ralphindevon

Oh dear, it’s not been Bairstow’s series so far has it.

I have been in and out a bit but I haven’t heard KP or Ponting yet. I know Mark Butcher has been called up. 

Ok I’m torn between using him sparingly to keep him fit or have him bowl every over from both ends. Just brilliant from Wood.

8 minutes ago, ralphindevon said:

Great to see Woody back. Probably the quickest bowler I’ve seen at Taunton in the last 10 years.

Just hope he can hit the ground running and stay fit. 

Well he’s not slowed down like everyone else seems to have. 96mph!!

Great to see Woody back. Probably the quickest bowler I’ve seen at Taunton in the last 10 years.

Just hope he can hit the ground running and stay fit. 

2 minutes ago, Sir Geoff said:

Not that i'm one of the worriers on here, but I spent half an hour googling Android wallet automatic updates (How to) yesterday and in the end gave up.

Yeah all I could see was in Wallet settings there’s a Updates about your passes button, I’ve made sure that’s on.

2 minutes ago, !james said:

You only add it once, its there for the season now. 

3 minutes ago, Betty Swallocks said:

You don’t add games to your wallet each time, it updates automatically. 

Oh right, I wasn’t concentrating when I read the FAQs, I thought we had to do it before every game. Ta.

7 minutes ago, elhombrecito said:

See my reply above. You'll be able to forward it to somebody else.

But we don’t know yet if you have to do that before you’ve added it to your wallet or if you’ve already added it it’s too late.

Why does everything I’ve liked in sport for the last 50 years have to be taken away from me? Cricket is going through the same thing.

A lot of lower league clubs have got through difficult times and staved off going bust by profiting from lucrative replays.

Also following your team at FA cup away days is special, a break from the league which might not be going well. Midweek games will stop that for many

That was easy but…..now it’s in my wallet does that mean I can’t transfer it?

A message did come up before I added it to my wallet that said it can only be sent to one Gmail acc wallet.

Just wonder in future if I couldn’t go at short notice maybe it’s best not to send to wallet until you’re sure I’m going. 

14 hours ago, glynriley said:

You’re fine a long as there are no rats in the biscuit tin. 

That’s unfair, it was a sibérien hamster!

I know the colourblind amongst us aren’t keen on green but I like this new kit from Plymouth 

I must say this looks very easy and better than other clubs that have digital tickets, some of them I’ve seen are just bar codes that last the season, so for instance if you lent it to someone by screenshot they could use it all season if they got to the ground before you…….and didn’t like you for some reason.

This is going to make it so much easier for me living in Devon to give my ticket to friends on occasions I can’t go. Or come to think of it, easier for everyone as you no longer have to meet up with the person to give your card and then again to collect it after.

13 minutes ago, Lrrr said:

One thing for me, Ollie Robinson's average test bowling speed is 80.5 mph, wasn't C.Overton called too slow at 82 mph ish?

Is it just me or has Robinson slowed down this series?

I’m sure he was quite rapid last year 

I can’t help but notice how happy Nahki Wells looks, not just these latest but all recent videos like this.

He really looks like he’s loving life. When he arrived he could sometimes give the impression he didn’t want to be here. 

11 hours ago, TomF said:

While I agree with a lot of the above I don’t think we’d have won with Bairstow not being run out  

Yoy might be right, we'll never know but we certainly mustn't let this incident gloss over the many other wickets we gifted them. 

8 minutes ago, PHILINFRANCE said:

If you are referring to the Tom Banton appeal for a catch, that was most certainly a wide, and was surely the only reason they appealed.

Do you know what, I’ve forgotten who it was!

I think the one I’m thinking of was us bowling near the end but yes you’re right, it’s an old trick to distract the umpire from giving a wide……which clearly works sometimes. 

I don’t get the people saying the ball wasn’t dead, why wasn’t it?

Carey had taken the ball from no shot played, Stokes and Bairstow had made it clear they weren’t running, when exactly is the ball dead? The umpires don’t indicate when a ball is dead after every ball.

Maybe the rules need to be clearer, maybe a batter should tap his bat in the crease to indicate they’ve done running or something?

53 minutes ago, Midred said:

There was one later on when Kent kept claiming for a wide and the umpire ignored them! (Ian Backwell?).

The one where they appealed for caught behind but turned down was deffo a wide. But wouldn’t have made any difference.

As soon as a batsman hits a ball it can’t be a wide, so there’s no such thing as caught off a wide. 

A great Blast group stage, record breaking amount of wins for Somerset.

Also not a single no result in the south group must be a first.

On to Friday and Notts at home. 

1 minute ago, TomF said:

2 down when could have been 2 up.  Might be cheating ***** but that’s why they’re #1 

True, we could be two up. It was easier when we just got thumped

Just now, Midred said:

How long have Sky been deciding what day of the week test matches begin, didn't they always used to start on a Thursday? 

Since The 100 arrived and now test series, including ashes, have to be rushed through before August 

2 minutes ago, Midred said:

Perhaps we should be more proactive with our reviews. I'm always amazed that Australian appeals last beyond the first couple of hours! Are there still a maximum no.?

Still 3 each per innings

3 minutes ago, ralphindevon said:

A classic test but some of it has been a hard watch. I can’t remember seeing so many players being hit.

The most body hits recorded in a test match, 52 so far.

A classic test but some of it has been a hard watch. I can’t remember seeing so many players being hit.