4th test

[number11]

Id strengthen the batting by having Sehwag in there, plus giving a part time spin option.

Even though it does look like he has shaved off his hair and stuck it to his chest....

http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/india/content/player/35263.html

 

[number11]

How dare you question the talents of Chris Lewis!! :madman:

He's the first name on the team sheet and for good measure I'm making him capt. ;)

Deserves the captaincy for suffering a baldness related injury whilst getting sun stroke in the W.Indies!!

 

[Stats]

Deserves the captaincy for suffering a baldness related injury whilst getting sun stroke in the W.Indies!!

Exactly, moment of genius. Closest we've got recently was Fredalo.

 

[BLUEBLOOD]

:offtopic:

:D:D:D Post of the Day !!!!

 

[BLUEBLOOD]

Good call Lee, if I could be @rsed I'd give you green.

Malcolm Marshall was bearded as I believe was Joel Garner.

Cheers for the green Harry .. but you could've worded it better

"OK, i was @rsed" :stunned::stunned:

 

[Stats]

Another team for selection

The Tail Starts At One XI

1. Devon Malcolm
2. Courtney Walsh
3. Monty Panesar
4. Peter Such
5. Phil Tufnell
6. Stuart McGill
7. Joey Benjamin
8. Bob Taylor (wk)
9. Corey Collymore
10. Glenn McGrath
11. Joseph Grant

 

[sufcintheprem]

Pietersen's on fire and he's really not taking many risks. Going along 20:20 style at the moment!

I have to say as well that keeping Nel on right now does not seem like smart captaincy. Then again Morkel's easy pickings for Pietersen at the moment and that's where all the runs are coming from. I couldn't offer him tips on how to bowl at Pietersen in this move. Try and cajole him on to 94 and bring Harris on I guess...



edit....or bring on Harris with KP on 88. Similar tactic!

 

[Stats]

Here comes the park friendly bowler Harris.

On another note especially for number11, I have attached a set of stats that you'll find most interesting :)

http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/england/content/player/16274.html

 

[number11]

Another team for selection

The Tail Starts At One XI

1. Devon Malcolm
2. Courtney Walsh
3. Monty Panesar
4. Peter Such
5. Phil Tufnell
6. Stuart McGill
7. Joey Benjamin
8. Bob Taylor (wk)
9. Corey Collymore
10. Glenn McGrath
11. Joseph Grant

Chris Martin has to be one of the worst batsmen Ive seen. Also, didnt Ed Giddins come in behind Malcolm or Mullaly in the order? AislaRoad Shrimper watched a test England v New Zealand with possibly the worst tail ever which had something like Mullally at number 9!

Peter Such was great value as a batsmen.....didnt he get the longest duck or something?

 

[number11]

Here comes the park friendly bowler Harris.

On another note especially for number11, I have attached a set of stats that you'll find most interesting :)

http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/england/content/player/16274.html

If his bowling and Batting averages were swapped round that would be pretty decent!!

 

[Stats]

Chris Martin has to be one of the worst batsmen Ive seen. Also, didnt Ed Giddins come in behind Malcolm or Mullaly in the order? AislaRoad Shrimper watched a test England v New Zealand with possibly the worst tail ever which had something like Mullally at number 9!

Peter Such was great value as a batsmen.....didnt he get the longest duck or something?

Ok then all three of them are in but I've got a selection headache on who to drop?

 

[Bluesmanager]

Eng 200-3.

 

[number11]

Ok then all three of them are in but I've got a selection headache on who to drop?

Just found the scorecard of the game AilsaRoad went to.....our tail, from no.8 was Caddick, Mullally, Tufnell, Giddins :stunned: Id imagine it was shortly after that that Flectcher wanted batsmen who could get a few runs!

I guess McGrath would point to a test 50 to argue against inclusion!

Cant beat Gavin Hamilton for allround skills though....test average 0 from two knocks....sounds like our own LeeBlue!

 

[Uncle Leo]

Who was that Kiwi bloke from the 1990s who was REALLY bad at batting? Geoff Allot?

 

[number11]

Who was that Kiwi bloke from the 1990s who was REALLY bad at batting? Geoff Allot?

He was, and wasnt Morrison also really ****e, yet ridiculously prevented an England win by holding out for an hour...?

 

[Uncle Leo]

He was, and wasnt Morrison also really ****e, yet ridiculously prevented an England win by holding out for an hour...?

Yes, I remember that - 96/97 winter. We won the series 2-0 in the end, Atherton always batted well out there.

 

[number11]

Ton up for KP in first test as captain.

 

[Stats]

Our good friend Devon Malcolm scored 239 test runs at and average of 6.05. More interesting to note is that 70% of those runs came in boundaries.

Danny Morrison disappointingly averaged 8.42 with a highest score of 42.

Think for this XI we'll have to have a minimum of 10 innings batted in so on that front Ed Giddins will miss out.

Anyone find a worse wicket keeper than Bob Taylor?

 

[Bluesmanager]

Ton up for KP in first test as captain.

And he's gone in the same over.

 

[sufcintheprem]

And he's gone in the same over.

Slightly lazy but you can't really criticise someone with 100 to his name the way this pitch has been playing.