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Re: All Pretty Vacant, Down by the Riverside

Postby westoelad » Tue Dec 11, 2018 6:10 pm

Batting consultant and assistant academy coach posts advertised.
Does the fact that the batting consultant is being advertised imply that high profile candidates e.g.Trott have already turned it down?
https://www.durhamccc.co.uk/news-and-me ... emy-coach/
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Re: All Pretty Vacant, Down by the Riverside

Postby captaincolly » Tue Dec 11, 2018 6:16 pm

westoelad wrote:Batting consultant and assistant academy coach posts advertised.
Does the fact that the batting consultant is being advertised imply that high profile candidates e.g.Trott have already turned it down?
https://www.durhamccc.co.uk/news-and-me ... emy-coach/

It could well do. Perhaps it's just a box-ticking exercise or they have someone in mind but want to have other options.
I know the transition from top player to top coach doesn't always happen but Trott certainly knows about scoring runs at the Riverside! He was in for hours and hours last year!
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Re: All Pretty Vacant, Down by the Riverside

Postby westoelad » Tue Dec 11, 2018 8:31 pm

captaincolly wrote:
westoelad wrote:Batting consultant and assistant academy coach posts advertised.
Does the fact that the batting consultant is being advertised imply that high profile candidates e.g.Trott have already turned it down?
https://www.durhamccc.co.uk/news-and-me ... emy-coach/

It could well do. Perhaps it's just a box-ticking exercise or they have someone in mind but want to have other options.
I know the transition from top player to top coach doesn't always happen but Trott certainly knows about scoring runs at the Riverside! He was in for hours and hours last year!

There are plenty of potential candidates using that criteria-Mal Loye, Nick Compton,Riki Wessels etc,etc,etcw :lmao
Suspect Trott has been approached and declined then one of our previous overseas Aussies would be my choice -given Benks or Sanga aren't available. Anyway, seems Craig White hasn't been lined up.
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Re: All Pretty Vacant, Down by the Riverside

Postby captaincolly » Tue Dec 11, 2018 9:39 pm

westoelad wrote:
captaincolly wrote:
westoelad wrote:Batting consultant and assistant academy coach posts advertised.
Does the fact that the batting consultant is being advertised imply that high profile candidates e.g.Trott have already turned it down?
https://www.durhamccc.co.uk/news-and-me ... emy-coach/

It could well do. Perhaps it's just a box-ticking exercise or they have someone in mind but want to have other options.
I know the transition from top player to top coach doesn't always happen but Trott certainly knows about scoring runs at the Riverside! He was in for hours and hours last year!

There are plenty of potential candidates using that criteria-Mal Loye, Nick Compton,Riki Wessels etc,etc,etcw :lmao
Suspect Trott has been approached and declined then one of our previous overseas Aussies would be my choice -given Benks or Sanga aren't available. Anyway, seems Craig White hasn't been lined up.

I agree, chances are North will have good contacts wirh former Aussie batsmen.
And you're righr abour the run scoring criteria- it'd be a lengthy list of success batsmen and sone of them would be tailenders who were transformed into Brian Lara when they played at the Riverside!
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Re: All Pretty Vacant, Down by the Riverside

Postby westoelad » Thu Dec 13, 2018 12:45 pm

It didn't take long for JJ to say"Up yours Durham"
/https://www.skysports.com/cricket/news/12123/11579534/jon-lewis-appointed-sri-lankas-new-batting-coach
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Re: All Pretty Vacant, Down by the Riverside

Postby captaincolly » Thu Dec 13, 2018 1:17 pm

westoelad wrote:It didn't take long for JJ to say"Up yours Durham"
/https://www.skysports.com/cricket/news/12123/11579534/jon-lewis-appointed-sri-lankas-new-batting-coach

That's a prestigious job for him although I believe the politics of Sri Lankan cricket are rarely calm and serene! Good luck to him in his new role.
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Re: All Pretty Vacant, Down by the Riverside

Postby westoelad » Thu Dec 13, 2018 1:41 pm

captaincolly wrote:
westoelad wrote:It didn't take long for JJ to say"Up yours Durham"
/https://www.skysports.com/cricket/news/12123/11579534/jon-lewis-appointed-sri-lankas-new-batting-coach

That's a prestigious job for him although I believe the politics of Sri Lankan cricket are rarely calm and serene! Good luck to him in his new role.

The only Sri Lankan who could speak 1st hand of JJs ability would be Sangakkara. I'd rate Sanga's jugement over North's. Durham once more ending with egg on the face?
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Re: All Pretty Vacant, Down by the Riverside

Postby captaincolly » Thu Dec 13, 2018 1:44 pm

westoelad wrote:
captaincolly wrote:
westoelad wrote:It didn't take long for JJ to say"Up yours Durham"
/https://www.skysports.com/cricket/news/12123/11579534/jon-lewis-appointed-sri-lankas-new-batting-coach

That's a prestigious job for him although I believe the politics of Sri Lankan cricket are rarely calm and serene! Good luck to him in his new role.

The only Sri Lankan who could speak 1st hand of JJs ability would be Sangakkara. I'd rate Sanga's jugement over North's. Durham once more ending with egg on the face?

It does seem strange for a national team to rate him more highly than a second division county side! As you say Sanga must have had some input. The IPL will probably come calling next!
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Re: All Pretty Vacant, Down by the Riverside

Postby Durhamfootman » Thu Dec 13, 2018 10:11 pm

westoelad wrote:The only Sri Lankan who could speak 1st hand of JJs ability would be Sangakkara. I'd rate Sanga's jugement over North's. Durham once more ending with egg on the face?

not for me

I do wish him well, though. The better he does, the less likely he is to return
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Re: All Pretty Vacant, Down by the Riverside

Postby captaincolly » Thu Dec 13, 2018 10:42 pm

Durhamfootman wrote:
westoelad wrote:The only Sri Lankan who could speak 1st hand of JJs ability would be Sangakkara. I'd rate Sanga's jugement over North's. Durham once more ending with egg on the face?

not for me

I do wish him well, though. The better he does, the less likely he is to return

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Re: All Pretty Vacant, Down by the Riverside

Postby Durhamfootman » Thu Dec 13, 2018 10:45 pm

WL is right, of course. Now that Lewis has gone it is essential that his replacement is better than him, or else getting rid of him will prove to be a stupid idea
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Re: All Pretty Vacant, Down by the Riverside

Postby westoelad » Fri Dec 14, 2018 12:07 am

Well we didn't get rid off him,he walked out because he couldn't get his own way. The biggest inditement of JJ is ask any member of Durham what he was like and they say they didn't know -after 22years!
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Re: All Pretty Vacant, Down by the Riverside

Postby westoelad » Sat Dec 15, 2018 9:52 pm

@MAWood33.Great trip to the UAE with the lions. After lengthening my run up, I felt more natural on this trip getting my pace & rhythm back to where I wanted it to be...
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Re: All Pretty Vacant, Down by the Riverside

Postby captaincolly » Sat Dec 15, 2018 10:26 pm

westoelad wrote:@MAWood33.Great trip to the UAE with the lions. After lengthening my run up, I felt more natural on this trip getting my pace & rhythm back to where I wanted it to be...

Sounds encouraging especially as his form with the Lions suggested he is back in form so there's evidence to back up the confidence.
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Re: All Pretty Vacant, Down by the Riverside

Postby Arthur Crabtree » Sat Dec 15, 2018 10:27 pm

Isn't he always working on a longer run up? He's a year off thirty. Maybe he could have sorted this out by now?

But still, good for him if he's improved his game.
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