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Thorpe’s 100th Test

By Will 3 years ago, at the start of June Leave a comment on this post

It’s a great achievement to play 100 Tests, and I think most fans of Graham Thorpe feel it’s especially pleasing to see him reach the milestone given his problems off the field in the past few years. But…it’s Bangladesh. I wonder how he feels about it, especially considering he made a 100 on debut, 12 years ago, against Australia. How perfect it would have been to play the first Ashes Test of the summer, and for it to have been his 100th. I’m sorry, but I can’t help feeling the way I do about Bangladesh. When the coach of the national team publicly admits it’s going to “get tougher,” after the humiliation of Lord’s, well…it’s just a lost cause.

Uber Scott is on a hiatus until The Real Stuff starts - and today, it’s under 50 days until D-Day. Or should that be A-Day? Seems so far off…

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2 Responses to “Thorpe’s 100th Test”

  • Innocent Abroad wrote:
    June 2nd, 2005 at 12.53 pm

    Unapologetically off topic - lovely to see that Hutton and Compton are currently playing for Middlesex!

  • Will wrote:
    June 2nd, 2005 at 3.20 pm

    Ahh yes! There was a wonderful photo of Compton and Edrich at the exhibition which I’ve just written about. I’m not convinced about Hutton’s technique - he looks like a crab - but Compton can play apparently


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