snowychap Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 Just now, PaulC said: excuse me take one of the Pollocks out for Sibley No probs. My post wouldn't have worked though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachboys1 Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 does any one think its sad to see warickshires ian bell career coming to an end like this no form at all out of 20/20 team losing captaincy and avergaing just 24 in first class cricket tis year any one have thoughts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 This should probably be moved to the cricket thread. The young players now coming in and playing t20 play in a totally different way to Ian Bell does so its right he was dropped from that side. The captaincy might have affected his form with the bat in the longer format, now he has relinquished it lets see if he can start scoring runs. Do I think its sad? Not not really. He has had an excellent career , made good money and is set up for life at the age of 35. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dAVe80 Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 Just waiting for my taxi, and I'm off to Headingley. Sunday on the Western Terrace. Lovely stuff. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted August 28, 2017 Moderator Share Posted August 28, 2017 This is shaping up to be a very good test match - interesting couple of hours ahead. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapal_fan Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 Lol at the calls for woakes to become opening batsman. Has anyone had a decent career at bowling and then gone on to become an opening batsman as well? I LOVE the fact we have players as talented as Woakes and Ali coming in down the order. They can demoralise bowlers and take the game away from thw opposition should they get in. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chappy Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 Yep and Malan's gritty innings looks even better when you have Ali and Woakes putting on 100 for the 8th wicket. Him playing out of his natural way to accumulate runs alongside Root and Stokes has helped put us in a great position. Fantastic effort by England in this second innings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 2 hours ago, lapal_fan said: Lol at the calls for woakes to become opening batsman. Has anyone had a decent career at bowling and then gone on to become an opening batsman as well? I LOVE the fact we have players as talented as Woakes and Ali coming in down the order. They can demoralise bowlers and take the game away from thw opposition should they get in. People are saying that? when he was moved to 6 at Warwickshire he didn't have too much success. He's a no.7 at best. Still don't like Moeen batting at 8 but in match situations like this he is a gem batting there. Best test of the summer. Not quality wise but the closest and it has gone to the 5th day with all three results still possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 they were talking about it on TMS. Woakes opening would be ambitious. He had a cracking innings there with Mo - those two bat very well together - had some good partnerships v Sri Lanka last year. Stoneman's gritty knock was timely, hopefully he can add another good score in the next match to at least temporarily settle that issue. Malan's knock was a knock of character more than quality but two 60+ scores so far suggests he'll be flying to Australia - more importantly he hung around long enough to form good partnerships with both Root and Stokes. It has been a great test, glorious bank holiday weather, it's been fun, and England should finish it off tomorrow with luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 1 minute ago, Rodders said: they were talking about it on TMS. Woakes opening would be ambitious. He had a cracking innings there with Mo - those two bat very well together - had some good partnerships v Sri Lanka last year. Stoneman's gritty knock was timely, hopefully he can add another good score in the next match to at least temporarily settle that issue. Malan's knock was a knock of character more than quality but two 60+ scores so far suggests he'll be flying to Australia - more importantly he hung around long enough to form good partnerships with both Root and Stokes. It has been a great test, glorious bank holiday weather, it's been fun, and England should finish it off tomorrow with luck. Ok I rate Woakes very highly. He's even from the same town as me Great Barr but he really isn't an opening batsman. I remember Steve Perryman saying to me at Southampton 2006 2nd eleven trophy semi. This lad can bat. He will be a good no.8. it was Perryman that got Moeen to change from being a seamer to bowling spin, saying he had the perfect spin bowlers action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veloman Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 3 hours ago, lapal_fan said: Lol at the calls for woakes to become opening batsman. Has anyone had a decent career at bowling and then gone on to become an opening batsman as well? I have a feeling that the late Bob Woolmer (brilliant for Warks) started off as a swing/medium pacer and then moved right up the order. I think he may have opened for Kent in limited over games - but it was a long time ago and could easily be wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 Yes Woolmer started his career as a no.8 or 9 and theres a few that have begun their careers as a bowler mainly and then turned into batsmen, like KP. There was talk at Warwickshire about Woakes batting higher up the order and he did for a bit, same with Barker who when he first came to Warwickshire was primarily a batsman but he found that inswinger to the right handed batsmen and then his bowling improved imeasuarebly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted August 28, 2017 Moderator Share Posted August 28, 2017 7 hours ago, lapal_fan said: Lol at the calls for woakes to become opening batsman. Has anyone had a decent career at bowling and then gone on to become an opening batsman as well? I LOVE the fact we have players as talented as Woakes and Ali coming in down the order. They can demoralise bowlers and take the game away from thw opposition should they get in. 4 Sir Garfield did on occasion bat at number 2 I think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 Fabulous win for the WIndies. Top stuff. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted August 29, 2017 Moderator Share Posted August 29, 2017 Yep, fair play to em, that's fine chasing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 Great advert for test cricket. Windies thoroughly deserved it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dAVe80 Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 (edited) Absolutely written off after the first test, and given a 1% chance of winning even after lunch this afternoon. That was an historic win. It's what test cricket is all about. Great advert for the game, and not something you mind, even as an England fan. Bravo Windies! Edited August 29, 2017 by dAVe80 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chappy Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 Great performance by the Windies this match. Cook holds on to Brathwaite on 5 this morning though and today could've gone very differently! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villan_of_oz Posted August 29, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted August 29, 2017 I'm excited to see a couple of Windies batsmen grind out big scores and km ckle down and help their team graft a win. No dig at all intended towards those who only play T20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avfc96 Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 Play suspended at the Oval after a crossbow bolt was fired onto the pitch and landed on the square. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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