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07-11-2024 , 10:43 AM

#15176

JDarkman

centurion

Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 132

ol' jimmy anderson opening the bowling for the last time... we'll miss him when he's gone :-(

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07-11-2024 , 06:43 PM

#15177

muttiah

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Anderson still the best bowler in England..

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07-11-2024 , 08:22 PM

#15178

feel wrath

The Situation

Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 34,981

I’ve never agreed with the ‘picking for the future’ argument and it’s extension the ‘can’t pick for xxx because he won’t be around for yyy’

Test caps should be earned. Pick the best players until they’re not the best and then pick the best replacement. Sure you can rotate for health/preservation reasons but cutting careers short isn’t something I agree with.

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07-12-2024 , 12:42 PM

#15179

muttiah

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Jimmy basically the anti-Warner in that regard

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07-13-2024 , 05:24 AM

#15180

AllBlackDan

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Originally Posted by feel wrath

Hard agree here, Jimmy still has a year or 2 left in him

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07-13-2024 , 11:04 AM

#15181

muttiah

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You shouldn't be picking for the future in tests unless the difference is small. But Difference between Jimmy and the rest of still pretty wide. His consistency is insane and you can still rotate in young guys as he's not playing every test these days. I'm fine with picking for future in OD cricket because these old guys can still go play T20 leagues and bank money. McCullum and co are too worried about the Ashes already. Aussies living rent free in their head

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07-24-2024 , 04:48 PM

#15182

AllBlackDan

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Still persisting with this Hundred bs, get rid of it lol

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07-24-2024 , 04:56 PM

#15183

xander biscuits

watching a movie

Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 41,750

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Originally Posted by AllBlackDan

Still persisting with this Hundred bs, get rid of it lol

They'll sell it, more money will bring bigger players and it will be up there with all the other franchise nonsense

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07-24-2024 , 05:37 PM

#15184

PeteBlow

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Originally Posted by xander biscuits

They'll sell it, more money will bring bigger players and it will be up there with all the other franchise nonsense

I don't care. It's a unique format, and that's not a compliment.

Don't get me started on the on-screen graphics.

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08-05-2024 , 05:41 AM

#15185

Tall Paul

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RIP Graham Thorpe. Only 55

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08-05-2024 , 06:04 AM

#15186

feel wrath

The Situation

Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 34,981

Yep, sad. Wasn’t aware of an illness?

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08-05-2024 , 07:36 AM

#15187

DonkDonkDonkDonk

Goose

Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 41,322

Damn, rip

One of my favorites as a kid.

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08-05-2024 , 01:41 PM

#15188

Hoopie1

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Originally Posted by feel wrath

Yep, sad. Wasn’t aware of an illness?

He had a serious illness a couple of years ago, not sure what.

RIP. A fine player and that is far too young.

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08-05-2024 , 02:35 PM

#15189

PeteBlow

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Gutted.
A 21 year old Thorpe playing for Farnham smashed 16 year old me, playing for Guildford, all around the park. What a player amd what a lovely guy.
This one really cuts deep.

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08-13-2024 , 05:11 PM

#15190

xander biscuits

watching a movie

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Suicide talk

Spoiler:

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08-13-2024 , 05:15 PM

#15191

feel wrath

The Situation

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Yep. The Black Dog is a mean and relentless enemy

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08-30-2024 , 08:29 PM

#15192

xander biscuits

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Gus Batkinson

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08-31-2024 , 02:41 AM

#15193

BOIDS

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In taking five wickets in an innings, 10 in a match and now scoring a century, Atkinson has a place on all three Lord’s honours boards after only five days of playing Tests at the home of cricket.

very cool

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08-31-2024 , 10:43 AM

#15194

BOIDS

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Originally Posted by BOIDS

another hundred for england's greatest test batsman

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Originally Posted by feel wrath

lol

He’s a fantastic batsman but he’d barely make the all time top order if at all.

Hobbs
Hutton
Sutcliffe
Hammond
Barrington

then you’d have to argue him v Cowdrey, May and maybe Gower

****ing gower

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08-31-2024 , 04:17 PM

#15195

feel wrath

The Situation

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Originally Posted by BOIDS

****ing gower

I do think he’s ahead of the other three tbh and he would fit very nicely in at 5 in that order with Barrington at 6

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08-31-2024 , 06:30 PM

#15196

sixfour

should be called sevenfour

Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 75,954

Was waiting for a train in pub just outside Euston earlier when someone walks in wearing an MCC tie and one of those silly hats that members often wear. I ask him how the cricket finished to which his reply was "they went off for bad light". I kind of wanted to know the result or state of play but thanks anyway