[Cricket] *** England v West Indies, Lords, 1st Test. Farewell to Sir Jimmy Anderson ***

[Pevenseagull]

I feel a bit like this.

Hate it in sport where they try to contrive a perfect ending for a particular player.

No need to be asking anything other than what is our best team to win this game now. If Jimmy is in that, and I think he is, play him. Then do the same for the next game and so on

If his career ends in some ignominious way because of a crap performance or injury, so be it. That's sport

Plus the Test series against Sri Lanka starts (at Old Trafford) just days after the hundred final. Who knows what physical and mental condition the England bowlers participating will be in. .... What with the immense physical and emotional demands that august* competition puts on players.




*most of August




oooh another one, hoorah.

 

[Gazwag]

Gus Atkinson strikes with his 2nd ball in Test cricket

Brathwaite chops on.

34-1

And another with his 14th ball

 

[hans kraay fan club]

And another with his 8th ball

14th!
2.2 / 2 / 0 / 2

Tidy start!

 

[Gazwag]

14th!

Damn you posting before I could edit

 

[Perry Milkins]

And another with his 14th ball

Jimmy Who?

 

[Perry Milkins]

This Gus chap could do a job in many of your village cricket 11s!!

 

[Guinness Boy]

Going tomorrow. Can’t wait!

 

[Pevenseagull]

Jimmy Anderson had 26 test wickets before Shoaib Bashir was born.

 

[Nobby Cybergoat]

Plus the Test series against Sri Lanka starts (at Old Trafford) just days after the hundred final. Who knows what physical and mental condition the England bowlers participating will be in. .... What with the immense physical and emotional demands that august* competition puts on players.

Ahh, the challenges of elite sport. Not sure how they keep the intensity up

 

[Titanic]

That is an outstanding catch from Harry Brook at 3rd slip

Mikyle Louis c Brook b Stokes 27 (58b 4x4 1x6) SR: 46.55

44-3

 

[Guinness Boy]

Incredible catch!

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Worldie

 

[JJ McClure]

That's a Stokes of a catch from Harry Brook...and almost a Broad of a reaction from Stokes

 

[A1X]

Jimmy Anderson had 26 test wickets before Shoaib Bashir was born.

He had 395 first class wickets before Lamine Yamal (Spain’s hero last night) was born

 

[Titanic]

Lunch, Day One

West Indies 61-3 (28 overs)

Slow progress from the Windies, with 2 wickets for Gus Atkinson and 1 for Ben Stokes... a decent morning for England having inserted.

 

[CHAPPERS]

Wow, what a grab.

 

[vegster]

An almost " seamless " transfer of power from Anderson to Atkinson ! The King is Dead, Long live the King !

 

[pasty]

3 on debut now for Atkinson

88/4

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

And another

 

[pasty]

Make that 4 on debut. Holder golden duck. Atkinson on a hatrick