Thala_0710
International Regular
Zimbabwe are crumbling here
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*Official* Zimbabwe in England (One Off Test)
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Chin Music
International 12th Man
in the same way some folk were hoping he picked up a stack of wickets to give the selectors an ‘I told you so’. I don’t see how one game proves them right. I have my thoughts that Cook would trouble to be effective against good batters away from seam friendly conditions but you can’t rule him out on one match alone.
I have been at the chav derby today, aka Surrey v Essex so I have only seen snippets but this is my view.
Thala_0710
International Regular
We'll be seeing flat wickets throughout the English summer into the India series I believe. It's the best way to neutralize India (aka Bumrah) and win the series for them because our guys won't make runs away from home even on flat wickets.
Thala_0710
International Regular
Actually Bashir got a finger injury trying to take a catch (but he returned and bowled later as well). Stokes was just completing Bashir's over.
You could ask Bumrah to bowl on the M25 and he'd still take plenty of wickets.
Johan
International Coach
depends on how dry the summer is.
LangleyburyCCPlayer
State Vice-Captain
People call flat batting tracks 'roads', but if you really think about it, if cricket were actually played on a road, think of how much bounce they'd get!
LangleyburyCCPlayer
State Vice-Captain
Not sure if he's ever gone back to Zimbabwe since the black armband incident, but Henry Olonga was on TMS, I'll have to catch what he said at lunch
LangleyburyCCPlayer
State Vice-Captain
If ever there were a reminder of how much bounce Bashir can get, it’s that, thought that was absolutely plumb as soon as bat was ruled out!
morgieb
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Interesting that Bashir looks so awful at county level but at Test level has shown that he is worth investing in. Is it down to pitch differences? Or is it more of a case of the kind of bowler he is (e.g. capable of great deliveries but bowls pies outside of it)?
The Brian Hardie Stance
U19 Cricketer
I haven't looked recently but Bashir must have the most bizarre set of side by side domestic FC to test match statistics ever known.
LangleyburyCCPlayer
State Vice-Captain
Limited opposition of course, but a very nice highlights reel, I’m sure some of those deliveries would have troubled even the best batters in the world
Northerner
U19 12th Man
Disappointed Zim couldnt take it to the 4th day, however Bennett and Williams where outstanding,
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They were but the fact that Bashir took 6 wickets is a terrible indictment on the rest of them
Hungry Llama
U19 Cricketer
Selectors must b v happy, all 3 players under the media spotlight did well. But the comms hilited the fact that bash does
pitch it all over the wkt which is surely down to how lttle FC cricket hes played outside tests.
pitch it all over the wkt which is surely down to how lttle FC cricket hes played outside tests.
@kevinw said M25 though, which is famously known as being horrendously slow. Something I can attest for today, having spent about 2 hours on it to travel 40 miles.
slowfinger
International Regular
seems like more of the latter. seems he does have a nut in him. also spinners rely so much on confidence you don't believe. speaking as a spinner myself. it's hard to find a spinner that has bat-beating turn, when you do, you have to give him confidence