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[adharcric]

Prior man I love you more than Sreesanth!!!

 

[Richard]

Haha calm down Turb.

The kid's a psycho in-match, ain't he? Never experienced this beeforr.

 

[Majin]

Gotta love the enthusiasm that Turd brings to the thread, his optimism is great.

Was that a typo or an affectionate jab?

 

[Perm]

Was that a typo or an affectionate jab?

Haha, tis his nickname.

 

[adharcric]

Sidebottom and Anderson seem to be bowling very well. Good stuff.

 

[Pup Clarke]

Sidebottom actually looks like a proper test match bowler imo.

 

[Majin]

Lovely shot from Jaffer there.

 

[Perm]

Sidebottom actually looks like a proper test match bowler imo.

Only effective when conditions suit, from what I've seen. Accurate enough when the ball isn't swinging, but not very penetrative.

 

[Scaly piscine]

You want Chris Read back?

Yea, no chance of him dropping it because he'd doesn't go for it unless it's landing in his lap.

God our wicket-keeping batsman options are crap.

 

[chalky]

Only effective when conditions suit, from what I've seen. Accurate enough when the ball isn't swinging, but not very penetrative.

The same used to be said of Hoggard of course. Hopefully like Hoggard Sidebottom can turn himself into an effective bowler when conditions don't suit.

 

[Pup Clarke]

Only effective when conditions suit, from what I've seen. Accurate enough when the ball isn't swinging, but not very penetrative.

Nah, I'm not buying that. I hear it time and time about Sidebottom not being very "penetrative" when the ball's not swinging but I've not seen my evidence tbh. He's someone who I think could bowl very well in most conditions as he has such good accuracy.

 

[Pup Clarke]

Yea, no chance of him dropping it because he'd doesn't go for it unless it's landing in his lap.

God our wicket-keeping batsman options are crap.

WTF it was a reasonably tough chance ffs. Everyone's making it out as though he's dropped an absolute clanger. It was a tough chance.

 

[Perm]

Yea, no chance of him dropping it because he'd doesn't go for it unless it's landing in his lap.

God our wicket-keeping batsman options are crap.

If you're talking about Prior, then it was one drop. He's having a poor game so far, it happens to everyone.

 

[GIMH]

WTF happened

 

[Perm]

Nah, I'm not buying that. I hear it time and time about Sidebottom not being very "penetrative" when the ball's not swinging but I've not seen my evidence tbh. He's someone who I think could bowl very well in most conditions as he has such good accuracy.

Second innings of the Old Trafford Test vs West Indies, he went at an RPO of less than 2but didn't pick up a wicket in 27 overs and looked fairly toothless. He does have good accuracy and that is what allows him to be a good bowler when the conditions don't suit his natural style, but it doesn't make him any less ineffective.

 

[Perm]

WTF it was a reasonably tough chance ffs. Everyone's making it out as though he's dropped an absolute clanger. It was a tough chance.

It would've been a goober if didn't go one-handed.

 

[Perm]

WTF happened

Sreesanth

 

[Scaly piscine]

WTF it was a reasonably tough chance ffs. Everyone's making it out as though he's dropped an absolute clanger. It was a tough chance.

It's more than the drops, he's just so immobile - his wicket-keeping has already cost England with the number of balls he doesn't reach or gets a finger-tip to.

 

[Richard]

Yesssssssssssss, well deserved. Wrong batsman tho.

 

[GIMH]

What are the conditions like? Anderson sounds like he's bowling well?