arya_underfoot Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Dammit, can't believe I'm missing all the action. Sounds like a fantastic first day's cricket though the scorecard suggests England are beginning to getting on top. If we can keep things quiet for another 30 overs, the new ball should do the trick hopefully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xray the Enforcer Posted July 18, 2013 Author Share Posted July 18, 2013 @Malt Was that the one about "getting a leg over," followed by 10 minutes of the commentators giggling on air? Because that still makes me laugh.Anyone have a link to that, BTW?ETA -- no! I see it was the other famous one -- The bowler is Holding, the batman's Willey. :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hereward Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Michael Holding is my hero. The Windies v England series in 76(?) is one of my first memories of watching the whole game. This still makes me shudder: By the way, X-Ray, if you haven't already you should see the Fire in Bablyon documentary about the great West Indies team of the 70s and 80s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hereward Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 There you go: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xray the Enforcer Posted July 18, 2013 Author Share Posted July 18, 2013 Michael Holding is my hero. The Windies v England series in 76(?) is one of my first memories of watching the whole game. This still makes me shudder: By the way, X-Ray, if you haven't already you should see the Fire in Bablyon documentary about the great West Indies team of the 70s and 80s.:cheers: Hopefully I can find it and watch it this weekend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljkeane Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 By the way, X-Ray, if you haven't already you should see the Fire in Bablyon documentary about the great West Indies team of the 70s and 80s.It's definitely worth a watch, just the is pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hereward Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 And one from Bumble: PS Malt, you lose your cricket-tragic membership card. "Bob" Willey? *shocked* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maltaran Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Oops. In my defence, it was before I was born.The leg over incident was Botham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Mongoose Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Ian Bell does it again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljkeane Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Consecutive hundreds for Bell. Honestly I was a bit concerned about his form going into the series but fairplay to him that's two important contributions in a row. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex. Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Nice century. Bell is a legend. England giving it large.^^Quality sports reviewing there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex. Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 I really need to stop doing that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljkeane Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Bloody hell Alex, you've even managed to get Steve Smith a wicket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex. Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 I've never hated myself more.Bairstow will step up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alester Florent Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 This is looking like the series people were saying Bell was going to have... well, in 2005, but more specifically in 2010-11. Of course Cook scored eleven billion runs so Bell didn't get much of a look-in. It's a shame he's not kicking on and maximising his hundreds, though. Maybe he's saving up for a treble on the Oval tarmac. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Mongoose Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 I've never hated myself more.Bairstow will step up.Why?Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maltaran Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 I've never hated myself more.Bairstow will step up.Please, please, please stop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex. Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Am I ill?I will stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljkeane Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 A Steve Smith full toss! The mockers aren't even bothering to pretend it isn't Alex's fault anymore.ETA: This is really looking like 400 hundred plus is a par score so despite Bell's good work England still need Prior an the tail to score a fair number of runs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex. Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 :(I'm going to try and use my powers for the side of Good next time Australia step up to bat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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