I don't want this to come across the wrong way (maybe it's the right way?), but you can't help noticing Taylor's biceps and physique under that shirt nowadays. He hits it miles in county one dayers. Very short, though.
I don't want this to come across the wrong way (maybe it's the right way?), but you can't help noticing Taylor's biceps and physique under that shirt nowadays. He hits it miles in county one dayers. Very short, though.
http://www.thecricketmonthly.com/sto...aking-of-moeen
Absolute must read long form feature on Moeen. Packed with quality quotes but I think the best is this:
Do you know what would make me happier than anything? I'd like to be a caller of prayer in the mosque and I'd like to clean the toilets. I've played a lot of cricket. I've been very lucky. At some stage, I'd like to give something back. I'd like to spend time with people and look after them a bit more. I think that would make me very happy.
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I noticed the same a while back, hes put on some right muscle. Delighted for him today too. Hopefully he can convert.
Him and YJB to get us into a massive lead.
Maybe you two and Wee Jimmy should just get a room.
And I'll be reading that Mo piece tomorrow. Did that picture of him and Ravi playing chess come over along with one of the JimRage posts?
Like you didnt notice
I've seen about ten minutes of this series on TV.
Willow TV on youtube has long highlights, its a legit channel, you might need VPN/Hola to watch it though.
It even has full days play on the "Liked playlist".
This has got embarrassing 4th innings collapse chasing a small target written all over it.
Could do with a classic 35 from Broad here.
Well that was fucking pointless.
Should have come out in a sling like Malcolm Marshall.
Can't see us chasing more than say 38 in the fourth innings.
This is bollocks.
Oh dear
We'll almost certainly run through em now
That sounds like some piece of cricket.
Hello.
What a series Anderson is having considering the conditions.
We need to resurrect that thread about old people donning young people in honour of Misbah. If they win this he will have led them to a ranking of number 2 in the world ffs.
I don't think we have actually done that badly out there I have to say. We will probably lose the series 2-0 but we should have won the first test, nearly saved the second test and are odds on certainties to collapse to 96-8 tomorrow. I thought we would get ground into the dirt but we have been in every game. Which is a surprise to me.
Yeah we've been good. Against lesser dons we'd have won a game or two.
The difference is that our spinners are very poor.
Took over the captaincy aged 36 after the previous encumbent and two of their best bowlers had been convicted and banned for spot fixing. From a personal point of view he's averaging over 50 and has peeled off the joint fastest test hundred.
They haven't played a test at home and have beaten basically everyone. It really is a fantastic job and more needs to be made of it.
I might write to him or something. I'm serious.
Tempting to think we can get 250 and below, but I dunno. Might need unexpected heroics from some don like Samit. Or Moeen
Samit has basically looked the best batsman on both sides in this match. Played beautifully.
Don't fancy us tbh, think they've already got enough.
I read a quality thing comparing Samit with Root (both boarded at Worksop in their sixth form). The guy said that Root was totally committed to cricket, always badgering people for an extra net or some more throwdowns. Of Patel, he could only recall 'there were always a lot of Pringles in his room'.
I only saw his first 20 yesterday but they were so easy and natural.
England to get 78 in the 4th inns.
Good night sweet prince.
Also, it should be noted, out in classic English style, cleaned up by the lethal non-turning part-time filth monger.
So is the end for Ronald? I don't think so yet but it probably should be. We'll be treated to a couple of pleasant forties in South Africa before he gets binned
The medium term future should be:
Cook
Gallance (why not)
Taylor
Root
Vince
Moeen/Rashid/SPINNER DAMMIT (moves up and down order depending on batting prowess)
Stokes
Duckett
Broad
Wood
Anderson
Long term future:
Sam Curran
10 others
Hales will get his go in South Africa surely? Tough debut series though Jesus. What about Compton? Did pretty well when he played and was dropped quite hastily, always seems to be in the runs when I look at the county scores.
I heard they binned Compdog because of his lack of banter (no, really). His batting also ground along at the same pace as Cook, which in Robson/Lyth/Mo they have replaced with people who waft expansively to third slip for nine.
