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  • verylonglegs
    verylonglegs Posts: 4,023
    Pross said:

    Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis and Courtney Walsh.

    Yes the first two seem obvious now but I had no idea Walsh was.
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,274
    joe2019 said:

    Daniel Vettori, Jason Holder, Shaun Pollock, Heath Streak, Anil Kumble.

    As you've never seen Vettori:

    https://youtu.be/ghvHXPv2z68

    Or Kumble:

    https://youtu.be/_fvPhSb6L7o

    Pollock was an all rounder - but, yes a proper fast bowling all rounder.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,663
    verylonglegs said:

    Pross said:

    Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis and Courtney Walsh.

    Yes the first two seem obvious now but I had no idea Walsh was.
    Surprised me too, it wasn't a one off tour either. I think it said 22 times when I checked.
  • joe2019
    joe2019 Posts: 1,338
    JimD666 said:

    joe2019 said:

    Daniel Vettori, Jason Holder, Shaun Pollock, Heath Streak, Anil Kumble.

    Daniel Vettori and Anil Kumble? Fast Bowlers?!!!

    Missed the fast bit.

  • joe2019
    joe2019 Posts: 1,338
    Imran Khan, Fast bowling all rounder and Prime Minister.
  • JimD666
    JimD666 Posts: 2,293
    One thing I hate about the Ashes when they are held in Aus. The trepidation of checking the score when I get up in the morning....Occasionally worth celebrating, too often not.
  • mrb123
    mrb123 Posts: 4,842
    JimD666 said:

    One thing I hate about the Ashes when they are held in Aus. The trepidation of checking the score when I get up in the morning....Occasionally worth celebrating, too often not.

    Early signs are not promising. Our two warm up games have yielded about one day of play. First test starting Wednesday. We must be seriously undercooked.

  • surrey_commuter
    surrey_commuter Posts: 18,867
    JimD666 said:

    One thing I hate about the Ashes when they are held in Aus. The trepidation of checking the score when I get up in the morning....Occasionally worth celebrating, too often not.

    I find turning on the commentary exciting. Overnight Root was not out and yet they mention he is facing the next ball and you have no idea if he is still in or we have followed on.
  • JimD666
    JimD666 Posts: 2,293
    Anyone know how much bt sport is for a month? BT website under maintenance at the mo so I can't get at it from there
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,274
    I've just realised it's on bt sport. I have it, but do they have any track record with cricket?

    Presumably there'll be highlights throughout the working day...
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,274
    (It's £25 for a month contract free.)
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,663
    Hadn't realised it was on BT. That's great as I get it through my mobile package.
  • verylonglegs
    verylonglegs Posts: 4,023
    kingstongraham said:

    I've just realised it's on bt sport. I have it, but do they have any track record with cricket?

    Presumably there'll be highlights throughout the working day...

    I think they had their own commentary team last time they were showing it but this time they are using the Australian feed so it may be lacking balance.

  • verylonglegs
    verylonglegs Posts: 4,023
    Pross said:

    Hadn't realised it was on BT. That's great as I get it through my mobile package.

    I don't have BT currently but it was nice getting up and watching an hour or so before work during the last ashes tour. Very tempted by the months subscription.
  • JimD666
    JimD666 Posts: 2,293
    kingstongraham said:

    (It's £25 for a month contract free.)

    Cheers. May well grab a month
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 22,075
    kingstongraham said:

    I've just realised it's on bt sport. I have it, but do they have any track record with cricket?

    Presumably there'll be highlights throughout the working day...

    They showed the ashes last time in Aus.
  • JimD666
    JimD666 Posts: 2,293
    kingstongraham said:

    I've just realised it's on bt sport. I have it, but do they have any track record with cricket?

    Presumably there'll be highlights throughout the working day...

    I'm hoping for a full on-demand option to repay the whole days play. They do seem to have on-demand available but no clue if that will extend to the cricket
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 22,075
    JimD666 said:

    kingstongraham said:

    I've just realised it's on bt sport. I have it, but do they have any track record with cricket?

    Presumably there'll be highlights throughout the working day...

    I'm hoping for a full on-demand option to repay the whole days play. They do seem to have on-demand available but no clue if that will extend to the cricket
    Reminds me just how good Eurosport player is. You can just restart any programme at any time.
  • JimD666
    JimD666 Posts: 2,293
    TheBigBean said:

    JimD666 said:

    kingstongraham said:

    I've just realised it's on bt sport. I have it, but do they have any track record with cricket?

