John Emburey? That’s only based on Middlesex.
come on then…
no cheating
20/25 for me
- Somehow missed Chris woakes ffs.
16/25.
21, got Anderson with 3 seconds to spare. Hmm.
Got Mason crane and tory bowling Jones very late. Would’ve been a long time before I got ball
Got 19.
Missed a few of the one-syllable regens.
Weirdly, he was the last one I got too.
22/25
Missed:
TRJ
Pope
Overton
Took me until about 30 seconds to go before I remembered Stokes.
I voted Stoneman because he will not make many runs but he will probably waste more balls before Root comes in than the other options.
Reminds me of once I was playing and a spinner from our team had transferred to another local team. I came in at no.8 or something our best batter at the other end says something like ‘just stay in’. First ball this guy loops one up and I think ‘I’ll show him’… then it pretty much goes like the video above. With the guy down the other end muttering ‘for fuck’s sake’
So.
If cook bats well next season for Essex (probable)
And at least one of our openers struggles (extremely probable)
And the series is tight (likely)
What are the chances of cook playing the 4th/5th ashes test
I get all the reasons not to do it but I think an Ashes cameo would be a better send-off than a dead rubber (even if I’m going on the Sunday).
Less a send off and more a desperate plea for competence
Jennings will be averaging 45 by then.
Ed Smith and James Taylor are looking more and more like a pair of joint-at-the-hips spooks with every day
Comment on cricinfo saying Ed Smith looks like Dr Strangelove. I think that’s pretty accurate.
Engerland
I think it’s right that Cook waits for the second innings to score the century, given that I’ll be at the ground on Sunday.