England Cricket Team Thread
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All my predictions about Moeen and Bairstow came true. Pathetic batting.
You can both piss off back to the County game.
Get yer money on Aus now. They should be favourites to win.
You can both piss off back to the County game.
Get yer money on Aus now. They should be favourites to win.
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That 90 run lead could prove to be crucial. A well ground out rearguard action there by Woakes and Broad.
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hLord Rother wrote:Get yer money on Aus now. They should be favourites to win.
Aren't you the one who invited us to put our house on reading to go down last season?
Tell you what, you put your life savings on Aus, then buy us all a drink from your winnings
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Rayge wrote:hLord Rother wrote:Get yer money on Aus now. They should be favourites to win.
Aren't you the one who invited us to put our house on reading to go down last season?
Tell you what, you put your life savings on Aus, then buy us all a drink from your winnings
It was good value at the time and very nearly happened! (You can always be sure someone will remember when you got it wrong! Easy in my case of course as it happens a lot.)
Anyway....
Smith is probably the best batsman I’ve ever seen.
Lara was brilliant of course but maybe it was a bit too easy for him and he possibly went through the motions at times. Same certainly applies to Viv Richards and Barry Richards, and Tendulkar tended to be vulnerable early on, especially against the moving ball. Smith has no discernible weakness.
Smith looks totally committed to being the best he can be every time he goes out to bat. There’s no lapses in concentration, no taking it easy, just graft, determination and lots of weird goings on that no plans seem able to counteract.
Rewrite the coaching manuals!
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The 2 chances we have of beating England in England for the first time in a million years are Smith and his ridiculous run-making ability, and Nathan Lyon who is probably the best tweaker going round. But yeah I just foresee predictable Australian batting collapses.
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Oh ye of little faith.....
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Pathetically late declaration has given England a small chance of saving the game, with hopefully a bit of weather coming in to help the cause.
What is it with captains these days? Over-cautious doesn’t begin to describe it.
Oh but we know how good a one day side England are and if they get on a roll they can easily knock off 350 at 3 an over so we need more protection.... get real FFS. knocking off 350 on a 5th day Test pitch which is turning is NOT going to happen.
What is it with captains these days? Over-cautious doesn’t begin to describe it.
Oh but we know how good a one day side England are and if they get on a roll they can easily knock off 350 at 3 an over so we need more protection.... get real FFS. knocking off 350 on a 5th day Test pitch which is turning is NOT going to happen.
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A couple of articles about England’s weaknesses that are worth reading.
https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id ... ngland-fix
https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id ... ed-deliver
https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id ... ngland-fix
https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id ... ed-deliver
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I have a little feeling Jimmy might announce his retirement after this.
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Well that was crushing wasn't it? The difference you could say was roughly all of Steve Smith's runs, plus the fact the Aussies have got a decent spinner to wrap it up on day 5. Would England's spinners have done the same I wonder?
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Absolute capitulation. Spanked.
Time to remove Moeen. And probably Bairstow. At least.
Time to remove Moeen. And probably Bairstow. At least.
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I’m saying nothing.
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Yeah we won! We may not win another Test. But we won. And at Edgbaston (oooo Edgbaston is sooooo frightening!)
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Well, Moeen has been saved from further embarrassment thankfully.
But the hapless Bairstow is still in the 12. Oh well, one step at a time I suppose.
But the hapless Bairstow is still in the 12. Oh well, one step at a time I suppose.
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Well at least we've found a way of getting Smith back in the pavillion.
Seriously though, how frightening was that ball that knocked him out! Fair play to him coming back later, that took plenty of guts.
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Seriously though, how frightening was that ball that knocked him out! Fair play to him coming back later, that took plenty of guts.
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Heading for another loss for England I’m afraid.
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That session yesterday afternoon - Archer vs Smith- was one of the most exciting in recent memory. For the first time, Smith looked a little vulnerable - and Archer is every bit as good as we hoped he was going to be.
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Diamond Dog wrote:That session yesterday afternoon - Archer vs Smith- was one of the most exciting in recent memory. For the first time, Smith looked a little vulnerable - and Archer is every bit as good as we hoped he was going to be.
Yes indeed. Took me back to the Atherton vs Donald dual.
The odd occasion I've played cricket even slow spinners scared me stiff, god knows what facing a rising 96 mph ball is like.
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Fantastic from Stokes yesterday. And Buttler played a huge part too.
Staying together for so long was pretty much the only way we were going to save the game.
Message for Joe Root. He may be our main hope but please don’t overbowl Archer.
Staying together for so long was pretty much the only way we were going to save the game.
Message for Joe Root. He may be our main hope but please don’t overbowl Archer.