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« Reply #75 on: July 25, 2016, 12:58:01 AM » |
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World XI! That's interesting... Amla Cook Root Kholi Voges De Villiers Bairstow Starc Broad Shah Anderson. Voges is a beast in his test career so far, averaging 90 odd, Bairstow deserves to be in since his comeback too. Would have liked Warner in at the top,but can't look past Amla and cook. 4 pronged bowling attack with the 3 quick and shah with some backup from Rooty  |
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« Reply #76 on: July 25, 2016, 01:06:49 AM » |
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Why the fk would they not enforce the follow on?
Give the bowlers a rest. I would have opened with Hales and Vince with Ballance at 3. Let them get some time in the middle. Typical extra negative England. Terrible decision not to make them bat again imo. Bowlers only bowled 60 overs and in short spells too. With rain about they should have taken the option of a short bowling session tonight. |
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« Reply #77 on: July 25, 2016, 12:34:58 PM » |
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WHY are we still batting?
for crying out loud, we will have 5.5 sessions to bowl them outshould have had 7+
the most baffling non enforcement of the follow on i have ever seen
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« Reply #78 on: July 25, 2016, 12:35:29 PM » |
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oh, declared
564 to win. can never be too careful.
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« Reply #79 on: July 25, 2016, 12:37:17 PM » |
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oh, declared
564 to win. can never be too careful.
Yeah seems genuinely insane. Should have declared first thing this morning having given the bowlers a breather overnight. If Azhar, Younis and Misbah are all capable of digging in on a pitch that is still ok to bat on. I don't think it'll happen but it still doesn't make any sense to have taken this much risk. |
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« Reply #80 on: July 25, 2016, 12:41:44 PM » |
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they'll win, but a complete waste of 30 overs that maybe 1 time in 20 in Manchester would cost them (weather), maybe 1 time in 50 elsewhere?
i still don't get why they wouldn't make them follow on
i gather the pakistani openers were padded up at 9 wickets down ready to bat again. Very very pleasantly surprised to be fielding
as boycott says "always make the opposition do what they least want to do"
which was bat again
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« Reply #81 on: July 25, 2016, 03:19:12 PM » |
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The theory apparently was Stokes and Anderson not 100 % fit, with Broad and Woakes playing back-to-back tests.
The Aussies do it a lot, so maybe Bayliss' influence.
I disagree with it, and sky pundits saying "it doesnt matter either way as England will win" yesterday is missing the point. It seemed madness at the time and then as soon as it started raining it became even more apparent.
Now Stokes is injured maybe they'll think it was right all along ...
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« Reply #82 on: July 25, 2016, 03:36:49 PM » |
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Just get them to bowl shorter spells? Job done without risking the entire outcome of the test match
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« Reply #83 on: July 25, 2016, 07:26:04 PM » |
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Thing is they did bowl short spells. Stokes got injured anyway so didn't stop that. With the game situation and potential weather, they should have been put back in, especially as England were 1 down in the series.
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« Reply #84 on: July 25, 2016, 07:46:46 PM » |
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For a moment there I thought I'd accidentally clicked on the Arsenal thread.
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« Reply #85 on: July 25, 2016, 11:33:33 PM » |
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For a moment there I thought I'd accidentally clicked on the Arsenal thread.
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« Reply #86 on: July 26, 2016, 09:36:02 AM » |
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A superb performance from a very good side
Don't half bounce back well from defeats
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« Reply #87 on: August 03, 2016, 01:20:30 PM » |
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Cook one of the best ever in his position surely.
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« Reply #88 on: August 03, 2016, 01:25:58 PM » |
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Cook one of the best ever in his position surely.
Sorry I jinxed him. Having said that it was absolutely plumb lbw. It is literally ridiculous that had the umpire not given it out then the review would have backed up that decision too. "Umpires call" on the DRS needs a BIG overhaul. |
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« Reply #89 on: August 03, 2016, 01:46:57 PM » |
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Cook one of the best ever in his position surely.
Sorry I jinxed him. Having said that it was absolutely plumb lbw. It is literally ridiculous that had the umpire not given it out then the review would have backed up that decision too. "Umpires call" on the DRS needs a BIG overhaul. It looked outside the line to me at first glance! Would be upset to get that one playing my local league on a Saturday!! |
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