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Nov 2019
4:25pm, 17 Nov 2019
1,239 posts
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Oscar the grouch
How do you get a thigh high full toss to mid off. You strong arm it over straight midwicket, regardless of line
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Nov 2019
4:37pm, 17 Nov 2019
10,655 posts
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NDWDave
Tried to baseball style hit it straight.
My son wanted to change the channel as he was bored after 5 overs. He did well to be fair
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Nov 2019
4:50pm, 17 Nov 2019
2,642 posts
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ThorntonRunner
I've got it on, but it isn't really holding my attention
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Nov 2019
8:10pm, 17 Nov 2019
4,935 posts
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57.5 Degrees of Pain
It would probably make more sense if they just played baseball.
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Nov 2019
6:23am, 18 Nov 2019
116,211 posts
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GregP
Quite. I like baseball, love cricket but don’t see the point in T10. Similarly I love rugby and American football and really don’t see the point of rugby league. But that’s probably a different argument for a different day.
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Nov 2019
8:41am, 18 Nov 2019
20,030 posts
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TRO Saracen
Agree on rugby league.
Test cricket this week  wonder if Silverback’s top order of Rory/Sibbers/Regatta will offer some protection to Root at 4 and the biffers.
Oddly and unexpectedly I feel a sliver of optimism: Rory and Regatta seemed to be getting it in the Ashes, and Sibbers has really kicked the door down with his record last year.
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Nov 2019
8:58am, 18 Nov 2019
1,241 posts
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Oscar the grouch
NZ looks a decent test. I expect it to be well fought. Agree that sorting the top order with proper batters and also blooding Pope at 6 seems right. Bairstow gets bowled way too often for a half decent player. Young Sibley appears to bat time very well. Who knew that was important!?
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Nov 2019
9:02am, 18 Nov 2019
24,654 posts
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Wriggling Snake
I like baseball too. Stems from working in Chicago late 90s, my manager there took me aside and asked if I liked cricket and could I explain the game to him. SO I taught him to bowl and he taught me to pitch (He could bowl leg spin but I could not get the hang of a change up)
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Nov 2019
9:35am, 18 Nov 2019
20,032 posts
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TRO Saracen
I only have the bandwidth to follow one American hugely elongated complicated sport with 100s of breaks, and I’m afraid it’s Gridiron not baseball.
However I did get a VHS video as a kid ‘100 Great Sporting Punch Ups’. The baseball ones were the best on the video, I particularly like the way both benches would empty as they all charged towards the centre to join in. Much better than Ice Hockey fights.....
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Nov 2019
7:54pm, 18 Nov 2019
10,671 posts
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NDWDave
Baseball has some odd etiquette. Over celebrating often results in the pitcher the throwing the ball at the batters head at some point in the future.
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