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Post by nemouk on Dec 20, 2019 9:00:32 GMT
Could be an interesting boxing day test, Bavuma isn't going to be fit and England have called up Bess and Coverton as cover for the assorted injured players. Really could be two quite unusual looking teams.
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Post by pierredelafranchesca on Dec 20, 2019 14:50:39 GMT
Denly to make fools out of all of us? Arguably the most in form top 6 bat for the past 6 months, and a decent knock again today.....he couldn't be the answer could he?
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Post by Balladeer on Dec 20, 2019 16:00:24 GMT
He might be an answer, for now at least.
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Post by Balladeer on Dec 22, 2019 9:52:59 GMT
This is going splendidly.
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Post by soulcircus on Dec 23, 2019 12:39:06 GMT
See Philander is retiring after this series. Can't be many bowlers with a lower average than his 22.16 I would have thought. Think he will become more appreciated as time goes on.
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Post by pierredelafranchesca on Dec 23, 2019 21:08:19 GMT
One suspects if SA played as many tests as England that he'd be up in the 500s for test wickets taken like Jimmy A
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Post by waughandpeace on Dec 24, 2019 11:52:24 GMT
Potentially, although an uphill struggle when you start your career at 26! Jimmy's had 9 different years in which he's played 10+ tests, compared with 0 for Philander.
One slightly odd quirk in his stats shows just how good he is - he averages under 25 with the ball against all bar 3 nations, those being Windies (29.3), Bangladesh (32.5) and Zimbabwe (35.7), probably the three weakest teams.
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Post by waughandpeace on Dec 24, 2019 14:25:50 GMT
...and apparently now off to Somerset on a 3 year Kolpak!!
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Post by nemouk on Dec 24, 2019 15:54:51 GMT
Well I would be very pleased about that but it seems... Unlikely. We're not precarious financially but we also don't have loads of money to to spend, especially on bowlers when we have loads.
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Post by nemouk on Dec 26, 2019 8:06:16 GMT
Very thoughtful of Dean Elgar to give Jimmy a gift for his 150th test.
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Post by Balladeer on Dec 26, 2019 8:44:18 GMT
Bowl first.
The absolute f**k.
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Post by waughandpeace on Dec 27, 2019 13:49:16 GMT
Fairly pathetic collapse, ending the decade as we've played most of it
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Post by nemouk on Dec 27, 2019 13:49:28 GMT
The words 'folding' and 'deckchairs' come to mind. Lots of toss chat but you can do anything you damn well like at the toss if you can't bat.
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Post by nemouk on Dec 27, 2019 13:50:17 GMT
Fairly pathetic collapse, ending the decade as we've played most of it Does feel a bit like a review of the decade show doesn't it. Just need to drop a bowler after the game to really make it peak England.
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Post by Balladeer on Dec 27, 2019 14:31:27 GMT
The words 'folding' and 'deckchairs' come to mind. Lots of toss chat but you can do anything you damn well like at the toss if you can't bat. To be fair I think ‘toss’ sums it up quite well.
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