Comments on: The pitch may well be unacceptable…

By: Sam

Sam — Sun, 26 Apr 2015 17:39:25 +0000

In reply to Bert.

Stats are stats, Ged. It’s a fact that they hadn’t won overseas since December 2012. There’s no such thing as a non-stat. It’s the context and tone in which it is reported which can make it misleading.

So there.

By: Ged

Ged — Sun, 26 Apr 2015 06:18:59 +0000

In reply to Ged.

OY, you lot:

De quibus dicitur – ergo adulteri hoc bastardus bastardus?

By: Ged

Ged — Sun, 26 Apr 2015 06:10:49 +0000

In reply to Bert.

It’s a bit of a non-stat, that December 2012 one, considering that this is only the third overseas test series since December 2012, the other two being Kiwiland early in 2013 (all matches drawn) and the series we don;t talk about in the Winter of 2013/14.

The lack of overseas test cricket in all that time is the real shocker of a stat.

A sense of foreboding remains about the coming summer, though, especially given that last couple of overseas series results.

Still, yesterday was an unexpected treat; Daisy and I had resigned ourselves to a probable bore draw day for Day Five, after watching the final chapters of Day Four on Friday evening.

By: daneel

daneel — Sat, 25 Apr 2015 20:46:40 +0000

In reply to Bert. My favourite part was when the Guardian whinged about Cook's batting.

By: Sam

Sam — Sat, 25 Apr 2015 20:46:04 +0000

In reply to Bert. December 2012. Third Test v India.

By: Bert

Bert — Sat, 25 Apr 2015 20:40:34 +0000

According to Cricinfo, this is England’s first test win overseas since November 2012.

By: Balladeer

Balladeer — Sat, 25 Apr 2015 18:25:08 +0000

In reply to thesaurusrus. Jonathan Trott nihil.

By: Ged

Ged — Sat, 25 Apr 2015 16:43:42 +0000

In reply to Ged. Whomesoever mught be grinding you down, KC. ;-)

By: thesaurusrus

thesaurusrus — Sat, 25 Apr 2015 14:53:48 +0000

Anderson V-III-III-III

By: King Cricket

King Cricket — Sat, 25 Apr 2015 12:13:00 +0000

In reply to Ged. Who are you calling a bastard?