*Official* Pakistan tour of Ireland, England and Scotland 2018

[fredfertang]

Well Butler is making valuable runs at 7, but he is hardly playing with this licence to ball strike that he was meant to have been given.

The earlier batsmen's ineptitude means he's acquired a few penalty points on his licence

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

This is going far far away from Pakistan

 

[social]

Clear catch

 

[Mr Miyagi]

The earlier batsmen's ineptitude means he's acquired a few penalty points on his licence

So its not permanent like a licence until revoked, its more like a conditional pass.

 

[ajdude]

Ashwin, Jadeja, Kumble, Dipak Patel all went bat to bowler route, Patel in tests too.

It happens. Even for faster bowlers in tests like Franklin becoming a batsman later, as against Boult being an age group batsman with KW only to be a #11 bunny by u-19 bowling fast.

A particularly sore case for NZC is Jacob Oram who really really wanted to be a batsman, but NZC kept selecting him for his bowling.

I am pretty sure that Steve Smith always sore himself as a batsman first, but wasn't going to turn down intl selection.

Then some cricketers from NZC are just so bits and pieces, and changed their roles so much over their cricket careers at domestic back and forth, C Kuggeleijn, Bradburn especially, maybe M Hart and Priest too, noone really knows what they're being picked for.

I mean seriously - what is this guy?

Chris Kuggeleijn | New Zealand Cricket | Cricket Players and Officials | ESPNcricinfo
1st Test, New Zealand tour of India at Bengaluru, Nov 12-17 1988 | Match Summary | ESPNCricinfo

Evan Gray is def a bowling allrounder, but what is Kuggeliejn senior?

By his next test he looks like a specialist batsman.

3rd Test, New Zealand tour of India at Hyderabad, Dec 2-6 1988 | Match Summary | ESPNCricinfo

Chris Simpson | Australia Cricket | Cricket Players and Officials | ESPNcricinfo

definition of no-rounder

 

[Black_Warrior]

Good decision. **** the soft signal. If you can't tell, own up and pass it on to the third umpire. Don't interfere with this so called 'soft signal'

 

[trundler]

Oh Butler, don't be a selfish prick and ruin this by getting a 50!

 

[Mr Miyagi]

Chris Simpson | Australia Cricket | Cricket Players and Officials | ESPNcricinfo

definition of no-rounder

Lets talk when he plays intls

 

[Mr Miyagi]

Buttler still has no license - 8 wickets down, 148 run lead, Broad in.

Lets see some Buttler Bash Cricket already.

 

[Mr Miyagi]

And there it is

 

[Damo833]

ffs Buttler

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Bloody ruined it.

I hate you Buttler, well batted though.

 

[vcs]

England clearly need to send more players to play the IPL, rather than wasting their time playing County Cricket.

 

[ajdude]

Lets talk when he plays intls

51 FC matches with those figures is ridiculous, baffled me when he played and it baffles me to this day how he lasted so long, let alone captained the team

 

[Mr Miyagi]

51 FC matches with those figures is ridiculous, baffled me when he played and it baffles me to this day how he lasted so long, let alone captained the team

Good top blokes who excelled in mateship, mental disintegration and marrying coach's daughters?

 

[vcs]

Broad's batting has regressed to the point where he looks poor even for a No. 10.

Buttler though WAFG

This is quite brilliant.

 

[vcs]

**** off Broad.

Can't even block out a couple of balls to keep Buttler company.

Hopefully Anderson does a better job.

 

[S.Kennedy]

Broad's batting has regressed to the point where he looks poor even for a No. 10.

That happened a long long time ago.

 

[Daemon]

https://www.sportskeeda.com/cricket/highest-test-totals-without-a-century-and-half-century

England just 13 runs away from the highest score without a half century. Hopefully Buttler doesn't spoil this.

Buttler you asshole

 

[Borges]

Now that this Buttleresque tail has wagged, Pakistan is going to be thoroughly deflated. It is probably going to be an innings defeat.