On Wed, 27 Nov 2024 21:51:26 +0000, miked wrote:
As i expected NZ have gone for 4 seamers, although they do have
Philips and ravindra who can bowl a bit of spin, also mitchell can
bowl something.
Latham, Conway, Williamson, ravindra, mitchell, blundell, philips,
nathan smith [played for worcs last season], southee, henry [who
took 7-23 at hagley a while back] & will o'rorke [b in london]
whos v tall and had a spectacular debut against RSA last Feb.
England have won the toss and will bowl. I should be relieved, but
a snoozer friend told me that its a heatwave on the first day
which may dry the pitch out and make it a batting paradise.
mike
Its lathams fav ground and hes doing well so far, but ground is a
misnomer this is a field with some seating but mainly grassy banks.
wish anderson was playing.
bbc reports that the reason durham robinson couldnt get out sooner to
replace cox, was his passport had expired!
I spose after they chose cox and also pepper ahead of him, he--
thought he'd be staying at home all winter.
mike
On 28/11/2024 10:06 am, miked wrote:
On Wed, 27 Nov 2024 21:51:26 +0000, miked wrote:
As i expected NZ have gone for 4 seamers, although they do have
Philips and ravindra who can bowl a bit of spin, also mitchell can
bowl something.
Latham, Conway, Williamson, ravindra, mitchell, blundell, philips,
nathan smith [played for worcs last season], southee, henry [who
took 7-23 at hagley a while back] & will o'rorke [b in london]
whos v tall and had a spectacular debut against RSA last Feb.
England have won the toss and will bowl. I should be relieved, but
a snoozer friend told me that its a heatwave on the first day
which may dry the pitch out and make it a batting paradise.
mike
Its lathams fav ground and hes doing well so far, but ground is a
misnomer this is a field with some seating but mainly grassy banks.
wish anderson was playing.
bbc reports that the reason durham robinson couldnt get out sooner to
replace cox, was his passport had expired!
Bloody Hell! I got my Australian Passport (valid for 10 year) for my
Sisters Wedding in Scotland in Sept, 1987.
Next time I needed a Passport was to go to Hong Kong in April, 1996
(Sunsets on The Empire!!), so my passport was still valid for over a
year ... but 'they' demanded I get a new Passport.
Surely, the England Team Management could have organised Passports for
the Tour better!! You know .... Just in case!!
I spose after they chose cox and also pepper ahead of him, he
thought he'd be staying at home all winter.
mike
My wife has been awarded a BEM.
I almost had her believing me when I
told her the medal from the King made her Irish passport invalid.
In article <s4u16ldh80e9e8gau02env3cf0h6ug2k3b@4ax.com>, max. it ><max@tea.time> writes
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My wife has been awarded a BEM.
Congrats to her.
I almost had her believing me when I
told her the medal from the King made her Irish passport invalid.
:)
Is she a dual UK and Irish citizen? If she was only Irish, I would
assume that she wouldn't have been eligible for a BEM. I believe Bob
Geldof's knighthood was an honorary one, but I don't suppose they have >honorary BEMs.
On Fri, 29 Nov 2024 4:52:04 +0000, David North wrote:
On 27/11/2024 16:58, John Hall wrote:
I see that Neil Williams actually did better than most. Only two England >>> batsmen making their debut at three seem to have scored a century in
their debut match: Peter May (no surprise) and that great character
George Gunn, who should perhaps have been selected for England more
often. ISTR that he never played in a home Test.
He did play one, at Lord's in 1909, but he might have wished he hadn't,
as he made 1 and 0, and Australia won.
https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/australia-tour-of-england-1909-61356/england-vs-australia-2nd-test-62497/full-scorecard
You missed Ranji, who made 154* in his 2nd innings, following 62 in his
1st.
if india hadnt been given test status, just think of all the great india players who could have played for england, we might never have lost the ashes, ever.
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