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01CPFC  central coast NSW (The Mariners Mi... 20 Jul 15 1.24pm |
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Quote Ian J at 20 Jul 2015 7.08am
Quote 01CPFC at 19 Jul 2015 10.37pm
England 1 v Dads Army 1 If that is supposed to be sarcasm let me remind you that it was your very own Jason Gillespie who referred to them as Dad's Army
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 Midlands Eagle  20 Jul 15 1.42pm |
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Quote fed up eagle at 20 Jul 2015 1.13pm
I know Australia are number one in the world and yes, they played well in the second test, but I'm really not impressed with them. England are effectively playing with only seven wickets because Lythe, Balance and Bell are s***e. Bairstow needs to come in, maybe Morgan and as I've seen somewhere else on this thread Hales. I still believe we can win the series, even after the weekends surrender because for me Australia aren't all that, just my humble opinion of course. Chris Rogers scores 173 and Steve Smith 215 against an attack that includes bowlers rated 5th and 6th in the world and you think that "they aren't all that" I don't think that playing Morgan will solve any problems as he is currently averaging just 10 for Middlesex and even Steven Finn has a higher batting average this season
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| Midlands Eagle 20 Jul 15 1.44pm |
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Quote 01CPFC at 20 Jul 2015 1.24pm
Quote Ian J at 20 Jul 2015 7.08am
Quote 01CPFC at 19 Jul 2015 10.37pm
England 1 v Dads Army 1 If that is supposed to be sarcasm let me remind you that it was your very own Jason Gillespie who referred to them as Dad's Army
That's heresy
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| fed up eagle Between Horley, Surrey and Preston... 20 Jul 15 1.54pm |
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Quote Ian J at 20 Jul 2015 1.42pm
Quote fed up eagle at 20 Jul 2015 1.13pm
I know Australia are number one in the world and yes, they played well in the second test, but I'm really not impressed with them. England are effectively playing with only seven wickets because Lythe, Balance and Bell are s***e. Bairstow needs to come in, maybe Morgan and as I've seen somewhere else on this thread Hales. I still believe we can win the series, even after the weekends surrender because for me Australia aren't all that, just my humble opinion of course. Chris Rogers scores 173 and Steve Smith 215 against an attack that includes bowlers rated 5th and 6th in the world and you think that "they aren't all that" I don't think that playing Morgan will solve any problems as he is currently averaging just 10 for Middlesex and even Steven Finn has a higher batting average this season
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| fed up eagle Between Horley, Surrey and Preston... 20 Jul 15 2.02pm |
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Quote Hoof Hearted at 20 Jul 2015 11.12am
Lyth, Ballance and Bell are not up to it.
Ballance can be replaced by Root moving to 3 (with Bairstow replacing Root). Bell can be replaced by moving Stokes up the order and bringing in Rashid as an all rounder (spinner as well as a half decent batsman). Batting order... Cook I'd keep my eye on Cook as well... he is still getting caught playing outside his off stump to deliveries he can leave alone
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| Andy_G Wimbledon 20 Jul 15 2.12pm |
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Quote Hoof Hearted at 20 Jul 2015 11.12am
Lyth, Ballance and Bell are not up to it.
Ballance can be replaced by Root moving to 3 (with Bairstow replacing Root). Bell can be replaced by moving Stokes up the order and bringing in Rashid as an all rounder (spinner as well as a half decent batsman). Batting order... Cook I'd keep my eye on Cook as well... he is still getting caught playing outside his off stump to deliveries he can leave alone
I want to see guts and fight in the final 3 tests whether we win or lose them. Yesterday was a disgrace.
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| fed up eagle Between Horley, Surrey and Preston... 20 Jul 15 2.17pm |
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Quote Andy_G at 20 Jul 2015 2.12pm
Quote Hoof Hearted at 20 Jul 2015 11.12am
Lyth, Ballance and Bell are not up to it.
Ballance can be replaced by Root moving to 3 (with Bairstow replacing Root). Bell can be replaced by moving Stokes up the order and bringing in Rashid as an all rounder (spinner as well as a half decent batsman). Batting order... Cook I'd keep my eye on Cook as well... he is still getting caught playing outside his off stump to deliveries he can leave alone
I want to see guts and fight in the final 3 tests whether we win or lose them. Yesterday was a disgrace. Spot on. Losing is part of sport, as long as guts and determination are shown it becomes a little more easy to take if we've gone down with a fight, not a whimper.
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| Hoof Hearted 21 Jul 15 10.57am | |
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My nephew mentioned James Taylor - Notts batsman as a potential replacement. Anyone aware of his credentials?
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| Midlands Eagle 21 Jul 15 1.05pm |
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Quote Hoof Hearted at 21 Jul 2015 10.57am
My nephew mentioned James Taylor - Notts batsman as a potential replacement. Anyone aware of his credentials? Excellent middle order batsman who has just scored 291 for Notts against Sussex. He has plenty of international experience playing for England Lions (including as captain) but he has probably never faced such hostile bowling as that being meted out by the pair of Mitchells before
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| fed up eagle Between Horley, Surrey and Preston... 21 Jul 15 1.26pm |
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Quote Hoof Hearted at 21 Jul 2015 10.57am
My nephew mentioned James Taylor - Notts batsman as a potential replacement. Anyone aware of his credentials? He's a decent player with international experience. As Ian J says, he is in good form and a decent middle order batsman. It will certainly be a baptism of fire for him, but in all honesty he can only be a better option than Lythe and Balance. Move Root up the order and Taylor can go in at Root's old spot. Either way, it has to be goodbye to Lythe and Balance, and maybe Bell as well. We will see, with Bairstow and Taylor coming in.
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| fed up eagle Between Horley, Surrey and Preston... 21 Jul 15 1.30pm |
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I still can't help but think we've shot ourselves in the foot with excluding Pietersen from the line up. I reckon he would excel in these situations.
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| west coast eagle 21 Jul 15 2.53pm |
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England's first test victory stung the Aussies and even with a doctored Lords pitch their performance was woeful. As an Aussie beating the old enemy (especially in cricket) is always top of my Xmas list but I'm actually hoping for a series right down to the wire like the last couple over there.
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