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Post by nemouk on Aug 4, 2021 12:43:11 GMT
Vince Zak of Kent.
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Post by pierredelafranchesca on Aug 4, 2021 13:00:52 GMT
What a dreadful top 3.
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Post by nemouk on Aug 4, 2021 13:06:37 GMT
I'm split as to how much it's "the new ball in England is impossible to face" vs "this top three is not very good". I suspect a bit from column A and a bit from Column B. Not too many openers have excelled in England in recent years (Devon Conway aside!)
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Post by pierredelafranchesca on Aug 4, 2021 13:12:57 GMT
Yeah, may be a tad harsh, I mean who'd have thought going into a HOME test series the opposition would have played more red ball cricket in the previous month than you.
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Post by nemouk on Aug 4, 2021 13:55:11 GMT
So I was thinking about India leaving out Ashwin... do you think he gets into England's side as a specialist *bat* even if he couldn't bowl at all? Has five test hundreds.
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Post by Balladeer on Aug 4, 2021 14:42:48 GMT
Over Rahane in current form perhaps.
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Post by nemouk on Aug 4, 2021 15:47:45 GMT
Oh no, I meant England's side. I think the answer might be 'in any position he fancies'.
Especially on the evidence of the last hour.
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Post by Balladeer on Aug 4, 2021 15:49:29 GMT
Oh. Oh, yes. Definitely. I'll take five Ashwins and a Joe Root. Heck, six Ashwins, he can keep as well.
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Post by Balladeer on Aug 4, 2021 16:50:29 GMT
Pierre! PIERRE! Guess what Broaderson are doing!
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Post by pierredelafranchesca on Aug 4, 2021 20:37:14 GMT
I didn't see it....was having a nap on the couch whilst the kids watched Cool Runnings. It was a good 2 hours, better than if I had been watching it!
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Post by nemouk on Aug 4, 2021 20:57:05 GMT
Hameed Libby Abell Root Carlson Buttler SCurran Robinson Leach Broad Anderson
I'm mostly joking.
The other half of the story is that this is an excellent Indian bowling attack bowling well in helpful conditions. If it wasn't firmly in the pattern of English batting, I'd happily chalk it up to bad luck.
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Post by pierredelafranchesca on Aug 5, 2021 4:30:23 GMT
Given how much the ball hooped around yesterday, I'm surprised more hasn't been made of the decision to bat first, guess the overall batting performance and handful of needless wickets kind of takes the focus in the end
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Post by Balladeer on Aug 5, 2021 11:57:57 GMT
Remember at the start of this match where Root said that this was the best attack to take 20 wickets?
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Post by nemouk on Aug 5, 2021 12:57:36 GMT
We can't bat, but we absolutely can bowl. Golden duck for Kohli and Jimmy on a hatrick.
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Post by nemouk on Aug 6, 2021 14:41:35 GMT
Getting smacked around by Bumrah and Siraj is firmly not ideal.
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