tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37251922.post838395028789748412..comments2024-02-11T10:15:25.794+00:00Comments on Third Umpire: Trescothick leaves a terrific England career behindTimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09215417891130654291noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37251922.post-1564231701180578192008-03-25T12:53:00.000+00:002008-03-25T12:53:00.000+00:00Fantastic player and much missed, prehaps more so ...Fantastic player and much missed, prehaps more so than Flintoff. His slip catching, willingness to do anything for the team, whether it be take on an unwanted captaincy, the role of wicket keeper, or that of pinch hitter, and of course his fantastic eye made him one of England's best players, especially in limited overs cricket. He will be much missed and already has been. Good times ahead for Somerset though until retirement time!Chrispyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17116768172493122694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37251922.post-22166300021472145762008-03-25T08:30:00.000+00:002008-03-25T08:30:00.000+00:00Always one of my favorite players, he has left a h...Always one of my favorite players, he has left a huge hole in the England batting order mainly due to the way he got his runs. As fine a player as Ali Cook is, he doesn#'t dominate like Tres did.<BR/><BR/>I don't think it's a coincidence that Strauss's slump in form came when Tres stopped playing and England couldn't replace him with a similar bludgening opener. <BR/><BR/>A shoo-in for the best England One Day team of all time. His test stats would have probably been better if he wasn't such a team man. He set the tone for the 2005 Ashes win at Edgebaston, which turned the series around.Richard Lakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12305428361656401297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37251922.post-16695733318268113072008-03-23T12:01:00.000+00:002008-03-23T12:01:00.000+00:00Cheers guys. Tres will certainly be missed, though...Cheers guys. Tres will certainly be missed, though I suspect he'll continue to plunder runs for Somerset for a few seasons yet...Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09215417891130654291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37251922.post-76909173565845115452008-03-23T00:14:00.000+00:002008-03-23T00:14:00.000+00:00I can remember his debut series, at home to the Wi...I can remember his debut series, at home to the Windies, when his unflappable approach saw him able to face down the twin threat of Courtney and Curtley. He has been as much part of England's 21st century renaissance as the likes of Nasser Hussain, Michael Vaughan, and Matthew Hoggard.allrounderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01855338798218466908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37251922.post-19651512616265622602008-03-22T16:01:00.000+00:002008-03-22T16:01:00.000+00:00He has been and will continue to be sorely missed ...He has been and will continue to be sorely missed by England. His one day form was head and shoulders above any of his England contemporaries.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05153704692133983969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37251922.post-40817059753443116462008-03-22T15:08:00.000+00:002008-03-22T15:08:00.000+00:00Excellent article Tim.The joy of watching him scor...Excellent article Tim.<BR/><BR/>The joy of watching him score that 180 in South Africa, stayed with me for a long time after that tour finished. (it even got me through the drubbing they gave us in the ODI's)..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com