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Post by Balladeer on Aug 5, 2020 10:58:54 GMT
Death, taxes, and Broaderson not pitching it up.
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Post by nemouk on Aug 5, 2020 13:04:55 GMT
Not sure that's fair of Broad in particular, he's pitched it up a lot more. Anderson a little more off his line - think we need to stop considering them as one organism. Broad clearly on top of his game. Anderson... well, not at the moment. Hopefully not irreversibly, but you can see why there will be whispers at his age (and with Woakes doing a good impression of peak Anderson at the other end).
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Post by Balladeer on Aug 5, 2020 13:14:23 GMT
Separating two might be fair, but I did see something about Broad not pitching it up that took me right back.
Pakistan looking very nicely set here. Babar Azam ton in the making?
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Post by pierredelafranchesca on Aug 5, 2020 13:48:48 GMT
I concur with separating out Broad from the Broaderson moniker, may have been a touch short today, but form in the past 12 months is such that he gets a pass.
This Babar character is quite handy isn't he.....
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Post by pierredelafranchesca on Aug 5, 2020 17:13:52 GMT
Test cricket is utterly freaking stupid sometimes.
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Post by Steadzz on Aug 6, 2020 11:57:11 GMT
Fantastic from Shan Masood so far. He had a shocking series here in 2016, which was sad because he grew up in England so it meant a lot to him. But he's gone away, improved his game and come back battling. Shows that he's a steely player, deserves the rewards for all his work.
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Post by Balladeer on Aug 6, 2020 12:25:01 GMT
Grew up here, eh? Was it Imad Wasim who grew up in Wales or something?
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Post by Humair on Aug 6, 2020 12:27:15 GMT
Fantastic from Shan Masood so far. He had a shocking series here in 2016, which was sad because he grew up in England so it meant a lot to him. But he's gone away, improved his game and come back battling. Shows that he's a steely player, deserves the rewards for all his work. Top effort from him, he has worked extremely hard to improve his game and deserves the success.
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Post by Balladeer on Aug 6, 2020 14:20:42 GMT
Absolutely fallen apart. Cripes.
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Post by soulcircus on Aug 6, 2020 14:58:14 GMT
Buttler stealing a living behind the stumps. Has to be dropped. Would say the same even if he was scoring runs. Which he isn't.
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Post by nemouk on Aug 7, 2020 11:46:22 GMT
Naseem Shah's wicket of Pope was pretty excellent fast bowling. And revelation that Michael Holding used to bowl in a box as he had a habit of whacking himself in the nads with his bowling arm on the way through. Not something I'd ever considered.
Need runs from Woakes here, but he looks very uncomfortable against the pace. He's heading off to leg like I do (albeit, I do it to anyone over 60mph)
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Post by Balladeer on Aug 7, 2020 12:50:27 GMT
Buttler stealing a living behind the stumps. Has to be dropped. Would say the same even if he was scoring runs. Which he isn't. Out for thirty-odd. Anyone care to work out his net contribution to Pakistan’s total?
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Post by Balladeer on Aug 8, 2020 19:50:12 GMT
Ed Smith was jumping up and down in his office today.
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Post by nemouk on Aug 8, 2020 20:35:59 GMT
Buttler stealing a living behind the stumps. Has to be dropped. Would say the same even if he was scoring runs. Which he isn't. Out for thirty-odd. Anyone care to work out his net contribution to Pakistan’s total? Well bowled Balladeer, well bowled.
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Post by soulcircus on Aug 8, 2020 21:10:04 GMT
Yep, my post looks pretty silly now. Fair play to Buttler, took some real resolve to play like that considering the pressure he was under.
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