Recent content by Grizzly

Pragmatically, the nature of having 18 county sides and a schedule that does not allow for a small England squad is such that there will always be an element of guess work about some of the more niche selections. And that does mean that there is going to be a success/failure rate for the poor...

I get that Aussie pitches and their kookaburra do nip a bit more now - Ollie Robinson and Sam Cook have had some success - but Potts has struggled all year.

Will Jacks. There is nothing more to say. I mean, I'm sure one of you fine folks will know what he has done to merit being selected as the back up spinner in the Ashes squad, but it seems to be escaping me at the present time.

Absolute legend, if a rather average umpire reputed to give most of his decisions based on whether he approved of the choice of shot!

Count me in, torrential deluges permitting!

Its hard looking at those unluckiest when it comes to the shortest form given how freely caps are handed out, especially compared to the five day game where we have tended to have a mostly settled side for the last couple of decades. Wracking my brains, amongst currently players I'd mention...

Whilst I recognise that some of the benefits you mention are real - the money that is temporarily flowing into the game and the exposure that some younger children are given to the game - I think Phil is right that the competition itself is a bit of a joke. T20 didn't need shortening, nor are...

Good point, bring it along!

You'll need that to get through 18 holes wi' me!

I appear to be able to make the 14th :)

If the timing suits, I'd be interested.

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I never had a problem with it when I was playing - but things did start to change the last couple of seasons, and there were definitely issues once it ceased to be a given that English was the language spoken on the field., such that I wonder if I would actually be in favour nowadays. Funniest...

Nah, the best bit of sledging will always be Jimmy Ormond. When he walked out to bat, Steve Waugh told him pointedly that there was no way that he was good enough to be playing for England - to which Ormond replied "maybe not Steve, but at least I'm the best player in my own family". On Key...

I think that is the crux of the issue for me - I don't object to people believing what they want to believe providing they are as tolerant of others wishes and beliefs as they want others to be of theirs. Thats too hard for many people, sadly - because I would go further and point out that a...