Moderators PowerButchi Posted July 14, 2020 Author Moderators Share Posted July 14, 2020 Mike Watkinson was a hell of a player. The whole Lancs team in the 90s was full of stars in my eyes. Not as much as Glamorgan or Worcd, but still full of names.  Who can name a Steve James or a Graham Lloyd now? Decent solid county pros Cricket will be dead in 20 years over here.  I've had a drink but it'll be dead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted July 14, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted July 14, 2020 Fond memories of England calling up Watkinson and dragging Emburey out of semi-retirement to play two off-spinners on a Bunsen at Old Trafford in 1995. Watkinson was turning it miles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Lion_of_the_Midlands Posted July 15, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted July 15, 2020 So it comes as no surprise that Denly has been dropped. You can't keep getting in and not making any runs like he does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted July 15, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted July 15, 2020 Agreed. That's Joe Root's job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Moderators PowerButchi Posted July 15, 2020 Author Moderators Share Posted July 15, 2020 25 minutes ago, Devon Malcolm said: Agreed. That's Joe Root's job. I bet a fiver he doesnt knock a ton in any test.  Actually I might request a bet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PowerButchi Posted July 15, 2020 Author Moderators Share Posted July 15, 2020 Sky bet won't give me odds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Lion_of_the_Midlands Posted July 15, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted July 15, 2020 Denly's problem is he gets out for 20-30. Root gets 50+ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PowerButchi Posted July 15, 2020 Author Moderators Share Posted July 15, 2020 But Root needs a daddy hundred. Never gets them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members ElCece Posted July 15, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted July 15, 2020 Those who think Root is too tier are deluding themselves. He just can't seem to potter along, he always seems to work himself out. Saying that he is our best batsmen by a longshot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PowerButchi Posted July 15, 2020 Author Moderators Share Posted July 15, 2020 I can easily see him turning into a Graham Thorpe figure, if he hasn't already. Those 50+ need to be tons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Lion_of_the_Midlands Posted July 15, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted July 15, 2020 Not dour enough to be Graham Thorpe. Those 50s need to come off 140 balls not 64. Having said that Thorpe used to hold the records for the fastest and slowest test match double hundreds for England, and iirc not set many tests apart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PowerButchi Posted July 15, 2020 Author Moderators Share Posted July 15, 2020 (edited) I still say Thorpe should have played instead of Ian Bell in the 2005 ashses. Thorpe was reaching a Gooch "old man" cricket quality of form, but the choice was him or KP.  Thorpe at 4, KP at 5? Yes please. Throw in Hick at 3 and I'd blow you.  But seriously Thorpe gets shot for his dour 70s or 80s, but he was the only thing approaching a batsman in the middle order who wasn't Mark Butcher, a prematurely dropped Robin Smith, or had their confidence destroyed like Hick, Ramps or Crawley.  Australia kept faith in Steve Waugh and Steve Smith. I think that kinda worked out for them very well. Especially Steve Smith. 2 years of dogshit, stayed with him and reaped the rewards. Imagine if England did that with Hick, Ramps or Crawley?  England had such a great team in the 90s. Shame they never played them. The amount of caps Steve Watkin didn't get was a disgrace. He could swing it around corners on any pitch in the UK.  Devon Malcolm was "wayward". Fucking hell, so is every express bowler. Martin McCague would have come good too. But the TCCB were a joke. Edited July 15, 2020 by PowerButchi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Lion_of_the_Midlands Posted July 15, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted July 15, 2020 Ramps didn't get on with anyone else in that team. His nickname was Brian Bloodaxe. He was a better player than he was ever given credit for though. I was there when he guided Peter Such to the 2nd longest duck in test history. He got 60 odd iirc. I agree on Watkin, fantastic bowler, how he only played 3 tests was a disgrace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PowerButchi Posted July 15, 2020 Author Moderators Share Posted July 15, 2020 Now there's another name. Peter Such. He was probably our best bowler in the 93 ashes. Should have had far more caps.  When John Emburey (despite his arm ball which was pure sex) was playing instead of Peter Such in 1995, absolute joke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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