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Post by Balladeer on Nov 15, 2018 9:15:28 GMT
Lower-order fightbacks: hilarious when your team puts one on, not so funny when it happens against you.
Anyway, not such a bad pitch after all?
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Post by nemouk on Nov 15, 2018 9:31:38 GMT
Interesting contrast in styles, Sri Lanka have already batted longer than us and they're still 40 behind.
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Post by Balladeer on Nov 15, 2018 9:53:41 GMT
Looks like it might work out for them, to be fair. Any chance the pitch might have flattened out? I’ve heard it sometimes does.
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Post by nemouk on Nov 15, 2018 10:21:24 GMT
PENALTY RUNS KLAXON!
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Post by Balladeer on Nov 15, 2018 10:34:34 GMT
They’re not bothering Sri Lanka much at the moment. Wheels just starting to come off a bit...
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Post by nemouk on Nov 15, 2018 11:28:59 GMT
Nicely poised game this, is 46 runs enough as a lead when batting last? Gotta think a 200 chase would be very hard, 150 has the potential to be tricky too.
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Post by pierredelafranchesca on Nov 15, 2018 11:30:33 GMT
Night watchman to open. Shit houses.
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Post by Balladeer on Nov 15, 2018 11:42:52 GMT
Nicely poised game this, is 46 runs enough as a lead when batting last? Gotta think a 200 chase would be very hard, 150 has the potential to be tricky too. Who knows? England could quite easily collapse in a heap. They could then turn that collapse into a run-a-ball 100-run stand. We just don’t know any more. England have overtaken Pakistan as the ‘what the hell is going on’ team.
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Post by waughandpeace on Nov 15, 2018 12:04:18 GMT
Open with the spinners I say Well they listened, perhaps not quite what you were going for though...
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Post by Balladeer on Nov 15, 2018 18:57:02 GMT
Leach was saying how he’s replaced Trescothick. Combined with the ‘caught Buttler bowled Leach’ adorable shenanigans, I think he might be fast becoming one of my favourite cricketers.
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Post by pierredelafranchesca on Nov 16, 2018 10:28:17 GMT
Setting up for a cracking test match here
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Post by Balladeer on Nov 16, 2018 10:33:29 GMT
Thanks to some dodgy umpiring and even worse reviewing. Is it just me, or do you really really want to keep a review in reserve for S. Ravi?
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Post by pierredelafranchesca on Nov 16, 2018 10:49:56 GMT
Burns, Stokes and Root are 90% to blame as far as i'm concerned, utterly ludicrous reviews, Stokes' in particular.
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Post by pierredelafranchesca on Nov 17, 2018 7:20:46 GMT
holy potatoes, one of the best catches i've ever seen
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Post by Balladeer on Nov 17, 2018 10:06:53 GMT
Whew. This Test! Way it's been going, I could see another partnership developing now...
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