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James Anderson’s last test starts tomorrow (in spite of the fact he took 7-40odd last week for Lancs), feels like it’s too soon but it had to happen sometime. Some lovely tributes pouring out of the woodwork, but jeez I’ll miss that grumpy bastard running in for England.
@Dodge said in Other Cricket:
James Anderson’s last test starts tomorrow (in spite of the fact he took 7-40odd last week for Lancs), feels like it’s too soon but it had to happen sometime. Some lovely tributes pouring out of the woodwork, but jeez I’ll miss that grumpy bastard running in for England.
One of the young English guys set to debut was born 4 months after Anderson made his test debut.
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@Dodge said in Other Cricket:
James Anderson’s last test starts tomorrow (in spite of the fact he took 7-40odd last week for Lancs), feels like it’s too soon but it had to happen sometime. Some lovely tributes pouring out of the woodwork, but jeez I’ll miss that grumpy bastard running in for England.
One of the young English guys set to debut was born 4 months after Anderson made his test debut.
@1kiwi said in Other Cricket:
@Dodge said in Other Cricket:
James Anderson’s last test starts tomorrow (in spite of the fact he took 7-40odd last week for Lancs), feels like it’s too soon but it had to happen sometime. Some lovely tributes pouring out of the woodwork, but jeez I’ll miss that grumpy bastard running in for England.
One of the young English guys set to debut was born 4 months after Anderson made his test debut.
Andersons longevity is absolutely extraordinary. He also went from being just a good fast bowler to a truly great one. One has to admire that. As Boult, Southee and Wags declined he got even better.
Paddles still took more 5fers in 101 less tests though
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England hammer the Windies as expected…..
….and Ben Stokes achieves a milestone only 18 have, three of them being kiwis !
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@Donsteppa said in Other Cricket:
https://twitter.com/GeoffreyBoycott/status/1815036416046375232
Downvote.
Boycott is a pretty divisive figure in cricket but personally I always loved his absolute passion for the game.
Sad to hear he’s not doing well.
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Joe Root goes past Brian Lara to sit at 7th on the all time list. Some legends above and below him….
https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/most-runs-in-career-223646
Always a tough one to gauge, compare eras etc. Is Root an ATG or a guy who plays a lot for a team that plays a shitload of tests ( aka the recently retired Jimmy Anderson )
My gut tells me Root is 3rd or 4th best of his era behind Smith, KW and possibly Kohli ( talking test cricket, not all formats )
English press predictably wank on about his amazing achievement ( rightly so I guess ) and he has a brilliant record but I’m just not sure if he sits with the absolute elite.
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https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/former-england-batter-graham-thorpe-dies-aged-55-1446468
Not sure if this has been posted elsewhere. Didn't realise he'd play so many tests, or had such a good record. I mostly remembered him for scoring a double after Astle dropped him in Astle's 222 test.
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https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/former-england-batter-graham-thorpe-dies-aged-55-1446468
Not sure if this has been posted elsewhere. Didn't realise he'd play so many tests, or had such a good record. I mostly remembered him for scoring a double after Astle dropped him in Astle's 222 test.
@Cyclops said in Other Cricket:
https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/former-england-batter-graham-thorpe-dies-aged-55-1446468
Not sure if this has been posted elsewhere. Didn't realise he'd play so many tests, or had such a good record. I mostly remembered him for scoring a double after Astle dropped him in Astle's 222 test.
Yeah on the RIP thread.
Probably the best English batsman of his generation. A notch up on Hussain, Atherton, Ramprakash, Hick and my personal favourite Alec Stewart all of whom played a shitload of tests too.
