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« Reply #150 on: Sunday, December 26, 2021, 08:49:58 »

Not gonna lie, quite happy I don't have BT Sports...
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« Reply #151 on: Sunday, December 26, 2021, 10:25:33 »

Not gonna lie, quite happy I don't have BT Sports...

An Ashes test down under is on my bucket list of semi or full retirement things to do. Not sure I’d want to actually sit in any of the stadiums being unmercifully ridiculed by the convicts. This has 5-0 written all over it and the limited overs games don’t look to promising either.
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« Reply #152 on: Sunday, December 26, 2021, 11:37:16 »

Limited overs will be fine, we're good at that.

The tests will not.
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« Reply #153 on: Sunday, December 26, 2021, 12:50:16 »

Limited overs will be fine, we're good at that.

The tests will not.

I know that but I’m still not confidant we’ll make a decent fist of it. We’ll see.
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« Reply #154 on: Sunday, December 26, 2021, 22:27:40 »

Covid to prevent a whitewash?
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« Reply #155 on: Sunday, December 26, 2021, 22:53:47 »

Nope. Not yet anyway. Second day can go ahead. Bring on the pain
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« Reply #156 on: Sunday, December 26, 2021, 23:01:22 »

Hope short lived yet again!

Not even Covid can stand firm against the Aussies!
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« Reply #157 on: Sunday, December 26, 2021, 23:34:43 »

Prediction: 2 early wickets to get hopes up then Aus finish day 370/7
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« Reply #158 on: Monday, December 27, 2021, 00:27:26 »

Prediction: 2 early wickets to get hopes up then Aus finish day 370/7

Part 1. Tick.
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« Reply #159 on: Monday, December 27, 2021, 00:54:32 »

Ball starts to swing for Anderson just before drinks

Time for bed
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« Reply #160 on: Monday, December 27, 2021, 02:36:27 »

Twitter as quoted by the BBC:

‘Jack Leach averages 61 against left-handers. Makes sense you wait until there are two of them at the crease to bring him on after what happened at the Gabba.’

Assuming as I must that the veracity of the quote is accurate, you really do have to question Root’s captaincy here. Possibly our greatest ever batsman. But a good captain? I have to doubt it. I fear this pressure we have put on them is going to go to waste, would love to eat humble pie…but let’s be honest, I probably don’t have to
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« Reply #161 on: Monday, December 27, 2021, 03:00:13 »

When it comes to cricket I’m half way between a layman and an armchair fan, so I’m perfectly happy for it to be pointed out that I’m missing something by someone more itk. But fuck me is this not obvious that Root is having a captaincy nightmare? He’s murdered all the momentum we created by putting Leach on, surely? This appears to me to be shocking captaincy. I’d suggest it might be time for him to concentrate on batting but who would replace him as captain? Stokes would probably be the only option from this lot, or maybe Bairstow? Past that I’m lost
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« Reply #162 on: Monday, December 27, 2021, 08:01:56 »

England captains traditionally resign when their batting drops off or when they've fallen out with everyone. Actual tactical acumen is considered optional, which is really odd when you consider how much Brearley is deified.

I think Root will probably go after this series, but you're quite right about the lack of alternatives. Burns would have been the other guy, long term county captain, but they've just dropped him.
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« Reply #163 on: Monday, December 27, 2021, 08:57:14 »

Well that went well!
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« Reply #164 on: Monday, December 27, 2021, 08:58:34 »

it certainly went quickly
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