fredfertang
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It's your legal trainingI'm beginning to sense a pattern here.
It's your legal trainingI'm beginning to sense a pattern here.
Was working as an open day guide yesterday Fred, saddened that you didn't pop into Foxhill for a chat.It's your legal training
Haha there's another one in October sometime iirc, I'll be up there on the door again.I would have done if I'd been aware
but Foxhill!!! - 'twas a hall of residence in my time - the Law Dept was in Old Whiteknights House - I know Foxhill well though - used to spend some time with a lass from Penarth ........................ but that's distinctly OT
You'll have to keep me advised - would be interesting, if potentially embarassing, to see if any of the academic staff remember meHaha there's another one in October sometime iirc, I'll be up there on the door again.
Haha we got a few peopel coming in saying how they remembered a load of staff from when they attended years ago, was quite amusing. Good day though, not the hardest I've ever had to work for some money, but yeah, will let you know when the next one is.You'll have to keep me advised - would be interesting, if potentially embarassing, to see if any of the academic staff remember me
Alleyne, for all his natural talent, was never a star at domestic OD level. Alistair Brown likewise. So it's no surprise they didn't star at international level either. Loye never got a chance - he was 34 before he made his debut FFS. Ealham was a very fine ODI player for a time and would have been for much, much longer if the selectors had had the sense to give him the chance, but instead they preferred the likes of Liam Plunkett and Matthew Hoggard.If domestic OD performances always equated international success. Blokes like Ali Brown, Loye, Ealham, Alleyne, A Hollioke, Irani should have been stars. But you know what happened..
Trescothick has actually always been a good domestic OD player. It's no surprise he did well in ODIs when picked.Trescothick was picked on natural ability in 2000 that Fletcher saw coming off the same somerset roads, the rest is history.
Knight is one of few players who defied "tradition" & transferred OD domestic form to the international stage.
Haa, you all these stats yo. Have you ever seen these two cats bat?
Watching the game tonight it occurred to me that the hapless South Africans could learn a lot from the England county system. The problems with the Saffer system are
(1) too few teams
(2) not enough cricket
(3) too many players jumping ship to a superior competition in the Northern Hemisphere
Luckily the Saffer hierarchy will have plenty of time to contemplate the wisdom of following the English model over the next week or two.
Haha, played.Watching the game tonight it occurred to me that the hapless South Africans could learn a lot from the England county system. The problems with the Saffer system are
(1) too few teams
(2) not enough cricket
(3) too many players jumping ship to a superior competition in the Northern Hemisphere
Luckily the Saffer hierarchy will have plenty of time to contemplate the wisdom of following the English model over the next week or two.
Watching the game tonight it occurred to me that the hapless South Africans could learn a lot from the England county system. The problems with the Saffer system are
(1) too few teams
(2) not enough cricket
(3) too many players jumping ship to a superior competition in the Northern Hemisphere
Luckily the Saffer hierarchy will have plenty of time to contemplate the wisdom of following the English model over the next week or two.
It did, in reply to Aussie's "Have you seen these two cats play?" comment, have a picture of two cats and a caption reading something like "I canz be da keeperz."
(I don't get posts composed exclusively of a big red X)
As i debated with you before, you are placing too much emphasis on the stats in List A cricket. That is historically proven to be very poor guide to judging how players may go in ODI cricket for ENG.As I said, Davies has hit 3 sixes in all List A cricket this year, yet still strikes at comfortably more than a run a ball - one of only 2 players who has managed this in England this season.
Aussie's argument has no logic to it whatsoever.
Alleyne was not the greatest yea. But he was part of that really successful gloucestershire OD side in the early 2000s. Usually you would expect in your domestic competition the best side would give you some international quality players & Alleyne feel short of that.Alleyne, for all his natural talent, was never a star at domestic OD level. Alistair Brown likewise.
So it's no surprise they didn't star at international level either.
I would say Loye only warranted a chance from like the summer 05 as an ODI opener. I rememeber calling for his place alot back then since i really thought he was just the attacking opener along with Trescothick ENG was looking for heading into the 06 CT & 07 WC.Loye never got a chance - he was 34 before he made his debut FFS.
Well when Plunkett was first played in late 05 & when last Hoggard last playedEalham was a very fine ODI player for a time and would have been for much, much longer if the selectors had had the sense to give him the chance, but instead they preferred the likes of Liam Plunkett and Matthew Hoggard.
In a perfect sense yea, but the others do too as well.Irani and Adam Hollioake are about the only ones who come close to backing-up your suggestion TBH.
Was never really following domestic cricket that closely in late 90s & in 2000 when Trescothick was picked. But you sure his OD stats was always solid ATT, even though Fletcher basically picked him based on one innings he was impressed by?Trescothick has actually always been a good domestic OD player. It's no surprise he did well in ODIs when picked.