It's like an old friend....

[lemonbella]

I turned on to see England at 41-3 chasing 221 and I actually burst out laughing. It's so nice to have that weight of expectation lifted.

Also, in the interests of making bizarre and irrational statements about wicket keepers - everyone else has been doing it for so long I may as well join in now - I'm backing Nixon to win this one for us.

I'm mainly backing Nixon because he has Entirely Correct Opinions About Geraint Jones and is therefore a Good Person but also because he's old, and if cricket isn't a sport for old and/or fat people, I don't want a part of it.

Comments

[make-a-move.livejournal.com]

I like Paul Nixon. I prefer him to Read, maning because Nixon can actually bat and doesn't make me want to smack him.

[lemonbella.livejournal.com]

Not wanting to smack him is a big part of my rational as well. However, I wouldn't get too excited about Paul Nixon's batting. It doesn't look like it's going to stand up to too much pressure. Still better than Read's though.

[make-a-move.livejournal.com]

He's got more character behind the stumps as well, far more then Read. That's what you need, gee up the team and get in the ear of the batsman and things.