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« on: February 23, 2021, 05:31:54 PM » |
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Day / night test so 9am start UK time  Got to play Jimmy with the pink ball under lights. Bairstow to come in at 3. Moeen has gone home, so either bring Bess back or play the extra seamer and use Root more My XI: Sibley Crawley Bairstow Root Stokes Pope Foakes Woakes Archer Anderson Leach |
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« Reply #1 on: February 23, 2021, 06:16:14 PM » |
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I shall be watching that Seems to be...Win the toss win the game so far.  |
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« Reply #2 on: February 23, 2021, 06:47:40 PM » |
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Better suited to seam bowlers, day night match under lights, pink ball should swing.
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« Reply #3 on: February 23, 2021, 07:00:10 PM » |
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Looking forward to it me...Not sure how it will pan out. Other than whoever wins will again win big,,, |
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« Reply #4 on: February 23, 2021, 08:16:08 PM » |
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Is archer fit to play?
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« Reply #5 on: February 24, 2021, 10:01:46 AM » |
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Yes, Archer is fit.
Won the toss...c'mon on England.
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« Reply #6 on: February 24, 2021, 12:51:08 PM » |
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FFS England  Worse than the fucking Boro |
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« Reply #7 on: February 24, 2021, 04:52:37 PM » |
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Well I correctly predicted we’d play the extra seamer  Which looks like a shocking decision  |
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« Reply #8 on: February 25, 2021, 09:56:06 AM » |
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Well my forecast looks to be on the button....i only wish it was England that had a brilliant 1st day like the Indians had........It's going to take a special 2nd batting innings to even get a draw out of this......never mind a win.........unless we knock them over cheap early on today..........1st hour today going to be massive here,,,,
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« Reply #9 on: February 25, 2021, 10:57:46 AM » |
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Game on! Limit them to a lead below 50 and we have a chance. Another joke of a wicket though  |
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« Reply #10 on: February 25, 2021, 11:00:03 AM » |
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Joe Root 3 for 0  |
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« Reply #11 on: February 25, 2021, 12:09:55 PM » |
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You were saying El Capitan??!!
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« Reply #12 on: February 25, 2021, 12:12:47 PM » |
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 These last two pitches have been a disgrace. Cheating Indian bastards.
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« Reply #13 on: February 25, 2021, 12:16:13 PM » |
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Makes it a total lottery when the pitch is this poor
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« Reply #14 on: February 25, 2021, 12:18:29 PM » |
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First session of day 2 and not a seam bowler in sight. Don’t mind a pitch turning on day 4/5 but this is a joke. Could be a 2 day test match |
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« Reply #15 on: February 25, 2021, 12:22:12 PM » |
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This is ridiculous. Just spoils the game altogether
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« Reply #16 on: February 25, 2021, 01:20:44 PM » |
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But surely it’s a shit pitch for both teams |
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« Reply #17 on: February 25, 2021, 01:36:22 PM » |
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What do you think is a defendable total on this pitch? 85?
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« Reply #18 on: February 25, 2021, 02:10:37 PM » |
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Anderson out going for the reverse sweep. Dickhead
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« Reply #19 on: February 25, 2021, 02:33:38 PM » |
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These scores are like kids cricket Never understood why if your on a shite pitch you don't just go for every ball, full Welly, chance are you're only going to face a few overs so why not try and leather a few. |
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« Reply #20 on: February 25, 2021, 02:44:14 PM » |
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Exactly! Smack a few around - probability is you will get more than fancying around for 30 balls and scoring 5
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« Reply #21 on: February 25, 2021, 02:51:08 PM » |
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Leach hit a cracking 6!  |
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« Reply #22 on: February 25, 2021, 04:18:35 PM » |
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Test over in 2 days, absolutely ridiculous pitch set for home advantage.
( I know England do the same when we are at home, maybes it is time for an independent groundsman setting the pitches, they did this for the World Cup a few years ago)
3 quick bowlers seemed a crazy idea before the game, now it seems plain stupid.
