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« Reply #750 on: Thursday, March 14, 2013, 11:15:38 » |
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Decentish day for England 270-2 having been put in by McCullum.
Another ton for Trotty and Compton.
With bad weather forecast for days 4 and 5, England will need to put the foot down a bit and hopefully get up to and maybe beyond 500 on day 2 and give themselves maybe an hour at NZ late on. Looked uber flat though with no real pace and no sideways movement so getting 20 wickets could be a tough ask.
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« Reply #751 on: Thursday, March 14, 2013, 11:45:04 » |
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Need to put the foot down alot*
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« Reply #752 on: Thursday, March 14, 2013, 11:54:15 » |
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That's kind of our how our team is set up though, the top three blunt the attack and score fairly placidly, KP, Bell and Prior can really get a motor on.
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« Reply #753 on: Thursday, March 14, 2013, 16:19:39 » |
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Should look to double what we have and more before tea, then stick them in on what looks to be another flat track!
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« Reply #754 on: Thursday, March 14, 2013, 18:41:46 » |
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I see the Aussies had their best day of the Indian test series...
They didn't play due to rain !!!
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« Reply #755 on: Thursday, March 14, 2013, 23:19:06 » |
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60-3 so far this morning (score at 330-5), not able to kick on as yet...wickets seems to be offering something, along with the breeze for their spinner. Never fear, Finn yet to arrive at the crease  |
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« Reply #756 on: Thursday, March 14, 2013, 23:50:32 » |
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Unlikely that weather will allow 5 full days play so would be good if Prior and Pieterson can kick on this afternoon and give NZ a few overs tonights
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« Reply #757 on: Friday, March 15, 2013, 11:22:56 » |
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Hughes against spin update: last 70 balls, two runs, out five times
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« Reply #758 on: Friday, March 15, 2013, 18:07:52 » |
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Hughes against spin update: last 70 balls, two runs, out five times
So you're saying Nemo is that Hughes is shit against spin. So the next time the coach asks for ways to improve the team, the answer should be 'Drop Hughes !!!'. Anyway, nice to see Clarke get stumped first ball. Don't know why, but that made me laugh. |
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« Reply #759 on: Friday, March 15, 2013, 18:37:05 » |
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If England get a few quick wickets in the first session tonight then hopefully be in a decent position to make NZ follow on
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« Reply #760 on: Friday, March 15, 2013, 21:30:01 » |
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England need to knock them over sharpish and enforce the follow on ...
Weather is good today and tomorrow ... Monday - Forget it!
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« Reply #761 on: Friday, March 15, 2013, 21:59:23 » |
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89 for 5. Going nicely.
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« Reply #762 on: Friday, March 15, 2013, 21:59:41 » |
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Williamson and Brownlie gone early. 90/5 still 170 short of the follow on even ....
Get McCullum!
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« Reply #763 on: Saturday, March 16, 2013, 00:44:39 » |
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Got McCullum, 73 runs too late but he was looking very very ominous so that's huge for the match, now to run through them for another 30-40 and get them back in.
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« Reply #764 on: Saturday, March 16, 2013, 15:39:14 » |
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Forced the follow on, and if we can pick up a few wickets early on we could win thi tomorrow subject to the waether.
Got to mention the India v Aus test. Australia got to a respectable 408, but on debut for India, Dhawan has made the quicket ton on debut off 85 balls, and is currently 185no, and India has made 283-0 in two sessions, doing at 5 an over.
At the rate they are going, India will bat most of tomorrow, and if they can score at a similar rate, Australia will have to bat the whole day to save the test.
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