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« Reply #885 on: Sunday, July 2, 2023, 13:34:32 » |
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Ok fair enough.
Are we at the point yet where we'll be disappointed if we don't win?
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Quagmire
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« Reply #887 on: Sunday, July 2, 2023, 14:11:15 » |
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Oh no.
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« Reply #888 on: Sunday, July 2, 2023, 14:12:05 » |
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Disaster😡
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Clem, hurry up and sell up🤡
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Pericardinho
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« Reply #889 on: Sunday, July 2, 2023, 14:14:41 » |
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It's fine we'll prod our way to the total with singles.
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Pericardinho
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« Reply #890 on: Sunday, July 2, 2023, 14:16:12 » |
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It's not fine now.
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Quagmire
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« Reply #891 on: Sunday, July 2, 2023, 14:28:13 » |
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Where are the Just Stop Oil protesters when you need them.
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« Reply #892 on: Sunday, July 2, 2023, 14:36:41 » |
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Where's the rain when you need it...oh well, close but no cigar. Great effort by both Stokes and Duckett. The rest...a bit more level-headedness and England limp {sic Lyon} to victory.
Looks like a max score of the first innings. If only Root, Crawley and Brook had put just runs of around 30 in England would get over the line.
A very very minor chance that tickling singles all the way till end of play with these two would bring a very unlikely win for England but as I have noted, and at no real discredit but Tongue and Anderson definitely aren't first class international batsman of any particular note.
This is where it's disappointing though, is because Australia clearly are quite beatable. With no Lyon now, England really have to reassess their batting strategy slightly and win the Third Test.
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« Reply #893 on: Sunday, July 2, 2023, 14:53:29 » |
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I've been out and just tuned in, fair fucks to Stokes. Sounds like there may have been a few talking points!
Shame the series isn't going to be 1-1 because in everything apart from the results it's been a stone cold classic so far.
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« Reply #894 on: Sunday, July 2, 2023, 15:05:05 » |
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I've been out and just tuned in, fair fucks to Stokes. Sounds like there may have been a few talking points!
Shame the series isn't going to be 1-1 because in everything apart from the results it's been a stone cold classic so far.
The margins have been very, very fine. As I type it’s all over |
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« Reply #895 on: Sunday, July 2, 2023, 15:07:10 » |
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I am no Cricket expert but why does Tongue bat like he is playing baseball?
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« Reply #896 on: Sunday, July 2, 2023, 15:11:16 » |
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I'm sure the talk will be that they would have definitely won had it not been for the Bairstow decision, however my opinion is that without it, Stokes wouldn't have cut loose and the margin of defeat would have been greater.
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« Reply #897 on: Sunday, July 2, 2023, 15:36:47 » |
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I know everyone keeps saying it's about building partnerships but still don't get why theres just shit batsman at the end of the running order. Surely a better batsman at the end there gives them a better chance
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« Reply #898 on: Sunday, July 2, 2023, 15:39:24 » |
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I know everyone keeps saying it's about building partnerships but still don't get why theres just shit batsman at the end of the running order. Surely a better batsman at the end there gives them a better chance
If a team only needs one wicket to win, it’s normally no good having a good batter one end and a poor one the other, because the chances are the poor one won’t take long to get out, therefore, good batter wont face many balls anyway, so have much chance to score. Does that make sense? |
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« Reply #899 on: Sunday, July 2, 2023, 15:39:32 » |
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I know everyone keeps saying it's about building partnerships but still don't get why theres just shit batsman at the end of the running order. Surely a better batsman at the end there gives them a better chance
If you can find four people who can bowl well and bat then great, but it's a bloody rare skill to be good at both. |
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