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« Reply #345 on: Friday, December 27, 2013, 09:04:53 » |
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Finally won a days play! Need to pick Lyon up early then stick on at least 300. Need to prove we're not as bad as we've looked so far.
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« Reply #346 on: Friday, December 27, 2013, 10:14:05 » |
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Great score to wake up to, and the Labradoodle took 2-24 so fair play. Sounds like both his wickets were batsman errors but he does usually bowl economically enough to cause them. In other news, I could watch this all day: Brett Lee bowling an over at Piers Morgan. http://www.cricket.com.au/video/Piers-shown-no-mercy-from-Lee |
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« Reply #347 on: Friday, December 27, 2013, 10:22:41 » |
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I guess its because I'm not much of a cricket fan, but to me these last two games are a bit like the World Cup third place playoff or Rugby League. Largely irrelevant.
Would be good not to be whitewashed I suppose.
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« Reply #348 on: Friday, December 27, 2013, 12:23:56 » |
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Totally shocked at the score when I woke up - who knows, get the last wicket early with a lead of 70+, bang out the normal 250ao and 325 would be a bit of an ask on a wear and tear drop in pitch!
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« Reply #349 on: Saturday, December 28, 2013, 00:28:55 » |
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England have a 51 run first innings lead. Do not adjust your sets.
Now, let's drive home the advantage. 300 runs today and we're laughing. 250 as long as we have a few wickets in hand.
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« Reply #350 on: Saturday, December 28, 2013, 00:41:07 » |
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Time for some proper runs Carbs you goat
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« Reply #351 on: Saturday, December 28, 2013, 00:52:43 » |
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Cook's just passed 8000 test runs, youngest to that milestone- three weeks younger than Tendulkar. Decent. Batting very decently at the moment too, looks several leagues ahead of Carberry but both still there.
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« Reply #352 on: Saturday, December 28, 2013, 00:54:49 » |
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Cook not letting the spinner settle. About time that tactic employed.
Carbs slow scoring
Looks a steady start
Might be worth having a real late one tonight
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« Reply #353 on: Saturday, December 28, 2013, 01:00:17 » |
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I'm sat at my PC (no sky) playing Mahjong and watching the scorecard alternately
Good to see Cooky opening up a bit
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« Reply #354 on: Saturday, December 28, 2013, 01:12:29 » |
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Both openers have now faced 35 balls.
Cook has 35. Carberry has 1.
Interesting contrast.
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« Reply #355 on: Saturday, December 28, 2013, 01:13:40 » |
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Carbs 1* of 40 odd nuts. And KP gets slated. Hilarious.
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« Reply #356 on: Saturday, December 28, 2013, 01:15:12 » |
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I was once involved in a 50 partnership in which I scored one run.
Admittedly I play third team village cricket and not opening up in tests, but there you go.
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« Reply #357 on: Saturday, December 28, 2013, 01:16:02 » |
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The sign of a good opener - the other guy is making the strokes, and he is keeping one end
I think together they are going at 4 an over
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« Reply #358 on: Saturday, December 28, 2013, 01:21:02 » |
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No, it's putting all the pressure on one man. Not the sign of a good opener at all
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« Reply #359 on: Saturday, December 28, 2013, 01:24:30 » |
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No, it's putting all the pressure on one man. Not the sign of a good opener at all
Certainly not my view Cook isn't scoring just because Carberry isn't ! Cook has hit a bit of form, and Carberry has seen that he can play second fiddle untill things change |
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