jimbon
2nd XI player
Posts: 128
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Post by jimbon on Jul 22, 2020 20:07:20 GMT
Returning to shirt sponsorship and the 'gambling takeover'. On the football front 10 of the 20 Premier league teams have gambling sponsors on their shirts whilst in the Championship it is 17 out of 24. Very, very frightening.
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Post by liquidskin on Jul 22, 2020 20:22:19 GMT
Returning to shirt sponsorship and the 'gambling takeover'. On the football front 10 of the 20 Premier league teams have gambling sponsors on their shirts whilst in the Championship it is 17 out of 24. Very, very frightening. Want a bet on that? Kids aren't stupid, Mr Cotton Wool. Nobody's kids care if there's a gambling sponsor anywhere. Some over protective parents might but I'm gonna let you into a little secret - people with addictive personalities will be addicted to something, and no poxy shirt sponsor will determine who or what it is. Just like a murderer doesn't need to watch a snuff movie to wanna kill someone. Soft liberals are the biggest problem the west faces today.
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Post by liquidskin on Jul 22, 2020 20:27:40 GMT
Botham & Flintoff were considerably better bowlers than Stokes. Stokes a considerably better bat. All three would make England's strongest all time team, for me and all I imagine. If I had to pick one - Keith Newell. I have to say, fine players though all three were (are for Stokes), I can't see all 3 making a hypothetical 'All Time Best England X1'. Certainly one would and for me that would be Botham or Stokes. Flintoff's Test statistics, 31 with the bat & 32 with the ball, are really good enough. Flintoff was one of, if not the best, bowler in the world for about five years - he done well to get that bowling average down to 32 after a tricky start. He was awesome I that period and on top of that he could batter a ton in 70 balls and catch anything, or run out anything. Botham & Flintoff have a shout at being England's best ever bowlers, that's why they both play. 5, 6, 7. 6,7,8. 7,8,9. Take your pick.
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Jul 24, 2020 8:31:03 GMT
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Post by gmdf on Jul 24, 2020 8:43:25 GMT
I have to say, fine players though all three were (are for Stokes), I can't see all 3 making a hypothetical 'All Time Best England X1'. Certainly one would and for me that would be Botham or Stokes. Flintoff's Test statistics, 31 with the bat & 32 with the ball, are really good enough. Flintoff was one of, if not the best, bowler in the world for about five years - he done well to get that bowling average down to 32 after a tricky start. He was awesome I that period and on top of that he could batter a ton in 70 balls and catch anything, or run out anything. Botham & Flintoff have a shout at being England's best ever bowlers, that's why they both play. 5, 6, 7. 6,7,8. 7,8,9. Take your pick. We can all have our own views on this, but I'd say Flintoff is not even in the top 20 of England's best bowlers. Not even close.
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Post by liquidskin on Jul 25, 2020 9:35:05 GMT
True enough with the first part gmdf but Flintoff was our best bowler in one or two of our best ever teams for a good five years. Longevity and condition weren't his strong points but he was brilliant for a substantial period as a bowler alone, let alone the run-a-ball tons and sensational fielding. Nowhere close to the top 20 bowlers is way off my man.
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Post by gmdf on Jul 25, 2020 11:59:28 GMT
True enough with the first part gmdf but Flintoff was our best bowler in one or two of our best ever teams for a good five years. Longevity and condition weren't his strong points but he was brilliant for a substantial period as a bowler alone, let alone the run-a-ball tons and sensational fielding. Nowhere close to the top 20 bowlers is way off my man. I'm not sure Flintoff was "our best bowler in one or two of our best ever teams for a good five years" to be honest. Figures really don't lie, and his aren't that impressive. But I think we're going to have to agree to disagree over this!
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Jul 27, 2020 22:02:14 GMT
Our Jase says, "It's good to get a little bit of cricket and it's great to be back." It's good to see you Dizzy back at Hove too.
Watch the 5' interview with Adrian Harms asking the questions along with the highlights of today's batting performance by clicking the link below.
