2ND ASHES TEST: England v Australia at Lord's Jul 18-22, 2013

[hineyrulz]

Friggen clown. If standing closer meant more catches they'd stand closer. If they stood closer they'd just end up with broken jaws and noses and shit.

Really best if you just shut up now.

BunniesMong would have them standing just behind the edge of the pitch. It wouldn't be selfish just geniused.

 

[Tonearm Terrorwrist]

Lol Hussain. Sticking up for his old mates. They were in and out of the team for a reason. Ramprakash averaged 27 in 52 tests, Hick 31 in 65. They were both mediocre.

Were you even alive when Ramprakash and Hick were playing?

Ramprakash and Hick both averaged over 50 in first class cricket ffs

Hick scored a tonne of runs and centuries in country cricket as well, may well be the highest first class run scorer or close to it

 

[MrAnonymous]

Of course some carry and some don't, but if they were closer like they should be more would carry.

I'm not having a go at these slips/keeper personally. Too many do it in many different teams. Haddin isn't selfish, he's stupid for allowing it. He should take two steps closer, so should the slips.

Just stop merkin

You have nfi

 

[AlwaysGreen]

I'd like to see the slips standing in front of the batsmen.

 

[hineyrulz]

I'd like to see the slips standing in front of the batsmen.

:lol: Well it's not selfish.

 

[BunniesMan]

Ok I know you are pretty dumb but think very hard why first slip has to position himself based on the keeper and second slip based on first and so on.

I know they are all relative to each and why. I'm saying they should ALL move closer than they are on most pitches.

 

[hineyrulz]

Were you even alive when Ramprakash and Hick were playing?

Ramprakash and Hick both averaged over 50 in first class cricket ffs

Hick scored a tonne of runs and centuries in country cricket as well, may well be the highest first class run scorer or close to it

Both scored over 100 FC hundreds, good players but i think they were mentally fragile.

 

[Tonearm Terrorwrist]

Both scored over 100 FC hundreds, good players but i think they were mentally fragile.

They definitely were which was Nasser's point. They were good players who for whatever reason didn't transfer it to tests. Ed Cowan's first class average is poor unlike those two.

Don't forget in the 90's an average of 40 was the target these days it's 50

 

[8Ball]

Selfish from Haddin. Could have caught that one if he was standing closer.

 

[Horrie Is God]

Both scored over 100 FC hundreds, good players but i think they were mentally fragile.

In the Trescothick mould..

 

[hineyrulz]

Nice short ball, Trott has been a tinny merkin this morning.


Now he is not ready when the quick is at the top of his mark, really wish the umps would pull this time wasting merkin into line.

 

[hineyrulz]

They definitely were which was Nasser's point. They were good players who for whatever reason didn't transfer it to tests. Ed Cowan's first class average is poor unlike those two.

Don't forget in the 90's an average of 40 was the target these days it's 50

thats true, i remember the wrap on Hick were huge. He always looked a good player but Merv and Warnie got to him in 93 and he never really recovered.

 

[BunniesMan]

We really need a breakthrough. This is the sort of pitch you could bat all day on if you get in.

Friggen clown. If standing closer meant more catches they'd stand closer. If they stood closer they'd just end up with broken jaws and noses and shit.

Really best if you just shut up now.

I'm not saying they should stand in the batsmans pocket, but 50-100cm closer would do a great deal of good.

 

[hineyrulz]

Looks great for batting now, i'd give young Agar a trundle before lunch.

 

[Pete Cash]

When did English wickets get so boring.

 

[hineyrulz]

When did English wickets get so boring.

When our quicks are just as good as theirs.

 

[BunniesMan]

Good to see Agar into the attack, hopefully he can break this partnership.

Needs to bowl a touch fuller.

Were you even alive when Ramprakash and Hick were playing?

You do know Ramprakash was playing first class cricket in 2012? He hadn't even made his test debut when I was born.

 

[Pete Cash]

When our quicks are just as good as theirs.

Just compare the bounce and pace of the lords wicket on day 1 2005 with this snoozer

 

[Tonearm Terrorwrist]

2012 :lol: how old is he now, 45? He was dumped permanently from England a decade ago ffs

 

[BunniesMan]

Nicholas you're managing to ruin London for me.

I desperately want to go and see that city one day (along with NY, it's my favourite city) but dickhead Nicholas is doing his best to turn me off the place.

2012 :lol: how old is he now, 45? He was dumped permanently from England a decade ago ffs

43. Hick played County into his 40s aswell.