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« Reply #180 on: Friday, August 15, 2014, 12:38:44 » |
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Afternoon all - deja vu and more for India - 36/5 at lunch!
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« Reply #181 on: Friday, August 15, 2014, 13:21:27 » |
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Have a feeling the Oval pitch wont be as helpful to the English bowlers tho
Tell that to India... |
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« Reply #182 on: Friday, August 15, 2014, 18:14:39 » |
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Good days' work for England today, just a pity they couldn't shift that last pair quickly. Still didn't lose a wicket after tea and only 90-odd behind.
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« Reply #183 on: Sunday, August 17, 2014, 15:24:31 » |
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Decent series win in the end
Indians didnt turn up at the last two tests and England stepped it up.
Pity its a six month or so wait until the test team take the field again
Time to switch to one day mode now.
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« Reply #184 on: Sunday, August 17, 2014, 15:26:34 » |
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All over. India crumbled pathetically in the last two tests and I fear may have made a good comeback from England look far better than it actually was. Many questions yet to answer - Cook looks better but still no ton, backup seamers not all that and Robson doesn't look any improvement on Compton/Carberry but you can only beat what's in front of you and there are clear steps forwards Ina single summer.
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« Reply #185 on: Sunday, August 17, 2014, 15:26:36 » |
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India were pitiful. 94 on a decent track was fucking poor.
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« Reply #186 on: Sunday, August 17, 2014, 15:49:17 » |
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You get the impression that the Indian lads, just wanted to get some time off before the one-dayers....it's a slightly bizarre fact of the top 5 run scorers in the series 5 are Indian.
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« Reply #187 on: Sunday, August 17, 2014, 16:04:53 » |
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You get the impression that the Indian lads, just wanted to get some time off before the one-dayers....it's a slightly bizarre fact of the top 5 run scorers in the series 5 are Indian.
Top two were English Surely you mean the top 10 |
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« Reply #188 on: Sunday, August 17, 2014, 17:02:23 » |
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You get the impression that the Indian lads, just wanted to get some time off before the one-dayers....it's a slightly bizarre fact of the top 5 run scorers in the series 5 are Indian.
The Indian players scored most of their runs by having 2 goes on the flat pitch at Trent Bridge. Even Jimmy scored 81 on that... |
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« Reply #189 on: Sunday, August 17, 2014, 18:14:23 » |
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India were pitiful. 94 on a decent track was fucking poor.
Or some got very well rewarded. |
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« Reply #190 on: Sunday, August 17, 2014, 21:02:17 » |
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Or some got very well rewarded.
If you were fixing it, you'd want it to be a bit more fucking subtle than that, surely? |
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« Reply #191 on: Sunday, August 17, 2014, 21:08:12 » |
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If you were fixing it, you'd want it to be a bit more fucking subtle than that, surely?
You'd have thought. Just odd how differently both sides played at the beginning and end of the series. |
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« Reply #192 on: Sunday, August 17, 2014, 21:38:20 » |
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Yeah I think India threw the last 2 games as well. I mean England aren't exactly the best Cricketing side yet they smash India in the last 2 games. Something doesn't stack up !
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« Reply #193 on: Sunday, August 17, 2014, 22:15:25 » |
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In innocent explanations, they've not played a five match test series since 2002 and we produced three serious green tops. Indian batsmen have never been great at playing a swinging ball and the new guys are even worse because the BCCI doesn't let them play over here, and they then had to face a pissed off James Anderson on three of the most helpful pitches he could ask for.
Doesn't sound quite as unreasonable now does it?
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« Reply #194 on: Monday, August 18, 2014, 05:22:58 » |
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All they are interested in is one day and 20/20 cricket so when they turn up for a test series of proper cricket they get what they deserve.
For all the hype about cricket mad Indians the truth is that fans only want the short format of the game
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