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« Reply #765 on: Wednesday, June 21, 2023, 07:33:53 » |
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They would have been in this test for sure, not sure that's the case in the average test though - the people who crunch these numbers always seem to say that you pick the better bat. There's a danger of fighting the last war I suppose- that pitch was very atypical for England, much more like a Pakistan/UAE pitch which is flat and low with no real swing/seam throughout. In those conditions you need to take every chance, and stumpings come up. I'd be surprised if Lord's was similar.
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« Reply #766 on: Wednesday, June 21, 2023, 07:36:33 » |
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It’s going to be a long week till next Wednesday, that I do know.
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« Reply #767 on: Wednesday, June 21, 2023, 10:40:37 » |
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I wouldn’t swap Crawley see, I think he deserves to keep his place after his first innings.
I’d bring Foakes in for a straight swap with Bairstow. Foakes isn’t the worst with the bat, and them missed stumpings and catches are worth more than Bairstow’s runs are, in my opinion.
Agreed - we have enough aggressive batting to sacrifice Bairstow's aggressiveness. We'd have likely won that if we had Foakes. |
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« Reply #768 on: Saturday, June 24, 2023, 15:36:32 » |
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Impressed by the ladies fight back against the Aussies. Not far from equalling the Aussies and one of them hitting a double ton.
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« Reply #769 on: Saturday, June 24, 2023, 15:40:11 » |
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Impressed by the ladies fight back against the Aussies. Not far from equalling the Aussies and one of them hitting a double ton.
Been a very good effort. Hopefully the pitch will break up a bit and give them a chance of a result. Aussies are very good though - basically 10 batters and 8 bowlers, which feels a bit unfair. |
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« Reply #770 on: Tuesday, June 27, 2023, 09:24:50 » |
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Tongue comes in for Moeen then, was expecting to see Wood myself. This time tomorrow I shall be sat at Lords beer in hand  |
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« Reply #771 on: Tuesday, June 27, 2023, 09:35:50 » |
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Wood supposedly isn't fully fit, which is a real shame, he'd have been a huge asset. Tongue isn't a bad player, but not sure we really need five RFM bowlers in one side even if Stokes isn't fit.
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« Reply #772 on: Wednesday, June 28, 2023, 10:00:40 » |
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I'm no doubt very late to the party, but when did test matches start starting on Wednesdays, wasn't it always Thursdays?
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« Reply #773 on: Wednesday, June 28, 2023, 10:35:04 » |
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I'm no doubt very late to the party, but when did test matches start starting on Wednesdays, wasn't it always Thursdays?
The first test started on a Friday. They're a bit all over the place now because they're trying to squeeze the series in to a shorter period so the whole thing is over by August. |
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« Reply #774 on: Wednesday, June 28, 2023, 10:49:18 » |
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Disappointed to not get a wicket in the 9 overs there. I do think Foakes gets across and catches the one that Root dropped...
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« Reply #775 on: Wednesday, June 28, 2023, 10:50:16 » |
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Disappointed to not get a wicket in the 9 overs there. I do think Foakes gets across and catches the one that Root dropped...
Foakes doesn't carry off a protester bodily though, so that's a tick in Bairstow's favour. |
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« Reply #776 on: Wednesday, June 28, 2023, 11:42:25 » |
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Terrible session this is turning into
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« Reply #777 on: Wednesday, June 28, 2023, 11:55:28 » |
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That'll help. Really good ball from Tongue, who was under pressure from Warner. Top of off, nicked in, probably helped a bit by the angle. Not sure you can really blame the batter for leaving that (except for the obvious fact it did hit the stumps).
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« Reply #778 on: Wednesday, June 28, 2023, 13:13:58 » |
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Tongue giving the Aussies a licking.
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« Reply #779 on: Wednesday, June 28, 2023, 13:14:38 » |
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He bowls some very good balls does Tongue. Not as reliable as the Broads/Andersons but the odd absolutely unplayable one. It's interesting because he gets talked about as being quick but he's not Wood/Archer pace who bowl 90+ every ball. He's 86-88mph but it seems to be enough.
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