At least the Currans were brought up here. Sam more so than Tom I think
And their Dad is from Zim not SA, but bred here, with a pure Surrey accent. I know its same meat,diff'rent gravy.
Their father is the late Kevin Curran. He played for Gloucestershire and Northamptonshire over many years but came here from Zimbabwe to play county cricket.
England won the toss and elected to bat. Jennings and Ball came in for Hameed and Batty.
Currently 131-1 with Cook the sole dismissal, stumped in Jadeja's first over for 46 (60). Jennings 67* (122) impressing on dismissal and Root is 17* (28).
Jennings get to his maiden ton on debut with a reverse sweep! Cook's place under pressure once Hameed returns ;-)
Hameed should open with Cook and then, depending on whether it is the left or right hander that is out, Jennings or Root comes in at 3 imo. Then Bairstow, Stokes, Moeen or Buttler (depending on the track and form of the two), Woakes, Rashid, Broad, Anderson.
Decent openers are like busses we wait years for one and 2 come along at once.
Hameed to bat 3 in the summer.
Disagree Canters. Hameed will open because of the left/right combo.
Possibly. Although I think the r/l combination matters much less in England than the subcontinent.
Whatever happens I hope Root moves back to 4. He's done well at 3 but I see 4 as his most natural position and it's where we will get the best out of him.
Jennings just interviewed on Skysports .. he's VERY confident and assertive young man
That is how they are brought up in South Africa. KP, Smith, ABV, Donald, Steyn etc etc all have that about them.
Seb played when an U12 for Kent against St Stithians College from Joburg (have produced the likes of Michael Lumb and Kagiso Rabada) the summer before last. Their boys played in shorts and long socks which somewhat belied their intent.
Chirping even at that age and between balls including from a boundary rider in Afrikaans, they played it harder than any other team he has ever faced. And yet, polite to the extreme post match and to the Umpires during the game ("yes sir, please sir, three bags full sir") which, invariably, meant they got the decision more often that not ;-(
Jennings just interviewed on Skysports .. he's VERY confident and assertive young man
That is how they are brought up in South Africa. KP, Smith, ABV, Donald, Steyn etc etc all have that about them.
Seb played when an U12 for Kent against St Stithians College from Joburg (have produced the likes of Michael Lumb and Kagiso Rabada) the summer before last. Their boys played in shorts and long socks which somewhat belied their intent.
Chirping even at that age and between balls including from a boundary rider in Afrikaans, they played it harder than any other team he has ever faced. And yet, polite to the extreme post match and to the Umpires during the game ("yes sir, please sir, three bags full sir") which, invariably, meant they got the decision more often that not ;-(
The yes sir no sir thing is very south african. We had a SA international hockey player coach us cricket at school and the following year and ex Pro from SA. They were both crazy about the sir thing. One of them banned one of our players for one match because he twice took his guard without saying please sir.
400 for England is decent after yet ANOTHER mid order failure, well done Buttler .. the Indian batsmen however are treating our bowlers with near disdain .. draw or Indian win the likely result
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England won the toss and elected to bat. Jennings and Ball came in for Hameed and Batty.
Currently 131-1 with Cook the sole dismissal, stumped in Jadeja's first over for 46 (60). Jennings 67* (122) impressing on dismissal and Root is 17* (28).
136-2
Hameed should open with Cook and then, depending on whether it is the left or right hander that is out, Jennings or Root comes in at 3 imo. Then Bairstow, Stokes, Moeen or Buttler (depending on the track and form of the two), Woakes, Rashid, Broad, Anderson.
191-2
Jennnings 100* (186)
Moeen 23* (65)
Jennings 103* (196)
Moeen 25* (75)
An excellent day for England so far and if we can get to say 300-3 at tea if will set us up nicely for the match.
230-4
249-5 from 230-2 is poor
Stokes 5* (38)
Hameed to bat 3 in the summer.
Now just need to get another 150 tomorrow.
Stokes 25* (78)
Buttler 18* (37)
Whatever happens I hope Root moves back to 4. He's done well at 3 but I see 4 as his most natural position and it's where we will get the best out of him.
Seb played when an U12 for Kent against St Stithians College from Joburg (have produced the likes of Michael Lumb and Kagiso Rabada) the summer before last. Their boys played in shorts and long socks which somewhat belied their intent.
Chirping even at that age and between balls including from a boundary rider in Afrikaans, they played it harder than any other team he has ever faced. And yet, polite to the extreme post match and to the Umpires during the game ("yes sir, please sir, three bags full sir") which, invariably, meant they got the decision more often that not ;-(
England all out for 400, India 146-1 and looking good. India will hope to bat all day tomorrow I imagine and get a healthy 1st innings lead