If hes that injured that he can barely hit the ball then they should have just sent Collingwood out there. Its not exactly like England needed Pietersen in this situation. The fact that he went out there to bat suggests that he is either an idiot or hes not doing that bad.
Ind33d, said that a few times, but nonetheless, it didn't look to me like his calf (which is the problem) was impeding him. Oddly enough, he was actually running OK, and though he wasn't timing things it wasn't because of a lack of front-foot movement.
It was a bit odd, it was like he was trying to play himself slowly into form whilst Johnson was doing the same opposite. Made for the dullest passage of the series so far.
2005, August, Trent Bridge. Before that it was probably 2005, August, Old Trafford.
Trent Bridge 05?
I'm a realist, as I've said so many times.Well aren't we confident today.
Never met a sports person, pro or not, who wouldn't say anything to get out on the park.
Achilles, I've heard. If it was his calf, he wouldn't even be able to walk surely?
Achilles and calf is essentially the same area, no?
Yeah, Pietersen's innings actually wasn't that bad in the context of the game, particularly given England had just lost two quick ones when he came in. It's another case of him being overly criticised while others have got out of gaol for no apparent reason. Bopara scored 27 off 93 while Pietersen managed 44 off 101, yet all the talk has been of Pietersen slowing things down un-necessarily. Now I realise he has more ability to score quickly than Bopara, but the criticism has yet again been aimed at the wrong man, IMO.
Nah. Achilles is a tendon, calf is a group of muscles.
Achilles tendon connects the calf muscle to the plantaris muscle in the foot.
How on earth werent we in just as good a position at TB? Had an even bigger first innings lead and really chasing 129 should have been as easy as pie if they hadnt choked.
