The Official Cricket Thread

[Jairzinho]

Anderson less so.

[lifetime fan]

Anderson has been poor all test.

[lifetime fan]

Jack Russell you fucking mental legend.

[lifetime fan]

It has been much, much easier to bat since about the early 2000s.

 

That 90s team, for example, contained some high quality batsman. Unlike our current team they had to face world class bowlers regularly.

And as if by magic watch this piece on Atherton.

[Frankenhooker]

Broad gets Elgar, another catch for Bairstow.

[Jairzinho]

And as if by magic watch this piece on Atherton.

 

Fuck, missed it.

 

Doubt many will agree with me, but Atherton was a better batsman than Cook. 

[Trumo]

Fuck, missed it.

 

Doubt many will agree with me, but Atherton was a better batsman than Cook. 

 

I have no opinion on that, but what is certainly true is that Atherton was up against much better bowlers. It seemed like every Test side had a stellar pairing in their bowling attacks.

[lifetime fan]

28-2

[lifetime fan]

Fuck, missed it.

 

Doubt many will agree with me, but Atherton was a better batsman than Cook.

They're both brilliant.

 

It's fair to say Atherton's average would be substantially higher if he played in this era.

 

 

*EDIT - See Trumos post.

[Stickman]

Brilliant by Broad all three wickets and SA 30-3 although really 20-3

[lifetime fan]

Great wicket.

[Frankenhooker]

Broad unplayable here.

[mouse1989]

Graham Thorpe would average mid 50s if he played in modern day cricket in my opinion

[lifetime fan]

On fire.

[Frankenhooker]

Amla gone. Stunning catch, Broad 4-14.

[Bernard Diomede]

What a catch that is

[mouse1989]

That was an outstanding reaction catch

 

Most short leg fielders would've come up too much to get down again quick enough. Brave from Taylor

[lifetime fan]

It's a quality catch.

[Bernard Diomede]

Less than half a second reaction time

 

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[Guest Pistonbroke]

Went shopping at lunch break and just got back, 4 fucking wickets gone. Get in!! 

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Less than half a second reaction time

 

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Some catch. I'd have been still trying to get my hands together as the ball whacked into me bollocks. 

[lifetime fan]

Some catch. I'd have been still trying to get my hands together as the ball whacked into me bollocks.

I'd have been still playing with them.

 

My bollocks that is, not yours.

[lifetime fan]

Blondie had a set.

[lifetime fan]

What a five for!!!!

[Guest Pistonbroke]

And another, clean bowled via the glove, 5 for 14....some spell.