Third Test - England v West Indies (Old Trafford)

[GordonMuchallNo1Fan]

pissing it down now as well

 

[TheRey]

Well done England. And huge thanks to the West Indies, they played some excellent cricket at times. Really competitive cricket

anyway how many pints have you had @TheRey

5 pints 3 cans. Got another half hour or so to do three cans before I roll into the boozer

Either my taste buds have changed since I was a kid or I've forgotten how rancid Heineken tastes in a can

 

[chunkyshanhawk53]

5 pints 3 cans. Got another half hour or so to do three cans before I roll into the boozer

Either my taste buds have changed since I was a kid or I've forgotten how rancid Heineken tastes in a can

What a lad.

 

[Steak Pie]

Need to find out who is doing this version of Here Comes The Sun, so I can hunt him down and shoot him.

 

[GordonMuchallNo1Fan]

broad player of the match and player of the series

 

[Arkle]

I think Holder has done a great job in marshaling the Windies' limited resources. But they struggle with consistency.

The key difference over the course of the series has been England's ability to rotate their seamers. All of them contributed to some degree.

 

[Ghfd]

5 pints 3 cans. Got another half hour or so to do three cans before I roll into the boozer

Either my taste buds have changed since I was a kid or I've forgotten how rancid Heineken tastes in a can

Reminds me of the old confessions films in the 70s. Confessions of The Rey.

 

[HarrogateMackem]

The key difference over the course of the series has been England's ability to rotate their seamers. All of them contributed to some degree.

Agree 100%, a one off match and they can clearly match us - our bowling attack has unbelievable strength in depth though

 

[Arkle]

broad player of the match and player of the series

I think that's fair enough. He's taken 16 wickets over the two matches he played plus, psychologically as much as anything, his 60odd in the first innings was key in winning this match.

 

[TheRey]

What a lad.

I'm f***ing awful with women at the best of times, fuck knows why I thought getting on it would be a good idea

 

[TopCat]

Hosing it down now. Won it in the nick of time

 

[Ghfd]

I'm f***ing awful with women at the best of times, fuck knows why I thought getting on it would be a good idea

burger and chips. My kind of gal

 

[TheRey]

No first date will be as bad as the time I went out with a mates sister, both got on the piss, went back to her flat, we were getting it on, went to go down on her and suddenly the days drinking hit me and I ran to the bog to chunder. Didn't speak to me after that

 

[HarrogateMackem]

5 pints 3 cans. Got another half hour or so to do three cans before I roll into the boozer

Either my taste buds have changed since I was a kid or I've forgotten how rancid Heineken tastes in a can

Lucky lady

 

[Ghfd]

No first date will be as bad as the time I went out with a mates sister, both got on the piss, went back to her flat, we were getting it on, went to go down on her and suddenly the days drinking hit me and I ran to the bog to chunder. Didn't speak to me after that

You are the Robin Askwith of the cricket forum

 

[HarrogateMackem]

I'm f***ing awful with women at the best of times, fuck knows why I thought getting on it would be a good idea

You’ll be grand man. Just don’t drink anymore, have yourself a coffee. Remember to ask her lots of questions and actually listen to her responses

 

[Ghfd]

https://twitter.com/skycricket?lang=en-gb

this has the wickets etc

Look at the weather there

it looks set in now.

 

[scotch]

pissing it down now as well

Just like Adelaide 2010

 

[Boo]

The key difference over the course of the series has been England's ability to rotate their seamers. All of them contributed to some degree.

You're right. I also think that, as in football, consistency comes from a talented first XI combined with strength in depth. Lesser teams/squads can pull off the odd great result.

 

[Ghfd]

I’m a bit reluctant to look at the first test thread