Comments on: Which struggling England Test batsman is currently of most interest to people?

By: daneel

daneel — Mon, 01 Feb 2016 03:35:00 +0000

In reply to Balladeer. At least that means you used a proper email address you so can change your gravatar. Maybe I shouldn't have used a fake one. Blue Christmas tree forever for me, I guess.

By: BailOut

BailOut — Sun, 31 Jan 2016 23:43:50 +0000

In reply to King Cricket. To be fair the clue was in the "Jr" but it would help if the "Big Daddy" Haque was "E.H. Senior" wouldn't it? Then again I would be peeved off if I had to change my name just because some young whippersnapper happened to have copied mine.

By: King Cricket

King Cricket — Sun, 31 Jan 2016 22:40:00 +0000

In reply to BailOut. We were really, REALLY freaked out by Enamul Haque being a 49-year-old umpire, but we now realise we were thinking of Enamul Haque junior. Time isn't passing quite that quickly just yet.

By: Balladeer

Balladeer — Sun, 31 Jan 2016 19:02:03 +0000

Apparently my pink blob has been replaced by a bald lady shouting into a microphone. I apologise to any fans of the pink blob. I’m sure it’s been given a lovely spot in the Avatar Care Home, with a view.

By: daneel

daneel — Sun, 31 Jan 2016 18:04:03 +0000

In reply to Balladeer. Too soon!

By: Stos

Stos — Sun, 31 Jan 2016 14:05:53 +0000

So James Taylor just posted this on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jamestaylor20/status/693511092383956992. Go figure.

By: BailOut

BailOut — Sun, 31 Jan 2016 13:37:11 +0000

NAMIBIA KNOCK SOUTH AFRICA OUT OF THE U19 WORLD CUP That's an even more interesting shock than the Nepal-NZ upset and puts Namibia in the quarter-finals. Two other things I particularly like: the Namibian batsman who walked during the chase despite being given not-out (which pushed his team to 50/4, not an ideal time to decide to be honest during a tense chase) and the fact it was umpired by 49 year old Enamul Haque (who Cricinfo have conveniently filed under "ICC Under-19 World Cup / Players / Enamul Haque"), one of the ex-Bangladesh SLAs back in the days them seemed able to field an entire team of SLAs.

By: Balladeer

Balladeer — Sun, 31 Jan 2016 09:41:55 +0000

In reply to daneel. Plus it said Test batsman.

By: daneel

daneel — Fri, 29 Jan 2016 18:20:23 +0000

I offer no comment for fear of upsetting Balladeer.

By: King Cricket

King Cricket — Fri, 29 Jan 2016 15:17:36 +0000

In reply to Balladeer. He is indeed leading after a somewhat surprising early surge in favour of Compton. Taylor was never in with a shout. Great news for him.