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Leave my desk for 1/2 an hour for a meeting and come back to us being 4 down and another careless dismissal for KP.

Red Astaire said:
@Portly I agree but the nerves have set in - I can feel them from here. They look like a couple of bunnies in the headlights. They have a chance if they can make it to lunch.
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Agree with you there RA; need to steady the ship again in the same way that Cook and KP did last night
 
I have always been a Bell fan, mostly from witnessing him make a century at the only two tests I have attended in person. I'd love him to get stuck in today and still be standing by the end.

Come on Belly!
 
I like him too mate. On his day he looks practically unplayable. He reminds me of Lara a little with some of his stroke play and ability to find the gaps. Trouble is he is so inconsistent - Lets hope he is having a good day! 🙂
 
Clarke doing a bit of Oz aerobics there. Doesn't look as appealing as the young ladies they I used to watch doing it in the morning on sky though.

Listened to the r5 sports commentary yesterday, was lovely & laid back, just sounded as though it was two old cricket souls swapping anecdotes & occasionally mentioning a match they were casually watching.

A nice contrast to the current premier league commentary style of shouting & trying to make every incident sound important.

Let's hope these two stay in a while, even get an occasional single as they do so!
 
FoxForceFive said:
Clarke doing a bit of Oz aerobics there. Doesn't look as appealing as the young ladies they I used to watch doing it in the morning on sky though.

Listened to the r5 sports commentary yesterday, was lovely & laid back, just sounded as though it was two old cricket souls swapping anecdotes & occasionally mentioning a match they were casually watching.

A nice contrast to the current premier league commentary style of shouting & trying to make every incident sound important.
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I love TMS commentary; it's one of the highlights of an english test match. I'm looking forward to them keeping me entertained on the 200 mile drive home from work later!

Aerobics Oz style was great; pissed all over GMTV's Mr Motivator in terms of ease on the eye!
 
FoxForceFive said:
Clarke doing a bit of Oz aerobics there. Doesn't look as appealing as the young ladies they I used to watch doing it in the morning on sky though.

Listened to the r5 sports commentary yesterday, was lovely & laid back, just sounded as though it was two old cricket souls swapping anecdotes & occasionally mentioning a match they were casually watching.

A nice contrast to the current premier league commentary style of shouting & trying to make every incident sound important.

Let's hope these two stay in a while, even get an occasional single as they do so!
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TalkShite have an trailer which takes the mickey out of the laid-back style of cricket commentary. They just do not get it, do they?
 
Judge Jules said:
TalkShite have an trailer which takes the mickey out of the laid-back style of cricket commentary. They just do not get it, do they?
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That's Talkshite all over though, the louder & more brash the better.

That breakfast show consists solely of Alan Brazil getting in his latest drinking buddy & chatting shit about drinking in expensive bars, namedropping & generally laughing about his lifestyle. The fat drunken git.

Young Johnny gone now. Shame. They're moving that ball about a fair bit though, that's gotta be good for England's bowlers when they get in.
 
This match is so delicately poised.. Reasonable partnership (60+) will get England close to being 200+ ahead and in a winning position. One or two more wickets and it really is game over.

Still, remember, England should have had Aussies all out for about 128 (or whatever it was at the stumping) so we have the ability to whittle through them even if we do only finish with a lead of 150.
 
Brendan (the one-time SCM poster, not the LFC manager) used to say Alan Brazil was a joke even among other broadcasters. They still employ the porky b@stard though.

He was a sh!t player too BTW.
 
FoxForceFive said:
That's Talkshite all over though, the louder & more brash the better.

That breakfast show consists solely of Alan Brazil getting in his latest drinking buddy & chatting shit about drinking in expensive bars, namedropping & generally laughing about his lifestyle. The fat drunken git.

Young Johnny gone now. Shame. They're moving that ball about a fair bit though, that's gotta be good for England's bowlers when they get in.
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Drivetime is starting to piss me off.. its becoming somewhat of a circus now, with all the stupid sound effects they keep throwing in to help brush Adrian Durhams Ego...

His side kick 'thick twat' Darren Gough, aint any better either..

RE Cricket.. hopefully Prior comes to the fold now and develops a half decent partnership with Bell..
 
Speaking as someone watching a test match properly for the first time, it strikes me that cricket is very much about momentum, it swings (no pun intended) very easily, esp as the batting proficiency usually drops down the order (agar being an obvious exception!).

Do teams ever change the order to try & make a strong tail end, or are there obvious reasons why you wouldn't do that?
 
You wouldn't have a strong tail, but you find that the actual order isn't always proficiency and you can get your highest scorers at 3, 4 or 5 but they go further down as opening really is a special breed of batter!

One thing that doesnt really fit into that but that you might not be aware of that is a cool quirk is the "nightwatchman" which is basically if say we were 200-3 towards the end of the day (say 20 mins left), instead of sending in the next batter who will have to get his eye in both for that stint and then the next morning, you send in a tail ender wiht the aim of them staying in until the morning and getting out early on in the morning.
 
Prior sounding positive which is refreshing after Cook and KP being a bit more restrained. When runs are at a premium we need to make sure we get runs from the balls bowled begging to be put away.
 
Brizzle said:
You wouldn't have a strong tail, but you find that the actual order isn't always proficiency and you can get your highest scorers at 3, 4 or 5 but they go further down as opening really is a special breed of batter!

One thing that doesnt really fit into that but that you might not be aware of that is a cool quirk is the "nightwatchman" which is basically if say we were 200-3 towards the end of the day (say 20 mins left), instead of sending in the next batter who will have to get his eye in both for that stint and then the next morning, you send in a tail ender wiht the aim of them staying in until the morning and getting out early on in the morning.
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Ah, I'd heard the phrase before but not what it meant. Cheers.
 
Class just then on Radio 5 Live..

Glen Mcgrath talking about the hotel he is staying in.. being the Beaver..

He then said its very comfortable in the Beaver...

Awkward silence.. followed by laughter in the background...
 
RedNinja said:
Class just then on Radio 5 Live..

Glen Mcgrath talking about the hotel he is staying in.. being the Beaver..

He then said its very comfortable in the Beaver...

Awkward silence.. followed by laughter in the background...
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TMS is fucking boss in every way!
 
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