I remember going to Crystal Palace in 1985 to watch the rematch of the 1984 Olympic 3000 metre final when Decker and Budd tangled and Decker crashed out. Decker owned Budd in the rematch and won by heaps. Will never forget watching someone run in bare feet (Budd) for three kilometres on a track.
I agree with you that faith in Nicholls has gone well beyond rationality and also that he might well get a big one tomorrow. But I disagree with your assessment of his innings v WI Basin 2020. I was lucky enough to be there. He came in on a juicy pitch, got dropped maybe 3 or 4 times, but didn’t let it get to him and cracked 170 in a game where no-one else got a score and there was always something there for the fast bowlers. I thought it was one of the gutsiest innings I’d seen. It reminded me of Bevan Congdon and his consecutive 170s v England back in the 1970s. Pat
I remember going to Crystal Palace in 1985 to watch the rematch of the 1984 Olympic 3000 metre final when Decker and Budd tangled and Decker crashed out. Decker owned Budd in the rematch and won by heaps. Will never forget watching someone run in bare feet (Budd) for three kilometres on a track.
I agree with you that faith in Nicholls has gone well beyond rationality and also that he might well get a big one tomorrow. But I disagree with your assessment of his innings v WI Basin 2020. I was lucky enough to be there. He came in on a juicy pitch, got dropped maybe 3 or 4 times, but didn’t let it get to him and cracked 170 in a game where no-one else got a score and there was always something there for the fast bowlers. I thought it was one of the gutsiest innings I’d seen. It reminded me of Bevan Congdon and his consecutive 170s v England back in the 1970s. Pat