    Presumably there'll be highlights throughout the working day...

    I'm hoping for a full on-demand option to repay the whole days play. They do seem to have on-demand available but no clue if that will extend to the cricket
    Reminds me just how good Eurosport player is. You can just restart any programme at any time.
    That and gloriously Ad free
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,274
    verylonglegs said:

    kingstongraham said:

    I've just realised it's on bt sport. I have it, but do they have any track record with cricket?

    Presumably there'll be highlights throughout the working day...

    I think they had their own commentary team last time they were showing it but this time they are using the Australian feed so it may be lacking balance.

    The BBC seem to have their commentary team in Sydney because of quarantine rules, so it's going to be a bit odd all round.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,663
    TheBigBean said:

    JimD666 said:

    kingstongraham said:

    I've just realised it's on bt sport. I have it, but do they have any track record with cricket?

    Presumably there'll be highlights throughout the working day...

    I'm hoping for a full on-demand option to repay the whole days play. They do seem to have on-demand available but no clue if that will extend to the cricket
    Reminds me just how good Eurosport player is. You can just restart any programme at any time.
    Imagine Carlton commentating on cricket? He'd be talking up every ball as though it was critical to the result and probably moaning about the danger of someone throwing a hard ball at another player
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,734
    Pross said:

    TheBigBean said:

    JimD666 said:

    kingstongraham said:

    I've just realised it's on bt sport. I have it, but do they have any track record with cricket?

    Presumably there'll be highlights throughout the working day...

    I'm hoping for a full on-demand option to repay the whole days play. They do seem to have on-demand available but no clue if that will extend to the cricket
    Reminds me just how good Eurosport player is. You can just restart any programme at any time.
    Imagine Carlton commentating on cricket? He'd be talking up every ball as though it was critical to the result and probably moaning about the danger of someone throwing a hard ball at another player
    Not to mention shouting to the fielder at short leg to get out of there as he's getting in the batsman's way.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • JimD666
    JimD666 Posts: 2,293
    Meh. Still rather have him than Boycott.
  • surrey_commuter
    surrey_commuter Posts: 18,867
    Pross said:

    TheBigBean said:

    JimD666 said:

    kingstongraham said:

    I've just realised it's on bt sport. I have it, but do they have any track record with cricket?

    Presumably there'll be highlights throughout the working day...

    I'm hoping for a full on-demand option to repay the whole days play. They do seem to have on-demand available but no clue if that will extend to the cricket
    Reminds me just how good Eurosport player is. You can just restart any programme at any time.
    Imagine Carlton commentating on cricket? He'd be talking up every ball as though it was critical to the result and probably moaning about the danger of someone throwing a hard ball at another player
    The drinks breaks would be a tooting nightmare
  • JimD666
    JimD666 Posts: 2,293
    Unsurprisingly the 5th test is being moved from Perth. No decision made yet as to where it will take place.
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,274
    surrey_commuter said:

    kingstongraham said:

    Ajaz Patel, NZ v India, first innings 10 - 119.

    Amazing achievement, especially as a spinner in the first innings.

    Also if somebody gets a tenfer itv usually means they were skittles but India got 350.

    You would not want to be holding tix for day 4
    Well it made it to day 4 with 5 wickets still to take, but not that much tension in the match.
  • JimD666
    JimD666 Posts: 2,293
    The most optimistic of the BBC pundits has a 2-2 result.....

    If we can get out of the Gabba with a draw at worst then I think we can pinch the series.

    Going for a 2-1 England win. B)
  • JimD666
    JimD666 Posts: 2,293
    Anderson rested for the first test.

    Huh?! What's he been doing? They've barely played for weeks.

    My optimism is fading.
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,274
    JimD666 said:

    Anderson rested for the first test.

    Huh?! What's he been doing? They've barely played for weeks.

    My optimism is fading.

    Second test is straight after the first. If he's only able to be fit for one of those matches might as well have it be the one where he's taken 16 wickets in 4 matches rather than the one where he's taken 7 wickets in 4 matches.
  • JimD666
    JimD666 Posts: 2,293
    I understand why he's not playing, just not sure I agree with it. 1st test you want to come out all guns blazing, playing your best side. The best clue that it probably is the right decision though is the Aussies saying they'll miss him!

    Can't help but wonder that, at 39, with dodgy calf (and the rest of his body) this may be a tour too far. If he pulls up lame in his first game (probably the 2nd test) and you're a bowler down for the full game. Wouldn't matter too much in the shorter versions of the game, but in Tests?

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