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swittle Feb 2021 9:32pm, 5 Feb 2021 72,789 posts	Quote Pin swittle 'Chris Waddell'
njosmith Feb 2021 11:32pm, 5 Feb 2021 657 posts	Quote Pin njosmith Botham's conversion is pretty good. Bit before my time, Did he bat as a 6, 7 or 8 generally? So often with the tail. Strauss also stands out in the England list.
Oscar the Grouch Feb 2021 5:39am, 6 Feb 2021 2,575 posts	Quote Pin Oscar the Grouch 6 or 7 almost exclusively from memory. Thought of as someone who was a slogger but had excellent tek neeq to back it up. Once batted all day in a home test against Pakistan for the draw an 50odd unbeaten
ThorntonRunner Feb 2021 7:08am, 6 Feb 2021 4,587 posts	Quote Pin ThorntonRunner Well this is a good start to the day
GregP Feb 2021 7:40am, 6 Feb 2021 125,055 posts	Quote Pin GregP Righty. Today’s challenge. A sentence that starts ‘Ollie Pope’ and does not include the word ‘unconvincing’.
ThorntonRunner Feb 2021 7:58am, 6 Feb 2021 4,588 posts	Quote Pin ThorntonRunner Have channel 4 changed the facing batsman indicator? I struggled to see it yesterday when looking at tv from my "office" desk at the other end of the living room, but it's very clear today when watching the tv in bed
Cerrertonia Feb 2021 8:20am, 6 Feb 2021 13,703 posts	Quote Pin Cerrertonia Quite impressed at how hard they're running the singles, given the heat and length of time they've been batting.
Cerrertonia Feb 2021 8:26am, 6 Feb 2021 13,704 posts	Quote Pin Cerrertonia Root has scored more runs, and more centuries, in Ind/Pak/SL than any other overseas player. Only Sir Garfield Sobers has a better average (75.6) than Root (65 and counting).
Cerrertonia Feb 2021 8:26am, 6 Feb 2021 13,705 posts	Quote Pin Cerrertonia (Test matches only, obvs).
GregP Feb 2021 8:26am, 6 Feb 2021 125,059 posts	Quote Pin GregP Yes - definitely changed the strike indicator from yesterday.