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« Reply #495 on: Sunday, November 13, 2022, 19:39:03 »

This is just my opinion, but I think greatness should be defined by what you’ve achieved, not how ‘technically’ good you are. I’d say Stokes has already achieved greatness just on the back of his exploits three years ago and this morning. A bit like how Muhammad Ali is the ‘greatest’ despite not being the ‘best’. Know what I mean?

A lot fairer argument in a one vs one sport than it is in a team one though.
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« Reply #496 on: Tuesday, November 15, 2022, 19:05:30 »

Pitch might have been a bit two paced but restricting Pakistan to 137 is what actually won that Final, imo.  Take a bow Adil Rashid and Sam Curran.  3-12 off 4 in a 20:20, just wow.
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« Reply #497 on: Thursday, December 1, 2022, 09:09:33 »

England absolutely smashing the hell out of the ball at the moment. Second fastest team to reach 300 in tests apparently.
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« Reply #498 on: Thursday, December 1, 2022, 09:39:01 »

England absolutely smashing the hell out of the ball at the moment. Second fastest team to reach 300 in tests apparently.

I don't follow Cricket that closely these days, but we seem to veer at the moment from brilliant to pretty crap.

Looking at this and the score so far, if they get a wriggle on after tea they could declare and have a few overs at the other side before the close, albeit I assume its a very batting friendly pitch.
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« Reply #499 on: Thursday, December 1, 2022, 10:22:08 »

This is remarkable stuff. At the moment it feels rather like McCullum has just... broken test cricket. It's like a football manager had come in and suddenly every game was 10-6 or 9-2 or something, win or loss, just completely out of the pattern of 150+ years of historic cricket scoring patterns.

England are going to score 500 in a day if light doesn't bring an early close here. Maybe even if it does! It's absolutely remarkable.
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« Reply #500 on: Thursday, December 1, 2022, 10:49:17 »

As friendly as I'm sure the pitch is, and as poor as I'm sure the Pakistani bowlers have been, this is still an absolutely batshit innings so far. This test team are going places.
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« Reply #501 on: Thursday, December 1, 2022, 10:53:07 »

Whats up with the pitch here? Doesn't a bad pitch usually mean more difficult to bat on?
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« Reply #502 on: Thursday, December 1, 2022, 10:55:27 »

Whats up with the pitch here? Doesn't a bad pitch usually mean more difficult to bat on?

I think in the common cricket parlance (and I could be wrong) you'd say a 'bad pitch' is one that offers too much to either the bowlers or the batters. The score here would suggest that this is a 'bad pitch' because its too flat, massively favoring batting over bowling. Can't know for sure though as I've only been following the updates rather than watching.
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« Reply #503 on: Thursday, December 1, 2022, 11:09:09 »

England have had three of their nine fastest test centuries ever *today*

Bloody Nora.
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« Reply #504 on: Thursday, December 1, 2022, 11:16:08 »

I can't see any suggestion in the updates that the bowling has been that bad so assume its just a flat pitch with favourable atmospheric conditions for batting as well.

I see that Stokes has/had 34 off 15 balls!
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« Reply #505 on: Thursday, December 1, 2022, 11:20:34 »

That was absolutely superb to watch. It may not be the traditional way to play a Test Match, but it’s so entertaining to watch.
We will get hammered at some point, but I’m definitely enjoying the new England.
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« Reply #506 on: Thursday, December 1, 2022, 11:21:04 »

The bowling has been a bit loose, but not terrible. The fielding has been quite poor, but the outfield is lighting fast, the pitch is flat and England have had an absolute stormer.
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« Reply #507 on: Thursday, December 1, 2022, 11:34:07 »

Sickness bug in the camp beforehand apparently, such that the start time was in doubt.
England definitely still had the runs.
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Why don't you knock it off with them negative waves? Why don't you dig how beautiful it is out here? Why don't you say something righteous and hopeful for a change?
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« Reply #508 on: Thursday, December 1, 2022, 11:47:38 »

Danger of this heading towards a draw then. Bat out as much as you can tomorrow and hope to force a follow on. If Pakistan avoid the follow on that is when it may be in trouble for a draw.
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« Reply #509 on: Sunday, December 4, 2022, 10:35:41 »

England might just win this. Very ballsy declaration, very un England (until recently). If we somehow skittle them it’ll be a remarkable win on a pitch such as this
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