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Post by joe on Oct 20, 2016 19:54:34 GMT
I'm saddened that the prosaic and ubiquitous McDonalds parent name has taken over from the GeorgiePie branding. Yes, I know GeorgePie is owned by McDonalds, so no difference in the SuperSmash's parent sponsor. But I always enjoyed refering to it as the Georgie Pie-and-Mash. As for Tymal, I only discovered the other day via a superb Radio 4 documentary about black militancy in 1960s America that he is named after a prominent member of the Black Panther Party. I look forward to him doing this when the Auckland Aces win the Pie-and-Mash:  I hope that Tymal wouldn't ever do this, I would hope that the world had moved on a pace since those times and I actually object quite strongly that you would even suggest it. And unless Tymals parents were part of the radio program or you've spoken to them directly how on earth would you know who he was named after? Sometimes your posts are quite disturbing bm. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 20, 2016 20:06:55 GMT
I hope that Tymal wouldn't ever do this, I would hope that the world had moved on a pace since those times and I actually object quite strongly that you would even suggest it. And unless Tymals parents were part of the radio program or you've spoken to them derectly, how on earth would you know who he was named after? Sometimes your posts are quite disturbing bm. You "object quite strongly"? You find it "disturbing"? You really can be an insufferably pompous drone at times. It was a humourous post about unusual names - from GeorgiePie to Tymal. How many other people called Tymal have you come across? But if you want to get serious for a moment , no, we haven't moved on from "those times". What do you think the Black Lives Matter movement is all about? The R4 documentary was about the parallels between the BPP in the 1960s and BLM today, ffs. |
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Post by joe on Oct 20, 2016 20:49:19 GMT
Yes, black lives do matter as does every life.
This is a cricket forum. If you want to spout on about politics take it elsewhere.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 20, 2016 21:18:06 GMT
This is a cricket forum. If you want to spout on about politics take it elsewhere. Are you the moderator now, issuing orders? And it's utter hypocrisy on your part because you are the one who made the highly-charged political comment - in response to an entirely light-hearted post about the GeorgiePie Smash and the unusual name borne by a Sussex cricketer, the origins of which many have often wondered about and which have now been revealed. |
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Post by hhsussex on Jan 24, 2017 16:42:57 GMT
Interesting profile here highlighting the work and the intelligent deployment Mills has put in to his career to make the best of his talent, despite that spinal problem www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/jan/24/tymal-mills-england-india-twenty20?CMP=share_btn_tw"Mills is the most definitively modern English international cricketer to have emerged." and from Mills himself: “Everything I do is geared towards being the best T20 player I can be whereas it’s tough for the other guys preparing for Test cricket and that’s completely different. " The new game begins to emerge, equipped with new types of players, players with different aspirations, different ways of expreassing themselves. It may not be "Summer's Crown" but it is cricket, as much as Nyren's men, and as much as William Clarke's All-England eleven. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2017 17:50:53 GMT
Sky commentators during the second ODI v India were discussing whether it was worth picking Mills in the ODI side, just to bowl five overs.
The argment 'against' is obvious. But the argument 'for' was that with all these all-rounders in or around the squad (Stokes, Woakes, Ali, Dawson, Willey, Rashid, Jordan etc) meaning that we can regularly play six or more bowlers, England could afford to pick a bowler purely to blast two or three out at the top, even if he was spent and never bowled again after the tenth over of the innings.
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Post by hhsussex on Jan 24, 2017 19:34:19 GMT
Sky commentators during the second ODI v India were discussing whether it was worth picking Mills in the ODI side, just to bowl five overs. The argment 'against' is obvious. But the argument 'for' was that with all these all-rounders in or around the squad (Stokes, Woakes, Ali, Dawson, Willey, Rashid, Jordan etc) meaning that we can regularly play six or more bowlers, England could afford to pick a bowler purely to blast two or three out at the top, even if he was spent and never bowled again after the tenth over of the innings. Leaving aside the involuntary "as if" comment, there is this "Mills was quick to staunch any suggestion he might be available as a point of high-speed variation in the 50-over team, pointing out that this simply would not work given his inability to bowl a full set of overs, not to mention the trials of fielding at such intensity for so long" Great if T20 evolved further to allow of substitutes - and that would be an interesting development, with a squad presenting and then tactical subsitutions being made, a solution that has helped to re-invigorate Rugny Union - but not so good if his back gave in completely half-way through a match. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2017 19:48:16 GMT
Wouldn't need formal RFU type substitution rules. He could simply limp off ten overs into the innings and let the designated 12th man field for the next 40!
I agree it is a daft idea. But it is being seriously discussed, with Ian Ward particularly gung-ho for it...
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Post by hhsussex on Jan 24, 2017 21:05:18 GMT
Wouldn't need formal RFU type substitution rules. He could simply limp off ten overs into the innings and let the designated 12th man field for the next 40! I agree it is a daft idea. But it is being seriously discussed, with Ian Ward particularly gung-ho for it... Oh well, that answers for it completely then  |
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Post by gmdf on Jan 25, 2017 7:36:23 GMT
Wouldn't need formal RFU type substitution rules. He could simply limp off ten overs into the innings and let the designated 12th man field for the next 40! I agree it is a daft idea. But it is being seriously discussed, with Ian Ward particularly gung-ho for it... Oh well, that answers for it completely then There may be precedents - for example I seem to remember that in the first World Cup in 1975 Don Pringle, father of Derek, played for East Africa and tended to open the bowling, bowl through, then go off to be replaced by a younger player for the rest of the innings' fielding - he did have some cause: he was 43 at the time! |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2017 14:16:34 GMT
It emerges that the reason Ward and the Sky commentary team were discussing Mills playing ODIs but only bowling five overs was because Bayliss suggested it. Mills appears to have rejected the idea for now in The Times today, saying "I don’t know if it would be feasible just to bowl, say, five overs rather than a full ten. That would not really be fair on the other guys." www.thetimes.co.uk/article/mills-50-over-game-isnt-worth-the-risk-for-me-wkc0ppgdt |
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Jan 27, 2017 18:38:05 GMT
The Tymal Mills publicity machine continues to gather pace. I cannot remember any England player since Flintoff who has gained as much media attention. And why not. Tymal looks great infront of the camera, speaks well, is good with a radio mic, enjoys the limelight, and feels comfortable inside its bubble. And when you add his idiosyncratic affliction...what isn't there to like? www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/38745626 |
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Post by leedsmartlet on Mar 1, 2017 22:45:02 GMT
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Mar 8, 2017 10:02:53 GMT
Yet another article/video about Tymal Mills and his millionaire status. But can he deliver? Can his confidence hold up? Scatter-gun or Solid-man? www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39200688 |
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Post by leedsmartlet on Mar 11, 2017 12:59:53 GMT
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