*Official* England in West Indies

[Woodster]

Big Bell fan here also. Started exceptionally well, but we have to become used to that, befoer he inexplicably gets himself out. Am hopeful today is so different.

 

[Goughy]

Any reason the outfield looks slow?

 

[four_or_six]

So you reckon Hauritz is better than Panesar?

I'm not a huge Panesar fan but he'd walk into the Australian team at the moment.

He'd be the worst Australian fielder since um... I don't know. I don't remember any Australian fielders quite like Panesar.

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

I understand the team was picked prior to his mammoth innings, but even before that knock he had done enough to be in serious consideration for the side.

Not really. In the cricket he had played before the squad, he hadn't done anything of note really. And that was his first first-class cricket for a year. It was perfectly fair to see him in form before picking him. Especially given his discipline problems.

 

[Prince EWS]

He'd be the worst Australian fielder since um... I don't know. I don't remember any Australian fielders quite like Panesar.

Shaun Tait's pretty damn terrible. Not quite as bad as Panesar, but there aren't many who are.

If he had a terrible attitude to his fielding and refused to work on it, I could see him getting left out of the Australian team for that.. but he seems to just be bad. He'd get picked.

 

[TT Boy]

He'd be the worst Australian fielder since um... I don't know. I don't remember any Australian fielders quite like Panesar.

Shaun Tait?

 

[Scaly piscine]

That's not really saying much though is it. Not saying he shouldn't be in the side but outside a couple of great innings he is been really quite poor for the last year. In my opinion there is very little difference in terms of overall performance between Bell at 5 and Collingwod at 5. In fact in theory I would rather have Bell.

There's a huge difference if you're playing any remotely decent side on anything but a road.

Not only will Colly get you important runs and more of them in the first place, he'll hang around longer. He's also contributes more when you look outside the batting.

 

[four_or_six]

Shaun Tait?

Is Tait really worse than 'Bambi on Ice'? I'll have to watch him more closely in the next match.

 

[Scaly piscine]

So you reckon Hauritz is better than Panesar?

I'm not a huge Panesar fan but he'd walk into the Australian team at the moment.

Doubt it because he'd be expected to pose a threat against good sides - which he simply doesn't beyond the occasional bunsen.

 

[Prince EWS]

Is Tait really worse than 'Bambi on Ice'?

No. He's definitely in the same league though.

 

[TT Boy]

Is Tait really worse than 'Bambi on Ice'? I'll have to watch him more closely in the next match.

Never seems to be able to catch a ball and he has a non-existent arm.

 

[Prince EWS]

Doubt it because he'd be expected to pose a threat against good sides

Yeah, like Hauritz does.

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Doubt it because he'd be expected to pose a threat against good sides - which he simply doesn't beyond the occasional bunsen.

Australia are extremely keen on playing a spinner though. And Panesar is more likely to do well than any of Hauritz, Casson, White, Krezja, surely. Or at least not to be dominated as brutally.

 

[Goughy]

Well I never. Everything Ive ever written about the head position of Panesar. Well this is the first time Ive seen Benn and he makes Panesar look technicaly perfect.

Cant see how he can land 3 balls in a row on the same length

 

[Scaly piscine]

Yeah, like Hauritz does.

Well yea that's the thing most finger spinners don't. But Australia keep trying to find a finger spinner that has the dynamics of a wrist spinner.

 

[four_or_six]

Why, just because KP's come in, does Bell suddenly decide to stop scoring?

 

[Nate]

Cant see how he can land 3 balls in a row on the same length

That's the thing - he can't.

 

[Evermind]

So you reckon Hauritz is better than Panesar?

I'm not a huge Panesar fan but he'd walk into the Australian team at the moment.

Oops, foot-in-mouth.

Panesar definitely > Hauritz, Krezja, etc

 

[roseboy64]

Any reason the outfield looks slow?

No idea.

 

[Evermind]

FFS Bell. Hit the ****ing ball, get a damn run already.