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Post by Deleted on Jul 14, 2013 23:54:20 GMT
(slaphead)Alright Bish, will keep up to speed in future , anyway the bits I watched were good One of the best Tests I have seen mate ...and my memories go back to about 1965 ish !
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Post by Deleted on Jul 15, 2013 0:47:16 GMT
Well the test lasted longer than most of you thought and its a good job theres a few Irish playing for England Begoragh !
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Post by JoeinOz on Jul 15, 2013 5:30:13 GMT
Remember though, the Australian team that was being derided just weeks ago, came with 15 runs of victory on a pitch prepared for Swann & Anderson. I hope the next one is as mental as that one was!!
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Post by redsaturday on Jul 15, 2013 7:41:18 GMT
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Post by redsaturday on Jul 15, 2013 7:47:37 GMT
That was Ok i suppose.
Seriously that was absolutely amazing. Some great banter with aussie fans too.
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Post by jimigoodwinsbeard on Jul 15, 2013 8:12:35 GMT
Onions for me for the Lords test, quicker than people think and bowls wicket to wicket and his best test figures are at Lords. Finn's confidence looks completely shot, a shame as I rate him when firing on all cylinders, all irrelevant anyway as you know they will pick Bresnan for his batting???
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Post by Deleted on Jul 15, 2013 9:31:38 GMT
Remember though, the Australian team that was being derided just weeks ago, came with 15 runs of victory on a pitch prepared for Swann & Anderson. I hope the next one is as mental as that one was!! That pitch wasn't prepared for Anderson , but he bowled superbly on it
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Post by salopstick on Jul 15, 2013 9:39:25 GMT
Remember though, the Australian team that was being derided just weeks ago, came with 15 runs of victory on a pitch prepared for Swann & Anderson. I hope the next one is as mental as that one was!! That pitch wasn't prepared for Anderson , but he bowled superbly on it a fluke innings made that match closer - sportsmen bet says he doesnt make another score past 40. with out that knock we have a first innings lead of over 100 and austraila would have had two days to get 400 unless the austrailan top order find form they will struggle to get a first innings score of 300+, they havnt got a decent bowling attack either. their only hope is england messing up, we dont punish teams often enough
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Post by Deleted on Jul 15, 2013 10:10:57 GMT
That pitch wasn't prepared for Anderson , but he bowled superbly on it a fluke innings made that match closer - sportsmen bet says he doesnt make another score past 40. with out that knock we have a first innings lead of over 100 and austraila would have had two days to get 400 unless the austrailan top order find form they will struggle to get a first innings score of 300+, they havnt got a decent bowling attack either. their only hope is england messing up, we dont punish teams often enough Agreed , it seems to be forgotten that they were 117 for 9 and if Agar had been given out stumped as he should have been we would have comfortably. I still think Australia will struggle , Clarke apart their top order lacks quality, Rogers only playing his 2nd test at the age of 35 shows you how short of batsmen they are , Hughes , well I still don't rate him despite the 80 he got in the first innings , Watson doesn't have the application to turn fifties into hundreds , Cowan looks totally out of his depth at test level. If England can bat first and post totals of around 400 to 500 during this series , Australia will be hard pressed to stay in the game
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Post by salopstick on Jul 15, 2013 10:22:46 GMT
im surprised at the number of bad decisions in that test match
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Post by JoeinOz on Jul 15, 2013 13:03:41 GMT
Bad decisions everywhere and, like it or not, that added to the excitement.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 15, 2013 13:46:11 GMT
Bad decisions everywhere and, like it or not, that added to the excitement. But there should not be bad decisions being made by the third umpire ......that is what he is there to prevent...with all the technology that is available to him , it is scandalous that he got things wrong ....stuff the excitement , just get the correct decisions made !
