Cricket Thread

[jimharri]

Honestly, if I were given the choice between the two I’d feel aggrieved about having to choose.

It's not even close, in my opinion. If I sat down and thought about it for 10 minutes or so, I could probably come up with at least 10 names I'd put above the crybaby. And that's before I get on to music and politics!

 

[Jesus H Gabz]

His footwork is just not good enough, makes everything he does difficult as he is rarely in the correct position at the crucial time. Look at his footwork going down leg side shocking never going to take that catch.

I’m no cricketer but why the hell were his legs so so far apart ? He was almost at full stretch, how’s he gonna get his feet moving ? Just terrible, he badly needs a score

 

[remember arthur mann]

How long have you got? I'll start.....


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Uncanny.

 

[SkyBlueFlux]

Always, always play your best keeper and if he can bat then even better. They win games by not missing stumpings and dropping regulation catches. Both drops today would have been meat and drink for Foakes. His feet just don't move at all, it's akin to Haaland just standing on the penalty spot and watching cross and after cross coming in and just watching. No anticipation, no reflex movement, nothing. He isn't a test keeper and you may argue he isn't a keeper full stop. Might just about get away with it in T20 but not here.

Agree with this, it’s no good having a 35-40 batting average if you drop somebody that goes on to bat 50. Completely counterproductive.

 

[Jesus H Gabz]

On a positive, that’s what you get when you don’t produce dead wickets hoping to get to Headingley 1-1 (that’s on the ECB) and give your attacking captain some variety in the attack, especially pace, as ever we can judge better when both teams have had a bat on it but if we can reduce them to under 250, we can literally go on the attack even if the pitch is bowler friendly

 

[supercity88]

It's not even close, in my opinion. If I sat down and thought about it for 10 minutes or so, I could probably come up with at least 10 names I'd put above the crybaby. And that's before I get on to music and politics!

In cricket there's no one higher on the list. I'd probably give Kohli a slap and I'd love to have a swing at Ponting even now!

 

[SWP's back]

Taking the fucking piss now

 

[Wretched Vengeance]

Another one dropped.

 

[BringBackSwales]

Piss poor Joe Root

 

[SWP's back]

13 drops and a missed stumping?!!? No wonder we’re losing. We’re making it far far fucking harder than we need.