tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37251922.post116535169577246981..comments2024-02-11T10:15:25.794+00:00Comments on Third Umpire: How to lose a Test matchTimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09215417891130654291noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37251922.post-1165527980913756082006-12-07T21:46:00.000+00:002006-12-07T21:46:00.000+00:00e want to bat with 8 players and who will take the...e want to bat with 8 players and who will take the wickets. You look at the team and I can't pick any. Hoggard saved England because he was on fire he performed better than anyone expected. If Monty did the same nobody will as suprised as we all did with Hoggard.<BR/><BR/>.....I am tried. Monty in then we've got a great chance of winning, Monty out then we win lose 5-0 it is as simple as that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37251922.post-1165526840553371582006-12-07T21:27:00.000+00:002006-12-07T21:27:00.000+00:00I am not going to pat Freddie in his back. He is a...I am not going to pat Freddie in his back. He is a stupid captain. A good player but he knows nothing about balance.<BR/><BR/>Monty did not play the first test and I was angry. I even predicted that without Monty we will not win or draw anything. If Freddy is wise he will go for Monty for the third and if he doesn't then he might become an hate figure in the public eye. Why?<BR/><BR/>Simple. When everyone likes a player(Monty) and the player is a great player, probably the most in form and certainly the most consistent and you decide not to choose him, then you are smoking nonsense, yes those selecting are smoking nonsense.<BR/><BR/>There are player who can win test matches and Freddy does not come to mind. Strauss, the real captain, Simon and Monty. The last two are wizards in taking wickets, nobody has made me more excited than the last two. The first two are statical genius.<BR/><BR/>All you have to do is look at when Freddy has being captain how many times we have won and then compare that we the games we have won Strauss to make it a level playing field.<BR/><BR/>Freddy is a good player but if Monty is not chosen then he could as well go back the ashes they won last year. Pick your best players and stop the stupid logic, 'we want to bat to number 8'. Last year we want it because we had players that could take wickets easily and good batmen. WAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37251922.post-1165453111050483682006-12-07T00:58:00.000+00:002006-12-07T00:58:00.000+00:00Caught in a negative mind set and then when they t...Caught in a negative mind set and then when they tried to do something about it they just added to the mire. Absolute shambles. There can be no recovery from this.Chrispyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17116768172493122694noreply@blogger.com