The International Cricket Thread

[Exeter 77]

I remember the short-lived BBC Grandstand magazine in late 1989/early 1990 listing young sports people who were expected to become household names in the 1990s. Graham Thorpe was the young cricketer mentioned. Off the top of my head the athlete was Katherine Merry, who was only 13 or 14, at the time and the footballer was Steve Walters.

[PaulWinch again]

Looks like Stokes has done his hamstring which isn’t good.

[Gareth]

And in that god awful s**t show of a competition too

[tomd2103]

Looks like Stokes has done his hamstring which isn’t good.

Was on crutches at the end of the game.

[Whiney MacWhineface]

Thorpe was one of the few players that skipper Atherton knew he could rely on to perform regularly at Test level.

He had a very simple, disciplined approach-he only played about three shots -but he knew his game, stuck to it and scored a stack of runs.

So sad he took his own life.

[Gareth]

England Lions playing Sri Lanka at New Road for 4 days starting Wednesday…couple of your bear players in the squad I believe…no ‘home’ players this time which will make that Tw@ Moores recruitment work harder this winter

[Meanwood Villa]

Thorpe was one of the few players that skipper Atherton knew he could rely on to perform regularly at Test level.

He had a very simple, disciplined approach-he only played about three shots -but he knew his game, stuck to it and scored a stack of runs.

So sad he took his own life.

Only just found out the cause of death. Very sad.

[Ads]

7 down. FFS England, I have tickets for Friday, slow down.

[LeeB]

7 down. FFS England, I have tickets for Friday, slow down.

Make sure you wear a vest.

[UK Redsox]

Smith gets Horatio'd

[tomd2103]

Smith gets Horatio'd

Very early days, but he looks a very good prospect at this point.  Looks like he's got a fairly straightforward technique, but has the power to hit boundaries when needed.

[dcdavecollett]

Yes, there isn't much margin for error when you're bowling to him.

[PaulWinch again]

If he stays fit he’s going to be a superstar I reckon. It’s effortless with him.

[Villan For Life]

I think we’ve found our Adam Gilchrist.

[tomd2103]

If he stays fit he’s going to be a superstar I reckon. It’s effortless with him.

On the subject of superstars, they reeled off some of Kumar Sangakkara's stats on TMS yesterday.  Averaged 66 in tests when he didn't keep and some of his season averages playing for Surrey in the County Championship were incredible.