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[Cricket] England vs India First Test - Edgbaston







Bold Seagull

strong and stable with me, or...
Mar 18, 2010
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Hove
Get Malan out of the slips another dropped catch


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Put Malan at third man ffs

What the hell is the captain doing keeping him in there!? Jesus, if he can't catch anything to his right, have him at the end of the cordon not in the middle of it. It's just taking the piss now. No excuse in long or short forms with catching in the slips.
 


ManOfSussex

We wunt be druv
Apr 11, 2016
14,749
Rape of Hastings, Sussex
Many years ago a young man with an Aussie accent pitched up at
Horsham looking to play for the summer, his name Tim May. As I'm sure you know he went on to play many many times for the test side and actually ended running the show over there.

He was in his early 20's when he came to us and played two seasons, many counties attempted to sign him but he wasn't interested.

He lodged with a couple called Dave and Brenda Beer grandparents of Will. I faced Tim in nets, stood at slip when he bowled and watched him take a shed load of wickets. This was mainly to do with the drift and speed he could bowl at.
However to counter this the batsman who had the best success were those that had quick feet either to move forwards to smother the ball as it pitched or move backwards and play late. Where a lot go wrong it to do neither but prod half forward waving their bats. I know that drs etc changed the approach of padding away but fleet of foot is the only way.

And no I wasn't patronised!

He got my Dad lbw for a duck against Horsham.

Didn't Graham Roope play at the same time as him as well?
 












PILTDOWN MAN

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Sep 15, 2004
18,718
Hurst Green
He got my Dad lbw for a duck against Horsham.

Didn't Graham Roope play at the same time as him as well?
Yes he would go out hit a comfortable 50 and chuck his wicket.


Adrian Jones and Tony Piggot played as well. Good team back then, needless to say I didn't play in the Saturday league 1st, but in the 3rds.
 








Farehamseagull

Solly March Fan Club
Nov 22, 2007
14,060
Sarisbury Green, Southampton
Is this one of those afternoon's where Broad goes on a run and picks up 6/7?

In odd spells in his career when he has got fired up he has looked unplayable and the best bowler in the world. And then he has days when he looks like a timid village green bowler.
 












PILTDOWN MAN

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Sep 15, 2004
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Hurst Green
3 down
 














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