TonyTonyTony Posted June 3, 2021 Report Share Posted June 3, 2021 Bloody crap from Crawley. Root facing the new ball AGAIN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B1ackbird Posted June 3, 2021 Report Share Posted June 3, 2021 Wards starting to annoy me, brought your "swimmers" with you? Put your "Sunners" on and Braceys stance is too wide.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lrrr Posted June 3, 2021 Report Share Posted June 3, 2021 Bracey to 3 next test and Overton in and Leach to replace a bowler? Tail gets a little longer but if you're batters aren't hitting runs no difference Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maltshoveller Posted June 3, 2021 Report Share Posted June 3, 2021 Just been watching the highlights and have one question Have any of the top order (Bar Root) ever had any coaching? Basic batting Bring the bat down straight Not in a line from 2nd slip to mid wicket!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphindevon Posted June 3, 2021 Report Share Posted June 3, 2021 4 hours ago, Silvio Dante said: Anyone hear the Simon Mann/Vaughan exchange? Bracey had just taken his first test catch, which Mann praised him for - exchange went something like this: MV: Unlike you to praise someone from that side of the city. For those that don’t know, James Bracey is a big Bristol Rovers fan. Allegedly, he’s a real anorak about lower league football SM: Well he’d have to be supporting them Yes it started with Vaughan asking him if he enjoyed being on comms when a Rovers fan took his first test catch. Mann said - you can’t have it all your own way. Vaughan now amused asked him if it’s a double edge sword when Bracey does anything good . Mann: ..............’silence’................Robinson bowls to Conway Then as you say he soon jumped on the Bracey’s apparent knowledge of the lower leagues. I think Simon preferred commentating on Trescothic 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvio Dante Posted June 3, 2021 Report Share Posted June 3, 2021 1 hour ago, ralphindevon said: Yes it started with Vaughan asking him if he enjoyed being on comms when a Rovers fan took his first test catch. Mann said - you can’t have it all your own way. Vaughan now amused asked him if it’s a double edge sword when Bracey does anything good . Mann: ..............’silence’................Robinson bowls to Conway Then as you say he soon jumped on the Bracey’s apparent knowledge of the lower leagues. I think Simon preferred commentating on Trescothic That was it - was driving at the time so had to do it from rough memory. The payoff line was however class Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Red Posted June 4, 2021 Report Share Posted June 4, 2021 Play abandoned for the day. 3 times in 4 years now they've lost an entire day's play at Lords (and there was no game there last year). Imagine if that happened up north.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphindevon Posted June 4, 2021 Report Share Posted June 4, 2021 Good to see Marcus Trescothick get a “not bad for a gas head” remark in his speech as he presented Bracey with his cap. As well as saying he’ll take him down next time they play football 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lrrr Posted June 4, 2021 Report Share Posted June 4, 2021 I'm not really sure how to feel about this, some suggestions online Robinson will be dropped for the 2nd test, you get the standard response of 'its ridiculous, he's apologised'. But in reality has there been any form of punishment for his actions? The public apology, did it really cost him anything? Publicly it'll probably blow over very quickly with few people caring. The ECB have also put themselves in a corner with how they treated Kohler-Cadmore and Clarke (fine and 4 game suspension), if Robinson didn't face any punishment (from England) does it send a message that there's no repercussion if you're in the main England team rather than just with the lions when its discovered? Thinking logically how much test cricket was Robinson likely to play this summer? Woakes is back for the India series as likely is Stokes, I imagine England will want to see Olly Stone before the ashes and you'd hope they'd like to see Craig Overton as well. The India is a 5 test series, so give Robinson a 4 game ban like the other 2 got, misses Edgbaston and Stone replaces him, misses the first 3 India tests and returns for tests 4 & 5, he'd likely play as many tests as originally he might have this summer anyway and the ECB shows they've acted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Army 75 Posted June 5, 2021 Report Share Posted June 5, 2021 Why not start the days play earlier. After yesterday’s washout . