The Cricket Thread

[Sniffer]

Mmm. His dad was a big fella so maybe not being around the England team is allowing him to fill out to a more natural size?

 

[Sniffer]

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Gatt looks trim there, relatively speaking.

 

[Sniffer]

Gatt looks trim there, relatively speaking.

Those lunches and teas at Lords are going taking their toll over time. Tufnell used to claim that the meals there were on a par with all the top london restaurants.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

A gutlord England XI

Wayne Larkins
Dom Sibley
Rob Key
Mike Gatting
Andrew Flintoff (young version)/Ian Botham (late 80s/early 90s version)
Jonny Bairstow
Samit Patel
Mark Ealham
Ian Austin
Ollie Robinson
Eddie Hemmings

 

[Sniffer]

If we’re only going 80s onwards Ian Blackwell deserves a spot.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Ronnie Irani wobbling in to bowl his 74mph fizzers

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Anthony McGrath was a massive lump too.

I love stats but he averaged 40 with the bat and 14 with the ball in Test cricket, so y'know.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Long past the point at which physical fitness was pretty much a given in international sport, Gary Ballance always stood out.

 

[Sniffer]

Ronnie Irani wobbling in to bowl his 74mph fizzers

A signed caricature of him is framed and up in our clubhouse so Ronnie can get a pass.
Would the wheelie bin get in there?

 

[leedswolf]

A gutlord England XI

Wayne Larkins
Dom Sibley
Rob Key
Mike Gatting
Andrew Flintoff (young version)/Ian Botham (late 80s/early 90s version)
Jonny Bairstow
Samit Patel
Mark Ealham
Ian Austin
Ollie Robinson
Eddie Hemmings

This fellow would (leisurely) walk into that team;

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

A signed caricature of him is framed and up in our clubhouse so Ronnie can get a pass.
Would the wheelie bin get in there?

Gilo was more ungainly than anything. Just didn't look like an athlete.

I mean if Samit's in the fold for bowling left arm filth then no-one else really gets a look in. Missed out on at least two tournaments because he was miles too fat. We were happy to accept just regular fat.

 

[Sniffer]

Angus Fraser?

This fellow would (leisurely) walk into that team;

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Colin Milbourn?

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

I loved Gus.

Had the Christophe Berra look of being absolutely knackered after 2 minutes. Superb bowler though.

He took nearly 50 Test wickets in 1998 then we never picked him again.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

How have I overlooked Jimmy Ormond FFS

 

[leedswolf]

Angus Fraser?
Colin Milbourn?

Yep, Colin Milburn.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Jacob Bethell to captain vs Ireland in the T20s (assuming they don't all get rained off, it's Dublin or Belfast in mid-September)

Rehan Ahmed back in the white ball squads

Jamie Overton sticking around like wet dogshit on a shoe

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

20 years ago today

 

[Tredman]

20 years ago today

Stuff like that makes me feel really old. I listened to it on the World Service.

 

[Sniffer]

I watched the run chase from behind the sofa. Genuinely terrifying watching Warne bowl to any of our batsmen.