*Official* Fourth Test at Chester-le-Street

[Maximas]

Not particularly missing Bumble down here, what happened to him?

 

[LongHopCassidy]

Anyone else remember that Waqar yorker to Gooch when he had 333. Brutal.

Yeah. It was really gracious of Waqar to make up the numbers for India, too.

 

[benchmark00]

Gooch was on debut iirc.

 

[Son Of Coco]

Given the way this deck is playing there's a margin of error or about 1cm either side of perfect for a bowler, otherwise you're in trouble. Or, at least, you would be if a batsman had an array of shots.

 

[NUFAN]

Rubbish from Bird.

 

[benchmark00]

I swear Atherton just reads my posts.

 

[Top_Cat]

Rubbish from Bird.

Nah, if you're going to try anything against Cook, the full wide half-volley is it.

 

[Maximas]

Given the way this deck is playing there's a margin of error or about 1cm either side of perfect for a bowler, otherwise you're in trouble. Or, at least, you would be if a batsman had an array of shots.

Yet there are still calls for Starc...

Not that Bird is doing anything, apart from that swinging half volley to Root he has barely moved it

 

[Prince EWS]

I swear Atherton just reads my posts.

Can confirm he does read the forum. Or at least used to.

 

[Maximas]

I swear Atherton just reads my posts.

Should get Holding onto it

 

[benchmark00]

Yet there are still calls for Starc...

Not that Bird is doing anything, apart from that swinging half volley to Root he has barely moved it

Key word being 'deck'. Swing bowlers do their work in the air.

 

[Prince EWS]

Nah, if you're going to try anything against Cook, the full wide half-volley is it.

As opposed to the half-volley you bang into your own half.

 

[91Jmay]

"Cook is playing for himself - he wants a century, end of story, he doesn't want to wins this Test match he wants a draw and he wants to put big score next to his name. I was afraid this would happen when the last Test match was stolen from Aus by the weather. Unless Aus win the toss next test match we will see the same thing, slow batting on a good wicket." I think, Wozza, most England fans would agree that Cook playing for a big score increases their chances of winning

Cricinfo comments are worse than youtube comments.

 

[Top_Cat]

As opposed to the half-volley you bang into your own half.

Is more difficult to achieve, in fairness. Starcers could.

 

[Furball]

Not particularly missing Bumble down here, what happened to him?

Knee op.

 

[Tangles]

Not sure if serious, but that was against India.

Ok. Memory might be slightly faulty on that one.

 

[benchmark00]

'Much of a muchness seam attack'

Well I'll be...

 

[Spark]

Yeah okay danger signs here

 

[91Jmay]

Interesting to see how Lyon goes. He troubled Cook at OT.

 

[benchmark00]

Enjoy those foot marks outside Trott's off stump Nath... Oh.