The IR Bell Pretty Little Fifties Watch Thread

[Ali TT]

And another

[Chin Music]

Jason Roy sees out his international year in a similarish sort of way as he started the year with a quickfire 84. Many of you will of course know that he would get a series of 50+ scores without converting in India and then in the West Indies before totally losing his form at home and getting dropped. To me though he remains a fine talent.

How can I possibly quite leave out a valedictory effort from Ian Bell. It is harsh that he should gain yet another entry as it appears 77* is a fine effort in a very low scoring game but hey, it's his thread!

And diametrically opposite to this thread's purpose is the legend that is Kumar Sangakkara who now bows out of first class cricket.

1492 runs at 106.50. 8 tons and 2 50s.

[Ali TT]

Classic Roy

[Chin Music]

And again from Roy.This time just four short of a ton!

[1000yardstare]

@CricProf
Tamim Iqbal and Faf du Plessis have the most amount of fifties (6) in 2017 without going on to make a century.

[Ali TT]

England start as they mean to carry on today thanks to Stoneman and Vince.

[Bestie]

Stoneman continues his run of a 50+ score in every tour innings. Shame he ruined it with a ton in the last warm up.

[Chin Music]

good to see this thread being updated folks! I've missed it so.

Anyway for a bit of fun who do you reckon will be the scorer of the most 50s this series? I'll go for YJB

[Bestie]

I'll go for Warner. He loves get out with 50s against us.

[geoff_boycotts_grandmother]

How many 50s will Vince need this series for this thread to be renamed after him?

[Ali TT]

Originally Posted by geoff_boycotts_grandmother

How many 50s will Vince need this series for this thread to be renamed after him?

He's had his one and only.

[Michelle Fivefer]

Perhaps a bit harsh to mention Root's innings today on this thread. But I was going to say something about his conversion rate before he got out. It was the commentators, also referring to it, who said "it's something he will want to rectify". This is how commentators speak about the players who can't ever be criticised directly

[Chin Music]

Originally Posted by Michelle Fivefer

Perhaps a bit harsh to mention Root's innings today on this thread. But I was going to say something about his conversion rate before he got out. It was the commentators, also referring to it, who said "it's something he will want to rectify". This is how commentators speak about the players who can't ever be criticised directly

It is left to us message-boarders to do the task on their behalf I couldn't help thinking it was a major aspect that would hurt England in this series and this match is hardly disproving the theory. Warning signs were there in the warm-ups and Bayliss was critical of the batsmen then. It is reasonable to criticise the likes of Vince and to a lesser extent Stoneman too when the job wasn't finished in the 1st innings. There are a number of other times in recent memory where a careless dismissal in the 50s has cost us. In particular I can't help thinking of the 2nd test of the India series last year where not only did Root run-out Hameed, he then played a careless shot and got out and England slumped badly after he did so. The 2nd test v South Africa at Trent Bridge, similarly so without running out a team-mate. Oh and you mentioned being worried about Cook looking shot on the match thread, I have mentioned this for some time and a few others have too. Never performed that well against good quality quicks for some time and I don't see him rectifying this over the rest of this tour.

[sharky]

Originally Posted by Michelle Fivefer

Perhaps a bit harsh to mention Root's innings today on this thread. But I was going to say something about his conversion rate before he got out. It was the commentators, also referring to it, who said "it's something he will want to rectify". This is how commentators speak about the players who can't ever be criticised directly

Crikey what have you got against him? Think almost all your posts since the return have had a subtle dig at Root.

[Michelle Fivefer]

Originally Posted by sharky

Crikey what have you got against him? Think almost all your posts since the return have had a subtle dig at Root.

I’ve nothing against Root at all. The recent number of unconverted fifties have been mentioned by quite a few people, but the media seem reluctant to comment.

Almost all my posts since the return?? 39 posts. Two mentioning Root including the one you’ve just replied to.

[sanskritsimon]

Originally Posted by sharky

Crikey what have you got against him? Think almost all your posts since the return have had a subtle dig at Root.

Didn't you know that Anderson is now vice-captain, Sharks?

[Michelle Fivefer]

Originally Posted by sanskritsimon

Didn't you know that Anderson is now vice-captain, Sharks?

[Notts Exile]

Originally Posted by Chin Music

It is left to us message-boarders to do the task on their behalf I couldn't help thinking it was a major aspect that would hurt England in this series and this match is hardly disproving the theory. Warning signs were there in the warm-ups and Bayliss was critical of the batsmen then. It is reasonable to criticise the likes of Vince and to a lesser extent Stoneman too when the job wasn't finished in the 1st innings. There are a number of other times in recent memory where a careless dismissal in the 50s has cost us. In particular I can't help thinking of the 2nd test of the India series last year where not only did Root run-out Hameed, he then played a careless shot and got out and England slumped badly after he did so. The 2nd test v South Africa at Trent Bridge, similarly so without running out a team-mate. Oh and you mentioned being worried about Cook looking shot on the match thread, I have mentioned this for some time and a few others have too. Never performed that well against good quality quicks for some time and I don't see him rectifying this over the rest of this tour.

Spot on. Steve Smith showed them how to do it. Application. Watch and learn boys, if you cannot learn from this you don't deserve to play Test cricket.

[Rebelstar]

Originally Posted by Chin Music

good to see this thread being updated folks! I've missed it so.

Anyway for a bit of fun who do you reckon will be the scorer of the most 50s this series? I'll go for YJB

Might be an outside bet that if England bat him down at #7 and he doesn't adapt like he didn't 1st innings. Still it's a safer bet than Cook would look right now!

I might take a punt on Ali, just ahead of one of the (relative) newbs, not because they all scored one 1st Test but because just feel like not picking one of the primer targets.

[Ali TT]

Angelo Mathews scores his 8th test century.