Crosby Nick never fails.
Hilarious how the test record books will now say a number 10 who averaged 6 went on to score the most in an over.
And that it was against a very arrogant Broad.Cricket has gone a bit crazy but it seems unlikely that the record set today will ever be beaten as 36 runs in an over has only happened in internationals twice and both times against non-Test playing nations.
Yuvraj Singh took Broad for 36 before in at T20I. Which makes this one even funnier.Pant against some really shit spinner is probably most likely to break it - it’s a shame he was injured vs NZ and their shit spin options.
This "new" England got off to a flier to be fair but I have to say the whole thing just feels destined to fail. Barely been able to put 200 on the board for the last few years because our batsman have the attention span of a bunch of toddlers. It's like we've gone for a shortcut and said fuck it just go all out attack instead of learning how to bat properly. Don't see how it's sustainable certainly when we're playing outside of England. Feels a bit arrogant this crusade to save test cricket with attacking batting as if it's that easy.
Can’t see England’s batters surviving too long with these 2 making the ball talk - the track, the ball itself and the skill involved make it almost impossible to survive. Then you’ve got the extra needle that was missing against the Kiwis.
Is the ball going to continue to talk though?
England seem to have gone, in short time, from a team that could get a sound start from the openers only to have a mid-order collapse, to one where the openers fail only for the middle order to stage a fightback.
For all England’s determination to “save” test cricket, they seem to want to appeal more to the one-day/Twenty20 crowd. It won’t be boring to watch, that’s for sure. But it’s just not sustainable, especially when they come up against good teams.
They haven't done that for a long time. They've frequently been 70/4 in most innings for about four years now. They haven't had a reliable opener since Cook left.
New Zealand are a very good team but I take your point
Oh of course. Didn’t mean to suggest they aren’t. But they were well below par in that series, so England were able to impose this new aggressive style. When they come up against really good teams (ie India, NZ in form etc) I think they’ll get found out. Will be interesting to see!
But haven't they been found out playing the previous shit on a stick style? They have already set a low bar so they've nothing to lose with the new approach.
If he's being asked to head the ball too frequently - which isn't exactly his specialty - it could affect his ear and cause an infection. Especially if the ball hits him on the ear directly.
