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Post by nemouk on Jul 13, 2021 19:30:19 GMT
We should really become Somerset Scorpions.
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Post by waughandpeace on Jul 13, 2021 19:44:44 GMT
A welcome reminder of how good ODIs can be, after 4 pretty damp matches. So happy for Vinceyyyyyyyyy at long last!!
Totally agree re the selection.. that's now around 10 players who've missed out on towards 2 weeks of county cricket (more in some cases) for very little gain.
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Post by Balladeer on Jul 13, 2021 20:27:29 GMT
Vince getting MotM is stuffing ridiculous. Should be Babar on runs, or Carse for a five-for on a batting paradise.
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Post by nemouk on Jul 13, 2021 20:36:47 GMT
Carse's five were all late in the slog, not the same. Babar I'd agree but Vince's innings was excellent and they always give it to the winning team.
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Post by Balladeer on Jul 14, 2021 7:12:19 GMT
Not all, and nobody else managed it. The 'always giving it to the winning team' is daft as well.
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Post by nemouk on Jul 16, 2021 19:00:56 GMT
Well er... it'll be a fun chase.
Pakistan 217-3 with 9 balls to go.
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Post by nemouk on Jul 16, 2021 20:30:21 GMT
It will be a fun chase.
Liam Livingstone having the game of his life.
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Post by waughandpeace on Jul 16, 2021 22:43:51 GMT
Guess that probably sorts him a place in the WC squad, cracking knock. Malan possibly in danger now despite his constantly mentioned ranking?
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Post by Balladeer on Jul 18, 2021 16:27:32 GMT
Malan definitely makes the squad but has to scrap for his place in the team to my mind.
I'm very here for England playing a three-spinner attack.
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Post by waughandpeace on Jul 18, 2021 17:54:40 GMT
Spinners quality today, no need for any seamers at all if we have Root and Livingstone!
Got to credit Curran mind, on Friday he became the t20i bowler with the worst economy rate in the world (min 500 balls) so shaken off that title for now
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Post by nemouk on Jul 18, 2021 18:16:15 GMT
He did cost England runs by not sacrificing himself for Livingstone mind.
Lovely to see Parkinson bowling well. Think he'll have good days and bad but when he cracks out the big leg spinners it's absolutely glorious stuff.
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Post by Balladeer on Jul 20, 2021 18:53:49 GMT
Adil Rashid: decent white ball spinner.
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Post by nemouk on Jul 20, 2021 20:12:24 GMT
Our best ever, comfortably.
Naturally Bumble went on a rant earlier about how we should force him to play tests as he's "by far the best English spinner".
I honestly don't know how many times it needs to be proved that white ball and red ball are increasingly divergent skillsets, especially for bowlers, before commentators stop doing this.
How many all formats players are there now, really? Root, Stokes, Buttler and Archer for sure. Maybe Woakes and Wood. The only bowlers in there tend to need enormous amounts of rest and rotation.
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Post by Balladeer on Jul 20, 2021 20:17:29 GMT
Root isn't even all-format these days.
Looking tense now.
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Post by nemouk on Jul 20, 2021 20:24:59 GMT
True, although I'm absolutely not buying Malan at 3 as better than Root. Malan's best innings is better, sure. The other 8/10 are... not.
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