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Aug 2013
12:19pm, 23 Aug 2013
4,843 posts
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Wriggling Snake
flip, drinks break........
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Aug 2013
12:20pm, 23 Aug 2013
9,673 posts
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The Teaboy
Everybody is hereby banned from saying things are going well for England. We'll have no commentators curses here thank you very much!
16 years of pain is still writ deep in my consciousness!
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Aug 2013
2:37pm, 23 Aug 2013
5,020 posts
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rf_fozzy
I have only one thing to add to this thread at present.
Yorkshire! Yorkshire! Yorkshire!
Just need to beat Durham now....
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Aug 2013
2:55pm, 23 Aug 2013
223 posts
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Crash Hamster
I'm going to cite Mike Whitney; called up from club cricket in 1981 and he was decidedly average, but went on to be a decent test cricketer.
Please don't be too harsh on Woakes (especially); he's in the side to bat as well as bowl... which still gives him a chance to impress.
Even if he doesn't, plenty of good Test cricketers have inauspicious debuts (GA Gooch, anyone?)
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Aug 2013
2:58pm, 23 Aug 2013
224 posts
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Crash Hamster
And poor old Gavin Hamilton; 1 Test, 2 innings, no runs, no wickets, no catches. Worst Test career ever...
I note that Strauss on Sky has mooted the possibility of taking Comedy Bopara to Australia. No; he's not Test class, never has been, never will be; that is all.
(I concede he is still a good cricketer and has had some success as a hit and wish biffer)
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Aug 2013
3:10pm, 23 Aug 2013
2,649 posts
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Dooogs
Fozzy - our eldest can now recite 'York-shire, York-shire, York-shire...' on request as well as 'Come on, Wednesday', although I think she believes the latter is invoking midweek rather than th'mighty Owls...
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Aug 2013
3:10pm, 23 Aug 2013
2,650 posts
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Dooogs
PS Our eldest = 3.
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Aug 2013
3:55pm, 23 Aug 2013
10,305 posts
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paul a
Not the fault of Woakes.........in the side as 3rd seamer and not up to the task yet. I think we can safely say that we won't see this England team ever again (I hope!). Heading for a steady draw.
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Aug 2013
4:00pm, 23 Aug 2013
5,021 posts
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rf_fozzy
Gavin Hamilton did get his one test cap on perhaps the worst pitch in modern test cricket history upon which to bat.
Witness Vaughnie walking out to bat at 2 for 4.
Think that would wreck anyone's confidence. Hamilton was always a better one-day player for Yorkshire anyway.
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Aug 2013
4:03pm, 23 Aug 2013
2,652 posts
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Dooogs
Chris Silverwood was the best Yerks bowler of that crop anyway...
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