Cricket Thread

Good start after Crawley wicket, Pope and Duckett look like a better partnership
England still needs to stay focused because we know 1 wicket can lead to 3 or 4, but good so far
 
Alan Harper's Tash said:
I did nearly mention him. He should be on the radar, but he doesn’t seem to play “Bazball”, so not sure he will get a look in. They’d probably pick Jennings ahead of him.
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Absolutely, i began thinking of Jennings his form of late has been excellent, that left me to look at the everages as other than Lancs I havnt realy followed CC this season , And noticed Hammeds average
 
The Stockport Iniesta said:
Didn't Botham purposely run him out once because he was scoring slowly?

Sure he did but no idea who it was against.

I don't remember Barrington at all, he was a bit before my time mate.
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Saw Barrington score the slowest fifty I think I've ever seen against India. I'm pretty sure it took all morning, and then some. Watching paint dry would have been thrilling by comparison. Can't remember exactly which year it was, but it was in the mid-sixties. My mind must be playing tricks on me, because I thought it was at Trent Bridge.

Actually, just doing a little bit of research, it's not the place, it's the opposition. Pakistan, ’67. And it was Trent Bridge.
 
Lovebitesandeveryfing said:
Saw Barrington score the slowest fifty I think I've ever seen against India. I'm pretty sure it took all morning, and then some. Watching paint dry would have been thrilling by comparison. Can't remember exactly which year it was, but it was in the mid-sixties. My mind must be playing tricks on me, because I thought it was at Trent Bridge.

Actually, just doing a little bit of research, it's not the place, it's the opposition. Pakistan, ’67. And it was Trent Bridge.
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Could have been worse. You could have been watching Chris Tavare
 
Missed a lot Duckett has some luck but inside edge on to stumps! Tricky time now this about hour and half play left, unless there is rain incoming
 
Pope has been stuck for ages like he is in survival mode! Bumrah though is a to good he could clean up our last 5 wickets no problem and why we need to be only 100 behind at most where we down to 5 left
 
The Stockport Iniesta said:
Didn't Botham purposely run him out once because he was scoring slowly?

Sure he did but no idea who it was against.

I don't remember Barrington at all, he was a bit before my time mate.
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I think Botham ran him out on purpose because Boycott was a notoriously bad runner between the wickets and was the acknowledged cause of several run outs (e.g. Derek Randall at Trent Bridge in 1977) and always expected the other batsman to sacrifice himself for his own sake. In Boycott's eyes, he was the best batsman so the other player should sacrifice himself in the event of a running between the wickets mix up.
 
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