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphindevon Posted June 5, 2021 Report Share Posted June 5, 2021 10 hours ago, Lrrr said: I'm not really sure how to feel about this, some suggestions online Robinson will be dropped for the 2nd test, you get the standard response of 'its ridiculous, he's apologised'. But in reality has there been any form of punishment for his actions? The public apology, did it really cost him anything? Publicly it'll probably blow over very quickly with few people caring. The ECB have also put themselves in a corner with how they treated Kohler-Cadmore and Clarke (fine and 4 game suspension), if Robinson didn't face any punishment (from England) does it send a message that there's no repercussion if you're in the main England team rather than just with the lions when its discovered? Thinking logically how much test cricket was Robinson likely to play this summer? Woakes is back for the India series as likely is Stokes, I imagine England will want to see Olly Stone before the ashes and you'd hope they'd like to see Craig Overton as well. The India is a 5 test series, so give Robinson a 4 game ban like the other 2 got, misses Edgbaston and Stone replaces him, misses the first 3 India tests and returns for tests 4 & 5, he'd likely play as many tests as originally he might have this summer anyway and the ECB shows they've acted. You’ve almost answered your own question there. They can easily be seen as doing the ‘right thing’ and making a statement because he’s unlikely to play anyway. If it was say Root in a similar situation, no way would they consider banning him for a game 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B1ackbird Posted June 5, 2021 Report Share Posted June 5, 2021 Great start... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Army 75 Posted June 5, 2021 Report Share Posted June 5, 2021 Such a poor shot . Becoming quite the norm with some of these players. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B1ackbird Posted June 5, 2021 Report Share Posted June 5, 2021 Good god, they came half way round the world to teach us how to play in our own HQ... A long old summer if that's the standard of batting we'll see. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Army 75 Posted June 5, 2021 Report Share Posted June 5, 2021 1 minute ago, B1ackbird said: Good god, they came half way round the world to teach us how to play in our own HQ... A long old summer if that's the standard of batting we'll see. The constant poor starts from our top order is getting tedious. The amount of times we are 20-2 or 30 odd for 3 just isn’t good enough. Then the we get the batsman who just play really poor shots on top of that. We are a very average test side at the moment 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted June 5, 2021 Report Share Posted June 5, 2021 Oh dear Bracey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Army 75 Posted June 5, 2021 Report Share Posted June 5, 2021 And another. Pathetic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lrrr Posted June 5, 2021 Report Share Posted June 5, 2021 Gas standard 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lrrr Posted June 5, 2021 Report Share Posted June 5, 2021 Shows what we get for picking from Gloucestershire 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Army 75 Posted June 5, 2021 Report Share Posted June 5, 2021 Could be following on here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myol'man Posted June 5, 2021 Report Share Posted June 5, 2021 1 minute ago, Lrrr said: Shows what we get for picking from Gloucestershire Gastershire mind! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Army 75 Posted June 5, 2021 Report Share Posted June 5, 2021 (edited) 4 top order batsman contributing 2 runs between them. Edited June 5, 2021 by Red Army 75 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Red Posted June 5, 2021 Report Share Posted June 5, 2021 (edited) 13 minutes ago, Red Army 75 said: The constant poor starts from our top order is getting tedious. The amount of times we are 20-2 or 30 odd for 3 just isn’t good enough. Then the we get the batsman who just play really poor shots on top of that. We are a very average test side at the moment It's not getting tedious, it's been consistently awful for at least the last 5 years now, probably longer. Whoever it was who asked why we need to worry about how well our bowlers bat, well this is why. Edited June 5, 2021 by Northern Red 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Army 75 Posted June 5, 2021 Report Share Posted June 5, 2021 1 minute ago, Northern Red said: It's not getting tedious, it's been consistently awful for at least the last 5 years now, probably longer. Fair comment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lew-T Posted June 5, 2021 Report Share Posted June 5, 2021 Home or away, we do not know how to bat. Nothing changes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lew-T Posted June 5, 2021 Report Share Posted June 5, 2021 2 hours ago, Northern Red said: It's not getting tedious, it's been consistently awful for at least the last 5 years now, probably longer. Whoever it was who asked why we need to worry about how well our bowlers bat, well this is why. Yeah, feels like it’s been forever. Since Trott, Bell and KP retired I’d say. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Army 75 Posted June 5, 2021 Report Share Posted June 5, 2021 Well played RB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B1ackbird Posted June 5, 2021 Report Share Posted June 5, 2021 Help, massive Steve Smith flashback, we just couldn't get him out... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B1ackbird Posted June 5, 2021 Report Share Posted June 5, 2021 Thank **** for that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanatopia Posted June 5, 2021 Report Share Posted June 5, 2021 (edited) Where is Bairstow? Edited June 5, 2021 by havanatopia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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