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  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,767
    Come on Jimmy. Get this last one!!!!
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,767
    Oh Jimmy. Jimmy!!!
  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 23,668
    One of the greatest England cricketers of all time departs for the last time. 
    We are so so lucky to have seen him play. 
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,842
    It was perhaps fitting for their personalities that Broady signed off with a 6 from his final delivery faced, and a wicket with his final ball, whereas Jimmy didn't face a delivery, and didn't take the final wicket. 
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,229
    Gus Atkinson may retired from test cricket now as he realises it's all down hill from here  having taken 12 wickets in the two innings, the best bowling debut in 134 years for England.

    The 1890 test match I remember as if it was yesterday 🧐
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,842
    soapboxsam said:
    Gus Atkinson may retired from test cricket now as he realises it's all down hill from here  having taken 12 wickets in the two innings, the best bowling debut in 134 years for England.

    The 1890 test match I remember as if it was yesterday 🧐
    Jimmy played in that 1890 match!
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,949
    Real shame it didn't end with the c&b.

    What a player he's been - a time without Broad and Anderson bowling for England feels so alien now.
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 11,027
    Sorry to make some of you feel your age but I have never known cricket without Anderson. I was 4 when he made his test debut. A very weird feeling knowing that I'll have to get used to cricket without him.
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,767
    fenaddick said:
    Sorry to make some of you feel your age but I have never known cricket without Anderson. I was 4 when he made his test debut. A very weird feeling knowing that I'll have to get used to cricket without him.
    Aktinson was 5. Wonder how old that makes Anderson feel. 
  • CharltonKerry
    CharltonKerry Posts: 2,958
    fenaddick said:
    Sorry to make some of you feel your age but I have never known cricket without Anderson. I was 4 when he made his test debut. A very weird feeling knowing that I'll have to get used to cricket without him.
    If you want to feel old, then I saw Freddie Trueman take his 300 test wicket at the Oval, caiught by one of the greatest slip fielders I ever seen Colin Cowdrey. Now test bowlers are taking 700+ wickets.
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  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,949
    Addick Addict said:
    fenaddick said:
    Sorry to make some of you feel your age but I have never known cricket without Anderson. I was 4 when he made his test debut. A very weird feeling knowing that I'll have to get used to cricket without him.
    Aktinson was 5. Wonder how old that makes Anderson feel. 
    Old.
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 51,990
    blackpool72 said:
    Also I don't think Atkinson despite his pace is good enough. 
    Again I say this as a Surrey fan.

    Hopefully both will prove me wrong 
    Covered End said:
    Awful pace attack on paper.
     :) 
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,314
    edited July 2024
    He bowled like Pat Cummins ffs. Nobody saw this happening 
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,842
    CharltonKerry said:
    fenaddick said:
    Sorry to make some of you feel your age but I have never known cricket without Anderson. I was 4 when he made his test debut. A very weird feeling knowing that I'll have to get used to cricket without him.
    If you want to feel old, then I saw Freddie Trueman take his 300 test wicket at the Oval, caiught by one of the greatest slip fielders I ever seen Colin Cowdrey. Now test bowlers are taking 700+ wickets.
    I don't think numbers for seamers like those of Anderson and Broad will ever be repeated, with the decline of Test cricket in many countries, and the lure of franchise cricket. 

    Most pace bowlers now, when they reach a certain age, will be happy to rest their bodies just bowling well paid 4 over spells in T20 games.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,842
    There's a side of me that still regrets that Jimmy didn't retire before Broad, as it would have been interesting to see Broad by himself for a couple of years as the leader of the attack.
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,348
    pity that Jimmy's last stand was such a non event .. a 'test' it was definitely not .. soon be hearing you on Sky or TMS Jimmy
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,949
    killerandflash said:
    There's a side of me that still regrets that Jimmy didn't retire before Broad, as it would have been interesting to see Broad by himself for a couple of years as the leader of the attack.
    You could argue he was fir the last couple of years.

