Guest Moomintroll Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Here's a wee article on Athers and his back from the late nineties http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/76404.html Atherton was as tough as they come, I would love an opener like him today, his average did not reflect the play he was. He carried a dreadful England team at times, faced Donald/Pollock McGrath/Warne Ambrose/Walsh Waquar/Wasim all at their pomp in which was a prime time for bowlers. Top lad.When you look at the bowlers they were facing it really does put Athers, Alec Stewart, Graham Thorpe et al into perspective, those guys were excellent batsmen & would be in a different class nowadays given the opening bowlers they had to face. Different style but I laugh every time someone refers to Lyon as the GOAT, between Brad Hogg and Stuart MacGill he wouldn't even have been Australia's second spinner when Warne was playing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Moomintroll Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Bairstow is clearly a cock but I suspect stokes (despite the drunken fighting nonsense) is a decent guy. I'm hoping they do this. 132 left to get...Have to disagree with that, Jonny Bairstow had a shit time growing up. His Father ( who was a decent batsman & an excellent wicketkeeper) commited suicide which the vile Warner took great glee in reminding him of & he had to take that all in while forging a career for himself in a sport where his Father excelled. The fact that he has suceeded is a credit to him & his Mother so I wish nothing but good luck to him. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aubrey Maturin Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Just now, Moomintroll said: 12 minutes ago, pandarilla said: Bairstow is clearly a cock but I suspect stokes (despite the drunken fighting nonsense) is a decent guy. I'm hoping they do this. 132 left to get... Have to disagree with that, Jonny Bairstow had a shit time growing up. His Father ( who was a decent batsman & an excellent wicketkeeper) commited suicide which the vile Warner took great glee in reminding him of & he had to take that all in while forging a career for himself in a sport where his Father excelled. The fact that he has suceeded is a credit to him & his Mother so I wish nothing but good luck to him. Baristow's book is a compelling read, well worth a perusal. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Tarmo Kink Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 A Hibee spotted in the crowd... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Moomintroll Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Baristow's book is a compelling read, well worth a perusal.I have, nothing but respect for the man even though he wears the wrong colour of rose. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandarilla Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Have to disagree with that, Jonny Bairstow had a shit time growing up. His Father ( who was a decent batsman & an excellent wicketkeeper) commited suicide which the vile Warner took great glee in reminding him of & he had to take that all in while forging a career for himself in a sport where his Father excelled. The fact that he has suceeded is a credit to him & his Mother so I wish nothing but good luck to him.I had no idea, cheers.I was basing it on done of his interviews and the impression you get when some of the analysts discuss him. He seems to take offence at stuff and the stuff with the head butting just seemed bizarre. I might read his book now. Cheers. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 I have, nothing but respect for the man even though he wears the wrong colour of rose.I read that as “drinks the wrong kind of rose”, which I thought was a peak middle class insult for Pie and Bovril. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Moomintroll Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 I had no idea, cheers.I was basing it on done of his interviews and the impression you get when some of the analysts discuss him. He seems to take offence at stuff and the stuff with the head butting just seemed bizarre. I might read his book now. Cheers.No worries pandarilla, he does come across like an angry wee man at times but I take that as a self defence mechanism based on what has happened in his life. He seems to thrive on self generated doubt based on what the Media are saying about him, it seems to work but is obviously fuelled by his understandable paranoia 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Tarmo Kink Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 The funniest thing of all is that Warner and Bairstow actually became pretty good friends this year when opening for Sunrisers Hyderabad together. I thought it looked a bit fake, but Bairstow even called him a ‘great bloke’. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Lunch - England need 121 to win still with 6 wickets left. Win predictor is now pretty much 50/50. I know the pitch changes from day to day, but this really highlights how appallingly badly England batted as a unit the other day. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeTillEhDeh Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 One way or other this will decided today - perhaps by tea even 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 The funniest thing of all is that Warner and Bairstow actually became pretty good friends this year when opening for Sunrisers Hyderabad together. I thought it looked a bit fake, but Bairstow even called him a ‘great bloke’.Bairstow is a better man than I, if what Warner is reported to have said is accurate. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saigon Raider Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Chris Gaffeney has had another absolute nightmare giving Bairstow out. Not as bad as the Root LBW when he hit the cover off the ball but still a shocker. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Chris Gaffeney has had another absolute nightmare giving Bairstow out. Not as bad as the Root LBW when he hit the cover off the ball but still a shocker.Some really ordinary umpiring. Chris Gaffeney is a good laugh when he’s doing DRS duty, but he’s not having a good test match so far. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Bairstow out this time needlessly playing one outside off stump. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeTillEhDeh Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Bad wicket to lose - it was probably one of the worst balls that Hazelwood has bowled. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeTillEhDeh Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Butler and Stokes need to do what they did in the World Cup final - a 110 partnership again would almost be enough. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandarilla Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Fascinating cricket now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeTillEhDeh Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Odds after that wicket are 55%-45% in favour of Australia 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeTillEhDeh Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Odds are fluctuating a lot - it's back to 52% for an England win.You'd have to feel that the next wicket could decide this. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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