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Joe Root's Scoop is THE WORST, STUPIDEST SHOT IN HISTORY OF ENGLISH TEST CRICKET - Scyld Berry
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FBInCIAnNSATerroristSlayer
2024-02-17 11:01:17 UTC
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Joe Root’s latest Bazball shot is the stupidest in English Test cricket
history

Every run India score in their second innings will be a torment to Root,
because he knows that he should still be batting

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2024/02/17/joe-root-bazball-shot-england-india-third-test-bumrah/


It has to rank - and "rank" is the operative word - as the worst, most
stupid, shot in the history of England's Test cricket. ...
John Hall
2024-02-17 18:36:06 UTC
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Joe Root’s latest Bazball shot is the stupidest in English Test
cricket history
Every run India score in their second innings will be a torment to
Root, because he knows that he should still be batting
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2024/02/17/joe-root-bazball-shot-eng
land-india-third-test-bumrah/
It has to rank - and "rank" is the operative word - as the worst, most
stupid, shot in the history of England's Test cricket. ...
There is some very stiff competition for that title, but it's certainly
well up there.
--
John Hall
"Acting is merely the art of keeping a large group of people
from coughing."
Sir Ralph Richardson (1902-83)
Mad Hamish
2024-02-18 10:31:10 UTC
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On Sat, 17 Feb 2024 03:01:17 -0800, FBInCIAnNSATerroristSlayer
Joe Root’s latest Bazball shot is the stupidest in English Test cricket
history
Every run India score in their second innings will be a torment to Root,
because he knows that he should still be batting
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2024/02/17/joe-root-bazball-shot-england-india-third-test-bumrah/
It has to rank - and "rank" is the operative word - as the worst, most
stupid, shot in the history of England's Test cricket. ...
Dunno, the number of people out lbw sweeping and missing balls on the
stumps surely has to be challenging it for dumbest shot of the match,
never mind history
FBInCIAnNSATerroristSlayer
2024-02-18 11:22:30 UTC
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Post by Mad Hamish
On Sat, 17 Feb 2024 03:01:17 -0800, FBInCIAnNSATerroristSlayer
Post by FBInCIAnNSATerroristSlayer
Joe Root’s latest Bazball shot is the stupidest in English Test cricket
history
Every run India score in their second innings will be a torment to Root,
because he knows that he should still be batting
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2024/02/17/joe-root-bazball-shot-england-india-third-test-bumrah/
It has to rank - and "rank" is the operative word - as the worst, most
stupid, shot in the history of England's Test cricket. ...
Dunno, the number of people out lbw sweeping and missing balls on the
stumps surely has to be challenging it for dumbest shot of the match,
never mind history
Sweeping and missing balls on stumps and getting out LBW can be
attributed to incompetency or lack of skill rather than worst or stupid
shots I guess.
John Hall
2024-02-18 17:04:40 UTC
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Post by Mad Hamish
On Sat, 17 Feb 2024 03:01:17 -0800, FBInCIAnNSATerroristSlayer
Post by FBInCIAnNSATerroristSlayer
Joe Root’s latest Bazball shot is the stupidest in English Test cricket
history
Every run India score in their second innings will be a torment to Root,
because he knows that he should still be batting
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2024/02/17/joe-root-bazball-shot-en
gland-india-third-test-bumrah/
It has to rank - and "rank" is the operative word - as the worst, most
stupid, shot in the history of England's Test cricket. ...
Dunno, the number of people out lbw sweeping and missing balls on the
stumps surely has to be challenging it for dumbest shot of the match,
never mind history
It's OK to sweep (or reverse sweep) balls on the stumps in the first
innings, when the bounce is still pretty predictable, not such a good
idea in the second innings.
--
John Hall
"Acting is merely the art of keeping a large group of people
from coughing."
Sir Ralph Richardson (1902-83)
jack fredricks
2024-02-18 17:34:38 UTC
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Post by John Hall
It's OK to sweep (or reverse sweep) balls on the stumps in the first
innings, when the bounce is still pretty predictable,
Sure, so long as you have been in long enough to know what the bounce is actually doing. Reverse Sweeping your 3rd delivery is batting suicide. (I'm not accusing anyone of doing this).
John Hall
2024-02-18 18:58:59 UTC
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On Monday, February 19, 2024 at 3:11:170 >> It's OK to sweep (or reverse sweep) balls on the stumps in the first
Post by John Hall
innings, when the bounce is still pretty predictable,
Sure, so long as you have been in long enough to know what the bounce
is actually doing. Reverse Sweeping your 3rd delivery is batting
suicide. (I'm not accusing anyone of doing this).
Absolutely.
--
John Hall
"Acting is merely the art of keeping a large group of people
from coughing."
Sir Ralph Richardson (1902-83)
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