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Title: Can Samit emulate Bradman?
Post by: The_Bird on April 17, 2013, 02:49:50 PM
Anyone else following Patel? Could score 300 in a day!!!
Title: Re: Can Samit emulate Bradman?
Post by: RoCo Da Pixie on April 17, 2013, 02:57:03 PM
No as he is out on 256
Title: Re: Can Samit emulate Bradman?
Post by: The_Bird on April 17, 2013, 02:58:15 PM
 :(
Title: Re: Can Samit emulate Bradman?
Post by: Buzz on April 17, 2013, 03:31:23 PM
talk about comedy CBF Commentators curse!!
Title: Re: Can Samit emulate Bradman?
Post by: The_Bird on April 17, 2013, 03:34:46 PM
talk about comedy CBF Commentators curse!!

Haha it's a very common theme, we must remember this for when the Ashes is on. Only big up the Aussies!
Title: Re: Can Samit emulate Bradman?
Post by: justnotcricket86 on April 17, 2013, 03:50:08 PM
Anyone else following Patel? Could score 300 in a day!!!

Have to admit mate, when I saw the title of the thread, just thought "what the **** has he been smoking today!" ;)
Title: Re: Can Samit emulate Bradman?
Post by: The_Bird on April 17, 2013, 09:53:23 PM
Have to admit mate, when I saw the title of the thread, just thought "what the **** has he been smoking today!" ;)

im waiting for Vic to put his oar in without reading the OP!
Title: Re: Can Samit emulate Bradman?
Post by: justnotcricket86 on April 17, 2013, 09:54:53 PM
All guns blazing mate haha
Title: Re: Can Samit emulate Bradman?
Post by: Cover_Drive on April 17, 2013, 10:28:17 PM
Where the heck are his performances when playing in blue!?
Title: Re: Can Samit emulate Bradman?
Post by: jamielsn15 on April 18, 2013, 06:44:49 AM
Have to admit mate, when I saw the title of the thread, just thought "what the **** has he been smoking today!" ;)

Same as - my first reaction? No.  By breathing maybe, but no.
Title: Re: Can Samit emulate Bradman?
Post by: RoCo Da Pixie on April 18, 2013, 08:19:25 AM
You forget he was playing Durham UCCE so chances are that they aren't the same calibre as most county teams.
Title: Re: Can Samit emulate Bradman?
Post by: Ciaran on April 18, 2013, 08:38:56 AM
Apparently a lot of Journo's weren't impressed with him doing it. Then again the other argument is what choice did he have? Its a little degrading to just retire as if they weren't ever going to get him out!
Title: Re: Can Samit emulate Bradman?
Post by: joeylough on April 18, 2013, 09:09:08 AM
Apparently a lot of Journo's weren't impressed with him doing it. Then again the other argument is what choice did he have? Its a little degrading to just retire as if they weren't ever going to get him out!

I agree with this. A bit like me this week. Well not quite the same.

I set up a net for my work team, I was batting and a lad who has never played cricket before was bowling, the first couple I just left and edged one which was going wide. He started saying he is in my head and giving it out. So I proceeded to hit the next few over the top of his head and exclaimed "you know what it looks like"

The moral, you can only play what you are playing against, its not his fault, it does look like he was hogging the strike a bit.
Title: Re: Can Samit emulate Bradman?
Post by: 0905119 on April 18, 2013, 09:27:50 AM
Cant have done himself any harm, FC average of around 40 now.. Albeit it was a game featuring no predominant spinners or young blood. You have to take your chances when they come mind.

Might be slightly off topic, but does a jack of all trades (of his ilk) still have a place in international cricket? Nothing entirely special yet offers some concrete options. I think Bresnan is much the same, although the talent he has had to contend with doesn't help.
Title: Re: Can Samit emulate Bradman?
Post by: Buzz on April 18, 2013, 09:37:04 AM
Yes - do you include Paul Collingwood in that (master of Fielding and just good at hte other stuff)
Title: Re: Can Samit emulate Bradman?
Post by: 0905119 on April 18, 2013, 10:23:58 AM
Yes - do you include Paul Collingwood in that (master of Fielding and just good at hte other stuff)

Was he ever good enough for the England side, that is debatable..He has failed to perform for England when they need him. He was liked by management.
Title: Re: Can Samit emulate Bradman?
Post by: Nickauger on April 18, 2013, 10:40:24 AM
Was he ever good enough for the England side, that is debatable..He has failed to perform for England when they need him. He was liked by management.

Wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong!
Title: Re: Can Samit emulate Bradman?
Post by: petehosk on April 18, 2013, 11:32:40 AM
I have always thought that Patel is a reasonable cricketer! He is decent with the bat, and can bowl pretty well most of the time!
His fitness has probably improved but still nowhere close to where it should be (resist the pies Samit!) But the biggest disappointment is his fielding!
It's shocking 95% of the time!  :o
Title: Re: Can Samit emulate Bradman?
Post by: Ciaran on April 18, 2013, 11:47:56 AM
Was he ever good enough for the England side, that is debatable..He has failed to perform for England when they need him. He was liked by management.

So so wrong, he stood up and played well for England so many times. I seem to remember him being the only batsman to look in any sort of nick in the Australian tour after the 2005 ashes.
Title: Re: Can Samit emulate Bradman?
Post by: jw17 on April 18, 2013, 12:50:56 PM
Was he ever good enough for the England side, that is debatable..He has failed to perform for England when they need him. He was liked by management.

Was like by management because he was a wonderful player for us incredibly admirable performer and him going has left a big hole in the test side
Title: Re: Can Samit emulate Bradman?
Post by: gdb19 on April 18, 2013, 01:00:57 PM
Was like by management because he was a wonderful player for us incredibly admirable performer and him going has left a big hole in the test side

And he averaged just over 40 in tests which is quite a good record.