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Post by Balladeer on Sept 27, 2021 8:17:41 GMT
Sad day. Not entirely unexpected, but still sad. Moe is and always will be one of my favourite players. There's no doubt he was messed around a lot by the setup, poor chap.
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Post by nemouk on Jul 1, 2022 9:05:54 GMT
Slightly odd to give Billings the start rather than Brook with Bairstow taking the gloves? I get it's the like for like but Brook feels like he deserves a go far more.
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Post by soulcircus on Jul 1, 2022 9:08:30 GMT
Why change a winning team I guess...
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Post by Balladeer on Jul 1, 2022 9:22:33 GMT
Perhaps they don't want to give Jonny the expectation that he'll get the gloves going forward? Perhaps Jonny only wants the gloves if he's going to have them for a decent length of time? Shrug?
Faintly mad to see England with the better recent Test record than India (last 5 games).
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Post by nemouk on Jul 1, 2022 15:11:07 GMT
Why change a winning team I guess... Except to drop the guy who just scored 90 some, anyway. Interesting test so far. Matty Potts looking very much the real deal, Anderson very much the enduring legend. Does any seamer ever have anything like his longevity? I think there have been quite a few with a higher peak but for sheer time served at a very high standard he must be clear. Also I'd missed the sheer chaos of Leach to Pant.
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Post by nemouk on Jul 1, 2022 17:26:02 GMT
Just about anyone to Pant was fairly breathless there. Who does he think he is, Jonny Barstow?
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Post by Balladeer on Jul 1, 2022 17:38:45 GMT
Pant is what Niroshan Dickwella would be if he ever grew up.
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Post by Balladeer on Jul 4, 2022 14:08:14 GMT
Did somebody order some ludicrous nonsense?
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Post by pierredelafranchesca on Jul 4, 2022 17:35:57 GMT
Just how the fuck does a coach make this big a difference to a side. I mean, we could barely pass 300 in the first innings for 4 years, now we're comfortably knocking out 300ish scores chasing 4th innings targets. Utterly mental
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Post by Balladeer on Jul 4, 2022 17:42:15 GMT
The Mickey Arthur Derbyshire effect. Jonny Bairstow is Shan Masood.
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Post by soulcircus on Jul 5, 2022 11:37:22 GMT
You love to see it.
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Post by Balladeer on Jul 5, 2022 15:01:37 GMT
India falling below Pakistan in the WTC rankings is excellent banter. As is this:
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Post by Balladeer on Jul 9, 2022 14:05:11 GMT
Decent start for Rich Gleeson then.
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Post by nemouk on Jul 9, 2022 15:12:03 GMT
And a late career reinvention for Chris Jordan, ditched the slower balls and just bowling heat into the pitch. Should be chaseable this, but anything can happen.
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Post by Balladeer on Jul 9, 2022 17:24:29 GMT
'Anything' definitely did.
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