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[WalkingWicket37]

Ben Stokes you bea... bell end! 

Wicket off a no ball 

[TBONTB]

words fail me (not literally that would make this post ridiculous but figuratively, of course)

[Disco]

Still can't get my head around why professional cricketers bowl no balls. That 6" will cost you nothing compared to what you stand to lose by over stepping.

[TBONTB]

those 6" are precious to all of us....

[csnew]

Reckon Blackwood's playing the wrong form of cricket. Did the same against SA.

Absolute joke that kirk Edwards isn't being selected

[cheese]

It's probably been said before but, how old and battered does Shiv's Gray Nics look?
2013 Powerbow stickers and the face is almost all red! How does he make his willow last so long?
Saw he was using an Ignite last year in the CC which is an 09/10 model so that's 4/5 years old...
He must take amazing care of his bats as most pro-bats these days don't seem to last a season let alone 3/4/5

[uknsaunders]

Soft hands and timing, that's shiv's secret. Love watching him bat, proper test match stuff.

[WalkingWicket37]

Is Shiv actually sponsored?
If he buys his own kit that might explain why it lasts for so long.

[SpiderDan]

Is Shiv actually sponsored?
If he buys his own kit that might explain why it lasts for so long.

It looks like he is. Checked his crininfo page earlier and seen pics of him using bats with the powerbow gen x and australian oblivion e41 stickers on them.

[iand123]

Is Shiv actually sponsored?
If he buys his own kit that might explain why it lasts for so long.

Im having a chat with Gray Nics on twitter about the exact same thing right now. Chatted to the guy at lords last summer on the stand and he explained how Shiv only lets him make his bats and has done for a long time. Apparently he really likes to play his bats in. I like the way Shiv looks like a club cricketer with his gear whilst playing test cricket

[TangoWhiskey]

Im having a chat with Gray Nics on twitter about the exact same thing right now. Chatted to the guy at lords last summer on the stand and he explained how Shiv only lets him make his bats and has done for a long time. Apparently he really likes to play his bats in. I like the way Shiv looks like a club cricketer with his gear whilst playing test cricket

Speaking of Shiv, has anyone else ever come across a batsman who uses his trigger movement? I have seen a couple, they are usually awful.

[edge]

Speaking of Shiv, has anyone else ever come across a batsman who uses his trigger movement? I have seen a couple, they are usually awful.

Only seen one, assumed he'd be awful at first but a completely chanceless 137* to chase down the pretty high target we'd set them made me think again.

[uknsaunders]

All Shiv does is get into line and side on - but it works for him.

[ProCricketer1982]

Im having a chat with Gray Nics on twitter about the exact same thing right now. Chatted to the guy at lords last summer on the stand and he explained how Shiv only lets him make his bats and has done for a long time. Apparently he really likes to play his bats in. I like the way Shiv looks like a club cricketer with his gear whilst playing test cricket

I suppose it shows us that we don't need all new gear all the time... Madness I tell thee

[Kulli]

I suppose it shows us that we don't need all new gear all the time... Madness I tell thee

Just imagine how good his record would be if he had a new bat more often and cleaned all the cherries off his antisucff!