Second Test Thread

[Flashman]

Awful drop from Monty, schoolboy stuff. Bless him, I hope it doesn't ruin his Test career. You can't really hide him with attacking fields like this so he's at mid off, when really he should be at cow. Just a gentle loop up and down it went. He works bloody hard on his fielding and catching too.

 

[Donna Ferentes]

Still, it's not as if the Sri Lankan ninth wicket ever does anything.

 

[Mr Retro]

He works bloody hard on his fielding and catching too.

And his batting. So he's a terrible fielder, terrible batsman.

Is his spin bowling good enough to get him a place in the ashes team?

 

[Donna Ferentes]

Well, Jones' fielding is apparently good enough to get him in the team as a specialist fielder...

 

[Flashman]

Giles will return and be #1 again I think, with Monty going as back-up. It must be a concentration thing with Monty. Tufnell was the same and he improved (fielding) a great deal so it can be done.

 

[Flashman]

Well, Jones' fielding is apparently good enough to get him in the team as a specialist fielder...

Read can't bat, Jones can't catch (although he has improved of late).

Time for Foster? Trouble is Fletch "likes" Jones.

 

[Mr Retro]

I hate the way the crowd are on his back about it now too. Imagine the crowd in Australia?

 

[Donna Ferentes]

Read's batting average last season was the highest of all the likely candidates.

 

[Donna Ferentes]

I hate the way the crowd are on his back about it now too.

I don't. About bloody time is my attitude.

 

[Flashman]

Read's batting average last season was the highest of all the likely candidates.

He had his chance though and failed miserably.

 

[Donna Ferentes]

Not really. He was dropped in the West Indies because Tresco was failing.

 

[Flashman]

I hate the way the crowd are on his back about it now too. Imagine the crowd in Australia?

They love him, it's all good natured. But yeah the Aussies will kill him.

 

[Mr Retro]

I don't. About bloody time is my attitude.

I mean Monty, not Jones. Fuck Jones, if he was shot at from the stands I wouldn't care.

 

[Flashman]

Not really. He was dropped in the West Indies because Tresco was failing.

11 @ 15.31 tells its own story. His 'keeping is miles ahead of Jones of course.

 

[mrsfran]

I mean Monty, not Jones. Fuck Jones, if he was shot at from the stands I wouldn't care.

That's not a very cricket thing to say.

 

[Donna Ferentes]

11 @ 15.31 tells its own story.

It tells a story but not the whole story.

What's Golden Boy's average, anyway?

 

[Flashman]

It tells a story but not the whole story.

What's Golden Boy's average, anyway?

30 odd off the top of my head.

Edit: 28.5

I'd go with Foster anyway who was doing okay but got injured.

 

[Santino]

I hate this fucking sniping. I'm going to start my own cricket thread, with no bitching, and extra beer and chocolate and Star Wars stuff.

 

[Donna Ferentes]

30 odd off the top of my head.

Edit: 28.5

I'd go with Foster anyway who was doing okay but got injured.

28.05 in 27 Tests. Not remotely enough, I'd say, for a keeper who I'd rate as the worst England glovesman I've ever seen.

 

[Santino]

28.05 in 27 Tests. Not remotely enough, I'd say, for a keeper who I'd rate as the worst England glovesman I've ever seen.

He takes an average of 3.63 catches per Test, compared to Jack Russell's 2.83 and Alec Stewart's 1.98.

 

[Flashman]

We have a world class attack now which means more wickets. I certainly can't remember another England 'keeper dropping so many chances. Tell me this, if he couldn't bat do you think he'd be anywhere near the side?

 

[Donna Ferentes]

He takes an average of 3.63 catches per Test, compared to Jack Russell's 2.83 and Alec Stewart's 1.98.

Interesting figures, but do you have any for drops?

 

[mrsfran]

If you'd like to argue to other side, why don't you look for the figures, DF?

 

[Donna Ferentes]

I suspect there are none.

 

[gabi]

The Sri Lankan tail appears to be more proficient with the bat than the top order. Perhaps they should just open with their number 11 in future and work their way up?

 

[Donna Ferentes]

Bangladesh are certainly better once the fifth wicket goes down.

 

[mrsfran]

That's just what I was thinking, Gabi.

 

[Flashman]

Monty strikes in his first over.

 

[mrsfran]

Hurrah for Monty!

 

[Flashman]

141 all out, tea.