Noma kunjalo ingoma iqhubeka.
A review of the second day’s play would always be incomplete with a nod towards shining star James Anderson.
Ngokuxosha ukuvulwa kukaKiwi uPeter Fulton (isiketi sakhe sesibili sama-venings) UJimmy waba yilungu lesine kuphela lokuhlonishwa kweNgilandi 300 club. Ian Botham, Bob Willis and Fiery Fred Trueman are the only other current custodians.
Over the years the tall Lancastrian has developed from an at times unpredictable quickie to the undisputed King of the Swingers.
Kulezi zinsuku, lapho izimo zivumelana, akekho omunye ongcono kunoJimmy futhi uhola uphiko lwaseNgilandi ngaphambili nange-aplomb ethile.
Faka ezinye izibonisi ezinhle zokufaka insimu nokuzimisela okulindelwe nge-willow futhi unomunye wabadlali beqembu abaphambili - ngakho-ke isikhathi sokuphakamisela ingilazi kuJimmy - manje 301 amawikhethi futhi kuphela 83 ngemuva kokuthuthukisa irekhodi lonke likaSir Ian. Mina angibhejeli ngokumelene nalo.
Futhi ungene ...
Njengomlandeli weNgilandi bekudumaza ukubona kungekho noyedwa oshayayo wasekhaya odlulayo 41. Kuningi okuqalwa kepha akupheli. Uma kungekho noyedwa obhalisa okungenani isigamu sekhulu leminyaka kuzoba nzima njalo ukubhalisa 300+
Lokho kusho ukuthi bekungelula nokuya eNew Zealand kodwa nakanjani babe nokudla okungcono kosuku. Kwakunezikhathi ezithile ezihloniphekile ze-bowling ezivela eNgilandi kepha ukungaguquguquki okwanele lapho kubalulekile.
NoMat Prior. Yeka ukuguquguquka kwesonto: Ukhethwe njengomdlali ovelele waseNgilandi wonyaka ka-2012–2013 ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ezedlule bese kuba yidada lokuqala nebhola eliwisiwe namuhla. Kepha ngaphambili kwenziwa ngezinto eziqinile - izithiyo ezimbalwa ezinjengalezi ngeke zimbuyise. Ngibikezela amaphuzu ahloniphekile kuma-innings wesibili endoda yaseSussex.
“Ibhola eliphinki libonakala limpunga/eliluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka ngokubomvu/okuhlaza ngokungaboni kahle, kuye ngokuqina kwayo. Ngenza ukulingisa ngobumpumputhe bemibala…”