Raymond Illingworth? Was he placing a white hanky on a length and getting him to try and land the ball on it?
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Andy Reids Love Chil
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Good start from Jimmy. Just the 3 boundaries.
GordonMuchallNo1Fan
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Just been told it was Jack Birkenshaw
At least the first 2 were edges....
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Andy Reids Love Chil
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2nd one was premeditated like.
That's what I tell the lads when I edged every ball I face. Sadly most are inside edges into the stumps
Must have been 11 no balls.
mackembhoy
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This is a comparison between the 6 names mentioned as spinners for England based on this season.
Tredwell 8 wickets in 4 games at 57.37 (142 overs)
Riley 32 wickets in 9 games at 26.90 (271 overs)
Kerrigan 28 wickets in 11 games at 34.25 (337 overs)
Monty 23 wickets in 9 games at 31.47(256 overs)
Borthwick 7 wickets in 9 games at 62.57 (99 overs)
Ali 11 wickets in 8 games at 42.09 (156 overs) includes test matches
Monty has the test pedigree and will be the only bowler cook will probably have any confidence in.
Slim f***ing pickings! Have we got T20 to blame for this? Or is it the early season start where spinners rarely get a twirl and most end up concentrating on their batting in order to get a game (Borthwick)
You can just see England selecting Tredwell......
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Manbearpig81
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He's hardly knocking the door down though. I'd give Ali a run for now. Since India 2012 Panesar's record is terrible in tests.
mackembhoy
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I completely agree but whats the point in having Ali as our main spinner if cook refuses to bowl him(I don't see this changing in this series)
Agree. That is why I believe the Captain should be part of the selection process, OR the coach makes the decisions on who bowls and when.
Notts Mackem
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Jimmy getting spanked
mackembhoy
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With Ben Stokes included England have 9 players with test match hundreds for the first time in history
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But we've not got a spinner
mackembhoy
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I'm not paid lots of money to decide these things, tbh I would have picked Ali and give him a chance but cook won't.
Notts Mackem
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Great catch
mackembhoy
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Ha ha. he would have though wouldn't he? Cook is terrified to upset Anderson and Broad by pulling them off prematurely (ooh missus) even when it's clear the plan isn't working.Great catch by prior
Egg on faceGreat jinx mind
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