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Post by jevans90 on Apr 13, 2018 10:46:18 GMT
What did Nick Compton do to be so out of favour? Surely be should be walking into this side. Particularly in light of them saying they were going to pick Morgan, who isn't much younger but is a substantially worse red-ball batsman.
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Post by nemouk on Apr 13, 2018 10:47:56 GMT
Only 26 people picked Sanderson, imagine they're reasonably smug at the moment. Top ten were:
Kyle Abbott 117 Alex Davies 116 Jamie Porter 115 Darren Stevens 97 Samit Patel 97 Haseeb Hameed 96 Roby Joland-Tones 91 Sams Northeast and Robson, Gary Ballance 90
Compton seems to be getting a benefit year in which he's been told he won't be picked, but also isn't leaving. It's quite odd.
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Post by nemouk on Apr 13, 2018 10:49:32 GMT
If you want a fun game, there are only ten players with zero picks. Want a crack at guessing them?
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Post by Balladeer on Apr 13, 2018 10:49:34 GMT
What did Nick Compton do to be so out of favour? Surely be should be walking into this side. Particularly in light of them saying they were going to pick Morgan, who isn't much younger but is a substantially worse red-ball batsman. Really mediocre last season... still don’t understand why he isn’t in over White though.
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Post by Balladeer on Apr 13, 2018 10:59:20 GMT
Ironically the Cricinfo LB is just tweets at the moment.
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Post by nemouk on Apr 13, 2018 10:59:59 GMT
Also, plenty of sympathy for Robbie White. My new season started the same way, first ball (coming in at 7), bowled by an inswinging yorker from the opposition's fastest bowler. I'm not a great bat at the best of times, but getting that first ball of the season feels inherently unfair. Especially when our openers played and missed about 400 times and got away with it.
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Post by Mattzo on Apr 13, 2018 11:01:11 GMT
Took me a very long moment to realise that this was talking about the second wicket partnership, and not the second wicket to fall!
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Post by Balladeer on Apr 13, 2018 11:10:56 GMT
Wondered where that ball to Cartwright went.
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Post by jess on Apr 13, 2018 11:12:16 GMT
Also, plenty of sympathy for Robbie White. My new season started the same way, first ball (coming in at 7), bowled by an inswinging yorker from the opposition's fastest bowler. I'm not a great bat at the best of times, but getting that first ball of the season feels inherently unfair. Especially when our openers played and missed about 400 times and got away with it. Where on earth have you managed to get a game of cricket already?!
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Post by nemouk on Apr 13, 2018 11:15:06 GMT
Also, plenty of sympathy for Robbie White. My new season started the same way, first ball (coming in at 7), bowled by an inswinging yorker from the opposition's fastest bowler. I'm not a great bat at the best of times, but getting that first ball of the season feels inherently unfair. Especially when our openers played and missed about 400 times and got away with it. Where on earth have you managed to get a game of cricket already?! On an artificial pitch. Our team has a carpet pitch so we play from about now until about November, as long as it's not raining or worse...
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Post by nemouk on Apr 13, 2018 11:19:55 GMT
Wicket for Hutton, I have points!
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Post by jess on Apr 13, 2018 11:20:31 GMT
I was supposed to be playing an intersquad last Saturday on an astro. Cancelled as they couldn't cut the outfield! As someone who predominantly plays as a bowler in mens cricket I was very keen on playing with a long outfield... minimise the damage
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Post by Balladeer on Apr 13, 2018 11:20:59 GMT
Genuine quicks getting smashed, so of course it’s the medium pacer who gets the wicket. And people wonder why we have a pace problem down under.
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Post by nemouk on Apr 13, 2018 11:25:09 GMT
Genuine quicks getting smashed, so of course it’s the medium pacer who gets the wicket. And people wonder why we have a pace problem down under. And conversely, why the Aussies can't play the moving ball (or the straight one, in Cartwright's case)
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Post by Balladeer on Apr 13, 2018 11:26:18 GMT
That’s Vince in the England team this summer then.
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