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*Official* English Domestic Season Thread (2005)
- Thread starter chris.hinton
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Barney Rubble
International Coach
He's not unlikeable at all, I've met him and he's a top bloke, really friendly and appreciative of the England fans. And he's not that big either, no.kendall said:
However, I won't forget the sledge that the South Africa U19 team reportedly used when he came out to bat - "He'll be knackered soon boys, he's sweating Big Macs out here."
Pure gold.
Canterbury, but it has rained for about 3 days leading upto the game and still very overcast and ideal for swing/pace bowling... though the pitch has taken turn as well so a pretty bad day to be a batsman (which is not custom to Canterbury, normally the other way around)kendall said:
But I must say, nice catch Walker!
Scaly piscine
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Well he'd have probably been stranded in the low 100s in his last 2 big scores (190 and 181) if he'd batted lower down, him moving up the order and Hussey and Benkenstein coming into the team are what has helped, giving him lots of time to bat properly. And yea he'll have batted lower last year.marc71178 said:
Langeveldt
Soutie
If sides always played for "the future" in test cricket, they could become very mediocre indeed.. As well as being an insult to people who demand results in the present..Pedro Delgado said:
Pedro Delgado
International Debutant
But as I said, Thorpe has retired.Langeveldt said:
Scaly piscine
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Sheesh, Somerset score 303ao off 68.3 overs at over 4 an over (last 4 wickets went down for no run), but Davies takes 3-29 off 16.3 overs. Absolutely amazing how he keeps doing it.
Scaly piscine
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Ugh, can't believe Durham haven't enforced the follow-on.
Barney Rubble
International Coach
Is it just me or is he doing it with alarming regularity for a medium-pacer these days? He's got an FC average of around 22 I think - can someone (preferably an England selector) tell me what makes Jon Lewis better than him? I'm having trouble figuring it out.Scaly piscine said:
Scaly piscine
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Well as far as Tests go, Davies undoubtedly should be ahead of Lewis. I hope Langeveldt was at Taunton, still a bit worried Durham might leave Somerset 350-400 and end up chasing it successfully.Barney Rubble said:
Barney Rubble
International Coach
He's posted some pics from the last couple of days - Johnson bowling and Collingwood batting - so I know he's been there. I think it was Tuesday and Thursday he said he was going to be there, so that means he was indeed there today.Scaly piscine said:
Durham lead by 233 going into day 4, with only one wicket down - Mike Hussey falling to the bowling of Graeme Smith, of all people.
Not sure Somerset's target will be as high as 350-400 - if Durham want to give themselves a minimum 80 overs to bowl them out, then they'll bat 20 at the beginning of tomorrow and look to get another 80-90 on the board, leaving Somerset chasing 320-odd in 80 overs. 4 an over, that's do-able, but it's certainly not going to be easy if Davies continues this freakishly good form. Or if Durham have a slog and do manage to get the target up to 350-odd.
Langeveldt
Soutie
ja I was at Taunton, taking photos (check the thread)... I left however at tea when Blackwell was smacking everyone around because I had to get some prints done.. He was hitting them all along the ground which made a change, but so hard.. I feel Colly's innings was just not quite enough to force a selection in the next test, he went mental when he got out, he knew it..Scaly piscine said:
By Davies, do you mean the "ex glamorgan Davies"? I don't follow Durham cricket that closely and am wondering who you mean because I don't remember him bowling
Barney Rubble
International Coach
It's Mark Davies, and according to Cricinfo he's never played for anyone other than Durham and Durham Cricket Board. I think there's still a Davies that plays for Glamorgan - AP Davies? Not sure.Langeveldt said:
But the Davies that plays for Durham has been bagging wickets galore all season, his FC average this year is about 14 IIRC.
Scaly piscine
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
If they only get 80-90 off 20 overs before they declare they need their heads examining. In my view the pretty small amount of overs left when Somerset were dismissed meant enforcing the follow-on was the obvious choice - unless the light was going to be offered to whoever batted in the late afternoon. It was virtually impossible for Durham to lose if they had enforced the follow-on.Barney Rubble said:
Scaly piscine
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
The Davies that bowled Smith for 28. And of course, 181 is not quite enough is it really... Maybe if he'd got, say 502 he just might have had a chance.Langeveldt said:
Scaly piscine
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
If the pitch isn't a dustbowl I'd get rid of Giles, otherwise I wouldn't play him. I just think it's a bit daft to say "I feel Colly's innings was just not quite enough to force a selection", it's not like he got a fifty - he's done all he can really, it's now up to the selectors and the pitch because I don't think any batsman has a chance of replacing another batsman yet.marc71178 said: