First Crawley does his best impression of a 6' 5'' Bambi on ice in misfielding the ball and then Denly drops Williamson off Archer that has to rank one of the worst drops in the history of Test cricket!
First Crawley does his best impression of a 6' 5'' Bambi on ice in misfielding the ball and then Denly drops Williamson off Archer that has to rank one of the worst drops in the history of Test cricket!
Extraordinary. The worst drop I've seen in a professional game.
It really isn't an excuse in any shape or form but I just wonder if he took his eye off the ball given that Archer was, as it turned out, prematurely celebrating the wicket.
Sky panning around the pitch to catch every England fielder trying not to be seen to be crestfallen or even snigger at Denly's misfortune doesn't help the poor bloke either.
The irony is that Denly's acrobatic catch to dismiss Paine was one of the best you will see. The difference is that he had no time to think about the one he took and all the time in the world for the drop. The double irony is that Archer was the bowler in both cases.
I swear I came up with that^ from memory and haven't been watching the current day's play...but people are all over the comments saying Atherton was talking about it. Great minds etc
At least gatting's must've had a bit of backspin from coming off the bat, denly's was a feeble tap towards him - there's a reason why poor fielders tend to be put at mid on and mid off.
Bit of a shame for the likes of crawley and foakes who were looking to stake a claim in the side before the summer return of burns and the inevitable giving bairstow the gloves again when he scores a century for yorkshire in the first couple of county championship matches of the season.
Bit of a shame for the likes of crawley and foakes who were looking to stake a claim in the side before the summer return of burns and the inevitable giving bairstow the gloves again when he scores a century for yorkshire in the first couple of county championship matches of the season.
Assuming there is much of a county season, seeing that it starts in a month or so. Not that the county championship attracts crowds large enough to create a health risk!
Bit of a shame for the likes of crawley and foakes who were looking to stake a claim in the side before the summer return of burns and the inevitable giving bairstow the gloves again when he scores a century for yorkshire in the first couple of county championship matches of the season.
Don't assume the Test matches will be on this summer. For example, the Lords one starts 25 June - the middle of the Euros. If the Euros are called off - which by the sound of it sounds likely - surely the Test Matches will go as well?
we are all going to have to get used to any 'mass gatherings' of people being banned until this virus either abates or is brought under some kind of control .. realistically, the world is going to be a very different and perhaps a scarier place for the next few months at least (excuse the doom n gloom analysis)
Bit of a shame for the likes of crawley and foakes who were looking to stake a claim in the side before the summer return of burns and the inevitable giving bairstow the gloves again when he scores a century for yorkshire in the first couple of county championship matches of the season.
Don't assume the Test matches will be on this summer. For example, the Lords one starts 25 June - the middle of the Euros. If the Euros are called off - which by the sound of it sounds likely - surely the Test Matches will go as well?
Everything is up in the air at the moment, Test matches are a lower risk than Euro 2020 and a massively easier event to hold IF the epidemic is on the wane
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He is a quality batsman.
First Crawley does his best impression of a 6' 5'' Bambi on ice in misfielding the ball and then Denly drops Williamson off Archer that has to rank one of the worst drops in the history of Test cricket!
Extraordinary.
The worst drop I've seen in a professional game.
Sky panning around the pitch to catch every England fielder trying not to be seen to be crestfallen or even snigger at Denly's misfortune doesn't help the poor bloke either.
Indeed it's been a pretty grim Test for the Kent boys!
Pathetic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWtCUKwaTgU
(1) He was looking into the sun
(2) He didn't have so long to see the ball
(2) He thought it was a flying burger and tried to swallow it
So the toss was actually irrelevant!
At least gatting's must've had a bit of backspin from coming off the bat, denly's was a feeble tap towards him - there's a reason why poor fielders tend to be put at mid on and mid off.
June 4th is the Oval Test
Today if anyone needs their cricket fix