo for the next Test

by Brass Monkey Wed 15 Apr 2015, 22:37

Heh. Good little interview with Blackwood. Seems a likeable bloke

by Ethics? The Gall! Thu 16 Apr 2015, 00:15

Lindsay no.2 wrote:Word to the wise (well, Ok, the England management) - please tell him not to give it the big 'un when Mitch and Co are in town otherwise you'll be picking your teeth up off the pitch ...

oh no. dont interfere. it couldnt happen to a more deserving chap

by horace Thu 16 Apr 2015, 00:27

Ethics? The Gall! wrote:
Lindsay no.2 wrote:Word to the wise (well, Ok, the England management) - please tell him not to give it the big 'un when Mitch and Co are in town otherwise you'll be picking your teeth up off the pitch ...
oh no. dont interfere. it couldnt happen to a more deserving chap

spot on...has there been a more mouthy grub of a bowler who when batting stood next to the square leg umpire?

the man is a joke and a craven coward...lady di would be ashamed

by embee Thu 16 Apr 2015, 02:09

horace wrote:
Ethics? The Gall! wrote:
Lindsay no.2 wrote:Word to the wise (well, Ok, the England management) - please tell him not to give it the big 'un when Mitch and Co are in town otherwise you'll be picking your teeth up off the pitch ...
oh no. dont interfere. it couldnt happen to a more deserving chap

spot on...has there been a more mouthy grub of a bowler who when batting stood next to the square leg umpire?

the man is a joke and a craven coward...lady di would be ashamed

Alan Hurst

by embee Thu 16 Apr 2015, 02:10

actually Hurst refused to bat at all so he probably doesn't count

by horace Thu 16 Apr 2015, 02:16

Hurst was pretty quiet and was completely void of talent as a batsman...another cold play.

Broad does not fit this category; he actually has talent with the bat

by Lindsay no.2 Thu 16 Apr 2015, 15:09

horace wrote:
Ethics? The Gall! wrote:
Lindsay no.2 wrote:Word to the wise (well, Ok, the England management) - please tell him not to give it the big 'un when Mitch and Co are in town otherwise you'll be picking your teeth up off the pitch ...
oh no. dont interfere. it couldnt happen to a more deserving chap

spot on...has there been a more mouthy grub of a bowler who when batting stood next to the square leg umpire?

the man is a joke and a craven coward...lady di would be ashamed

Hehehe.

Fair point both and upon reflection I think I wouldn't be unhappy to actually see it play out that way.

by Merlin Thu 16 Apr 2015, 15:12

Anyone notice how Gower is now ignoring his mentor Richie Benaud's advice by droning on and on
and on and on.... rather than letting the picture tell the story?

God, how he loves the sound of his voice ... trouble is, when he's on commentary, it's non stop.

by Henry Thu 16 Apr 2015, 15:16

That's not true. Gower was on commentary yesterday and there was no commentary for two overs.

by Brass Monkey Thu 16 Apr 2015, 15:26

I've heard Gower waffle on and on... usually I'm completely mashed out of my brains and it sort of becomes a blur.

by Merlin Thu 16 Apr 2015, 15:55

Henry wrote:That's not true. Gower was on commentary yesterday and there was no commentary for two overs.

I can only think he was in the crapper for those 2 overs.
He incessantly drones now ...
In complete contrast to the Benaud edict to which Gower ironically subscribes.

The two Yorkies cracking on now ... time to inflate those averages, boys!!

by tricycle Thu 16 Apr 2015, 15:58

horace wrote:
Ethics? The Gall! wrote:
Lindsay no.2 wrote:Word to the wise (well, Ok, the England management) - please tell him not to give it the big 'un when Mitch and Co are in town otherwise you'll be picking your teeth up off the pitch ...
oh no. dont interfere. it couldnt happen to a more deserving chap

spot on...has there been a more mouthy grub of a bowler who when batting stood next to the square leg umpire?

the man is a joke and a craven coward...lady di would be ashamed

McGrath?

by tricycle Thu 16 Apr 2015, 15:59

Root gawn

by Lindsay no.2 Thu 16 Apr 2015, 16:12

So is Ballance's plan to grind to a ton whilst the others carry the burden of getting the scoreboard moving?

by Merlin Thu 16 Apr 2015, 16:26

Balance has a plan?! Shocked

I thought his job was to score at 38 runs per 100 balls ...
Well, I guess you are right!
That is a plan!
Declare tomorrow lunchtime - to be on the safe side.

by Brass Monkey Thu 16 Apr 2015, 16:34

GET ON WITH IT BALLANCE YOU QUNT! WE DON'T NEED AN 'ANCHOR'! WE'RE 298 RUNS AHEAD YOU F*CKING HAMSTERRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

by Brass Monkey Thu 16 Apr 2015, 18:02

Good ton by Ballance overall, yeah he crabbed it and he deserves a bitch slap for that, but in the circumstances he came into, it's not the worst.

Still think he's an lbw candidate

by beamer Thu 16 Apr 2015, 18:16

4 centuries in first 9 Tests, an achievement only matched (or in one case bettered) in England colours by Herbert Sutcliffe, Peter Parfitt and Andrew Strauss.

by Basil Thu 16 Apr 2015, 18:32

He's in trouble as soon as bowlers stop feeding his cut shot.

by beamer Thu 16 Apr 2015, 18:33

Well, hopefully they will allow him 25 centuries and 8000 runs first, as they did with Cook.

by Brass Monkey Thu 16 Apr 2015, 19:14

Decent declaration really, 20 mins before tea. 438 runs ahead. Probably could've declared half an hour ago, but that was never going to happen

by Brass Monkey Thu 16 Apr 2015, 19:27

Di gets Kregg. Good bumper

by Lindsay no.2 Thu 16 Apr 2015, 19:49

beamer wrote:Well, hopefully they will allow him 25 centuries and 8000 runs first, as they did with Cook.

Hehehe.

Even half that would be useful.

I don't think he's quite as robotic a mover as Cook so hopefully he'll be able to score off the pitched-up ball a little bit easier. But he may well have other weaknesses which have yet to be fully exposed (this summer will be revealing).

by Basil Thu 16 Apr 2015, 19:52

Bravo doesn't like the short stuff it would appear. Say what you like about Broad, he knows how to bowl a bouncer even if he's lost 4 / 5 mph in speed.

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