Comments on: Keaton Jennings has a secret and he doesn’t want anyone reliant on free-to-air cricket coverage to uncover it

By: Deets

Deets — Mon, 12 Nov 2018 06:08:08 +0000

Just pick him in Asia then. Like we in India should only be picking Shikhar Dhawan in Asia. Maybe Keaton is just Shikhar Dhawan in disguise.

By: Ged

Ged — Fri, 09 Nov 2018 07:35:06 +0000

In reply to patrick.

Indeed – Daisy and I picked up a few minutes of the match when stopping over in Tokyo on Tuesday afternoon while on our way home. We both liked it.

Mercifully short of adverts – unlike the Talksport coverage at the turn of the century. I still have pun-laden adverts for “The Chair Centre” – voiced by Richard Briers – stuck in my head from those broadcasts back then.

By: Ged

Ged — Fri, 09 Nov 2018 07:29:36 +0000

In reply to Bail-out.

In a previous period of opening batting turbulence, Nick Knight’s selection was oft-likened to that particular species of lizard…

…surely you recall hearing about Knight of the iguana?

By: patrick

patrick — Fri, 09 Nov 2018 06:21:05 +0000

I could do without being told every few deliveries that I am indeed listening to the station I deliberately tuned into to hear the cricket, but on the whole I think the talksport coverage is just fine (pleasant, even). The mics around the ground don’t seem to be turned up as high as with TMS, whose soundstage sometimes seems to me like a blend of aggers, the barmy army, and a next-door vacuum cleaner.

Don’t need a vpn to listen, either, which is a mercy for those trapped in the colonies.

By: Bail-out

Bail-out — Fri, 09 Nov 2018 01:11:54 +0000

In reply to Jill.

i do not think it is fair to keep comparing england batsmen to horses

england batsmen are not horses

hooves are not for bat-holding, hooves are for horse-conveyancing and glue-making

keaton jennings is more like an iguana

bring the right iguana for the brouhaha

there are iguanas that like facing spin bowling in stereotypically subcontinental cauldrons, there are iguanas that love a green top, there are iguanas that just want to sit on a rock in the sun all day

never pick the iguana that wants to sit on a hot rock all day

By: Bert

Bert — Thu, 08 Nov 2018 20:36:12 +0000

In reply to Deep Cower. Spin bowling?

By: Jill

Jill — Thu, 08 Nov 2018 20:30:31 +0000

Yes, horses for courses for the whole team. Solves the resting/rotating/ too much cricket/ no long break for England problem at the same time.

By: Marees

Marees — Thu, 08 Nov 2018 17:28:07 +0000

In reply to Mike.

Keaton
‘Mouse-in-the-house
but
dominant-in-the-subcontinent’
Jennings

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 08 Nov 2018 15:49:06 +0000

In reply to Mike. Sadly for him, Keepin' Jennings would be very low down the glovemen pecking order.

By: Howe

Howe — Thu, 08 Nov 2018 15:45:20 +0000

In reply to Mike. Looks like we're Keepin' Jennings