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chateauferret  21 Aug 18 8.31pm |
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Originally posted by steeleye20
A great day of test cricket, no other sport does it for me when two teams try to overcome over 5 days. Today we saw a real ball by ball competition, with England holding out at the death. Apart from that stand by Stokes and Buttler they were all s***e. Only weapon left in the locker now is the rain dance. Pathetic showing all round.
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 steeleye20  Croydon 21 Aug 18 8.38pm |
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Originally posted by chateauferret
Apart from that stand by Stokes and Buttler they were all s***e. Only weapon left in the locker now is the rain dance. Pathetic showing all round. You should credit the India team especially their bowling and fielding. 311-9 is pretty good IMO. You can see why India are number one but the series is all to play for.
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 Hrolf The Ganger 22 Aug 18 12.00pm |
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Originally posted by steeleye20
You should credit the India team especially their bowling and fielding. 311-9 is pretty good IMO. You can see why India are number one but the series is all to play for. And they will sell more seats for the next test.
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| Stirlingsays 22 Aug 18 1.05pm |
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England play like they have attention deficit disorder....I almost half expect them to get out their mobile phones at the end of overs....the Buttler/Stokes stand was a rare moment of focus.
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| steeleye20 Croydon 22 Aug 18 1.30pm |
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Having seen 'Bumrah' on video this morning I would say England have a problem! Buttlers knock was excellent and he had a real Anderson-like examination from him, he does just about everything and is very quick and hostile the keeper taking the ball at chest height. As Boycott would say - get down the other end !
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| chateauferret 30 Aug 18 12.54pm |
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Another feeble collapse. 36 - 4. Looks like we've reverted to being a pi$$ poor shower of s***e.
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| Stirlingsays 30 Aug 18 12.59pm |
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Pope dropped after two tests! Bringing back Ali? A failed test match player. Playing Bairstow.....a batsman with a hairline finger fracture. I honestly think England have lost the plot.
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| chris123 hove actually 30 Aug 18 1.14pm |
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As mentioned before - until we stop batting like it's a one day game we will struggle - our batsman seem unable to get into test match mode.
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| chateauferret 30 Aug 18 1.34pm |
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Originally posted by chris123
As mentioned before - until we stop batting like it's a one day game we will struggle - our batsman seem unable to get into test match mode. Getting onto playing cricket mode would be a start.
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| Midlands Eagle 30 Aug 18 1.49pm |
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Originally posted by Stirlingsays
Bringing back Ali? A failed test match player. That's a bit harsh. Ali has five Test Match centuries including both home and away against India so I would hardly call him a failure especially as he now has to bat low down the order with the tail
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| Stirlingsays 30 Aug 18 2.18pm |
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Originally posted by Midlands Eagle
That's a bit harsh. Ali has five Test Match centuries including both home and away against India so I would hardly call him a failure especially as he now has to bat low down the order with the tail
Five centuries in fifty tests with an average of 32.40. That's a failure. Ali is a one day player and to go back to him is taking away valuable experience for players like Pope.
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| Midlands Eagle 30 Aug 18 2.52pm |
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Originally posted by Stirlingsays
Five centuries in fifty tests with an average of 32.40. That's a failure. If you call that a failure then fourteen centuries from 102 matches with an average of 33.54 is remarkably similar but no-one calls Ian Botham a failure
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