So how were you led so badly astray?
I may be a tad older than most of you guys but in '34 was not even a twinkle in my father's eye - and even if I had been as he was a devout Hampshire man he had worries of his own until 1961
Well aged 4 he moved me from a location from where Hampshire would have been my natural calling to the middle of Lancashire and when I started showing an interest in the game he did nothing to dissuade me from becoming a Lancashire supporter - you may think that is poor parenting - I would agree but I am the victim and have been caused years of stress and anxiety as a result of which I am the dysfunctional individual you lot now have to put up with ...............So how were you led so badly astray?
And I really hope for Ishant Sharma's sake he doesn't play a Test.
I don't think he'd be the same bowler he is now, but for the initiation by fire in Australia. Made him hard and confident to be successful anywhere. And getting Ponting, arguably he best test batsman then, would give him a bucketload of confidence to be successful against any batsman.Aye, I did. Fortunately it turned-out not to do him any long-term harm (or, at least, appears not to have done).
Didn't exactly do well in the Tests in Australia though did he? Certainly would've been better for his record if he didn't play.
But not for his bank balanceAye, I did. Fortunately it turned-out not to do him any long-term harm (or, at least, appears not to have done).
Didn't exactly do well in the Tests in Australia though did he? Certainly would've been better for his record if he didn't play.
You know, I actually thought this about him when I first saw him - back in 2006 on the India u19s tour of England where I watched these two games. He struck me as already better than most seamers I'd seen play for India (and he had not even quite turned 17 at the time), and clearly with more potential than anyone bar Munaf Patel. Much of this was to do with his height and the ability he already had (Walsh-esque) to move the ball in as a rule but out without any discernible change of action. But he also had the impressive quality of being obviously level-headed.I don't think he'd be the same bowler he is now, but for the initiation by fire in Australia. Made him hard and confident to be successful anywhere.
He's done that since too!And getting Ponting, arguably he best test batsman then, would give him a bucketload of confidence to be successful against any batsman.
I get the feeling that isn't likely to be a problem in the coming years.But not for his bank balance
So true. He woulnt have fetched the ridiculous sum at the IPL bid.But not for his bank balance
Well, a 3 year contract for $900,000 per year would definitely have been adequate compensation for a poor statistical record initially.I get the feeling that isn't likely to be a problem in the coming years.
I think you are a bit trying hard to defend your statement.You know, I actually thought this about him when I first saw him - back in 2006 on the India u19s tour of England where I watched these two games. He struck me as already better than most seamers I'd seen play for India (and he had not even quite turned 17 at the time), and clearly with more potential than anyone bar Munaf Patel. Much of this was to do with his height and the ability he already had (Walsh-esque) to move the ball in as a rule but out without any discernible change of action. But he also had the impressive quality of being obviously level-headed.
My only hope was that he wasn't rushed. He was, a bit, but as I say, it doesn't seem to have done him any long-lasting damage, though he clearly still had a bit to learn in his early Tests.
He's done that since too!
You think? I reckon he'd have had that (and much at a later date) in no time anyway.Well, a 3 year contract for $900,000 per year would definitely have been adequate compensation for a poor statistical record initially.
Yes, same, believed the hype that year.- Really thought England may have won the Ashes in 2001
Haha yeah that's one I forgot that I'll definitely put my hand up for. I said something like "If England persist with selecting Jones over Anderson, they have no hope of winning the Ashes" on another forum. No-one dug it, thank god.Thought Simon Jones would get pasted by the Aussies in 2005, not sure if I posted that on here or not.
Enjoying reading this thread
It has jogged my memory; when Mark Taylor played his first Test against the WI was bowled by a yorker off a no-ball, and was very late on it. A few runs later he was bowled by another yorker and again he was very late on it. I wrote him off for the 1989 Ashes tour
I think he scored 800+ runs
Indeed. Prior to Australia, Ishant was terribly raw and came along leaps and bounds in that tour.I don't think he'd be the same bowler he is now, but for the initiation by fire in Australia. Made him hard and confident to be successful anywhere. And getting Ponting, arguably he best test batsman then, would give him a bucketload of confidence to be successful against any batsman.