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The Ashes 2019
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 steeleye20  Croydon 25 Aug 19 4.56pm |
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Don't think there has been a comparable innings. Such clarity of thought quite amazing.
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NickinOX  Sailing country. 25 Aug 19 5.13pm |
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Originally posted by Stirlingsays
Shades of 81. Indeed! Willis getting 8 wickets in an innings, Botham getting a half century, a century and a five for.
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| Stirlingsays 25 Aug 19 5.49pm |
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Originally posted by NickinOX
Indeed! Willis getting 8 wickets in an innings, Botham getting a half century, a century and a five for.
I fear it was only a shade but you can but hope!
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| NickinOX Sailing country. 25 Aug 19 7.05pm |
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Originally posted by Stirlingsays
I fear it was only a shade but you can but hope! It was a better innings than Botham’s because of the amazing batting for the last wicket stand with Leach. Botham’s stand with Dilley was brilliant, along with the final knock with Willis too. But England were were not going to lose the series that day. That match had the combination of Bob Willis’ best bowling and heroics with bat and ball from Botham. I think people forget that match was amazing, but it was the series as a whole that was so good. The next game was also really tight too. This current series has the potential to be that exciting, it has had a real mix of super performances with bat and ball. Fingers crossed England can win the next match. Roy needs dropping.
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| Stirlingsays 25 Aug 19 7.09pm |
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Originally posted by NickinOX
It was a better innings than Botham’s because of the amazing batting for the last wicket stand with Leach. Botham’s stand with Dilley was brilliant, along with the final knock with Willis too. But England were were not going to lose the series that day. That match had the combination of Bob Willis’ best bowling and heroics with bat and ball from Botham. I think people forget that match was amazing, but it was the series as a whole that was so good. The next game was also really tight too. This current series has the potential to be that exciting, it has had a real mix of super performances with bat and ball. Fingers crossed England can win the next match. Roy needs dropping. Yep, Roy is never a test player and Curran needs to come in for Woakes......I'm not sure Anderson can physically play hard test cricket anymore. Denly needs replacing....there are several better county batsman than him and always were....I like Hain. But selection has been a particular weakness of England's management for some time now.....that and Root's 'I want my mates' input. Stokes should be captain. Edited by Stirlingsays (25 Aug 2019 7.45pm)
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cryrst  The garden of England 25 Aug 19 8.56pm |
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The irony being a draw would have left us in the same position so leach got the one that counted.
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| Invalid user 2019 25 Aug 19 10.56pm |
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You just couldn't write some of these cricketing scripts
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Teddy Eagle  25 Aug 19 11.05pm |
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Originally posted by Stirlingsays
Yep, Roy is never a test player and Curran needs to come in for Woakes......I'm not sure Anderson can physically play hard test cricket anymore. Denly needs replacing....there are several better county batsman than him and always were....I like Hain. But selection has been a particular weakness of England's management for some time now.....that and Root's 'I want my mates' input. Stokes should be captain. Edited by Stirlingsays (25 Aug 2019 7.45pm) Jason Roy is 29 and every Test he plays is taking an opportunity away from a younger player who may be able to learn and improve. There is a case to be made for picking a team to win the next game instead of always planning for the future but Roy doesn’t seem to be the man for the job.
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| derby eagle Derby 26 Aug 19 2.54am |
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Originally posted by Stirlingsays
Yep, Roy is never a test player and Curran needs to come in for Woakes......I'm not sure Anderson can physically play hard test cricket anymore. Denly needs replacing....there are several better county batsman than him and always were....I like Hain. But selection has been a particular weakness of England's management for some time now.....that and Root's 'I want my mates' input. Stokes should be captain. Edited by Stirlingsays (25 Aug 2019 7.45pm) Stokes should be captain? Ability = leadership you say...sounds inspirational. Who is your mate?
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| Stirlingsays 26 Aug 19 3.05am |
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Originally posted by derby eagle
Stokes should be captain? Ability = leadership you say...sounds inspirational. Who is your mate? Who is my mate? Anyway If ability equalled leadership then Root would be a good captain as he's the best batsman in England. No ability doesn't equal leadership.... We can see that Botham wasn't much as a captain either and he had all the ability there was.....same as Flintoff. Leadership, is the ability to manage and inspire or engage different personality types towards the same ends..
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| derby eagle Derby 26 Aug 19 3.05am |
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Originally posted by cryrst
The irony being a draw would have left us in the same position so leach got the one that counted. Your observation is wrong and no it wouldnt. It would be a tie, which isnt the same. A draw or tie in effect was the same thing granted. However, a tie would have left us requiring 2 wins to regain ashes. Who gives a **** about technicalities! Now we only need 1 win out of 2 as a result of winning. Tie/draw would have required 2 wins. I do love pointing out a factual inaccuracy...a different irony!
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| YT Oxford 26 Aug 19 5.34am |
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Originally posted by derby eagle
Your observation is wrong and no it wouldnt. It would be a tie, which isnt the same. A draw or tie in effect was the same thing granted. However, a tie would have left us requiring 2 wins to regain ashes. Who gives a **** about technicalities! Now we only need 1 win out of 2 as a result of winning. Tie/draw would have required 2 wins. I do love pointing out a factual inaccuracy...a different irony! Indeed. Once the scores were level, for the match to end as a draw, the batsmen would have to have batted out the rest of Sunday and all of Monday without scoring another run or receiving another 'extra'.
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