Generally it just meant batsmen didn't hook as much as they do in today's game. One reason why Viv was seen as such unique talent because he'd hook anything. Of course he didn't have to face his own attack which may have helped.
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*Official* England in West Indies
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Evermind
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Broad and Panesar have a history of this, and Amjad doesn't seem to be in the right place mentally either.
Broad once excessively appealed for an LBW when it struck the bat very clearly and was nowhere near the pad, while Panesar appeals for every other damn delivery, whether or not it's anywhere near out. A pair of clowns.
superkingdave
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Yeah, hopefully big fines/bans for all three.
Will be interesting to see if the umpires get hauled before the match referee to explain their diabolical performance though!
Will be interesting to see if the umpires get hauled before the match referee to explain their diabolical performance though!
Zinzan
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I'm sure it's all just a big conspiracy to annoy you Sammy
Langeveldt
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Exactly.. Why should players get done for over appealing when decisions are given on a random basis? I'd appeal all the time
Nope, fell just short (by 2, I believe). Pulled off a stunning leg-side save just before the tenth wicket fell as well.
four_or_six
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Meh, they were just frustrated. I think Panesar should get fined, perhaps. But for Broad there was an enormous nick and why the umpire didn't give it out straight after the appeal but rather wait an absolute age I don't know. It was almost as if he was trying to make them over-appeal. And hopefully Khan gets nothing too harsh as it is his debut.
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Agreed, strikes me as a test cricketer through & through in the little I've seen of him.
wpdavid
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The thought of Amjad playing an ODI would be hilarious if it wasn't so mind-numbingly stupid.
As for Sidebottom he must regret coming on the tour at all. If he'd stayed at home at got 100% fit, he'd be in pole position for the home series. As things stand now, he looks like an ex-test player.
As for Sidebottom he must regret coming on the tour at all. If he'd stayed at home at got 100% fit, he'd be in pole position for the home series. As things stand now, he looks like an ex-test player.
wpdavid
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Ludicrously harsh on Broad on the basis of one mess-up.
Richard
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Because over-appealing is banned by the rules, it's something that's expected to be cut-out to a point of zero. Bad decisions, everyone knows you're never going to get close to that.
Nonetheless, clearly there should be some method of Umpire evaluating with the substandard performances resulting in being dropped from Elite Panels et al.
Richard
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I dunno... I think if Sidebottom had missed this tour, there'd have been some very serious questions asked about his fitness. He's struggled with lack of it regularly throughout the last year.
Richard
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I'm not actually sure he even had that much of an eye on playing Tests when making the move TBH, think he just decided he wanted a change because a) he'd lost his Queensland contract and at 29 years old was clearly not going to get another one and b) he holidayed in the Caribbean in early-2007 and liked the place, and given his ancestry could in some way call it home.
Had he not gone to play in Jamaica his choices were: a) play Brisbane grade cricket for the rest of his career or b) hope another state with weaker batting came a-calling.
social
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Option b was very unlikely to happen because he players with a fc batting average of 30 arent rated very highly
Anyway, good luck to him
four_or_six
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Panesar has been fined 25% and Khan has a reprimand for over-appealing.
Broad has been cleared, although apparently he was up on a charge of detrimental comment about the match officials in some interview he gave rather than any on-field issues.
Broad has been cleared, although apparently he was up on a charge of detrimental comment about the match officials in some interview he gave rather than any on-field issues.
