The Cricket Thread 2016

[PaulWinch again]

Annoying that Jonny B got out, but super effort from him and Root. What a fantastic day.

[Chris Jameson]

Jonathon Trott was great when he was on earlier in the summer, Charles Dagnall isn't great it has to be said!

[Villan For Life]

On the subject of Blowers, he's related to the Calthorpes who still own most of Edgbaston. His uncle was Freddy Calthorpe who captained England on the first tour of the Caribbean. I never knew that.

[Meanwood Villa]

Phe-bloody-nomenal

[Chris Jameson]

I've been off work today and have thoroughly enjoyed my day, looking forward to another day off tomorrow!

[aev]

I think Vic Marks is a great summariser - he seems to have the ability of making salient points without hogging the limelight, as well as having a marvellous sense of humour.

[PaulWinch again]

Yep he's excellent.

[UK Redsox]

Blowers is also an ex-player. His career was cut short when he was hit by a bus.

Given that, it's surprising that he's fascinated by the bloody things......and cranes.......and pigeons.......and butterflies


Daggers is far worse though

Did he play first class cricket? I thought he played for Oxford or Cambridge or someone like that. He's a likeable old sod really but he is well past his best. He was virtually lost for words as the wickets tumbled in the first 30 minutes this morning. You could hardly hear him above the noise of the crowd.

The matches Blowers played for Cambridge were First Class standard

[Villan For Life]

There was a great clip on the highlights of Chris Broad, Stuart's dad, walking around the boundary and found himself in front of Alan Border. Border is hosting a supporters tour. I don't know what Broad senior said but Border did not look impressed! Broad senior looked very smug.

[UK Redsox]

I think Vic Marks is a great summariser - he seems to have the ability of making salient points without hogging the limelight, as well as having a marvellous sense of humour.

Vic is the best summariser in my view.

If I was able to spend some time with the TMS team, Vic would be top of my list to chat with.

[Villan For Life]

The list of records broken today is incredible.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2015/content/story/906895.html

[Villan For Life]

Blowers is also an ex-player. His career was cut short when he was hit by a bus.

Given that, it's surprising that he's fascinated by the bloody things......and cranes.......and pigeons.......and butterflies


Daggers is far worse though

Did he play first class cricket? I thought he played for Oxford or Cambridge or someone like that. He's a likeable old sod really but he is well past his best. He was virtually lost for words as the wickets tumbled in the first 30 minutes this morning. You could hardly hear him above the noise of the crowd.

The matches Blowers played for Cambridge were First Class standard

I'd forgotten that those games had first class status. Both Oxford & Cambridge were generally very strong.

[taylorsworkrate]

WHAT. A. DAY.

absolutely awesome from the bowlers (broad obviously!) and flawless fielding.

Then brilliant knocks from Root and Bairstow. Even Bell wasn't out (ludicrous hawkeye).

It does annoy me that they've sent in a nightwatchman when we are in such a dominant position, but for that to be the only gripe shows what an outrageously good performance we have put in.

[tomd2103]

Yep, definitely looks like Hawkeye has taken the track of the ball from when it hit the back pad rather than the front, one for the boffins to look at I think.

Having just watched the highlights, you can quite clearly see something didn't look quite right with the hawk eye tracking.  It showed the ball swinging away then suddenly straighten up.  Nothing the umpires could really do though I suppose. 

[tomd2103]

Blowers is also an ex-player. His career was cut short when he was hit by a bus.

Given that, it's surprising that he's fascinated by the bloody things......and cranes.......and pigeons.......and butterflies


Daggers is far worse though

Did he play first class cricket? I thought he played for Oxford or Cambridge or someone like that. He's a likeable old sod really but he is well past his best. He was virtually lost for words as the wickets tumbled in the first 30 minutes this morning. You could hardly hear him above the noise of the crowd.

The matches Blowers played for Cambridge were First Class standard

As an aside, isn't there a story that Blowers' father went to school with Ian Fleming and that is where the name of the Bond villain Blofeld came from?