Cricket

[ToffeeTim]

That's a crazy amount of runs to win by in a 50 over game

 

[RD2910]

but what?

It's not first class cricket.

 

[Hinchcliffe's Corner]

A sign of Bethals talent is that this is the second game he has disrupted and even removed from the attack Maharaj.

Interesting bowler Maharaj, he's decent when he gets into rhythm and now he's had a bit of recent success players will be cautious and give him some respect when really they should be thumping him out of the park early.

 

[Walken]

Interesting bowler Maharaj, he's decent when he gets into rhythm and now he's had a bit of recent success players will be cautious and give him some respect when really they should be thumping him out of the park early.

That was Bethals approach to be fair.

What have you made of Archers return?

 

[PITA]

It's not first class cricket.

Yes, that is a bit pedantic but fair enough.

 

[Hinchcliffe's Corner]

That was Bethals approach to be fair.

What have you made of Archers return?

Yep and very well played too.

I'm just pleased to see Archer playing cricket. I think its a case of what if, injuries have absolutely hampered him but he's more than handy now he's returned. Even though his pace is back up there, there's not the same seam wobble which given his elbow injuries is perhaps understandable wanting to keep everything as tight and straight as possible and not flexing that wrist as much. He might just find an extra gear against the Aussies though.

 

[PITA]

Yep and very well played too.

I'm just pleased to see Archer playing cricket. I think its a case of what if, injuries have absolutely hampered him but he's more than handy now he's returned. Even though his pace is back up there, there's not the same seam wobble which given his elbow injuries is perhaps understandable wanting to keep everything as tight and straight as possible and not flexing that wrist as much. He might just find an extra gear against the Aussies though.

That's the Archer that I have longed to see.

 

[Hinchcliffe's Corner]

That's the Archer that I have longed to see.

The fluidity of a great fast bowling action is one of life's artwork in motion. Archer's is just beautiful, gives me Michael Holding vibes in it's effortlessness, despite there being a considerable amount of effort involved.

 

[Walken]

Yep and very well played too.

I'm just pleased to see Archer playing cricket. I think its a case of what if, injuries have absolutely hampered him but he's more than handy now he's returned. Even though his pace is back up there, there's not the same seam wobble which given his elbow injuries is perhaps understandable wanting to keep everything as tight and straight as possible and not flexing that wrist as much. He might just find an extra gear against the Aussies though.

Cheers for the analysis mate, the stress fractures seem bizarre in his case given how natural and smooth his action was. I guess that's an indicator as to what fast bowlers are putting themselves through no matter how it looks.

Despite about three rehabs him wanting to play test cricket absolutely thrills me, watching him in 2019 was poetry in motion.

 

[Rita_Poon]

Cheers for the analysis mate, the stress fractures seem bizarre in his case given how natural and smooth his action was. I guess that's an indicator as to what fast bowlers are putting themselves through no matter how it looks.

Despite about three rehabs him wanting to play test cricket absolutely thrills me, watching him in 2019 was poetry in motion.

A friends kid was on the books with Manchester around 2018, developed a stress fracture in his back, set him back about 18 months, that lost time meant he lost his window for selection. Was built like a sumo wrestler from the waist down, a fast bowler. A shame for him. He was cocky though, something unreal.

 

[Walken]

A friends kid was on the books with Manchester around 2018, developed a stress fracture in his back, set him back about 18 months, that lost time meant he lost his window for selection. Was built like a sumo wrestler from the waist down, a fast bowler. A shame for him. He was cocky though, something unreal.

Life's timing isn't it, talent and effort but you need a slice of luck too

 

[Rita_Poon]

Life's timing isn't it, talent and effort but you need a slice of luck too

I'm gonna go two slices just to make sure, because when it turns up the other way, it's an ordeal.

 

[Hinchcliffe's Corner]

A friends kid was on the books with Manchester around 2018, developed a stress fracture in his back, set him back about 18 months, that lost time meant he lost his window for selection. Was built like a sumo wrestler from the waist down, a fast bowler. A shame for him. He was cocky though, something unreal.

Grew up playing against a guy same age as me, when he was 16 he was bowling over 80mph, sometimes we'd be facing him on artificial wickets and he knew he was scary. Got a stress fracture at 17, ruined him, came back a couple years later and whilst had a decent club career was 5mph slower at full pace as an adult, never reached what should have been a first class career. They take a lot more care of younger fast bowlers these days.

 

[Hinchcliffe's Corner]

Cheers for the analysis mate, the stress fractures seem bizarre in his case given how natural and smooth his action was. I guess that's an indicator as to what fast bowlers are putting themselves through no matter how it looks.

Despite about three rehabs him wanting to play test cricket absolutely thrills me, watching him in 2019 was poetry in motion.

Brett Lee used to talk about 6-7G going through his front ankle on planting. My knees are ruined and I look like I have permanent "canckles" and I wasn't half as quick as him. It's all worth it. Seeing the fear in the batter's eyes, that adrenaline rush, when you're in the zone, you can't beat it.

 

[Rita_Poon]

342 beats 317. Margin of victory.