***Official** West Indies in England***

[Perm]

Does anyone have any idea what Cook and Strauss average when opening the batting together?

 

[Goughy]

So what chance do we give the WI of batting before the end of play today?

It has to be their aim given the conditions and how overcast it is.

 

[Perm]

Nah, he never had a cat in hell. Unless those hit your hands in exactly the right spot, you don't catch 'em. No way was that a chance.

Disagree, anything that goes almost through the fielder is a chance, no matter how difficult.

 

[Richard]

So what chance do we give the WI of batting before the end of play today?

It has to be their aim given the conditions and how overcast it is.

Depends on how much play we get, TBH.

 

[Richard]

Disagree, anything that goes almost through the fielder is a chance, no matter how difficult.

Anything that should be caught is a chance AFAIC. If you're a metre from the bat and something comes at any decent pace, you have no realistic chance of reacting, so if it doesn't hit right in the sweet spot of your hands, you can't catch it.

 

[Goughy]

To add my opinion. It was a chance but a tough one. Logie would have snaffled it though

 

[Richard]

Gus Logie had Jedi reactions did he?

 

[Richard]

It's good, incidentally, to see Sky finally getting the HotSpot techno, though in my experience it's rarely neccessary with Snickos in place. Rarely, not never.

 

[Perm]

Anything that should be caught is a chance AFAIC. If you're a metre from the bat and something comes at any decent pace, you have no realistic chance of reacting, so if it doesn't hit right in the sweet spot of your hands, you can't catch it.

The first sentence is quite right, and I feel a very good fielder would've snaffled that chance. Ganga is decent, but a better fielder in that position would've got a lot closer and possibly caught it.

 

[Perm]

It's good, incidentally, to see Sky finally getting the HotSpot techno, though in my experience it's rarely neccessary with Snickos in place. Rarely, not never.

I find it a fair bit more helpful than Snicko personally, and if I had to pick one then I'd prefer HotSpot.

 

[Richard]

The first sentence is quite right, and I feel a very good fielder would've snaffled that chance. Ganga is decent, but a better fielder in that position would've got a lot closer and possibly caught it.

Possibly (and only possibly). But it wasn't someone else, it was Ganga, and with it being Ganga, there was never a possibility of it being caught IMO. So for me, Cook has not had a let-off today.

 

[Richard]

I find it a fair bit more helpful than Snicko personally, and if I had to pick one then I'd prefer HotSpot.

Oh, certainly. But Snicko came first, that was my point. If HotSpot had come first, there'd have been no need to invent Snicko.

 

[TT Boy]

Top tip for the exams - make sure you spell "there" properly or they'll fail you on the spot.

Anyway, best of luck.

LOL, cheers. Thankfully, the external boys at Kings are not to hot on 'bad' English.

 

[Perm]

Possibly (and only possibly). But it wasn't someone else, it was Ganga, and with it being Ganga, there was never a possibility of it being caught IMO. So for me, Cook has not had a let-off today.

There is a difference between a let-off and a chance IMO. A let-off is usually used in reference to a very easy catch, whereas a chance can be easy or difficult. So I'd say that Cook has given a chance, but not received a let off.

 

[GIMH]

What is it you study?

 

[Perm]

Oh, certainly. But Snicko came first, that was my point. If HotSpot had come first, there'd have been no need to invent Snicko.

Totally agree.

 

[TT Boy]

So what chance do we give the WI of batting before the end of play today?

It has to be their aim given the conditions and how overcast it is.

Chances of the West Indies getting one wickets is currently nigh unattainable considering how well they have bowled so far. Would be nice if the wicket had some resonates of pace though, its extremely slow.

 

[Perm]

What is it you study?

He is a personal trainer if I remember correctly, so possibly something to do with PE?

 

[Richard]

There is a difference between a let-off and a chance IMO. A let-off is usually used in reference to a very easy catch, whereas a chance can be easy or difficult. So I'd say that Cook has given a chance, but not received a let off.

Heh. A let-off, to me, is simply either a dropped catch (ie a catch that should have been caught) or a bad decision in your favour.

 

[pskov]

LOL, cheers. Thankfully, the external boys at Kings are not too hot on 'bad' English.

Here to help.