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Post by Balladeer on Jun 10, 2021 14:41:32 GMT
Decent turn in the second session of Day One :eyesemoji: :glassesemoji: OO ARE YA OO ARE YA OO ARE YA 🙉
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Post by pierredelafranchesca on Jun 10, 2021 14:50:19 GMT
At what point do we consider dropping Pope? The short answer is when Lawrence makes runs, I think... When someone makes runs.....age old problem post Trott and Strauss isn't it, constantly have 3 or 4 batsmen under serious pressure, Crawley and Pope at the moment, Burns and Sibley over Christmas.....I wonder if we need to re-evaluate what a good ave is for a test batsmen, is 40 too high at the moment? How many current players ave higher than that? Maybe at the moment 35 is what people should be aiming for with a lot of the pitches we seem to be playing on
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Post by pierredelafranchesca on Jun 10, 2021 15:21:01 GMT
Feel really bad for Bracey, looks utterly gutted, not a great start to an international career
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Post by Balladeer on Jun 10, 2021 15:57:30 GMT
No England are not doing well, but anybody who would like some perspective should flick over to WI vs SA.
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Post by nemouk on Jun 10, 2021 16:06:59 GMT
It's been tough today. Ball has swung all day, even with the old ball. We're a brittle batting line up but this isn't a 400 pitch up or anything.
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Post by Balladeer on Jun 10, 2021 17:46:00 GMT
Bet it looks like one when NZ get out there. Still, there have been times in this game when England would have been very happy for that score.
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Post by nemouk on Jun 10, 2021 17:58:47 GMT
If NZ without Latham, Williamson, Watling and de Grandhomme get 400 in swinging conditions with Anderson and Broad bowling at them then fair play, frankly.
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Post by Balladeer on Jun 11, 2021 9:59:27 GMT
I give them ten overs. Too kind?
...or alternatively Wood could smash fifty off forty balls this morning.
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Post by nemouk on Jun 11, 2021 10:39:42 GMT
Mark Wood might be captain of the most likeable cricket team.
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Post by Balladeer on Jun 11, 2021 11:45:55 GMT
Moe for VC.
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Post by pierredelafranchesca on Jun 11, 2021 11:50:44 GMT
I consider myself to be very partisan when it's NZ vs Eng, and i'm calling that as a definite carry, Broad and Crawley very very unlucky
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Post by Balladeer on Jun 11, 2021 12:44:40 GMT
This is going to go down the toilet faster than an ex-vindaloo isn't it.
...especially if they can't catch.
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Post by nemouk on Jun 11, 2021 15:50:34 GMT
To be honest the side might be half spinners, there's something about the art where they all seem lovely.
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Post by pierredelafranchesca on Jun 11, 2021 17:00:37 GMT
Reckon England are going to be losing a chunk of cash again after this test
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Post by Balladeer on Jun 12, 2021 13:32:46 GMT
Mmm... Position could be worse right now.
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