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« Reply #23 on: February 25, 2021, 04:27:33 PM » |
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If they’re planning on a similar pitch for the 4th test ... we should just play 2 spinners, a wicket keeper and 8 batsmen. Fill the lineup with our t20 batters and let them just tee off for an hour. One day test matches... it’s the future |
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« Reply #24 on: February 25, 2021, 04:32:38 PM » |
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Roy Bairstow Malan Root Buttler Stokes Morgan Billings Foakes Ali Leach  |
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« Reply #25 on: February 25, 2021, 05:07:43 PM » |
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T20 batters look good to me, five day games I watch the highlights as the days of push prod defend bollox is tedious at best. Dunno why he only played one spinner with Bess sat watching on.
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« Reply #26 on: February 25, 2021, 07:48:06 PM » |
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Was ridiculous listening to the Indian commentators trying to justify it
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« Reply #27 on: February 25, 2021, 07:52:11 PM » |
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Nice stadium though.
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« Reply #28 on: February 25, 2021, 07:54:07 PM » |
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Aye I wonder if the owners had any say in the pitch they were told to produce?? Got to refund all the tickets for days 3, 4 and 5 now. Would never be allowed to happen in England at £70 a pop  |
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« Reply #29 on: February 25, 2021, 08:04:19 PM » |
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23 wickets fell to straight balls (oh dear)we are just shit facing class spin bowling in the sub continent.
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« Reply #30 on: February 25, 2021, 08:09:13 PM » |
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On a pitch like that you’re fucked either way.
Play for turn and the straight one gets you. Play straight and you get skittled by the spin.
It was just a shocking pitch for day 2 of a test match. Joe Root took 5 for 8 FFS
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« Reply #31 on: February 25, 2021, 08:14:48 PM » |
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Word class bowler joe  Seriously, I think the batsmen were seeing demons in the pitch that weren’t there. How many lbw decisions. Play with a straight bat or don’t bother getting on the plane |
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« Reply #32 on: February 25, 2021, 08:16:43 PM » |
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On a pitch like that you’re fucked either way.
Play for turn and the straight one gets you. Play straight and you get skittled by the spin.
It was just a shocking pitch for day 2 of a test match. Joe Root took 5 for 8 FFS
Says it all. Was shit yesterday too as well. Are we expecting the same in the fourth test and the T20 series. Should just bowl underarm as a protest.  |
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« Reply #33 on: February 25, 2021, 08:18:14 PM » |
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Same venue?
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« Reply #34 on: February 25, 2021, 08:21:58 PM » |
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Yeah. The few of ODIs at the end of March are elsewhere though.
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« Reply #35 on: February 25, 2021, 08:25:22 PM » |
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Why don’t we play the remainder of the tour in 5 days and come home |
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« Reply #36 on: February 25, 2021, 08:27:24 PM » |
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Return of uncovered pitches when India tour here this summer I reckon  |
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« Reply #37 on: February 25, 2021, 08:34:56 PM » |
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Please take this cricket shit over to RED RAW. Thank you very much.
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« Reply #39 on: February 25, 2021, 08:42:10 PM » |
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Return of uncovered pitches when India tour here this summer I reckon And get Derick Underwood out of retirement if he’s still alive. You either know or you don’t know  |
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« Reply #40 on: February 25, 2021, 10:25:08 PM » |
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Return of uncovered pitches when India tour here this summer I reckon And get Derick Underwood out of retirement if he’s still alive. You either know or you don’t know Bit of water under the covers at Old Trafford. Was it eight fer? |
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« Reply #41 on: February 25, 2021, 10:33:57 PM » |
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Mental game that. Used to love my cricket as a kid. I put so much effort into copying the jaunty gait of Pakistani leggy Abdul Qadir's bowling action. Had it perfected. Wasn't really worth it as i used to get smashed all over the ground.
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« Reply #42 on: February 26, 2021, 06:06:14 AM » |
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As exciting as it was to watch in some ways.....like plenty of other watchers i thought it was also a load of shit as a test match...... 2 top teams and the game's done In two days...... They've shit themselves after losing that 1st test.............i do one someone else said.....treat the next game as a twenty twenty..... Or fuck the Indian tour off next time if they are going doctor the pitches like that at the 1st sniff of a loss.. |
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