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« Reply #1455 on: Monday, June 30, 2025, 13:23:56 » |
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Archer (correctly) omitted from the second Test squad. The hype around him has been completely mental. Hes good, no doubt. But he doesn’t need to be shoehorned in.
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« Reply #1456 on: Monday, June 30, 2025, 13:37:23 » |
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Archer (correctly) omitted from the second Test squad. The hype around him has been completely mental. Hes good, no doubt. But he doesn’t need to be shoehorned in.
Why they didn’t just let him play in this weeks county game for Sussex to get some more overs into him I don’t know. |
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« Reply #1457 on: Thursday, July 3, 2025, 13:19:31 » |
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Not shaping up as a thriller this one, but England do seem to manage to make a game out of the deadest pitches. This is certainly a challenge...
Gill looks like he's not letting the captaincy get to him. India probably already regretting not picking Kuldeep mind.
If we'd picked Archer I think he might already be injured!
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« Reply #1458 on: Thursday, July 3, 2025, 13:23:28 » |
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This seems like a very good batting wicket (not to take anything away from India in general or Gill specifically) but England should be able to match anything India post. Do that and the game almost restarts. Knowing how good England are at chasing could get to the Indians in the second innings.
Then again England could post 300 and its game over.
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« Reply #1459 on: Friday, July 4, 2025, 09:59:23 » |
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Not looking *quite* such a brilliant batting wicket now.
I'd take your 300 Qunk...
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« Reply #1460 on: Friday, July 4, 2025, 10:07:52 » |
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Not looking *quite* such a brilliant batting wicket now.
I'd take your 300 Qunk...
This is all my fault. I should know by now not predict things. I’m wrong 99.9% of the time. To all fans of English cricket…I apologise. |
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« Reply #1461 on: Friday, July 4, 2025, 13:07:19 » |
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Jamie Smith isn't too bad at this Cricket stuff.
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« Reply #1462 on: Friday, July 4, 2025, 13:12:54 » |
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Jamie Smith isn't too bad at this Cricket stuff.
Him and Brook both. Still 300 behind and it feels like England are well on top, this side definitely have an aura about them even if the actual reality is a bit more complex. |
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« Reply #1463 on: Friday, July 4, 2025, 13:36:18 » |
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Still a massive ask, but if we can get within 100-150 behind you'd somehow give us a chance still.
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« Reply #1464 on: Friday, July 4, 2025, 16:10:15 » |
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Six ducks and two 150s. What an unusual card.
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« Reply #1465 on: Today at 15:30:33 » |
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India's lead is now more than the highest ever chase in professional cricket, and they're still not declaring.
England are in their heads, if nothing else.
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« Reply #1466 on: Today at 16:25:15 » |
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England openers showing what happens if you are a swisher with a lack of technique.
If you leave the ball when it ain’t hitting the stumps you won’t get out!
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« Reply #1467 on: Today at 16:34:39 » |
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It's a new ball pitch, most of the wickets in the game have fallen around a new ball.
Crawley is just not very good though. 56 tests averaging 30.
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« Reply #1468 on: Today at 16:56:46 » |
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Root got a good ball, but was trying to play a ball on middle and off to leg.
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« Reply #1469 on: Today at 16:57:34 » |
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It's a new ball pitch, most of the wickets in the game have fallen around a new ball.
Crawley is just not very good though. 56 tests averaging 30.
He won’t get dropped sadly. Has played his part (no matter how small of a part) in our best opening partnership since Cook and Strauss. England like to say he has performed well v Australia and India but apart from one century against Australia, there’s not been much of a return |
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