Just looked it up online Cyc and it was a pretty decent catch. However(no.1).....first rule of fielding in the deep is to hug the boundary rope. You're taught that in kids cricket. Much easier to run in than back. So this armchair critic is calling out Trent Boult as a bit of a bellend . However (no.2).....how much better are these big fast bowlers in the field than their counterparts of years gone by? They wouldn't attempt a catch unless it was down their throat and chasing a ball was a gentle canter around the rope followed by lunge of their size 11 boot in the general direction of the ball. Bob Willis and Angus Frazer are 2 names that spring to mind.
Andrew Strauss, director of England cricket. What a plonker. Speaking on Sports Week on Sunday morning, he was asked why they are introducing a new 100-ball competition when there are several different 20-over (120 ball) competitions. His answer: “making the game as simple as possible for them to understand”. What is there to understand? One side throws the ball and the other side tries to hit it with a bat and run between the wickets. If it hits the wicket or it is caught, you are out. If the ball hits the wicket and you are not there, you are out. Highest score wins. Apparently there will be a countdown from one hundred to zero. Wow...
My idea of simplifying the game the game would be whoever wins the toss............ wins Or just bowl from one end and only have one batsman in at a time. Much less complicated for the fielders. Easier to keep score. Can change the bowler at any time. Simple.
That big-headed twat Ibrahimovic. Couldn't stop the Galaxy losing 2-0 at home yesterday could you Zlatan? ****ing dickhead. Mentioned 5 times in the Sporting Life match commentary - 3 fouls, once caught offside and once passing to a colleague who was offside.
World records that mean fook all. Today, world records have been set for fastest marathon by someone dressed as a cheerleader, as a 3 dimensional plant and as I type someone is attempting to break the record for fastest marathon in suit of armour. What a lame load of old bollox (though a little bit of kudos to the armour geezer in today's heat).
Norris McWhirter would be turning in his grave. Do they still even publish the Guinness Book of Records? I had a couple in the 80s, ****ig thing must be a foot thick these days with all them new records
Norris McWhirter is going for the turning-in-your-grave world record. Currently held by one James Saville, but as he was buried standing up and can therefore turn ,more easily, I expect Ross McWhirter to rise up and issue the ***** with a red card.
BK, I thought that they already had ‘sugar tax’ North of the Border. If you buy a 2L bottle of Coca Cola in England, it will now cost about 40p more because of the sugar tax as they steadfastly refused to reduce the sugar content in their fizzy liquid. Many of the other manufacturers avoided the tax by cutting the sugar content below the threshold to remain exempt. The kids will all still get obese on their untaxed sugary snacks and junk food. Have you tried Diet Pepsi? I have a 2L bottle in the fridge to pour on my ‘occasional’ Bacardi and sugar substitute Aspartame is tax free... that is why I am as slim as a racing snake.
Not too keen on sugar substitutes. Was in Iceland; ten pack of proper Pepsi up from £3.00 to £4.00! This is the most extreme riip off I have come across however the local Poundland holds a small amount of Pepsi 12 packs not on proper display which state 'best before May 2018'. These are selling at £2.75 so I am following my national trait of miserliness by stocking up and scoffing this diabetes inducing beverage. I think our 'other' national drink, Irn Bru, has lowered the sugar content to retain the current price; the natives are revolting! Write you
Biggest mug bet of 2018: Mo Farah to win the London Marathon. Result: victory for the bookies over stupid punters ignoring the fact that he was only the eighth fastest man in the race. Not sure which I am moaning about: stupid punters or the bookies fleecing them.
You'd think he won from the subsequent sports bulletins on the Beeb. And the ladies winner barely got a mention either.
Surely that is blatant sexism from Auntie? The men and the women should have got equal coverage. I saw that Farah broke the record time for a British man but I am sure that I read somewhere that the women were using male pacemakers to try and break Paula Radcliffe’s record, so I guess they failed to do so as it never got a mention.
Just out of interest, when Paula Radcliffe broke the record, was that the time she stopped for a pee?
They gave Farah top billing for breaking the UK record with a few clips, then David Weir for winning the men's wheelchair with a clip, then just gave the name of the women's winner and I don't think they even mentioned the ladies wheelchair race. I'm sure someone will be on diversity awareness training by the end of the week.
