ENG vs WI | Twitter in awe as Sinclair warms up Nottingham for Paris 2024 with trademark summersaults

07/18/2024

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The grandest sporting spectacle in the world is set to start in just over a week, but Kevin Sinclair decided to give the world an early glimpse of the action with his trademark celebration. The spinner put on a fine display of agility after scalping the wicket of Harry Brook at Trent Bridge.

A Bazballian 59-ball 71 from Ben Duckett in the opening session of the second Test on a batting paradise in Nottingham followed by an Ollie Pope century set the stage for England to be cruising along at 259/4 at Tea on Day 1. However, the Trent Bridge crowd would have expected more from their star-studded batting line-up given the way England had managed to seize the momentum for large parts of the day but two tame wickets in the session after Lunch set them back considerably. While Joe Root walked off after playing a half-hearted pull, Harry Brook was caught at short-leg albeit his dismissal did lead to a brief entertaining display by Kevin Sinclair.

In the 42nd over, Brook had pre-meditated a paddle-sweep down leg side given the field set-up in place. However, the young off-spinner read the batter's movements in time to alter his length just enough to catch the toe-end of Brook's bat. The Duke's ball consequently ballooned in the air and Kirk McKenzie held on to a simple catch, sending Sinclair into jubilation. The 24-year-old pulled out his signature double summersault in celebration, extending his hands initially for a full-blooded 360 before doubling down without any support in a marvellous display of athleticism.

Twitterati was unsurprisingly enthralled by the proceedings and took it as a teaser for the upcoming Summer Olympics in Paris.

What a celebration!

pic.twitter.com/RFydiIAufs
— Gill Bill (@bill_gill76078) July 18, 2024

Acrobatic celebration

Harry Brook toe-ends an attempted scoop to short leg and Kevin Sinclair brings out the acrobatics in celebration!

Ben Stokes comes in with England 201/4 pic.twitter.com/qVyOLeRVUV
— sundram (@sundram94079798) July 18, 2024

Test matching

@WisdenCricket has Harry Brook got a test match batting problem ?
— Steven Jolly (@148SJ) July 18, 2024

Tribute

Harry Brook 36 as a tribute to India's 36 all-out in a Test inns. 😂 #ENGvWI
— Daniel Alexander (@daniel86cricket) July 18, 2024

Easy at times

I get the impression with Harry Brook he finds it too easy at times.

Been like this for a while now, getting in, looking good but not making the big scores at all.
— Neil (@spuddy1878) July 18, 2024

Overrated?

Harry Brook is good but insanely overrated, Everyone expects him to show the form he had in the tours of Pakistan and New Zealand but he can't do it at home. That was, I believe, his 14th home inning and he has a home high score of just 85 which isn't good enough for number five.
— The Birchwood Vampire 🔶 (@WillowBirchLuke) July 18, 2024

Test match problems

Harry Brook has got a test match batting problem . He can score quickly but he has now given his wicket again .
— Steven Jolly (@148SJ) July 18, 2024

Track bully

Noooooo way.

Stubbs is flat track bully too.he was not able to survive in New York pitches.

Harry Brook is way more talented than anyone.
— 𝓟𝓸𝓸𝓳𝓪 (@pooja_hasija14) July 18, 2024

Brain dead shots