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Post by Balladeer on Aug 2, 2019 8:59:00 GMT
Steve Smith is a bloody tremendous batsman. Of course, it didn’t help that England had picked three new-ball bowlers and one of them then went off crocked.
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Post by pierredelafranchesca on Aug 2, 2019 11:35:50 GMT
I'd say wood is made of glass, but that'd be offensive to the structural qualities of glass. Jofra it is for the next test, or stone if he's still carrying a knock too
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Post by Balladeer on Aug 2, 2019 11:49:48 GMT
What are the bails made of, that’s why I want to know
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Post by Humair on Aug 2, 2019 18:32:45 GMT
Fantastic knock from Rory Burns puts England in a good position, need to get more than a hundred ahead to set up the match.
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Post by Balladeer on Aug 3, 2019 11:00:18 GMT
Found a pub with Sky. The commentators really are banal and dull aren’t they.
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Post by pierredelafranchesca on Aug 3, 2019 11:18:23 GMT
Moeen Ali is shit isn't he
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Post by Balladeer on Aug 3, 2019 11:47:45 GMT
He’s the Stuart Broad of spin bowlers. He took a massive knock in confidence because of short balls, people’s hopes for a true all-rounder need to be shelved, and he needs to drop back down the order.
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Post by Mattzo on Aug 3, 2019 12:18:26 GMT
Lead of 44 feels useful. Be nice to get it up to 75 or so.
Bairstow is underwhelming. Since the 1st August 2018 473 runs @ 24.89
Ali is even worse with the bat. 283 runs @ 15.72
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Post by Balladeer on Aug 3, 2019 12:51:41 GMT
Last five home Tests Jonny averages 5.
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Post by pierredelafranchesca on Aug 3, 2019 15:48:42 GMT
Broads longest test innings in about 4 years. Timely Stuart keep that up!
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Post by Balladeer on Aug 3, 2019 16:01:55 GMT
Australia, at 75/2, 15 runs behind, facing an attack with no potency bar a bit of spin, are ahead.
Not by much. But they’re ahead.
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Post by waughandpeace on Aug 3, 2019 17:12:59 GMT
34-3 effectively. Tomorrow's first session decides the match, I'd say
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Post by Balladeer on Aug 4, 2019 11:32:54 GMT
A bowler who wasn’t rfm might have been helpful here. Just saying.
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Post by pierredelafranchesca on Aug 4, 2019 11:58:46 GMT
Chasing what score turns our white trousers brown here then.... Anything over 200 in a 4th innings chase is tough but the pitch looks benign.... Chasing 200 when you go 20/3 in a few overs ain't a promising start tho....
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Post by pierredelafranchesca on Aug 4, 2019 12:51:48 GMT
Runs Stokes but only with 300 or so Runs Smith with around 450 Wickets... Well, its going to be Anderson or Broad isn't it, they're going to get a min of 16 to 20 overs per game with the new ball across 2 innings, if it isn't one of them they should be fking ashamed of themselves. Wickets aus, Pattinson to destroy our top order Dropping.... I actually think moving to 4 puts denly more at risk as we've loads who can bat middle order, burns only needs 1 half decent score in the first 2 tests and he's in for a while. Random debut may not be a debut if denly tanks and gaz b keeps racking up the runs..... Score, too tough to predict as at least 2 tests will be toss dependant, aus will win tho either 31 or 21 Edit... Smith will score infinity runs.
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