Mo Davies
@modavies.bsky.social
Stroke survivor. If not watching The Arsenal, I will be listening to Indie music and reading crime fiction.
Love that album, and have occasionally been known to murder Since Yesterday on karaoke.
December 11, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Love that album, and have occasionally been known to murder Since Yesterday on karaoke.
If Australia bat and bowl wrong handed, and field one handed, then there's a possible sniff for at least a first innings lead if not an outright win.
December 7, 2025 at 8:55 AM
If Australia bat and bowl wrong handed, and field one handed, then there's a possible sniff for at least a first innings lead if not an outright win.
Did you go on a Legend tour?
I went a year or so back with Perry Groves, really good day.
I went a year or so back with Perry Groves, really good day.
December 7, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Did you go on a Legend tour?
I went a year or so back with Perry Groves, really good day.
I went a year or so back with Perry Groves, really good day.
Most do, except his potential replacement Bethel, so Pope is in for the entire series.
December 7, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Most do, except his potential replacement Bethel, so Pope is in for the entire series.
As long as England bats first there's enough playing time to make it 5.
December 7, 2025 at 8:35 AM
As long as England bats first there's enough playing time to make it 5.
Nah, with England's refusal to bat longer than an ODI innings there'll be enough time as long as Australia don't bat first.
December 7, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Nah, with England's refusal to bat longer than an ODI innings there'll be enough time as long as Australia don't bat first.
It's starting to look that way. My original concerns before signing him were that it appears that he lacks the close control over the ball in tight situations. I've yet to see anything to dispel that.
However, there is a global dearth of top strikers who fit that bill, so not sure who the answer is.
However, there is a global dearth of top strikers who fit that bill, so not sure who the answer is.
December 7, 2025 at 8:12 AM
It's starting to look that way. My original concerns before signing him were that it appears that he lacks the close control over the ball in tight situations. I've yet to see anything to dispel that.
However, there is a global dearth of top strikers who fit that bill, so not sure who the answer is.
However, there is a global dearth of top strikers who fit that bill, so not sure who the answer is.
I've always been concerned about his close control. But I'd only seen him against Arsenal, and for Cov at Bristol C a few years back.
He looks like the sort of player who looks good with space in front of him. Not the sort of player who can find space in a crowded penalty area against a low block.
He looks like the sort of player who looks good with space in front of him. Not the sort of player who can find space in a crowded penalty area against a low block.
December 6, 2025 at 9:02 PM
I've always been concerned about his close control. But I'd only seen him against Arsenal, and for Cov at Bristol C a few years back.
He looks like the sort of player who looks good with space in front of him. Not the sort of player who can find space in a crowded penalty area against a low block.
He looks like the sort of player who looks good with space in front of him. Not the sort of player who can find space in a crowded penalty area against a low block.
I was 14 when I bought that album, traipsed upstairs with it, put it on my record player and barely left my bedroom for about a month afterwards, a stunning album.
December 6, 2025 at 7:39 PM
I was 14 when I bought that album, traipsed upstairs with it, put it on my record player and barely left my bedroom for about a month afterwards, a stunning album.
In Lawrence Booth's Bazball book, he suggested that during one game Foakes asked to bat slowly to ensure a draw. Seems that was the straw that broke the management's back. If you aren't prepared to treat batting like it's the final over of a T20 you have no place under McCullum/Stokes.
December 6, 2025 at 12:29 PM
In Lawrence Booth's Bazball book, he suggested that during one game Foakes asked to bat slowly to ensure a draw. Seems that was the straw that broke the management's back. If you aren't prepared to treat batting like it's the final over of a T20 you have no place under McCullum/Stokes.
He hasn't gotten over the coin incident, probably never will.
December 6, 2025 at 8:47 AM
He hasn't gotten over the coin incident, probably never will.
It was always going to be 4 or 5-0. You can't go to Australia, playing 6 and out, swinging away at everything. You need to bat long and let your bowlers rest, not have them back out 2 sessions later.
December 6, 2025 at 8:39 AM
It was always going to be 4 or 5-0. You can't go to Australia, playing 6 and out, swinging away at everything. You need to bat long and let your bowlers rest, not have them back out 2 sessions later.