    Certainly the main bowler in the Ashes last year.
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,767
    Addick Addict said:
    fenaddick said:
    Sorry to make some of you feel your age but I have never known cricket without Anderson. I was 4 when he made his test debut. A very weird feeling knowing that I'll have to get used to cricket without him.
    Aktinson was 5. Wonder how old that makes Anderson feel. 
    May be an image of 3 people and text that says JAMES ANDERSONS FINAL TEST TEAMMATES AGES AT THE TIME OF HIS ENGLAND DEBUT IN 2003 ZAK CRAWLEY- 5 BEN DUCKETT- inch BLEIENT 613 dinch OLLIE POPE- 5 JOE ROOT- ROOT-12 12 HARRY - 4 BEN STOKES- 11 JAMIE SMITH- 2 CHRIS WOAKES- 14 GUS ATKINSON- 5 SHOAIB BASHIR- NOT BORN sportskeeda
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,842
    I find it fascinating that in Jimmy's first Test in 2003, he played alongside Alec Stewart who made his Test debut in 1990. And Stewart played alongside Graham Gooch, who made his Test debut in 1975. 

    So a 49 year period can be spanned by just 3 England players. 
  • oohaahmortimer
    oohaahmortimer Posts: 34,145
    Lincsaddick said:
    pity that Jimmy's last stand was such a non event .. a 'test' it was definitely not .. soon be hearing you on Sky or TMS Jimmy
    I can’t see him lasting long on either just the odd appearance , he’s nowhere near as eloquent and smooth talking with personality as Broady or any of the others and he’s a northerner 
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  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,842
    oohaahmortimer said:
    Lincsaddick said:
    pity that Jimmy's last stand was such a non event .. a 'test' it was definitely not .. soon be hearing you on Sky or TMS Jimmy
    I can’t see him lasting long on either just the odd appearance , he’s nowhere near as eloquent and smooth talking with personality as Broady or any of the others and he’s a northerner 
    Athers, Bumble, Agnew, Boycott, Vaughan...

    I would agree that he's less of a natural broadcaster than Broad. I remember during the 2010/11 series down under, that when he got injured he did a bit of radio commentary before flying home, and he was a natural.
  • Solidgone
    Solidgone Posts: 10,206
    Managed to see the fall of the last two wickets. Would have loved to be there for the full day although we did stay to watch the prizes and went on the pitch for the photo shoot. Nice day as well. We consumed 7 bottles of champagne.

  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,842
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/cd1x4erwrwyo

    Mark Wood for Anderson is the one England change for the 2nd Test
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,767
    A bit of a puzzler recalling Wood when he wasn't even in the squad. Against a poor West Indies side, surely it was the ideal time to give Potts or Pennington a game. What will we learn from Wood playing? 
  • wmcf123
    wmcf123 Posts: 5,824
    Addick Addict said:
    A bit of a puzzler recalling Wood when he wasn't even in the squad. Against a poor West Indies side, surely it was the ideal time to give Potts or Pennington a game. What will we learn from Wood playing? 
    I don’t think we’d learn if the other two were good enough against that batting lineup either 
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,842
    I imagine Wood is seen as a regular in the Test side, especially for down under, and was just rested for the 1st Test after playing in the World Cup. Indeed the WC slightly showed his limitations in T20s.

    The great thing about Stokes being fit again, is that Stokes is a great stock bowler, leaving Wood free to bowl short, sharp spells. 
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 51,990
    edited July 2024
    WI won toss & bowl.
    (To my surprise as it's blue sky and sunny).
  • PrincessFiona
    PrincessFiona Posts: 5,437
    Covered End said:
    WI won toss & bowl.
    (To my surprise as it's blue sky and sunny).
    agreed. And Stokes wouldn't say what England would have done!
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 51,990
    Crawley caught in the slips 0
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 11,027
    Covered End said:
    Crawley caught in the slips 0
    Carrying his Kent form on, some consistency! 

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