Keep 'em coming
Does the next test really start tomorrow? It only seems like a few days ago that I was listening to the end of the last one on the radio. It was just a few days ago. They don't hang around these days do they?
So Straussy has gone home. I've read the odd bit of press about how he shouldn't have been allowed to play just two tests if it was known that he was going to head home before the third. Well, that's ridiculous. This is the twenty first century. Do we really want players to have to miss the birth of their first child in order to open the batting? No. Good. Also, it makes things more interesting for us spectators. A bit of speculation is all we need. I've made my feelings about Collingwood quite clear. Sorry, Paul, but you ain't up to it (much as it pains me to have to agree with Mike Gatting once again). I'd like to see Alistair Cook in the team, just 'cause, well, he's one for the future. Chances are though that Collingwood will be there again, blocking for hours like a dodgy Morris Minor on the motorway, breaking down before the next services. Select thy metaphors carefully.
This blog has been shamelessly anglocentric up 'till now, but the test series down under has been interesting, principally because there have been signs of life in the West Indies team. It's been so sad to see them hammered over the past few years. Finally, however, it seems like they might be on the way back. OK, so they're getting beaten again, but not hammered. There is a difference. Bravo to Dwayne and as for Lara, well, I think he's the best batsman I've ever seen. He's certainly better than Viv Richards. Not only is his record better but for most of his career, he's been playing in a losing team. He's probably not the easiest bloke to play alongside but even so, you've got to admire him. In a couple of years, he'll retire I expect. Will such a high backlift ever be seen again?
It looks like Jimmy Anderson might be in the team tomorrow. When he first played for England, he looked so good. I really thought that he'd be a feature for the next decade. What went wrong? He certainly lost that banana outswing. His action always looked slightly suspect, the way he lowered his head at delivery. It would be great to see him performing well again. He's looked a bit lost these past couple of years.
So can England's succeed in this final test? Losing that first one must still rankle. Winning the toss tomorrow morning is essential, I think. After Ponting's mistake in choosing to bowl at Edgbaston, the Ashes were won by winning the toss and batting first. The flip of a coin is so very important.
So Straussy has gone home. I've read the odd bit of press about how he shouldn't have been allowed to play just two tests if it was known that he was going to head home before the third. Well, that's ridiculous. This is the twenty first century. Do we really want players to have to miss the birth of their first child in order to open the batting? No. Good. Also, it makes things more interesting for us spectators. A bit of speculation is all we need. I've made my feelings about Collingwood quite clear. Sorry, Paul, but you ain't up to it (much as it pains me to have to agree with Mike Gatting once again). I'd like to see Alistair Cook in the team, just 'cause, well, he's one for the future. Chances are though that Collingwood will be there again, blocking for hours like a dodgy Morris Minor on the motorway, breaking down before the next services. Select thy metaphors carefully.
This blog has been shamelessly anglocentric up 'till now, but the test series down under has been interesting, principally because there have been signs of life in the West Indies team. It's been so sad to see them hammered over the past few years. Finally, however, it seems like they might be on the way back. OK, so they're getting beaten again, but not hammered. There is a difference. Bravo to Dwayne and as for Lara, well, I think he's the best batsman I've ever seen. He's certainly better than Viv Richards. Not only is his record better but for most of his career, he's been playing in a losing team. He's probably not the easiest bloke to play alongside but even so, you've got to admire him. In a couple of years, he'll retire I expect. Will such a high backlift ever be seen again?
It looks like Jimmy Anderson might be in the team tomorrow. When he first played for England, he looked so good. I really thought that he'd be a feature for the next decade. What went wrong? He certainly lost that banana outswing. His action always looked slightly suspect, the way he lowered his head at delivery. It would be great to see him performing well again. He's looked a bit lost these past couple of years.
So can England's succeed in this final test? Losing that first one must still rankle. Winning the toss tomorrow morning is essential, I think. After Ponting's mistake in choosing to bowl at Edgbaston, the Ashes were won by winning the toss and batting first. The flip of a coin is so very important.
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