*Official* First Test at Lord's

[Burgey]

Gavaskar was never happy with his reception in AUS after the walking off incident.....

Gavaskar wasn't happy about the reception he got anywhere. He bitched about how he was received at other cities in India ffs.

He ought to realise it was him.

 

[GIMH]

I don't want the lunch break to come.

 

[Burgey]

Good session to watch that.

 

[GIMH]

Promising signs from Tremlett towards the end of the session. If Anderson can get his groove, and Swann to come, I'd hope we can take a few after lunch. Need an early one though, don't want these two getting comfortable.

Highly enjoyable session I thought, from a cricketing POV.

 

[Spark]

Great session, loved it.

 

[Bun]

Gavaskar wasn't happy about the reception he got anywhere. He bitched about how he was received at other cities in India ffs.

He ought to realise it was him.

same with ponting. guy's was massively talented, but largely a **** on the field. he got poor receptoons pretty much everywhere in the world

 

[GIMH]

Ponting's booing in England was pantomime stuff. Always got clapped after an innings.

We booed him like anything at Headingley in 09 when he came on. He played a blinding 70-odd, one of the great non-centuries of all-time for my money, and got a standing ovation.

In the WC, he played a great innings. And got booed off.

 

[Burgey]

same with ponting. guy's was massively talented, but largely a **** on the field. he got poor receptoons pretty much everywhere in the world

Should write an autobiography and have a cry about it. Worked for Sunny. Throw in a few racist Protista for good measure, and like Gavaskar he may get an ICC gig.

 

[centurymaker]

tendulkar looked **** nervous.
should've got this stupid 100th 100 in the world cup

 

[nsniks]

If only mukund didnt got out, india would have been really pleased with that session

 

[PhoenixFire]

Ponting's booing in England was pantomime stuff. Always got clapped after an innings.

We booed him like anything at Headingley in 09 when he came on. He played a blinding 70-odd, one of the great non-centuries of all-time for my money, and got a standing ovation.

In the WC, he played a great innings. And got booed off.

Haha yeah that was brilliant. I think you could tell that the crowd did actually like him and he quite enjoyed being the pantomime villian. Was a great innings, as you said.

 

[Bun]

Should write an autobiography and have a cry about it. Worked for Sunny. Throw in a few racist Protista for good measure, and like Gavaskar he may get an ICC gig.

might've worked if he had half the penmanship of gavaskar. unfortuhnately as it seems, that's not the case. so whinge and live it off.

 

[Spark]

Haha yeah that was brilliant. I think you could tell that the crowd did actually like him and he quite enjoyed being the pantomime villian. Was a great innings, as you said.

Yeah IIRC he sounded kind of disappointed when the ECB suggested they would clamp down on it. Also got a standing ovation for several big milestones in that series too.

 

[GIMH]

Empty gesture from the ECB anyway, it's impossible to clamp down on that sort of thing really

 

[silentstriker]

Should write an autobiography and have a cry about it. Worked for Sunny. Throw in a few racist Protista for good measure, and like Gavaskar he may get an ICC gig.

Well we all know gavaskar is a ****. But so is ponting.

Plus if Ponting wants an ICC gig, it won't be a problem - a captain of a dominant side plus being such an exceptional player...I don't see why not. They'd rightly jump at it if he was interested.

 

[shankar]

Ponting's booing in England was pantomime stuff. Always got clapped after an innings.

We booed him like anything at Headingley in 09 when he came on. He played a blinding 70-odd, one of the great non-centuries of all-time for my money, and got a standing ovation.

In the WC, he played a great innings. And got booed off.

Nah, he received very warm applause from all sections after his hundred and acknowledged it too. The boo was only at the presentation ceremony when people were relaxed and joking around.

 

[Spark]

Nah, he received very warm applause from all sections after his hundred and acknowledged it too. The boo was only at the presentation ceremony when people were relaxed and joking around.

Yeah that's what I meant. Thought it was absolutely disgraceful after India had won.

 

[silentstriker]

Nah would be worse if India had lost tbh (sour grapes and all that). Doing it after winning shows the purity of the booes. It was done cause the player is a **** not cause India just lost.

 

[oitoitoi]

Good session, broad looks a completely different bowler when he pitches it up, actually quite dangerous. Mukund pissed it away in no uncertain terms, terrible way to get out, still upto that point was quite impressed with him, hadn't backed him to do much at all this series. I think Anderson and Tremlett have been a bit dissapointing from England's point of view, though Tremlett was good just before lunch. BTW the roses match is looking like an all time great county game, shame Bresnan had to slip in half way.

 

[Hughesy1991]

Gripping first session, some impressive bowling and determined batting, Mukund looks like a very organised player.