I think Hales is going to be toilet at this level but I've been wrong before. As for starting him on lively decks against Steyn, Morkel and probably Rabada... might as well bring back Carberry for his eternal short straw. Or Jason Roy for the lolz.
Varun Chopra is the only decent opener who hasn't been tried. Better than Lyth/Robson for me.
Has Hales actually done anything at First Class level to justify inclusion, or is it just he's the only English/Australian/South African opener we haven't tried yet? I don't remember his figures being test quality last I looked.
He doesn't even look good in the shorter forms most of the time.
Hales was in electric form in the first half of the season. Racking up big scores in quick time, tailed off after that though.
Hope the Saffers do pick Rabada, he looks amazing.
He has some big scores in the last year or two but I worry about the flat track bullying aspect, which basically involves twatting shit bowlers over mid wicket. Can't remember who his county extravaganzas were against but it wasn't long ago he couldn't get in the Notts red ball side, which says to me when it goes wrong it'll go very wrong.
Hotel I'm staying in has sky sports, almost certainly gonna be up until about 3 watching Aus vs NZ. Who is this Burns bloke?
Really promising young player from Queensland. Played in the middle order against India, but I believe he's more comfortable at the top.
With Burns, Khawaja and Nevil, it really does look like a new-style team. I'm excited to see how they go.
Absolute classic from England. 98 for 6 is on.
Fucking shambolic stuff.
Listened to Aus-NZ overnight, then awoke to hear a wicket fall and that it was 59-6. Bit confused until I realised it was England, at which point everything made sense again.
Cook must be fucking seething.
Had a few beers last night and stuck £25 quid on England at 4.8.
148 needed lads
Stokes has got this.
Chef's got the reverse sweep out! On the victory charge
Those last two wickets.
On a day when David Warner scored 160 and England were 59 for 6, all before 7am, the only thing I can cling to is India being run through by Dean Elgar on their home turf.
Shoaib Malik has been a stealthily quality player for a while now. Will be disappointing to see him retire.
Great to see Khawaja and Burns making the most of their opportunities too.
http://www.theguardian.com/sport/201...county-cricket
Come to Leicester Misbah, you can stay in my house if you like.
Debating whether I'd punt Sangakkara (and his cock) into the Thames to make room. I probably would. Fits in with our youth policy as well.
I've got the Channel Nine Charlies on. God, they are the death of cricket.
What intrigues me about the crew is where Mark Nicholas fits in. Tubs and Slats are obviously the front pair, shamelessly pushing their shocking banter into the three giant spaces in the coverage that there are these days. Then you have a cacophony of massively pro-Australian wankers that I can barely tell apart, but all of them are like sycophants aspiring to be in Tubs's little gang, to laugh off any hints at intellectualism as dismissively as him, to take the piss.
Then you've got Mark Nicholas. He just rocks up and talks absolute shit, and all for the wrong reasons, like a really shit nerd trying to impress Tubs with how cool he is. Tubs isn't having any of it, so why continue to employ the coiffed cunt? Either have a full on arvo of blokey, matey, shite banter, or do cricket commentary properly. Neither of those things require Mark Nicholas. For example, he's just said 'You've picked the wroooong maaan' in an American accent for absolutely no reason.
I was so baffled by the whole conundrum that I decided to draw Misbah.
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I cunted the eyes a bit. The right has just gone ten rounds with Inzamam in front of the pie stall, the left is a bit too heart throb. The truth, as ever, is somewhere in between.
Morning everyone.
India have gone and shat all over South Africa.
I've not seen much of that game beyond a bit this morning, but it looks an odd one. India cruising along at 125-2 overnight, got to 160-2, then all out for 200. Each innings has had its dramatic collapses.
Why did Philander open for South Africa in their second innings?
I was wondering that. Maybe they wanted to 'lengthen' their batting order in the expectation of certain wickets, so actual batsmen were there at the crunch point. Worked a treat.
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