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« Reply #525 on: Tuesday, December 20, 2022, 06:36:57 » |
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Not sure how I feel about that. Strangest nightwatchman decision ever, the fact that it was his day, or a piss take?
I think Stokes wanted to give him some time at the crease. The game was as good as wrapped up so he knew it didn’t matter if he got out quickly. There was so much batting left that it really didn’t matter that he went for (I think) 10 |
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« Reply #526 on: Tuesday, December 20, 2022, 07:31:45 » |
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This on my feed this morning
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« Reply #527 on: Tuesday, December 20, 2022, 23:33:03 » |
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I think Stokes wanted to give him some time at the crease. The game was as good as wrapped up so he knew it didn’t matter if he got out quickly. There was so much batting left that it really didn’t matter that he went for (I think) 10
Could have been a very good bit of man management. Noticed that Ahmed was right in the centre of the post match series win team photo. Making him feel an integral part of the team perhaps?  |
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« Reply #528 on: Wednesday, December 21, 2022, 05:54:48 » |
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Could have been a very good bit of man management. Noticed that Ahmed was right in the centre of the post match series win team photo. Making him feel an integral part of the team perhaps? I reckon so! Gives a good impression to any youngsters in line to be put into the team too. Stoke’s man management and all around persona has been extremely impressive |
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« Reply #529 on: Thursday, December 22, 2022, 10:48:23 » |
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Could have been a very good bit of man management. Noticed that Ahmed was right in the centre of the post match series win team photo. Making him feel an integral part of the team perhaps? He was the first player Stokes handed the trophy 🏆 to as well. Clearly making a proper effort to make him feel part of the team. |
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« Reply #530 on: Thursday, December 22, 2022, 11:01:53 » |
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He was the first player Stokes handed the trophy 🏆 to as well. Clearly making a proper effort to make him feel part of the team.
Sums up his vision for the team |
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« Reply #531 on: Friday, February 24, 2023, 20:57:18 » |
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Do you think Root is looking at Harry Brooks thinking "couldn't you at least wait until I've finished setting England run and century scoring records before you set about destroying them?"
It's hardly polite is it?
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« Reply #532 on: Friday, February 24, 2023, 21:03:37 » |
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Do you think Root is looking at Harry Brooks thinking "couldn't you at least wait until I've finished setting England run and century scoring records before you set about destroying them?"
It's hardly polite is it?
Some player, isn’t he? Looking forward to tonight’s play, should be an entertaining watch. |
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« Reply #533 on: Friday, February 24, 2023, 21:05:50 » |
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Do you think Root is looking at Harry Brooks thinking "couldn't you at least wait until I've finished setting England run and century scoring records before you set about destroying them?"
It's hardly polite is it?
Either that or he's thinking 'where the fuck was this guy when I was captaining a bunch of useless fuckers 18 months ago?' Bloody hell are England fun to watch at the moment. |
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« Reply #534 on: Friday, February 24, 2023, 21:37:23 » |
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Joe Root reverse scooping his fourth ball of the day for six. It's incredible, they've broken a sport that has been broadly the same stylistically for a century or more.
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« Reply #535 on: Saturday, February 25, 2023, 00:54:05 » |
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Joe Root reverse scooping his fourth ball of the day for six. It's incredible, they've broken a sport that has been broadly the same stylistically for a century or more.
Marvellous effort that. We've reinvented test cricket. |
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« Reply #536 on: Saturday, February 25, 2023, 12:03:10 » |
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Joe Root reverse scooping his fourth ball of the day for six. It's incredible, they've broken a sport that has been broadly the same stylistically for a century or more.
That was insane. What a player. What a knock. |
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« Reply #537 on: Tuesday, February 28, 2023, 14:16:52 » |
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Probably the most thrilling test match I’ve ever seen. Definitely should have been a wide at the end, but fair play to the Kiwis. Crazy, crazy stuff.
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« Reply #538 on: Friday, June 2, 2023, 13:55:14 » |
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To my eye the way Ollie Pope bats and just his presence at the crease, he might as well be Ian Bell
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« Reply #539 on: Friday, June 2, 2023, 14:00:19 » |
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To my eye the way Ollie Pope bats and just his presence at the crease, he might as well be Ian Bell
Not sure Ian Bell came out of his crease as much! Sadly, a game between the second best funded test side in the world and a side that literally can't afford to play red ball cricket is going exactly as you'd expect. |
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