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Jul 27, 2020 22:20:45 GMT
The wonderful thing about combining modern technology with social media is that you can see individual filmed Sussex Slam matches as if you were watching Sussex CCC. Here's a typical example showing highlights of the recent game between the Three Bridges Titans and Roffey Boars.
Great stuff!
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Jul 28, 2020 7:47:08 GMT
There just "may be" some cricket today both in Hove and Manchester. Fingers-crossed.
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Jul 28, 2020 11:13:03 GMT
Our Millsy has had quite a last few months. First, representing Sussex CCC and reaching the virtual County semis of the Cricketer Magazine Quarantine Cup. Meanwhile, he becomes involved with a new online media outlet called pacejournal.com, followed by his wife India giving birth to a daughter named Delphi Laine Mills (July 11th), after a previous number of rather disparaging tweets, done in jest of course, from Millsy about her pregnancy. And now, here he is playing something called cricket for the first time since March 15th. One hopes our T20 star remembers how to bowl and, all along, remembering not to mention that particular Shakespeare play whilst saying ‘break a leg’ or in Tymal’s case, the Australian good luck word ‘Chookas’ might be more apt. Excellent to see cricket back at Hove, but will supporters be allowed to attend home games in the near future?
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Jul 28, 2020 12:14:29 GMT
What a great moment for Stuart Broad as he joins the '500 group' - those bowlers who have taken 500 Test wickets. There are now just 7 cricketers in this elite membership including our very own Jimmy Anderson. The other five are Glenn McGrath, Courtney Walsh, Muttiah Muralitharan, Shane Warne and Anil Kumble. Some suggest Broad might be the last to reach this pinnacle given the decline of Test cricket.
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Post by philh on Jul 28, 2020 13:27:17 GMT
Our Millsy has had quite a last few months. First, representing Sussex CCC and reaching the virtual County semis of the Cricketer Magazine Quarantine Cup. Meanwhile, he becomes involved with a new online media outlet called pacejournal.com, followed by his wife India giving birth to a daughter named Delphi Laine Mills (July 11th), after a previous number of rather disparaging tweets, done in jest of course, from Millsy about her pregnancy. And now, here he is playing something called cricket for the first time since March 15th. One hopes our T20 star remembers how to bowl and, all along, remembering not to mention that particular Shakespeare play whilst saying ‘break a leg’ or in Tymal’s case, the Australian good luck word ‘Chookas’ might be more apt. Excellent to see cricket back at Hove, but will supporters be allowed to attend home games in the near future? Delphi Laine Mills, eh? I just wonder if the initials were influenced by Duckworth Lewis.
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Post by liquidskin on Jul 28, 2020 19:10:31 GMT
True enough with the first part gmdf but Flintoff was our best bowler in one or two of our best ever teams for a good five years. Longevity and condition weren't his strong points but he was brilliant for a substantial period as a bowler alone, let alone the run-a-ball tons and sensational fielding. Nowhere close to the top 20 bowlers is way off my man. I'm not sure Flintoff was "our best bowler in one or two of our best ever teams for a good five years" to be honest. Figures really don't lie, and his aren't that impressive. But I think we're going to have to agree to disagree over this! Well, the 05 & 09 team that beat the Aussies, he starred in them. We can gloss over the Ashes in between when he was skipper but there's a good case for 05 & 09 being England's best ever sides and Flintoff being the best bowler in both of them. With his average, like Broad & Anderson he had a tough start and spent the final two thirds of his career bringing it down. He never got many Michelles. Longevity was his biggest issue. I can agree to disagree as long as we agree that I'm right and you're wrong. I also can't forgive but I can forget and I don't know what we're arguing about anyway. Covid?
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Post by liquidskin on Jul 28, 2020 19:12:12 GMT
There just "may be" some cricket today both in Hove and Manchester. Fingers-crossed. Careful Millsy, there's a twig on the strip, that could be six months of you step on that.
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