The Cricket Thread

[leedswolf]

Three players have 6,000+ Test runs and 200+ Test wickets

Gary Sobers
Jacques Kallis
Ben Stokes

I've been fortunate to see all three play too.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

37/4 and there may not be too much left to play tomorrow with the way it's going.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

I've been fortunate to see all three play too.

I was lucky enough to see all of Donald, Lara and Pollock for Warks.

As well as Dermot Reeve's medium pace dobbers which you really cannot put a price on.

 

[leedswolf]

I was lucky enough to see all of Donald, Lara and Pollock for Warks.

As well as Dermot Reeve's medium pace dobbers which you really cannot put a price on.

Garfield Sobers (with his brother Gerry) played for Sneyd in the Norths Staffs South Cheshire league.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

All the fives, 55/5

 

[jd1981]

Men against boys stuff, we’ve been very good but for god sake give touring sides time to prepare in conditions etc for the sake of test cricket.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Wicket at the death, 79/6 and still 171 to make us bat again

You aren't ever getting tour games like you used to, those days are gone

 

[jd1981]

Wicket at the death, 79/6 and still 171 to make us bat again

You aren't ever getting tour games like you used to, those days are gone

No but I’d be amazed if the windies lay a glove on us this series, I’m being idealistic and Test cricket doesn’t carry the financial power T20 does so it’s basically the ashes piggy backing the whole of test cricket.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

You could give them five tour games and they aren't getting near us if they're batting Jason Holder at 6.

The best you could realistically do is revert to what we had at points in the 1990s/2000s and have a white ball series beforehand and you might get some overlap of players.

 

[jd1981]

You could give them five tour games and they aren't getting near us if they're batting Jason Holder at 6.

The best you could realistically do is revert to what we had at points in the 1990s/2000s and have a white ball series beforehand and you might get some overlap of players.

Just want games going at least into day 4 with some jeopardy. It’s at a point I’m willing one of the WI batsman to get a ton and show some fight.

 

[Stan Hullis]

Just caught up with yesterday’s highlights.

Very impressed by Smith with the bat, played some lovely shots.

 

[Stan Hullis]

This isn't going to last long.

What a delivery by Jimmy.

 

[Stan Hullis]

Drops a caught and bowled to finish the game and his career

 

[BillyDee]

That's an absolutely ridiculous delivery. Christ.

Why are we forcing him into retirement? FFS.

It's insane. Should have allowed him to at least continue long enough to overtake Warne as the leading test bowler.

 

[Squeak]

So there we have it... the end of a great career before its time.

I'm still bewildered by the decision to pension him off when he looks in great nick. How much could England's bowlers learn from him on the field over the next few months? I'd say, a lot. Still, it's done. The Greatest Fast Bowler England has ever seen.

Thank you Jimmy Anderson.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Emotional stuff. I don't think it's the right call, he could have dipped in and out of the team all summer as required and we don't have a massive long queue of bowlers waiting (not with the injuries to Cook, Tongue, Mahmood etc and Archer not in consideration).

But overall it's a feeling of gratitude that I got to see that career in full, right from day one.

 

[North Shropshire Lad]

Emotional stuff. I don't think it's the right call, he could have dipped in and out of the team all summer as required and we don't have a massive long queue of bowlers waiting (not with the injuries to Cook, Tongue, Mahmood etc and Archer not in consideration).

But overall it's a feeling of gratitude that I got to see that career in full, right from day one.

Pretty much this and unless he was blocking someone's progress or wasn't still the best pick available, he should be playing.

All that said, what a great career.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

It's insane. Should have allowed him to at least continue long enough to overtake Warne as the leading test bowler.

Muttiah Muralithiran says hi

 

[Tony Towner]

Muttiah Muralithiran says hi

He said bowler, not chucker

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Oh sorry. My mistake. Doesnt matter what you think the test record is his not Warne's