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I always hated batting with a lid on, felt it restricted me and reduced freedom. I went to hook a ball a ball when I was younger and wore it squarely on the face, missed it utterly. In fairness I was a s
t hook and puller. After that I never went to hook again and anything chest height was always in duck and weave territory. Which for a 6ft lad could be comical. Strangely I never minded wearing a few balls on my chest - which I did. Northern league cricket back in the day had the likes of Glenda and Lara playing in it!
t hook and puller. After that I never went to hook again and anything chest height was always in duck and weave territory. Which for a 6ft lad could be comical. Strangely I never minded wearing a few balls on my chest - which I did. Northern league cricket back in the day had the likes of Glenda and Lara playing in it!I've only seen this the once on the tele, so forgive me if I get things wrong here but from what I saw, he just didn't play the delivery well. If you're going to pull you should be looking straight down the pitch and take it off your nose if head high or below (higher than head high is a hook) as it'll go behind square. So if he missed it the ball should have hit him in the grille but he had turned his head already to leg and when he missed it, well ... awful.
So shocked by this sad episode.
So shocked by this sad episode.
Amirhussain said:
uk66fastback said:
I once saw Bedfordshire's keeper go out to batt against Waqir Younis without a lid... Again, bravado. Or lunacy.
I'd be more concerned about the toe crusher!!Gary Sandford ... or Bod as he was known. Can't remember whether he got the four off Waqir. He never looked THAT quick on the tele, but in the flesh .... he was!
uk66fastback said:
I once saw Bedfordshire's keeper go out to batt against Waqir Younis without a lid... Again, bravado. Or lunacy.
Bowlers not to face without a lid #2http://www.espncricinfo.com/blogs/content/story/61...
Not just cook though the ease in which SL finished the game shows how far we are behind the best one day teams. Not convinced woakes is cut out for the international game ? Any one watch him at county level ? Where our weaknesses lie is clear to see , Dilshan opened with spin. It wasn't that long ago we were number 1 in the world not sure where exactly the wheels del off.
Brenden McCullum smashed a quick double hundred, NZ innings runrate was near 1 a ball. Bit of a surprise considering Pakistan recent form.
Brenden McCullum smashed a quick double hundred, NZ innings runrate was near 1 a ball. Bit of a surprise considering Pakistan recent form.
Motormouth Pietersen at it again on Twitter, suggesting that if Cook really loves his country, he should quit.
Christ, that bloke's ego is bigger than I thought. Obviously doesn't like all the attention going elsewhere this week and thought he had better chip in his ten pennyworth and get back in the news.
Wish he would just shut up and slink away quietly.
Christ, that bloke's ego is bigger than I thought. Obviously doesn't like all the attention going elsewhere this week and thought he had better chip in his ten pennyworth and get back in the news.
Wish he would just shut up and slink away quietly.
GloverMart said:
Motormouth Pietersen at it again on Twitter, suggesting that if Cook really loves his country, he should quit.
Christ, that bloke's ego is bigger than I thought. Obviously doesn't like all the attention going elsewhere this week and thought he had better chip in his ten pennyworth and get back in the news.
Wish he would just shut up and slink away quietly.
Agreed.Christ, that bloke's ego is bigger than I thought. Obviously doesn't like all the attention going elsewhere this week and thought he had better chip in his ten pennyworth and get back in the news.
Wish he would just shut up and slink away quietly.
GloverMart said:
Motormouth Pietersen at it again on Twitter, suggesting that if Cook really loves his country, he should quit.
Christ, that bloke's ego is bigger than I thought. Obviously doesn't like all the attention going elsewhere this week and thought he had better chip in his ten pennyworth and get back in the news.
Wish he would just shut up and slink away quietly.
He has a point though. Christ, that bloke's ego is bigger than I thought. Obviously doesn't like all the attention going elsewhere this week and thought he had better chip in his ten pennyworth and get back in the news.
Wish he would just shut up and slink away quietly.
bigunit00 said:
GloverMart said:
Motormouth Pietersen at it again on Twitter, suggesting that if Cook really loves his country, he should quit.
Christ, that bloke's ego is bigger than I thought. Obviously doesn't like all the attention going elsewhere this week and thought he had better chip in his ten pennyworth and get back in the news.
Wish he would just shut up and slink away quietly.
He has a point though. Christ, that bloke's ego is bigger than I thought. Obviously doesn't like all the attention going elsewhere this week and thought he had better chip in his ten pennyworth and get back in the news.
Wish he would just shut up and slink away quietly.
GloverMart said:
bigunit00 said:
GloverMart said:
Motormouth Pietersen at it again on Twitter, suggesting that if Cook really loves his country, he should quit.
Christ, that bloke's ego is bigger than I thought. Obviously doesn't like all the attention going elsewhere this week and thought he had better chip in his ten pennyworth and get back in the news.
Wish he would just shut up and slink away quietly.
He has a point though. Christ, that bloke's ego is bigger than I thought. Obviously doesn't like all the attention going elsewhere this week and thought he had better chip in his ten pennyworth and get back in the news.
Wish he would just shut up and slink away quietly.
Yeah, by all means take this opportunity to have an indignant pop at Pietersen for his timing, as no-one should be discussing cricket within x number of days of Hughes death.
But equally why not take a pop at Cook for playing a match within x number of days of Hughes death?
Itsallicanafford said:
Just another freak accident. Sometimes these things happen.London424 said:
Michael Clarke looks like his f
ked. Suffered another hamstring injury, and admitted himself that his career may well be over...Amirhussain said:
Michael Clarke looks like his f
ked. Suffered another hamstring injury, and admitted himself that his career may well be over...He also keeps getting back injuries.
These are traditionally fast bowlers injuries and career-enders. Strange for a batsman to be chronically affected by them.
Get Karter said:
He also keeps getting back injuries.
These are traditionally fast bowlers injuries and career-enders. Strange for a batsman to be chronically affected by them.
I think he actually has a chronic back condition (perhaps degenerative disc disease) similar to Michael Atherton so it is an ongoing problem that can flare up rather than an injury.These are traditionally fast bowlers injuries and career-enders. Strange for a batsman to be chronically affected by them.
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