The Hundred

[T.J.Hooker II]

What an incredible innings from Harry Brook

83 not out with five to go, finishes on 105*

Ah crap, I missed it.

I knew he was going to knock up a ton sooner or later.

 

[T.J.Hooker II]

Eskinazi can bat, though. Good player.

 

[wasteyouryouth]

Bairstow looking like he's never held a bat before

 

[T.J.Hooker II]

I can't recall seeing JB struggle to time the ball quite like this. He's not the best starter sometimes, he might still click.

 

[pillowprocter]

I can't recall seeing JB struggle to time the ball quite like this. He's not the best starter sometimes, he might still click.

27 off his last 10, doing better

 

[T.J.Hooker II]

He got going with that one handed 6 that only just carried. Plus he's a terrier between the wickets.

 

[wasteyouryouth]

Some awesome batting from Buttler and Salt so far in the eliminator

 

[T.J.Hooker II]

It's a bit weird how Butler, unquestionably one of the top few ball smashers in England, has managed to not be in contention for a test spot in the ball smashingest England team ever.

 

[Bevab]

It's a bit weird how Butler, unquestionably one of the top few ball smashers in England, has managed to not be in contention for a test spot in the ball smashingest England team ever.

Think I’ve said it before but he hasn’t really been that type of player when I watched him for England when they selected him to do exactly that and gave him plenty of freedom to do it and his county record seems to indicate the same?

 

[wasteyouryouth]

Mark Ramprakash has said something like Buttler didn't 'get' batting in test cricket, like he couldn't manage the tempo or how to play. He looked at his most consistent in 2020, during the pandemic, when he didn't play any limited overs stuff and focussed almost entirely on test cricket for a few months.

You could make a case that if anyone was given freedom, which all batters seems to have now, you'd imagine it would have been him. But like @Bevab says he rarely ever did. Constantly everyone said he could be the Gilchrist for England but it never happened. Just having an arbitrary glance at innings he scored 40 plus at 100 SR twice in 100 innings. Duckett and Brook have both done that five times in 28 and 20 innings, respectively. There are three 150s (2 for Brook) in that too.

It's hard to see how he could get into the side now, whether he'd want to or not. He's got two World Cups coming up over the next 12 months anyway. His keeping is not exceptional, Ollie Pope has the same number of stumpings in six innings compared to Buttler's 70. I think Pope has more, or as many, 100s as keeper too.

 

[T.J.Hooker II]

fun fact : Ramps hoovered up 50 test picks and finished up with a bowling average instead of a batting average. And then turned up in a friendly game I was supposed to be playing in and sledged everyone like an absolute arse.

 

[wasteyouryouth]

Pleased to see Oval Invincibles crashing and burning.

 

[Umair7]

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[T.J.Hooker II]

I'd like to see enough of a total to make a game of it.

 

[wasteyouryouth]

Tom Curran is gonna end up in the England team again isn't he