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@sparky said in Other Cricket:
Everyone knows why the Australians called Kevin Pietersen FIGJAM? And apparently the lads in his own dressing room had a seven letter nickname for him.
What a piston wristed gibbon!
Pietersen was one of the best batsmen I’ve ever seen when in form. Seriously classy player who perhaps underachieved. Nice of him to chuck some NZ names in there.
Definitely sounds like a cock, yes.
Well done Ben Stokes, hundred and five for in the same test is a terrific effort.
Finally well done Root, plays more tests than the others but still has to actually get the runs and stay in form. I wonder if he’ll have a crack at Tendulkars record ?
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@MN5 said in Other Cricket:
@sparky said in Other Cricket:
Everyone knows why the Australians called Kevin Pietersen FIGJAM? And apparently the lads in his own dressing room had a seven letter nickname for him.
What a piston wristed gibbon!
Pietersen was one of the best batsmen I’ve ever seen when in form. Seriously classy player who perhaps underachieved. Nice of him to chuck some NZ names in there.
Definitely sounds like a cock, yes.
Well done Ben Stokes, hundred and five for in the same test is a terrific effort.
Finally well done Root, plays more tests than the others but still has to actually get the runs and stay in form. I wonder if he’ll have a crack at Tendulkars record ?
And yet he's played fewer tests than Dravid, Kallis and Ponting? He's also played 43.5 tests less than Tendulkar and at his current average of around 85 per test he will overtake Tendulkar in 29 tests.
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Bonkers score card for India's second innings. 2 ducks, 3 centuries and a 90 from the 6 guys to bat.
Stokes a bit grumpy when India declined the draw with both batters in the 80s. Sundar ended up with a maiden test century which is kind of reasonable, but with Harry Brook and Joe Root basically giving them batting practice for the final few overs all feels a bit meaningless. Jadeja at least had the decency to blast his way there, while Sundar nurdled it around.
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@Catogrande said in Other Cricket:
@MN5 said in Other Cricket:
@sparky said in Other Cricket:
Everyone knows why the Australians called Kevin Pietersen FIGJAM? And apparently the lads in his own dressing room had a seven letter nickname for him.
What a piston wristed gibbon!
Pietersen was one of the best batsmen I’ve ever seen when in form. Seriously classy player who perhaps underachieved. Nice of him to chuck some NZ names in there.
Definitely sounds like a cock, yes.
Well done Ben Stokes, hundred and five for in the same test is a terrific effort.
Finally well done Root, plays more tests than the others but still has to actually get the runs and stay in form. I wonder if he’ll have a crack at Tendulkars record ?
And yet he's played fewer tests than Dravid, Kallis and Ponting? He's also played 43.5 tests less than Tendulkar and at his current average of around 85 per test he will overtake Tendulkar in 29 tests.
Which based on standard England test cricket itineraries will happen in about 18 months from now.
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@Virgil said in Other Cricket:
@Catogrande said in Other Cricket:
@MN5 said in Other Cricket:
@sparky said in Other Cricket:
Everyone knows why the Australians called Kevin Pietersen FIGJAM? And apparently the lads in his own dressing room had a seven letter nickname for him.
What a piston wristed gibbon!
Pietersen was one of the best batsmen I’ve ever seen when in form. Seriously classy player who perhaps underachieved. Nice of him to chuck some NZ names in there.
Definitely sounds like a cock, yes.
Well done Ben Stokes, hundred and five for in the same test is a terrific effort.
Finally well done Root, plays more tests than the others but still has to actually get the runs and stay in form. I wonder if he’ll have a crack at Tendulkars record ?
And yet he's played fewer tests than Dravid, Kallis and Ponting? He's also played 43.5 tests less than Tendulkar and at his current average of around 85 per test he will overtake Tendulkar in 29 tests.
Which based on standard England test cricket itineraries will happen in about 18 months from now.
Yep so he’ll get more chances than Smith and KW but credit where it’s due. He still has to actually get the runs, stay in form etc.
He also didn’t have the benefit of debuting at 16 like Tendulkar did either.
The record is there if he wants it and at 34 he has time. I guess it depends if his form declines a bit like the guys he’s just passed…..
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@Cyclops said in Other Cricket:
Bonkers score card for India's second innings. 2 ducks, 3 centuries and a 90 from the 6 guys to bat.
Stokes a bit grumpy when India declined the draw with both batters in the 80s. Sundar ended up with a maiden test century which is kind of reasonable, but with Harry Brook and Joe Root basically giving them batting practice for the final few overs all feels a bit meaningless. Jadeja at least had the decency to blast his way there, while Sundar nurdled it around.
Ben Stokes has plenty of opinions on how cricket should be played - which is usually whatever suits him at the time.
#2019NeverForget #StillBitter
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2-2 was a fair reflection of a 5-Test, 24-day epic series. Congratulations to England and India on quite wonderful entertainment and for competing hard in every session.
Test cricket must never die!
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Certainly one of the best ever played. England just couldn't get across the line today, losing the 4 wickets for 25 odd runs with the ball moving like crazy. Awesome to get the Oval packed too for the match (although with predominantly Indian fans!).
Great watching, guess I'm going to have to do some work now ...
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@mohikamo said in Other Cricket:
Jeez that was a fun watch.
Didn't India injury replace their wicket keeper earlier in the series?
Thought you could replace like for like.
One crap batter, with another crap batter.A replacement fielder was allowed to keep wicket (that rule changed a few years ago), but they weren't allowed to bot (or bowl, but obviously not relevant for a keeper). Like-for-like subs (ie allowed to bot/bowl) are permitted for concussion and COVID.
There are also different rules for 'external' and 'intenal' injuries. (Basically, if the injury is 'intertal' you can't bat/bowl until you've been back in the game as long as you were out. So if you miss 30 overs getting treatment, you have to be on the field for 30 overs before you can bowl again. If the innings has ended and your side is now batting, then your team has to have batted for 30 overs, or lost a certain number of wickets, but I can't remember what the wickets formula is)
Way back in 2005 I remember Ponting complaining about the English taking too many comfort breaks, saying that players should only be permitted to leave the field for injury.
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@sparky said in Other Cricket:
2-2 was a fair reflection of a 5-Test, 24-day epic series. Congratulations to England and India on quite wonderful entertainment and for competing hard in every session.
Test cricket must never die!
It’s no Zimbabwe/New Zealand but I guess it was an ok series
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Meanwhile over on reddit...
"I dont understand the sharing the trophy during a draw thing? Didn't one of the teams simply hit more boundaries? Seems weird to see an England team sharing a trophy".
Still carries an ouch, even 6 years on.
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@Virgil said in Other Cricket:
Meanwhile over on reddit...
"I dont understand the sharing the trophy during a draw thing? Didn't one of the teams simply hit more boundaries? Seems weird to see an England team sharing a trophy".
Still carries an ouch, even 6 years on.
Yeah puts Ben Stokes recent carry on in perspective….
#neverforget
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@NTA said in Other Cricket:
@MN5 said in Other Cricket:
#worsethantheunderarmincident
lol never. Never ever - there are Kiwi kids who don't even understand what it is about who feel it at a genetic level.
It’s every kiwis duty to ensure the hatred flows through each subsequent generation
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Ben Stokes is such a flog. I hate his stupid ginger haircut and his stupid ginger beard and his stupid self appointed ginger moral arbiter of the spirit of cricket. Get fucked i hope you lose the Ashes 5-0
