*Official* Warm up Matches Discussion

[harsh.ag]

Read a cricinfo article. Have seen Compton bat in India. For a guy who is starting out, he looked good. Didn't see him play against NZ. Was dropped for the Ashes in the summer. So why exactly is he behind Carberry in the pecking order?

Also, Tredwell is asked about the greatest off-spinner that has ever lived. His response:

Swanny has to be up there. Other names that come into my mind are the likes of Tim May and Ashley Mallett. John Emburey had a pretty good career as an offspinner but it's difficult to beat Swanny.

 

[Burgey]

Was he only asked about white off spinners?

 

[Prince EWS]

That Tredwell troll

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Obviously didn't rate Murali when he played at Kent then.

 

[Burgey]

That Tredwell troll

It's a beauty isn't it?

 

[andyc]

Been absolutely bucketing down in Sydney the last couple of days. Will be very surprised if the upcoming match isn't impacted in someway.

 

[adub]

Nev, the comb over never works mate. Shave it off and embrace your baldiness.

 

[Spikey]

how dare you

 

[adub]

how dare you

I'll dare point out the emperor has no clothes and I'll dare point out the great and illustrious NEV! is sporting a comb over but trying to bluff you into thinking it's a hipster style.

 

[Spikey]

Jonathan Agnew ‏@Aggerscricket 3m
Just checking out England's opposition tomorrow: 2 wicketkeepers and a bowling attack with 12 first class matches between them

a pretty stock standard nsw team tbh

 

[adub]

start with this


end up with this

 

[Burgey]

I'll dare point out the emperor has no clothes and I'll dare point out the great and illustrious NEV! is sporting a comb over but trying to bluff you into thinking it's a hipster style.

It's ****ing terrible. It looks like something out of Spandau Ballet ffs.

How's he getting to the ground? Riding a ****ing fixie?

 

[ajdude]

can't believe i got that ****'s autograph

 

[MW1304]

It looks like he's about 8 years too late and 15 years too old for the 13 year old Panic! at the Disco fan look.

 

[Cabinet96]

You had it didn't you

 

[MW1304]

I think my specificity confirms it.

 

[Furball]

So KP's apparently having an injection into his knee.

I believe that's item 44 on Furball's 'why I'm worried about this tour' list.

 

[Neil Pickup]

Tremlett left out. Rankin v Finn head to head.

I get the feeling Tredwell didn't include Murali in that because he's not a traditional offspinner and hence incomparable. There is also a clear bias to what he's seen...

 

[Prince EWS]

I get the feeling Tredwell didn't include Murali in that because he's not a traditional offspinner and hence incomparable.

I was thinking that too at first; Murali was a wrist-spinner who bowled out the back of the hand and turned it both ways. His stock ball just happened to turn from off to leg which is why we call him an off spinner but he's not what Tredwell would think of when asked about the greatest exponents of his art.

But nah I think it was just a huge troll. Even ignoring the Murali omission it's a crazy list.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Interesting start, bouncer wide down legside taken well by JB and then a half volley crunched for four by Finch.