The Biggest Batting Liability in International Cricket

Monty is driving me farkin' insane now the cretin.

I don't know about Chris Martin but he's starting to resemble Devon Malcolm with the willow these days...

Of course it's Monty. Chris Martin is only a danger to himself, but Monty takes everyone down with him.

Can't bat. Can't run between the wickets. Can't field. Can't celebrate other people's wickets (he decked Jimmy Anderson the other day).

It's probably a good thing he's never shaved as I imagine he would've lost an ear by now.

How do you know? He hasn't faced a ball in his last 2 innings!

Monty. Everything about him annoys me. Grrrrrrr.

Great. Another one with an obsession.

Ian Bell?

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Mont-y Mon-taaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
Monty Monty Monty Monty Panayyyyyyysarrrrrrr.

Get off his back. Monty is a legend.
He CAN bat, he's just not getting a furqin chaance!

Thanks, Beefy.

Punter in India

Sachin Tendulkar and Ganguly in Lanka.

And also Dravid.....

Monty. 165 reasons. Thank you.

Seriously though ...
JD's post above really summarises the dysfunctional Cobbler.
Great left arm spinner .... hopeless at everything else.
Makes Tuffers look positively KP-Jonty Rhodes-esque!

I don't think the run outs were even Monty's fault. The other batsman called for the run on both occasions and they were't exactly safe.

Lankan batting order! Plonkers!

Smith.

I'd have to go with Monty though because he's a liability anywhere except with his major discipline - the ball. Even then he can be frustrating for his fans.

Martin.

Case-frickin'-closed!

Henry Nolonga wrote:I don't think the run outs were even Monty's fault. The other batsman called for the run on both occasions and they were't exactly safe.

Disagree.

The idea of backing up is that you: -

a) Get some way down the pitch, and
b) Have some sort of forward momentum if you get called through.

Yesterday, Monty managed a) but failed miserably to achieve b) as he stopped dead, and compounded this by failing to react immediately to the call.

He's a hapless donut.

More from Harmison...

"Not wishing to be too harsh on Monty's running between the wickets, but Fred and I drove behind him to the ground yesterday morning and when he decided to stop at a green light, I was suddenly overwhelmed by a sense of deja vu..."

Bob, I don't know if anyone's told you but you're worryingly looking a lot like Tony Greig in that picture.

Ouch!

Could be worse I suppose!

"Chaminda Vaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaas"

"What a magnificent shot, no he's out!"

See, I can even do impressions if you like.

'Beaten outside the orf stump'

JKLever wrote:'Beaten outside the orf stump'

Just reminds me of this