ICC Combined Associate and Affiliate (AM) XI v England. January 7-9, 2012

[Howe_zat]

Cook looking very uncomfy vs Hassan. Leading edges one that he plays too early, then plays and misses one that goes over the stumps.

-- But gets off the mark off his pads as I type.

 

[Athlai]

Hamid is supposedly pretty quick.

 

[Howe_zat]

Viljoen taking the new ball, and he's bowling off the wrong foot.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Viljoen taking the new ball, and he's bowling off the wrong foot.

Fair effort for a chap who's just spent hours batting. I'd be a bit slighted if I were Rankin tho.

 

[Athlai]

Fair effort for a chap who's just spent hours batting. I'd be a bit slighted if I were Rankin tho.

Isn't like he doesn't know the skipper well enough to give him an earful.

 

[Howe_zat]

Hassan tries to go for the chin, and it's already on its way back down as it passes over skip's shoulder. Pitch is slower than smalishah84 in a draft.

 

[Agent Nationaux]

Don't they have a UAE national playing in the team as well?

 

[Athlai]

Don't they have a UAE national playing in the team as well?

Yeah Saqib Ali

 

[Howe_zat]

Poor line from Nabi but a pleasing offie's action.

That's a wrap.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Anderson, Broad, Swann vs some players of questionable FC standard.

That's not going to end well. They've not done bad to get near 200 tbh.

Only like playing Australia and India in tests then.

 

[NasserFan207]

Hamid Hassan is fluent in English and apparently Boyd Rankin has a limited grasp of the language. Being Irish and all.

Wac

Though probably true

 

[Spark]

Only like playing Australia and India in tests then.

Bah. At least we took one Test off you lot.

 

[Furball]

Looks like a good workout, decent economy rates from everyone except Swann.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Yes, you have let an associate XI make 230. What will Pak make I wonder on conditions they are suited to. Your no1 spinner is getting tonked around as well.

Speed you lot bat you will be 150-6 in same time.

 

[Spark]

Swann's form must be a minor worry though. Hasn't strung together two decent performances in a row (or for that matter anywhere near each other) for quite some time now. The pitches and batsmen he's been bowling to means it's a very minor worry though.

 

[Furball]

Swann's form must be a minor worry though. Hasn't strung together two decent performances in a row (or for that matter anywhere near each other) for quite some time now. The pitches and batsmen he's been bowling to means it's a very minor worry though.

He was solid enough on early season pitches against Sri Lanka tbf.

 

[Howe_zat]

Swann's form must be a minor worry though. Hasn't strung together two decent performances in a row (or for that matter anywhere near each other) for quite some time now. The pitches and batsmen he's been bowling to means it's a very minor worry though.

Yes, and there's only so many times you can put it down to the wickets. Needs to start living up to his rep sharpish.

I wouldn't exactly call it a "worry". Just a feeling than Swann of all people can and should be doing better.

 

[Agent Nationaux]

Speed you lot bat you will be 150-6 in same time.

Can't score runs easily on these pitches.

 

[Spark]

He was solid enough on early season pitches against Sri Lanka tbf.

I'll be completely honest and admit I forgot about that series entirely. Cardiff aside, didn't set the world on fire IIRC though.

 

[Spikey]

Tbf Swann has barely been needed to do anything for a long time, and at Adl and the Oval he did it.