Comments on: Stuart Broad fails to trouble the speed gun

By: EagerBrad

EagerBrad — Sat, 18 Aug 2012 10:06:07 +0000

Yep, I was expecting much more of Broad than he’s actually achieved this series. I’m still holding out that Sidebottom comes out of retirement so that we get a Broad-Sidebottom bowling partnership. I would appreciate that regardless of the pace of Broad’s bowling.

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By: Ged

Ged — Sat, 18 Aug 2012 06:29:34 +0000

Broad will have one of his magic spells second dig and all will be well with the world once again.

I had a great day at HQ yesterday (Friday). Test match cricket with ebb and flow just as it should be.

I envy anyone who is going today as the match is wonderfully poised. Hold on, I envy myself – I am going back to HQ today, this time with Daisy!! She’ll explain all these shenanigans to anyone who’ll listen.

By: wolf

wolf — Sat, 18 Aug 2012 00:44:56 +0000

In reply to Cric-O-Fan. Got to say from a distance he is looking like a protected species... how the hell is no-one asking more (and more difficult) questions of Barbie?

By: daneel

daneel — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 14:29:00 +0000

In reply to daneel. I don't pay their wages, at least. Malevolent Uncle Rupert can do that.

By: Bert

Bert — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 13:52:12 +0000

In reply to daneel.

Quite, Daneel. Because all these things matter a lot. If you have a disruptive element in the dressing room, removing that disruptive element immediately makes everything better. He takes away the disruptiveness with him as he goes (and also the 100 runs he would have scored, but that’s by-the-by).

And who wants a winning team in any case? Far better to have a happy team. That’s what we all want, isn’t it – for the lovely England boys to just be happy as we pay their wages. As long as they and those terribly nice chaps at the ECB are happy, who could ask for more?

By: sam

sam — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 13:46:57 +0000

Geoffrey Boycott is turning in his grave

By: daneel

daneel — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 13:25:20 +0000

Ah, now this is the England I remember. Much more familiar. In-fighting, shambolic on-field performances, callow youths being thrown in because the senior players are persona non grata for stupid reasons.

By: John

John — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 11:50:43 +0000

Should have had Onions.

By: daneel

daneel — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 11:17:20 +0000

Should have picked Pietersen. He seems to be a more effective bowler.

By: Cric-O-Fan

Cric-O-Fan — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 10:19:51 +0000

Perhaps Broad may not need bowling to trouble a batsman. He has twitter in his arsenal.