And two drops off Jimmy! I did like the comment on the BBC site wondering how he could resist shouting "See, that's how to do it" when he caught the ball....
Now 68-4....two catches by Jimmy Anderson.
And two drops off Jimmy! I did like the comment on the BBC site wondering how he could resist shouting "See, that's how to do it" when he caught the ball....
Now 68-4....two catches by Jimmy Anderson.
And two drops off Jimmy! I did like the comment on the BBC site wondering how he could resist shouting "See, that's how to do it" when he caught the ball.
Looks like the pitch is coming to the bowlers nicely. 100 to win might cause a trip-up if it happens. Pretty good by Bresnan, certainly.
England thoroughly professional today and deservedly go 2-0 up in the series, anyone of a similar age to me (44) will remember only too well being so one sided the other way round back in the late 70's/all the 80's, sort out our 'vulnerability' in the sub continent and we could be No.1 for a good while, South Africa will be a REAL 'Test' this summer
Personally, in my 30th season this year with Ludgvan 2nds (Cornwall Division 5 West League), we won Div 6 last year easily, and this season we've won our opening 5 matches...off to a 'flyer' as they say
Favourite All Time Bowler: Sir Richard Hadlee(New Zealand)
Favourite Batsman: Derek Randall (Nottinghamshire and England)
Current England side: Tim Bresnan
Great 'thread'
England thoroughly professional today and deservedly go 2-0 up in the series, anyone of a similar age to me (44) will remember only too well being so one sided the other way round back in the late 70's/all the 80's, sort out our 'vulnerability' in the sub continent and we could be No.1 for a good while, South Africa will be a REAL 'Test' this summer
Personally, in my 30th season this year with Ludgvan 2nds (Cornwall Division 5 West League), we won Div 6 last year easily, and this season we've won our opening 5 matches...off to a 'flyer' as they say
Favourite All Time Bowler: Sir Richard Hadlee(New Zealand)
Favourite Batsman: Derek Randall (Nottinghamshire and England)
Current England side: Tim Bresnan
Great 'thread'
The West Indies bowling attack fileld me with fear in 1984, and I was glad I was nowhere near the wicket when Marshall, Holding, Garner and Baptiste were coming in to bowl!
Marshall was at his peak, and I couldn't see the ball when watching him bowl on TV. Holding had slowed down a bit since his peak at 1976, bit was still a very dangerous bowler.
Michael Holding had the most graceful run up of all fast bowlers I have ever seen since I first started watching cricket in the mid 1960's, I don't think any bowler could approach the wicket so languidly and with such ease. If I were to be granted one wish of seeing a test match series again* it would be the summer of 1976, when England had no chance against the WI attack, even recalling Brian Close who had first played a test in 1948.
* apart from any victory agaginst Australia, of course!
Good lord an out break of common sense by the ICC? Who'd have thought it? It would have been a travesty if this shot had been banned.
I see that it has been announced that Jimmy Anderson will be rested for the next Test Match to allow him to recover from some of the less minor injuries that he has been carrying.
The West Indies are hopeful that Chris Gayle will be available to play in the one-day matches against England.
I am sure that some of the England bowlers hope that he will NOT be available..:roll:
From what I'm hearing on TMS, we might lost the first two days.