Exactly! :D
I'd never want to be a cricket captain. I'm bad enough setting fields for my own bowling, let alone anyone else!
It's a tough job. But, the very first innings aside, we've batted brilliantly up until now.
Tomorrow, at least make them work for it. The ball will get older and the pitch is still good for batting. Jimmy needs to block and Bell needs to play naturally. Then Prior and Swann need to make sure they don't give their wickets away. Get up to a score of 250+ and gain some respectability. Too much fishing outside off today. Trott, KP and Colly all went that way. Cook and Strauss got good balls.
The next match should turn, so I think they'll play a spinner (i've seen Smith bowl for Worcestershire during the 20/20 last year as I support them. He's a decent leggie, but not enough to be a front-line Test spinner. Although Docherty wasn't either, so who knows...). So, they either drop a quick or they might miss a trick.
I'm still confident. And it's another reason why Test cricket IS cricket. Drama and twists and turns makes it so special. :)
Posted By: Bezley on December 18th 2010 at 13:16:39
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- the ashes ffs!!!!!! all gone roy keane. (n/m) (Other Sports) - Cheltenham_Canary, Dec 18, 10:12:29
- Bell in before Collingwood and Pietersen (Other Sports) - Higher Wrather, Dec 18, 12:11:41
- Should bat 3, quality player although I understand the Collingwood thing. (n/m) (Other Sports) - DrDublin, Dec 18, 12:13:25
- Noooooooooooo (Other Sports) - Bezley, Dec 18, 12:31:40
- I hope he's conquered those demons. Colly is dodgy at the moment, and KP's always flaky (Other Sports) - Higher Wrather, Dec 18, 12:41:04
- point taken Beezly but I Bell has been in the England mix... (Other Sports) - DrDublin, Dec 18, 12:38:29
- I think he would too (Other Sports) - Bezley, Dec 18, 13:01:47
- True. Suppose I would never make a good captain (and have no wish to) of my team... (Other Sports) - DrDublin, Dec 18, 13:06:56
- Exactly! :D (Other Sports) - Bezley, Dec 18, 13:16:39
- Yep, although I would have loved England to get the job done as quick as possible.... (Other Sports) - DrDublin, Dec 18, 13:21:33
- Exactly! (Other Sports) - Bezley, Dec 18, 13:22:48
- I can see a 2-2!!!! (n/m) (Other Sports) - DrDublin, Dec 18, 13:46:02
- Exactly! (Other Sports) - Bezley, Dec 18, 13:22:48
- Yep, although I would have loved England to get the job done as quick as possible.... (Other Sports) - DrDublin, Dec 18, 13:21:33
- Exactly! :D (Other Sports) - Bezley, Dec 18, 13:16:39
- True. Suppose I would never make a good captain (and have no wish to) of my team... (Other Sports) - DrDublin, Dec 18, 13:06:56
- I think he would too (Other Sports) - Bezley, Dec 18, 13:01:47
- Noooooooooooo (Other Sports) - Bezley, Dec 18, 12:31:40
- Should bat 3, quality player although I understand the Collingwood thing. (n/m) (Other Sports) - DrDublin, Dec 18, 12:13:25
- Balls. Very worriying indeed. The tide has turned. :O( (n/m) (Other Sports) - DrDublin, Dec 18, 11:08:11
- I still think we will win another test. (n/m) (Other Sports) - lovely old job, Dec 18, 11:13:06
- It's easy to say in hindsight but our preparation and lead up to this test was wrong, (Other Sports) - lovely old job, Dec 18, 11:07:44
- Yep but we have the talent to beat them, just about making sure we're right... (Other Sports) - DrDublin, Dec 18, 11:13:09
- one nil and we fooked it up (Other Sports) - Tombs, Dec 18, 10:42:08
- FFS are you Selwyn in disguise? (Other Sports) - Iwan Husarmi, Dec 18, 10:46:13
- i meant the match, not the series (Other Sports) - Tombs, Dec 18, 10:55:45
- Precisely (Other Sports) - Bezley, Dec 18, 10:54:14
- And then The Judge did a massive wrathjinx (Other Sports) - Huge Small, Dec 18, 11:17:10
- I saw (Other Sports) - Bezley, Dec 18, 11:57:42
- Stoning's too good for him (Other Sports) - Iwan Husarmi, Dec 18, 11:21:11
- And then The Judge did a massive wrathjinx (Other Sports) - Huge Small, Dec 18, 11:17:10
- FFS are you Selwyn in disguise? (Other Sports) - Iwan Husarmi, Dec 18, 10:46:13
- Bell in before Collingwood and Pietersen (Other Sports) - Higher Wrather, Dec 18, 12:11:41
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