*Congratulations* Brian Lara 10,000 Test Runs!

[lord_of_darkness]

oh phew.. thanks mun i thought this was the last test..

 

[SpaceMonkey]

oh phew.. thanks mun i thought this was the last test..

it could still be if this weather doesnt pick up

 

[lord_of_darkness]

aahhhh nooo alas the british weather!

 

[marc71178]

Yet I still got burnt to hell

We got to the ground to hear that the Windies had decided to bat.

Great we thought, we'll see history.

Lara got pretty much a standing ovation waling out to bat.

Then he got bowled.

A strange feeling, a mixture of delight and despair!

 

[lord_of_darkness]

in the space of 10 balls,

no doubt marc..

 

[steds]

Would you like some kind of award?

no. It's just that I'm not right about stuff very often, so when I am, it's major cause to celebrate

 

[Richard]

Well Lara finally reaches the mark and manages to glove the next ball but 2 into the slips.

 

[roseboy64]

He finally made it!!No thanks to Reuben.

 

[Richard]

I'm sure l_o_d meant no harm.

 

[roseboy64]

He did cause some though.

 

[Swervy]

Well Lara finally reaches the mark and manages to glove the next ball but 2 into the slips.

another great piece of bowling by Flintoff...one ball by Flintoff around that time was clocked at 94.3mph.

there really wasnt much Lara could have done about that one though

 

[SpaceMonkey]

another great piece of bowling by Flintoff...one ball by Flintoff around that time was clocked at 94.3mph.

there really wasnt much Lara could have done about that one though

Since his ankle scare Flintoff seems to have turned himself into more of a strike bowler who will bowl QUICK for 5/6 overs than the Stock bowler he use to be of bowling 10 over spells of around 80-85mph

 

[Swervy]

Since his ankle scare Flintoff seems to have turned himself into more of a strike bowler who will bowl QUICK for 5/6 overs than the Stock bowler he use to be of bowling 10 over spells of around 80-85mph

its more a change in team strategy...he has now been told to go in and take wickets

 

[superkingdave]

its more a change in team strategy...he has now been told to go in and take wickets

Or that chat with Troy Cooley we hear about every 5 minutes

 

[Swervy]

Or that chat with Troy Cooley we hear about every 5 minutes

whatever it is...its working

 

[Richard]

No, it's far too simple for either of those.
The fact is, Flintoff's been getting the luck (since the Sri Lanka tour, before any of the aforementioned "influences") that people have been saying he must start getting for the last 2-and-a-half years over the course of the last 9 months.
I can't help feeling that'll change once he comes-up against Graeme and co.

 

[Richard]

another great piece of bowling by Flintoff...one ball by Flintoff around that time was clocked at 94.3mph.

there really wasnt much Lara could have done about that one though

There would have been if he hadn't lost sight of it yet again.
It is rather worrying that he's done that twice in the last 3 innings.

 

[superkingdave]

LOL i knew Richard would find some way to suggest it wasn't down to Flintoff bowling well

 

[Richard]

Oh, no-one's ever said he can bowl well, people have always just admitted he needs some luck.

 

[marc71178]

No, it's far too simple for either of those.
The fact is, Flintoff's been getting the luck (since the Sri Lanka tour, before any of the aforementioned "influences") that people have been saying he must start getting for the last 2-and-a-half years over the course of the last 9 months.

So, of course, you know more about the man than the man himself does?

I'm sorry, but I think I'll go with Flintoff's reasons rather than yours.