The England v West Indies 2012 Test Thread
After what seems an age we have test cricket back on English soil and as ever the first test is always too early for the British weather :(
The Windies have to go back to Bangladesh in November 2011 for the last test series they won whereas we are the number 1 team in the world :D The Windies have lost Gayle, Bravo and Narine to the IPL and that's bound to have an effect :thumb: Still don't know why we don't get a 5 match series but we'll take the wins where we can get them. |
Just driving back from a meeting and I was thinking you'd been abducted by aliens as there had been no thread :)
I read they may go with 4 seamers, even so we should win this 3-0 looking at the state of their team. What will be interesting is how many jumpers they'll be wearing if it's chilly IIRC it was a minimum 2 each 4 years ago at the test held at Durham !! |
I'm actually going to be out tomorrow and Friday in Manchester. Will be catching up on my ipad via the free wifi on the train.
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Originally Posted by '7'
(Post 10625805)
I'm actually going to be out tomorrow and Friday in Manchester. Will be catching up on my ipad via the free wifi on the train.
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Originally Posted by Funkii Munkii
(Post 10625821)
If it's one of those Pendolino trains watch the Khazi, last time I went up to OT I pressed the button to close the electric door but didn't realise there was another button to lock it, anyway there I was mid stream when the door swooshes(is that even a word) open and there's a young lady standing there as well as various other passers by ! :oops:
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Great Bowling conditions for ENG, don't let me down Jimmy :thumb:
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Ha........those great conditions will ALSO suit Roach, one of the world's quickest at the mo, and Fidel Edwards, let alone Darren sammy.
We shall see what we shall see. |
Yeah but can they get it to swing like Jimmy, those were the conditions I was looking at :)
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A stiff lesson in class served up today by the boys ;)
That Bravo dismissal was a shambles by both them and us but we stuck with it and got the job done. Great innings by Chanderpaul though, reminiscent of Alistair Cook :luvlove: |
Do you know what..... That media centre is starting to grow on me :lol1:
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Originally Posted by Funkii Munkii
(Post 10627005)
Yeah but can they get it to swing like Jimmy, those were the conditions I was looking at :)
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Originally Posted by alcazar
(Post 10627678)
Sammy certainly can.
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M A S T E R C L A S S :luxhello:
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Played well.
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Tomorrow looks as if it might be more exciting than we'd like it to be :(
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Hopefully Cook and KP can hold it together, the former more than the latter !!
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Cruised it in the end as we always should have done.
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Cook was unlucky to get out towards the end :(
A great first test. Just the right amount of tension and tactics. Chanders playing a good old fashioned test innings :notworthy We did the job and won convincingly in the end :thumb: |
2nd TEST
A quick turnaround for this one, we start again tomorrow :thumb:
According to Wikipedia the ground has some impressive records attached to it....
Lets hope we can get close to some of those. My view is that we will probably wrap up the series. |
Anyone know how to get tickets?
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You can frequently pick up hospitality tix for the same as you'd pay a tout.
I was offered a grand for ashes tickets at Lords in 2009 :eek: |
eBay item 170846179089
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Silly prices. If it goes to Day 4 they will be selling them on the day. That's when I'll go.
Saw WI v Oz in Bridgetown for £10 on the Sunday, £3 the last day. |
Originally Posted by '7'
(Post 10635430)
A quick turnaround for this one, we start again tomorrow :thumb:
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Originally Posted by Funkii Munkii
(Post 10636618)
Thanks I thought it was Friday when I read that, you cant imagine my disappointment :cry:
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:lol1:
Amen to that brother !! Love the Bridge, not enough Tests played there these days |
Originally Posted by Tom Fordyce, BBC Sport's Chief Sports Writer
"Trent Bridge like some sort of CGI version of a perfect Test cricket ground in summer - unblemished blue sky, pitch a beige strip on a rich green outfield, beaming patrons smearing on sun-cream and glugging down early liveners. Tawdry worries of the real world, you have no place here."
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Hot, cloudless and dry. Yet still the make a mess of it.
I'm going to say it here..... I'd love the Windies to regain the #1 title. They are my 2nd favourite test playing team and I have such strong memories of the way they used to be that it's heartbreaking to see them in their current form. |
From the BBC "Chanderpaul is a bit like your grandad. You love him to bits but once he pops round you can't get rid of him!" :lol1:
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Flipping love test cricket :luvlove:
We've had the high's and lows in this game. Thought we'd won it on the first morning, then thought we'd lost it, expected an England batting collapse and then saw the Windies crumble while we finish on a nelson :D |
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