Cricket

BigMick said:
Agree with you about the openers. India's have immaculate techniques - I thought England bowled well enough here and in the 2nd innings at Trent bridge to have taken early wickets, but they kept them at bay. England would probably have been 2 or 3 down.

In contrast, both England openers have at best 'quirky' techniques. Sibley had one good season with it in county cricket, while Burns has, as you say, made it work over a longer period. Both, though, are deeply flawed and give the bowlers obvious weaknesses to work on.

I remember years ago reading an interview with Neil Fairbrother where he said his technique when he finished playing was far less correct than when he began as a teenager. he reckoned it was to do with playing day in, day out on variable county pitches and having to find ways to score consistently. So there's nothing wrong with having slight quirks in technique but for me both Burns and definitely Sibley are too unorthodox. I notice Surrey have a young batsman called Ryan Patel - watch him bat and he's a replica of Burns, complete with ludicrous head movement - I can't believe the coaches are allowing him to mimic him rather than a more technically correct player.

Hammed - I wouldn't judge any player on one ball, though I was less convinced than some by what I've seen of him in county cricket this season.
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I fully agree with you on techniques and then I see the former number one ranked batsman in the world Steve Smith and think what works for you go with and don't get coached too much. Mike Atherton was going on about the basics of a technique that gets you to be were you are and then that gets changed as you try to adjust to eliminate flaws. Eventually you can get to a point were you're thinking more on the adjustments, uncomfortable feeling wrong and not able to go back to the one that you would be comfortable with and would work (for you).

Hameed was schoolboy stuff, it was so bad just seemed to not see anything and played down an imaginary line, missing the true line by so much it was unbelievable. As if he was temporarily blinded and stuck his bat out somewhere, anywhere were he thought the ball might be. It was dreadful tbh.
 
If we can bat all day and a little of tomorrow I think we then go favourites. Probably need Root to get 150 at least and the others to chip in. 50-60 first innings lead and get a couple out before they get level. This partnership has certainly brought us back into the game.
 
Quite a few people on here were practically crying when they selected Bairstow but it always looked a welcome return for me.

Bairstow was sent home from India with England ahead 0-1 in the series, England stupidly rotated experience away in favour of promising nobodies and predictably things went bad. Bairstow was going well and in good form. The fact he wasn't picked until now isn't his fault, he should be every time he's available
 
Chris O'Connor said:
Quite a few people on here were practically crying when they selected Bairstow but it always looked a welcome return for me.

Bairstow was sent home from India with England ahead 0-1 in the series, England stupidly rotated experience away in favour of promising nobodies and predictably things went bad. Bairstow was going well and in good form. The fact he wasn't picked until now isn't his fault, he should be every time he's available
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No question Bairstow is quality and apparently he's been working hard to eliminate the flaw which saw him cleaned bowled far too often for a top player. When he's in form he's wonderful to watch.
 
Highlights of a gripping Test match banished to midnight by the BBC because of some [Poor language removed] nonsensical bish bash bosh parody of a cricket match.
*probably watch the bloody thing now. lol
 

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