thenurdler.com - 24 days ago
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“Jonathan Trott does not hang around. It took him one game to establish himself in England’s Test side. Now an innings of 85 in England’s tour-opening victory over Diamond Eagles will establish him in England’s 50-over team, perhaps as an opener” – The start ...
Quote of the day: 31/10/2009
thenurdler.com 10/31/2009 — “Sometimes as a cricketer you just long for it to rain so you don’t have to play. I’m not saying cricketers hate cricket, but when you’re playing a county game and the sky darkens and it starts to piss down, it doesn’t half fill everybody in the dressing room with ...
Quote of the day: 8/10/2009
thenurdler.com 10/8/2009 — “I know we have only just finished an Ashes series in England but I also know that the Aussie players – and Australian cricket in general – are already thinking about the Ashes series down under which starts in just over 12 months. Australia has a very good Ashes record at ...
Quote of the day: 26/08/2009
thenurdler.com 8/26/2009 — “I still think it was won in Cardiff. Australia had to win that Test. Ricky Ponting’s side was never good enough to squander an opportunity like that and still take the series” – Vic Marks on Test Match Extra .
Read his full piece here.
Quote of the day: 25/10/2009
thenurdler.com 10/25/2009 — “It’s something I’d like to do – to be captain. But, as a fast bowler, and from the north as well, I suppose I’m very unlikely to get a look-in…” Oh, Jimmy…
Read the full story here.
Quote of the day: 23/08/2009
thenurdler.com 8/23/2009 — “It’s something you work towards your whole life – since the age of three, with my dad in the nets. Everyone’s played their part in getting me here. Every stage has been a stepping stone to this, and I’m just chuffed to be here. The selectors showed huge faith in me, and I’m ...
Quote of the day: 19/08/2009
thenurdler.com 8/19/2009 — “Who is going to win the Ashes? Australia, no question, and by a 2-1 margin in my opinion because I think Ricky Ponting’s team will beat England at the Oval even though a draw is all they need to retain the urn” – Jason Gillespie on Test Match Extra . Well, he would say that, ...
Quote of the day: 08/08/2009
thenurdler.com 8/8/2009 — “Can England ever have had such a dreadful day with both bat and ball as this before? Each and every one of them contributed to a performance so ghastly that it might well have cost them the Ashes” – Jonathan Agnew writes for his TMS blog.
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Quote of the day: 15/11/2009
thenurdler.com 16 days ago — “Collingwood… woke up with his back problem yesterday after leading his side to victory in the first 20-over match between the two sides on Friday. He had a late fitness test this morning which he failed” – it never rains but it pours, does it?
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Quote of the day: 7/10/2009
thenurdler.com 10/7/2009 — “So what have we learnt? Not much. We are worse than Australia. We can be better than other teams but our batsmen are inconsistent. We have a couple of good young players coming through. We need more wicket-takers. Doing something about it is slightly more difficult. Perhaps first we, as ...
Quote of the day: 15/08/2009
thenurdler.com 8/15/2009 — “England are set to take a major gamble in the crucial fifth Ashes Test by replacing Ravi Bopara with the uncapped Jonathan Trott. Ian Bell, whose position in the side has also been under threat, is poised to keep his place and move up the batting order to number three” – BBC ...
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