Comments on: Alastair Cook as a one-day opener

By: King Cricket

King Cricket — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 08:13:12 +0000

In reply to Howe_zat. You know it decides what ads to show at least partly based on your internet history, right?

By: Bert

Bert — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 08:08:21 +0000

In reply to Howe_zat. What's wrong with the ads? Since I started reading this website I've lost 38 inches off my waist by using one weird tip, been awarded my 17th degree to go with my eight doctorates, and Tatiana arrives on Monday.

By: King Cricket

King Cricket — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 07:24:57 +0000

In reply to brad. Very few of the captions stand up to scrutiny. We're with you guys in reality. It took us a year to realise we had our washing machine set on some sort of nylon setting. Don't worry. We have now identified and engaged quickwash.

By: King Cricket

King Cricket — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 07:23:16 +0000

In reply to Howe_zat. Argh. Even running it under the tap isn't easing the pain.

By: Howe_zat

Howe_zat — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 07:22:23 +0000

In reply to Howe_zat. CK opens because he does so, well, for Somerset. Putting him down the order is playing him out of position. If you pick Kieswetter, you pick him as an opener. If you're playing him down the order you might as well play James Foster.

By: bradders

bradders — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 07:14:46 +0000

In reply to Howe_zat.

I’m with Howzat on this one.

Possibly could add Strauss to that mix over the past 18 months too. Not on the talking guff front. Just the runs front.

I would swap Kieswetter and Bell around. Why do people insist on the keeper opening just because Gilchrist did.

Bell
Cook
Trott
KP
Morgan
CK
Bresnan

That’s not bad? is it?

By: Ged

Ged — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 05:53:16 +0000

In reply to brad.

Something to do with coloured clothing, Brad.

But I’m with you, only using one setting regardless of cloth colour. No-one could accuse me of colour prejudice.

But I could be accused of wearing the occasional “white” shirt that is fading to grey. Cue Visage.

By: Howe_zat

Howe_zat — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 04:10:04 +0000

Anyway, there’s a third category of successful ODI opener that you forgot about.

These are the ones that open in Tests and ODIs and always get the runs, inexplicably, somehow. They piss everyone off while they’re doing it as they do so with a technique that makes people bemoan the state of international bowling.

They then talk an immense pile off guff and remind everyone else what’s annoying about their country.

Matthew Hayden, Graeme Smith, Alastair Cook?

By: brad

brad — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 23:48:28 +0000

I don’t understand why Cook will have to adjust the washing machine. Why?
I’m not allowed to put the washing machine on in our house, but back in the day ‘Quick Wash’ covered everything. Have things moved on considerably since those days?

By: Reverse Swept Radio

Reverse Swept Radio — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 22:50:36 +0000

In reply to The Dawg. Bell and KP to open. Plenty of class with a bit of flailing thrown in. Job done.