England v West Indies - 3rd Test

[Pavilionaire]

The problem with having Bell and Colloingwood at 5 and 6 is that they have a tendency to get "bogged down".

Once Flintoff is fit and returns to the No. 6 spot it will be interesting to see what England do - Strauss dropped and either Bell or Vaughan to open?

 

[Parson Henry]

The problem with having Bell and Colloingwood at 5 and 6 is that they have a tendency to get "bogged down".

Once Flintoff is fit and returns to the No. 6 spot it will be interesting to see what England do - Strauss dropped and either Bell or Vaughan to open?

Bell yes but surely not Colly...

 

[Pavilionaire]

So far this pair have faced 34 balls, and there have been 2 scoring shots. This off a very mediocre bowling attack.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

So far this pair have faced 34 balls, and there have been 2 scoring shots. This off a very mediocre bowling attack.

In fairness, they've just lost 3 quick wickets, so they're entitled to be watchful for a while. Bell will have been instructed by Moores and Vaughan to occupy the crease.

If he'd come in in this situation and hit a quick 20 then holed out, we'd all be saying what a prick he was.

 

[Parson Henry]

But that may be testament to the fact that relatively speaking there may be a sense of panic as wickets have fallen a little quicker than expected.

Hiostorically Collingwood is good at keeping the scorers busy, not in a slap bang way such as KP or The Mattmaster but still enough.

 

[Parson Henry]

In fairness, they've just lost 3 quick wickets, so they're entitled to be watchful for a while. Bell will have been instructed by Moores and Vaughan to occupy the crease.

If he'd come in in this situation and hit a quick 20 then holed out, we'd all be saying what a prick he was.

Articulated far more eloquently than I did .

 

[Titanic]

The Trescothick debate is sure to resurface.

If there is any debate, I hope it's more Ravi Bopara orientated.

 

[Parson Henry]

Bring back Banger and Ramps.

 

[Pavilionaire]

I remember when Ramps batted 6 for England. He wasn't much good at batting with the tail and tended to get very bogged down himself.

I do like the idea of Bell as opener because he's got that stickability quality of a Montgomerie or a Boycott, he can occupy the crease.

Bopara needs to start getting some huge scores. Banger has hit a couple already, including 180-odd in the Somerset match that going on now.

 

[Pavilionaire]

Collingwood out 5 mins before tea.



Prior in next

 

[Uncle Buck]

Prior first innings under a bit of pressure...

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Prior first innings under a bit of pressure...

and doing okay [touch wood]

237-5
Bell 54*
Prior 28*

[though that's from the BBC, so its probably 300 a/o by now in real life!]

 

[Withdean Wanderer]

Prior out for 40

 

[CHAPPERS]

1113 - Eng 313-7 Plenty of fancy dressers in today - cavemen, batman, a load of blokes dressed up as npower girls. Oh look, there's a fella dressed in a fat suit and eating a butty...wait a minute, sorry, it's Jade Goody...that's classic Harmison, chipping a little sand wedge over mid-wicket for a few.

 

[Marshy]

322-7 going ok

 

[Uncle Buck]

1129: Over 92: Bell clearly trust Harmison against Edwards, showing no hesitation in taking a single first ball. The trust is perhaps slightly misplaced, when the Durham man completely loses a high full toss that somehow misses the bails. Harmison had no idea where that was going. A more conventional bumper beats Harmison next up, before Edwards adds one more to the total by overstepping. Harmison takes a massive swipe at the final ball, but gets nowhere near it. Eventful stuff.
England 1st Inns 322-7: Bell 82*, Harmison 18*

 

[Uncle Buck]

324-8

 

[Marshy]

Milk the strike Belly

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Bell drives elegantly for one before Bowden does his Paul Merson "double boozing" impersonation and I believe that means it's time for drinks. Billy Bowden=odd.