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Post by Deleted on Jul 15, 2013 13:48:13 GMT
im surprised at the number of bad decisions in that test match You will always get some bad decisions made by on the field umpires mate, human frailties , everybody makes mistakes ...But not from a third umpire
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Post by slozenger on Jul 15, 2013 20:04:42 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jul 15, 2013 20:34:06 GMT
No real surprise mate......I guess Bresnan will come in for Finn , thats all
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2013 18:04:46 GMT
Interesting development in the England camp today .....Both Chris Tremlett and Monty Panesar have been practicing with the team at Lord's ....I don't know if anything should be read into this ? Perhaps later on in the series ?
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Post by redsaturday on Jul 16, 2013 18:08:19 GMT
Interesting development in the England camp today .....Both Chris Tremlett and Monty Panesar have been practicing with the team at Lord's ....I don't know if anything should be read into this ? Perhaps later on in the series ? Monty is the only real back up to Swann, so not much there. But tremlett is interesting
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2013 18:10:30 GMT
Tremlett for Finn?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2013 18:13:18 GMT
Not sure about that....They may just be easing him back into the set up
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2013 18:15:21 GMT
Interesting development in the England camp today .....Both Chris Tremlett and Monty Panesar have been practicing with the team at Lord's ....I don't know if anything should be read into this ? Perhaps later on in the series ? Monty is the only real back up to Swann, so not much there. But tremlett is interesting They would have to play five bowlers for Monty to be selected ....they won't go in with only two seamers
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Post by slozenger on Jul 16, 2013 19:13:15 GMT
Wonder which match would be the one they may opt for two spinners. Be interesting to see what the pitches are like, the general consensus seems to be all pitches will be prepared to "take spin". The Oval is usually a place where spin comes in later in the match but pitches are so different now than back in the day. I remember Headingley was always swing bowlers paradise but recent time's it's not been like that. Going to be another scorching test match at Lord's it seems, sunshine all days with temps as high as 30°! Phew! Let's get batting, wear 'em down lads!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2013 20:26:43 GMT
Wonder which match would be the one they may opt for two spinners. Be interesting to see what the pitches are like, the general consensus seems to be all pitches will be prepared to "take spin". The Oval is usually a place where spin comes in later in the match but pitches are so different now than back in the day. I remember Headingley was always swing bowlers paradise but recent time's it's not been like that. Going to be another scorching test match at Lord's it seems, sunshine all days with temps as high as 30°! Phew! Let's get batting, wear 'em down lads! They must have it in the back of their minds about two spinners , I will believe it when it happens though ....Old Trafford spins a bit these days they say . The experts say that it's never swung the same at Leeds since they chopped those Poplars down at the Kirkstall Lane End !
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2013 21:36:01 GMT
Just under twelve hours to go before battle recommences !....Cant wait
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Post by salopstick on Jul 17, 2013 21:51:01 GMT
Good piece on lords SSN
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2013 21:56:38 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2013 21:59:31 GMT
Sacked Australian Coach Mickey Arthur is lining up a court case against the Australian Cricket Board claiming unfair dismissal ....he wants compensation of $ 4 million or his job back , can't see him getting either
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Post by sheikhmomo on Jul 17, 2013 22:26:11 GMT
Just under twelve hours to go before battle recommences !....Cant wait I'm 15 miles from Lords and it's was the hottest I can remember in the UK today. It's 24 degrees in the fricking night time right now. Lets hope we win the toss and bat.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2013 23:12:26 GMT
Just under twelve hours to go before battle recommences !....Cant wait I'm 15 miles from Lords and it's was the hottest I can remember in the UK today. It's 24 degrees in the fricking night time right now. Lets hope we win the toss and bat. Agreed ...bat well and post 400 to 500 then try and put them under the cosh
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Post by JoeinOz on Jul 18, 2013 5:04:09 GMT
For about two years cricket here seems to have been in a cosntant state of turmoil.
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Post by slozenger on Jul 18, 2013 6:57:33 GMT
Start is at 11:15am apparantly because of a visit from The Queen! Pft!
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