James Hopes is the Ian Harvery we all wanted Ian Harvey to be.
Except no one wanted the freak to have an exceptionally small forehead, I’m assuming.
He can make quick runs in the middle order, even when all the other batsmen look frigid.
He can open the batting if required.
He can change a game with the ball.
He can bowl tight, or take wickets.
All this while looking like a Cro-Magnon man.
Sure he isn’t quite as flashy as the freak, but some may think that makes him more reliable, not me, but some.
He also doesn’t seem to smoke or drink like the freak, suck up to Warney like the freak, bowl 5 slower balls an over like the freak, or have a chubby little tummy like the freak.
Other things he needs to do to emulate the freak, take money off the Poms, South Africa and India whilst smoting their first class cricketers around.
Grow a nasty @ss mullet.
Not live up to his potential.
But there is one thing that I believe Hopes can do, and Harvey never quite did, invent a cricket shot.
In 7 years time the IPPCCL commentators will be saying, that was a lovely Hopes by Venkatapathi Raju Junior.
Just mark my words.
The IPPCCL – Indian & Pakistani Premier Club Cricket League?
Possibly.
That inns Hopes played yesterday Jrod, when he was on 10 off 6, i thought back to one of your posts and said “get this boy some ritalin”. He didn’t get any,wasn’t seeing pink Aguilera monsters, so he got himself out. Again.
What a great way to go out though, stumped whilst picking up your bat.
As long as he doesn’t come to England and talk like an alabaster retard, like The Freak does, on the cricketing telly stuffs
Suave, i’m assuming you’ve seen a picture of James Hopes.
No, I hadn’t up until two minutes ago.The boy looks like his wife his sister and his mother..Please keep him there. It’s bad enough having the Freak commentating.
should have said, Wife is his sister and his mother.
Even incest couldn’t make a forehead that low.
Watson will come back after injury and be a far better player the Hopes
Which injury is it this time Pete?
Pete, which injury are u talking about? Back, shouler, groin, hamstring, shin, or ankle?
Heart?
Maybe the mind. Strange that it was Tait who announced a sabbatical :-)