While some people have been watching the Dirk Nannes League I’ve been watching the Bangladesh England test for test match sofa (as I will be for the rest of the test).
It may not have cheerleaders and Lionel Ritchie, but it does have Shakib Al Hasan.
I’ve been a fan of his for a while now, but in this match he has performed some amazing feats.
Winning the toss and bowling even though you have four spinners in your team.
Bowling himself for the most overs even though his best ball for two days was naked junk.
Spreading his field regardless of the situation of the game.
Fielding like it was his first experience with a cricket ball, including dropping a catch.
Then batting for stumps with aplomb until closing his eyes and skipping down the wicket to give up his wicket only for his team to use a nightfuckingwatchman for a number 7.
If you told me he finished the day by sleeping with another player’s wife or burnt down a nandos on the way home I’d believe you.
Moyo captained an awful game in Sydney, but compared to Shakib in this game Moyo is the Robocop of captains.
If I was Jamie Siddons I would rip the limbs off Imrul Kayes and beat Shakib with them.
Which is a win/win situation.
You really know how to make people sorry for someone (also Shakib).
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He’s saving himself for Papa Lalit.
The IPL dog is BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!! And it pissed off Gibbs. What more can a Chennai fan ask for?
Wait, there is another dog. IPL 3 bigger and better than ever before.
I think its a shoe in that he will take the pads from the keeper at some point in the series and keep wicket for a spell, possibly off his own bowling.
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Ha, ha, that dopey skip down the pitch 9 balls or so before close of play just about capped it. Ian Bell style brain implosion.
I would recommend not doing Test Match Sofa. I couldn’t even listen to the 5 minute daily summary, and when England declared today you sounded like you were not only bored but almost catching their speaking through the nose, Harry Enfield 90s humour. For your sanity, it’s unhealty to hang about with the div kids.
Gigi, read and ignored. I get to commentate on the cricket and talk about auto fellatio, why would i give that up because you don’t like the other guys.
I’m not making a puerile dig. Put in a more respectful way, I really enjoy your blog and the cricket sadism project is a fantastic idea, but Test Match Sofa’s commentary as a whole is one dimensional and self-interested. What I’m saying is I find it strange that you genuinely think that Test Match Sofa’s output is something you want to be associated with given you’ve made great choices with your writing/talking about auto fellatio. Read and ignore at will if you don’t appreciate the feedback.
To be constructive, bring along some of your mates, even coerce Iain O’Brien now he’s in the country. The one-dimensional feel is having Daniel, you and then weaker clones of Daniel.
Gigi, hard to get people to commit when there is no money for a shift from 3AM to 11AM during a weekday. We had 3 people on the 4th day, probably our 3 strongest. IOB will be on there at some stage, he is currently bonding with men in France. Lawrence Booth probably would have come on but he is actually in Bangladesh. It may not be for everyone, but I would, and have, listened to it instead of Test Match Special a few times. I’m not a big fan of the highlights packages, personally i prefer the commentary.