England v Bangladesh, 2nd Test, Manchester, June 4-8, 2010

I mean WTF?

JKLever wrote:I mean WTF?

Farkin PMSL. What pony-tailed farker came up with that load of old tosh???

Awful innit ... a focking disgrace and undoubtedly the laughing stock of the cricket world.... even the corrugated iron-roofed stands in Georgetown Guyana and the jerry rigged seating in Amstelveen Holland (for the last WC) have more character and purpose that that red painted sh!te they've "erected" at Old Trafford.

England win toss and bat. Shazhad debut.

Sticking with the 6 bats + Prior, if you're not going to go 5 bowlers against the Bangles are you going to do that against Australia?

Aye, Merls. It's what I love about cricket in England. The charm of the old grounds.

Still, you have to make way for the "new world" yobs at some point, I suppose.

Has the main pavilion survived at OT?

JKLever wrote:England win toss and bat. Shazhad debut.

Sticking with the 6 bats + Prior, if you're not going to go 5 bowlers against the Bangles are you going to do that against Australia?

So straight swap - Shazam for Fat Brez?

JKLever wrote:I mean WTF?

That is f*cking diabolical. It's like a really expensive bad joke.

skully wrote:

JKLever wrote:England win toss and bat. Shazhad debut.

Sticking with the 6 bats + Prior, if you're not going to go 5 bowlers against the Bangles are you going to do that against Australia?

So straight swap - Shazam for Fat Brez?

Yeah skulls, it were a straight swap.

Yes Skulls.

:welcome:

vilkrang wrote:

JKLever wrote:I mean WTF?

That is f*cking diabolical. It's like a really expensive bad joke.

It's an abomination - the management at OT should be ashamed. I bet the architect p!ssed himself laughing all the way to the bank.

Number crunching time:

74th Test at OT since July 1884

England's record: W24 L14 D34
(Australia played South Africa here in 1912 for those who notice that the figures don't add up)

Last England victory - 6 wkts v.NZ - May 2008
Last England defeat - 108 runs v.Pakistan June 2001

Highest England Total - 627-9d v.Aus July 1934
Highest Visitor Total - 656-8d by Australia July 1964

Lowest England Total - 71 v. WI July 1976
Lowest Visitor Total - 58 by India July 1952

Highest England Individual Score - 256 K.F.Barrington v. Aus July 1964
Highest Visitor Score - 311 R.B.Simpson for Aus July 1964

Eng BBI - 10-53 J.C.Laker v. Aus July 1956
Visitor BBI - 8-31 F.J.Laver for Aus July 1909

Eng BBM - 19-90 J.C.Laker v. Aus July 1956
Visitor BBM - 11-157 L.R.Gibbs for WI June 1963

Has become a bit of a fortress recently then.

Could say that, in the last 10 Tests since 1998 here England have won 5, drawn 4 and lost only 1 (Pakistan in 2001 as above which was largely due to some dodgy decisions on the last day by the late David Shepherd). However, in that period, England have only played Australia and South Africa here once (both games drawn).

handly little bowler is Shafiul Islam.
Whippy and quick - around 88 mph .. slanting it across the left hander.

Strausser misses out on a perfect batting track.... so here comes the saffie gardener, Jonny Trotters..with his tomato seeds.

And out he goes.

Jonathan Hott becomes Jonathan Clott.

The pitch/crease gets a life ... Trotters bowled off bat and pad by that man Shafiul .

KP's average at OT in 4 matches here (this is his 5th) is 29.14 with a HS of 68 v.WI in 2007.

Bangers making a fair fist of Session 1.

Has R Darling been coaching them?

Nice batting by England. ...

Bell will save us.

Belf to the rescue?

Of course he is.

He's looking "comfortable" already.