LangleyburyCCPlayer
State Captain
Never saw Atkinson get anywhere close to 96mph for England, even in T20Is
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4th Test (Old Trafford, Manchester) - 23rd to 27th of July
- Thread starter jaydesh
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GIMH
Norwood's on Fire
Yeah on the bit in brackets - I was with my brother in law yesterday whose firm did up a new hospitality box in OT. He likes cricket casually but no more. I really hyped Bumrah up to him on the way there and he must have wondered what I was on about when we actually watched him.
the big bambino
Cricketer Of The Year
The first few deliveries hinted something was up with Bumrah as he seemed down on pace. Maybe he was getting into rhythm but it never came.
Molehill
International Coach
Were you in hospitality? I had a mate who went yesterday who has virtually zero interest in cricket, he was sticking videos on the whatsapp of various ex players being interviewed at lunchtime. Literally no one was listening to Gower, they're all on their phones.
GIMH
Norwood's on Fire
Yeah I was. And in the room I was in it certainly appeared everyone was listening to Gower. Wonder if he also went into the Emirates Lounge
GIMH
Norwood's on Fire
Nah. That’s the Emirates Suite. I was in the box next to it
ImpatientLime
International Regular
atkinson and his supposed pace is a total scam. bloke has never ever been rapid.
LangleyburyCCPlayer
State Captain
He was regularly in the high 80s and low 90s when he first played for England
ImpatientLime
International Regular
that didn't last very long tho. he's spent the vast majority of his england career operating in the low to mid 80s. which is fine, you don't need to be express.
LangleyburyCCPlayer
State Captain
It was against Sri Lanka last summer that his pace started to drop, I feel he could have been managed a bit better as he played a lot last year and has been playing through various niggles
Daemon
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Yeah but tbf catching is an aspect of cricket, just like batting or bowling. We’ve been using it as a crutch to kinda say hey we should’ve won the first Test, but in a way it’s like saying we should’ve won the third test if Jadeja smoked 5 sixes. A bit meaningless.
I have more time for the moral victory argument though. 3-0 to India for forcing Bazball to change.
Uppercut
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They let the moral victory slip through their hands yesterday. Bunch of moral chokers.
LangleyburyCCPlayer
State Captain
That last Test was a true moral abandonment!
Molehill
International Coach
Looks like Bazball is back though....
Daemon
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thats ok we’re 3-0 up, can’t lose from here
flibbertyjibber
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Yeah, he cranks it up to 86/88 for the odd ball but he is very good at what he does and he has proved you don't need to be a 90mph bowler to succeed at test level. Been a huge miss this summer and is a key bowler in our attempt to win in Australia this winter.