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« Reply #15 on: Friday, March 12, 2010, 07:36:19 » |
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Indeed, not sure we need 6 bats with Swann, Broad, Bresnan and Prior below them, very strong batting line up, Finn should be very interesting with the ball though, the kind of player we need to come good.
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« Reply #16 on: Friday, March 12, 2010, 07:49:48 » |
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100 for captain Cook with a 6! Blimey, this captaincy lark has changed him hasn't it?
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« Reply #17 on: Friday, March 12, 2010, 08:02:16 » |
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we could get 350 today
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« Reply #18 on: Friday, March 12, 2010, 08:03:48 » |
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100 for captain Cook with a 6! Blimey, this captaincy lark has changed him hasn't it?
it's not the captaincy, it's the technical work he's been doing paying off - he's looked more balanced than he's ever been, been timing the ball behind and in front of square and has a clear strategy against spin for the first time - with a number of shots he's clearly spent a lot of time working on. |
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« Reply #19 on: Friday, March 12, 2010, 09:06:56 » |
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And he's also scored a couple of 6's !!!
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« Reply #20 on: Friday, March 12, 2010, 09:11:55 » |
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Yep, that was my main point, he's not usually a big hitter of 6s to put it mildly.
Banglas seem to have really dropped a bollock by putting us in to bat here.
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« Reply #21 on: Friday, March 12, 2010, 09:40:19 » |
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Oh dear, Pietersen bowled for 98. I think this calls for my avatar!
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« Reply #22 on: Friday, March 12, 2010, 09:43:41 » |
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99 actually, shame great knock.
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« Reply #23 on: Friday, March 12, 2010, 09:45:57 » |
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Definately, back in form which is a good sign for us. Colly, then Bell, then Prior and then the three quasi-all-rounders. Could be looking at a monster total here.
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« Reply #24 on: Friday, March 12, 2010, 10:39:22 » |
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Day finished 374-3. The 'desh chucked on their opening batsman to bowl the last over. Strange.
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« Reply #25 on: Friday, March 12, 2010, 16:52:56 » |
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it's not the captaincy, it's the technical work he's been doing paying off - he's looked more balanced than he's ever been, been timing the ball behind and in front of square and has a clear strategy against spin for the first time - with a number of shots he's clearly spent a lot of time working on.
Partly, you gotta factor in that the bowling was wank even by Banglas' standards. |
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« Reply #26 on: Friday, March 12, 2010, 18:00:17 » |
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Bangladesh are wank. I know they haven't been a test nation for long but you'd think they'd have at least improved a little since it happened. If anything they've got worse.
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« Reply #27 on: Sunday, March 14, 2010, 07:13:09 » |
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Has anyone ever seen Bresnan and Paynter in the same room ? "Hamstring strain" indeed.
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Paolo Di Canio, it's Paolo Di Canio
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« Reply #28 on: Sunday, March 14, 2010, 07:38:20 » |
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Swanny takes a 5 for and the last three wickets go down without scoring, 296 all out after a decent partnership from Rahim and Rubel. Gotta think they'll be following on shortly.
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« Reply #29 on: Tuesday, March 16, 2010, 12:45:32 » |
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We won in the end then, didn't really learn much. The debutants all did okay, but not exceptionally, and the best players were Swann and Cook, much as could have been expected.
One more test next week, wonder if Shahzad will get a go.
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