Jofra Archer's test batting average is around 11, which is very poor for someone who came into international cricket with plenty of people calling him an all-rounder.
@AlisonMitchell@bbctms Play with a red ball under floodlights when the light gets a bit dim. I've never seen a player actually struggling to pick the ball up and play it because of heavy cloud cover.
Bethell could play with Chris Woakes against England's best ever batter a week on Friday if he wanted to. And he'd have a chance to build an innings on a difficult pitch with a ball that actually does something... Or he can whack a bowling machine around in the nets.
About 50% of Div One County Championship matchday squad players have international caps, vs about 65% in the IPL. Not a massive difference, esp if the dozen or so IPL players from England went back. I'd add that flat Indian T20 wickets are not good prep for English test wickets.
Alastair Cook has absolutely NO IDEA what it's like to be in the IPL. What's it's like to always be around the best players in the world.
So his opinion on Jacob Bethell doesn't matter at all.
Stay in India, Jacob. I know, even though you're not playing, you're learning and will be a way better player. 👍🏻
Is being in the nets with Kholi is qualitatively better than playing a four-day game against Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow? Surrey's entire top six has played multiple tests for England. That's not a bad environment to be in is it?
I may be wrong but I don't remember Bush at his worst saying anything quite this chilling. What happened to Iranians freeing themselves? Now he's teasing annihilation.
"They better not try anything cute or it's going to be the end of that country... If they do anything bad, that would [be] the end of Iran and you'd never hear the name again."
@CrossCountryUK your website and app won't allow my wife to book a season ticket due to "technical difficulties". She will have to buy a single or return instead. How can she get that refunded when your "technical difficulties" are done and she can buy a season ticket.
@CrossCountryUK You could have just scrolled up and saved me having to type this. Explain why my wife can't buy a season ticket on your website due to technical difficulties that have been ongoing for several months.