roseboy64
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He has no clue.
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*Official* England in West Indies
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tooextracool
International Coach
I remain to be convinced whether Prior is a better batsman than Craig White. Both had/have obvious problems with their technique and both were excellent players on slower wickets and against spin. Priors footwork is well not very good at all, and whether he can score runs when the ball is moving about remains to be seen. However, even when you take this into account, hes still comfortably a better keeper-batsman than anyone that we have seen since AJ Stewart.
superkingdave
Hall of Fame Member
Well he's got the Dave Mohammed part right, but even blind Freddy could see that
four_or_six
Cricketer Of The Year
Ah yeah, ta.
zaremba
Cricketer Of The Year
Stop it, tec, you're killing me
superkingdave
Hall of Fame Member
Hmmm, my dad commented on this but i think he's okay, for me he looks a little dodgy when he bowls his quicker one but i'm not sure if thats just my brain registering its a lot different from his normal action.
ozone
First Class Debutant
It's surely a piss take that in the country who gave us Robert Nesta Marley, King Tubby & Jimmy Cliff that we're tortured with Chumba-fuggin'-Wamba between overs?
I might sig that.tooextracool
International Coach
Look Im a pretty big fan of the way Prior has played in the subcontinent, and I have no problem in admitting that he was one of our best batsmen in India. However, if you didnt watch Prior at home in 2007 against India or if you cant open your eyes wide enough right now to observe his blatantly poor footwork especially on the drive, then I cant help you. It remains to be seen how this affects his game against the moving ball.
As far as Craig White is concerned, he has a fairly decent record in the subcontinent for a number 7 and even though he perhaps isnt as accomplished as Prior against spin he did admirably better than anyone expected.
BoyBrumby
Englishman
That song Tubthumping (with the I get knocked down, but I get up again chorus) is theirs.
zaremba
Cricketer Of The Year
"I get knocked down but I get up again". Somehow less apt these days than when Patrick Patterson was bowling in 1986 and Ambrose and Walsh in 1998
zaremba
Cricketer Of The Year
I've no problem with Craig White. In his second coming (after he fell into the ditch and hit his head) he was a revelation - a good player, and particularly a good bowler - and proved me, for one, completely wrong.
As for my eyes, they're wide shut mate.
tooextracool
International Coach
Might not be a bad idea to bring on Fidel Edwards against Fred at the moment.
tooextracool
International Coach
Is Sidebottom really match-fit? Ok so hes fit enough to bowl, but has he bowled enough in 1 warmup game to have shaken up all the rust from not having bowled in over 6 months?
tooextracool
International Coach
WI seem to be enjoying bowling short down the leg side.
zaremba
Cricketer Of The Year
From some of their appealing one might conclude that they're aiming at another invisible set of stumps a foot to the legside of the visible ones
superkingdave
Hall of Fame Member
Well looks like thats it at 236/5...go to say thats a reasonable position to be in after 90podd for 4. Hopefully these two can go on with it tomorrow morning and put us in the box seat.
Credit to Fred for toughing it out.
Credit to Fred for toughing it out.