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« Reply #450 on: Saturday, December 18, 2010, 10:00:12 » |
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Bowlers have got 20 wickets. Top 4 batsmen have lost this test.
Why is Trott at number 3 anyway? Flat track bully. Leaving Bell to carve another 50 out of the tail.
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« Reply #451 on: Saturday, December 18, 2010, 10:16:46 » |
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Cricket.
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« Reply #452 on: Saturday, December 18, 2010, 10:45:09 » |
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Ferk's sakes. Still, it doesn't change much- we still need to win any one of the last three to retain the Ashes. A series win would be excellent, and I'm still fairly confident despite the last few days- Hussey and Johnson have performed in this Test, but Aussies still have the same worries over everyone in the top 6 bar Hussey- Watson can't convert, Hughes can't play a short ball and Clarke and Ponting can't buy a run.
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« Reply #453 on: Saturday, December 18, 2010, 11:24:46 » |
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Bowlers have got 20 wickets. Top 4 batsmen have lost this test.
Why is Trott at number 3 anyway? Flat track bully. Leaving Bell to carve another 50 out of the tail.
Actually, Trott was making things look easy until he got out. Furthermore, Bell performs better at 6 than higher up the order. |
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« Reply #454 on: Saturday, December 18, 2010, 11:54:04 » |
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What a load of shite. Knew we'd fuck this one up after being so good in the first few matches. It's got to their heads again I think. They think they'll just walk it and it's played into the Aussies hands. Hopefully it wakes them back up like the defeat at Headingley did in 2009. At least it's still 1-1. That means we'll still retain the urn with 2 draws in the last 2 games.
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« Reply #455 on: Saturday, December 18, 2010, 12:19:00 » |
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Ferk's sakes. Still, it doesn't change much- we still need to win any one of the last three to retain the Ashes. A series win would be excellent, and I'm still fairly confident despite the last few days- Hussey and Johnson have performed in this Test, but Aussies still have the same worries over everyone in the top 6 bar Hussey- Watson can't convert, Hughes can't play a short ball and Clarke and Ponting can't buy a run.
True, but it'd be nice to win rather than draw the series |
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« Reply #456 on: Sunday, December 19, 2010, 11:53:18 » |
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Its all the wives fault.
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« Reply #457 on: Thursday, December 23, 2010, 21:35:31 » |
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Cricket on Christmas day.....night. 91,000 tickets sold for Melbourne  Should be tops. |
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« Reply #458 on: Thursday, December 23, 2010, 22:03:23 » |
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So, will there be a negative team selection for England? Bresnan in to replace Finn to strengthen the batting? Also, Bell to 5, Collingwood to 6 to appease the commentary team?
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« Reply #459 on: Saturday, December 25, 2010, 23:03:00 » |
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4th Test gets underway at half 11. Bresnan in for Finn (gulp!) and we've won the toss and decided to bowl.
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« Reply #460 on: Saturday, December 25, 2010, 23:04:54 » |
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I've not been keeping completetly in the loop with the england cricket scene over the past year or so, but bresnan appears to be little more than a modern day anthony mcgrath. A decent county bowler and handy with the bat, but not test quality with either
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« Reply #461 on: Saturday, December 25, 2010, 23:07:47 » |
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I've not been keeping completetly in the loop with the england cricket scene over the past year or so, but bresnan appears to be little more than a modern day anthony mcgrath. A decent county bowler and handy with the bat, but not test quality with either
It just worries me that we've replaced our leading fast bowling wicket taker with someone of this ilk. Finn may have been expensive so far but he's been taking wickets and leaving him out (especially with Broad missing as well) is a big risk IMO. |
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« Reply #462 on: Saturday, December 25, 2010, 23:17:32 » |
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In saying all that above the Aussies haven't picked an out and out spinner. Strange. Reckon it will turn a little here. Swann could be the key man for us.
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« Reply #463 on: Saturday, December 25, 2010, 23:26:49 » |
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It just worries me that we've replaced our leading fast bowling wicket taker with someone of this ilk. Finn may have been expensive so far but he's been taking wickets and leaving him out (especially with Broad missing as well) is a big risk IMO.
To be fair think they're just resting him. We can't lose the ashes here so if they don't think Finn can make it through the whole series I can understand the thinking behind leaving him out of this match. Don't agree with the decision to bowl first though... |
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« Reply #464 on: Saturday, December 25, 2010, 23:39:58 » |
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Pietersen has dropped one
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