Great temperament. Especially under pressure.
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Warner 335. Didn't go for the record - declared after passing Bradman..
Should have let him bat out the session and given him a fair crack at the record. It's not like they won't win the match comfortably.
As for Pakistan, feck me they're in dire straits. Whoever decided to give all this responsibility to a complete novice like Misbah is more clueless than Woodward.
As for Pakistan, feck me they're in dire straits. Whoever decided to give all this responsibility to a complete novice like Misbah is more clueless than Woodward.
Having the not out next to the score makes it look so much better. Perhaps Warner himself didn’t want to keep it going much longer after this point? I can’t imagine how much concentration and mental fortitude it takes to stand out there and rack up a score like that. Perhaps there was concern, even on his part, that his focus might wane?
Brilliant from Warner.
This. Since he’s taken over the performances have nosedived & the team selections have been all over the place. He’s undoing all the good work Arthur had done.
That was a definition of giving your wicket away
Retarding batting from Pakistan
Warner looked tired as but i do think there is also a very much still a we must respect Bradman when we can attitude to our test side.
And also Warner as much as a dickhead he is probaby did not want to beat Lara's record.
Yasir Shah should open the batting. That way, Pakistan can keep him away from the ball as well.
Normally I would agree it's very selfish and probably putting your personal glory ahead of the team. But, the Aussies were going at above 4.5 runs per over and Warner had a strike rate of 80. Just think that another 15 - 20 overs would have done the trick without affecting the outcome of the game by that much.
Congratz Yasir Shah, a maiden first-class century from 194 balls, previous best score in 36 Tests was 42, highest first-class score in 133 matches was 71
I'm not even kidding but how the feck does Musa Khan get into the team? Looks rubbish. Naseem Shah atleast look talented. Did they just pick bowlers on their pace or something.
Pakistan keep on selecting people like Hasnain and Musa just on their pace and nothing else.
Pakistan keep on selecting people like Hasnain and Musa just on their pace and nothing else.
Just about to post as well. Damn, sad times. RIP.
Very sad about Bob Willis, he was always really funny on the Sky Debate shows.
Too young to ever see him as a player but I've obviously watched his famous Ashes 81 miracle bowling performance plenty of times on Youtube and when they replay it on TV.
RIP
Too young to ever see him as a player but I've obviously watched his famous Ashes 81 miracle bowling performance plenty of times on Youtube and when they replay it on TV.
RIP
The Verdict will never be the same again. Sad, sad news. RIP.
Damn, will miss listening to his opinions. RIP.
Sky Sports' coverage of cricket just got a whole lot shitter. One of the few good things about England being crap for large parts of the last 2 decades was knowing Bob would rip them to shreds the second someone dared stick a microphone near him.
Right? He was so unbiased as well and was a real pleasure to listen to on commentary. Easily one of my favourites even though I disliked his overly critical ways when I was younger. Will be sorely missed.
RIP. Great bowler and a fantastic commentator / analyst.
He really was a brilliant pundit. Although he could be very very critical, and most of the time I agreed with him, if another pundit had a good argument he would concede. He didn't just shout over them or ignore what they were saying.
He wasn't just being controversial for the sake of it and by the look of all the tributes being paid to him it seems he was good, decent man away from cricket too.
He wasn't just being controversial for the sake of it and by the look of all the tributes being paid to him it seems he was good, decent man away from cricket too.
Some places are saying he died of a long illness others saying short 
I dont watch or follow cricket as i used to but watched the ashes, iirc wasn't he on the debate shows most days? If it was him, he looked really healthy to me.
I dont watch or follow cricket as i used to but watched the ashes, iirc wasn't he on the debate shows most days? If it was him, he looked really healthy to me.
Many of my earliest childhood memories of cricket involve teams including Bob Willis. Memories that even outdate SAF at Manchester United.
Was an amazing bowler, humble captain and often a brilliant commentator. Certainly a blessed and rich life he lived. He’ll be greatly missed by many in the game in all cricket loving countries.
May he rest in peace. Amin.
Was an amazing bowler, humble captain and often a brilliant commentator. Certainly a blessed and rich life he lived. He’ll be greatly missed by many in the game in all cricket loving countries.
May he rest in peace. Amin.
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The West Indies anthem is more like a pop song..
India dropped 4 catches in 9 balls..
3 sitters..
Fixed hai.
3 sitters..
Fixed hai.
Muralitharan?
Bob willis?
Openers Arslan Khan 223* and Shivam Bhambri 105 both scored centuries in their first ever innings in first-class cricket for Chandigarh v Arunachal Pradesh in the Ranji Trophy yesterday(09/12), seriously doubt that has ever happened anywhere before.
If we're talking about fast bowlers, I found Proctor's action to be really ugly to watch for most part. Thomson, Lindwall, and Malinga all look a bit awkward if you don't like slingers.
Croft is also not one for the purists as he bowls either too close to the umpire or he's at the other end of the spectrum and almost out of the crease. His action was quite strange but looked really menacing and deadly to me. It's like he's almost veering out of control and also aiming for the batsman's head.
Griffith looked weird and made you think he was throwing when he bowled. He's not as good as the others I mentioned though.
Great to see Test match cricket back in Pakistan.
Misbah continues to show his genius by dropping Yasir & going with no spinner. I’m pretty sure he’s trolling the PCB now with these selections.
Misbah continues to show his genius by dropping Yasir & going with no spinner. I’m pretty sure he’s trolling the PCB now with these selections.
Smith out caught round the corner again. Maybe a slight weakness in his game there?
Didn't Yasir average about 200 runs per wicket in Australia though?
He was awful there, but different conditions & he’s much better on sub-continent wickets. Going with 4 seamers in Rawalpindi after playing the spinners in Australia is illogical, you’d have thought it would be the other way around.
Yeah, very strange, agreed.
Graeme Smith the new director of cricket for the Proteas. Mark Boucher is the new coach. Kallis the new batting coach and Ashwell Prince to lead the A side. SA cricket is an absolute mess but hopefully Biff can sort things out.
We're being fecking massacred here. Pretty sure our batting is gonna collapse trying to chase this as well.
Bumrah?
Cummins is a great signing for KKR. Not sure about David Miller for the Royals though.