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Post by Deleted on Jul 19, 2013 18:11:47 GMT
They have a couple of decent bowlers in Harris and Siddle , luckily for us only one of them is performing in each innings so far .... What do you make of Root as an opening Test batsman? He has time on his side,but looks nervous and at the moment seems to be struggling. I haven't seen a great deal of him before this series to be fair so perhaps I'm being harsh ??? He is a good player .....it's a big jump from number five or six to opening against the new ball at this level..given time I think he will be ok , he was doing so well in the middle order it's a shame in a way that they moved him...now they have ,they must keep faith with him
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Post by Deleted on Jul 19, 2013 18:15:25 GMT
The kid that's replaced Root in the Yorkshire side was 275 not out last time I looked against Derbyshire !! I noticed that , Yorkshire seem to have the knack of unearthing good young talent at the moment ....good to see
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Post by Deleted on Jul 19, 2013 18:48:59 GMT
What do you make of Root as an opening Test batsman? He has time on his side,but looks nervous and at the moment seems to be struggling. I haven't seen a great deal of him before this series to be fair so perhaps I'm being harsh ??? He is a good player .....it's a big jump from number five or six to opening against the new ball at this level..given time I think he will be ok , he was doing so well in the middle order it's a shame in a way that they moved him...now they have ,they must keep faith with him Did we have many other options for the opening slot,considering Compton didn't really impress that much? I would have thought Trott would be the ideal answer with Bell moving up to number 3?
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Post by harrysburrow on Jul 19, 2013 18:59:48 GMT
I wouldn't mess with Bell at the mo?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 19, 2013 20:16:14 GMT
He is a good player .....it's a big jump from number five or six to opening against the new ball at this level..given time I think he will be ok , he was doing so well in the middle order it's a shame in a way that they moved him...now they have ,they must keep faith with him Did we have many other options for the opening slot,considering Compton didn't really impress that much? I would have thought Trott would be the ideal answer with Bell moving up to number 3? Well I'm quite happy with Bell scoring Hundreds at number five ....Compton didnt do that badly two hundreds in New Zealand , but that's irrelevant I think , they will stick with Root opening and thats fair enough
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Post by Deleted on Jul 19, 2013 20:17:50 GMT
I wouldn't mess with Bell at the mo? Have you seen Rogers lbw mate ? One of the worst ever ! Erasmus again ....worst umpire on the panel
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Post by harrysburrow on Jul 19, 2013 20:38:33 GMT
I have seen it mate. The Aussie's go about the review system like a bunch of club cricketers? My opinions on Erasmus are well documented, his incompetence seems to know no bounds? I know we bowled em out for 128 and already have a decent lead, but I'm still a bit twitchy about being 3 down already? Also, you could say that Bell is due a failure so I'd just like us to use a bit of time up to be on the safe side. (I'm such a negative git). I mentioned Pietersen earlier on, bloody hell how dreadful was he today?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 19, 2013 20:45:01 GMT
I have seen it mate. The Aussie's go about the review system like a bunch of club cricketers? My opinions on Erasmus are well documented, his incompetence seems to know no bounds? I know we bowled em out for 128 and already have a decent lead, but I'm still a bit twitchy about being 3 down already? Also, you could say that Bell is due a failure so I'd just like us to use a bit of time up to be on the safe side. (I'm such a negative git). I mentioned Pietersen earlier on, bloody hell how dreadful was he today? Dreadful shot again from Pietersen , its all very well to say thats how he plays , but that is poor stuff today from a senior Batsman
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Post by Deleted on Jul 19, 2013 20:51:03 GMT
I have seen it mate. The Aussie's go about the review system like a bunch of club cricketers? My opinions on Erasmus are well documented, his incompetence seems to know no bounds? I know we bowled em out for 128 and already have a decent lead, but I'm still a bit twitchy about being 3 down already? Also, you could say that Bell is due a failure so I'd just like us to use a bit of time up to be on the safe side. (I'm such a negative git). I mentioned Pietersen earlier on, bloody hell how dreadful was he today? Dreadful shot again from Pietersen , its all very well to say thats how he plays , but that is poor stuff today from a senior Batsman The fact he didn't look that bothered is the worrying thing.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 19, 2013 20:55:00 GMT
Dreadful shot again from Pietersen , its all very well to say thats how he plays , but that is poor stuff today from a senior Batsman The fact he didn't look that bothered is the worrying thing. You know it would not surprise me if after the winter series in Australia , we could possibly see the last of him ....no reason for that , just a feeling , the lure of IPL may prove tempting for him
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Post by BigKahunaBurger on Jul 19, 2013 21:01:20 GMT
Michael Vaughan ?@michaelvaughan 1h Forget the 3 late wickets(papered over the cracks) ... Today was the day that England won the Ashes.... #Ashes
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Post by redsaturday on Jul 19, 2013 21:01:30 GMT
You really can't look away from these games.
Absolutely no idea what's going happen next
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Post by Deleted on Jul 19, 2013 21:32:16 GMT
Michael Vaughan ?@michaelvaughan 1h Forget the 3 late wickets(papered over the cracks) ... Today was the day that England won the Ashes.... #Ashes Premature isn't he ? But we will forgive him that ....surely he meant to say " retained the Ashes " ?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 19, 2013 23:33:56 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2013 5:24:41 GMT
The fact he didn't look that bothered is the worrying thing. You know it would not surprise me if after the winter series in Australia , we could possibly see the last of him ....no reason for that , just a feeling , the lure of IPL may prove tempting for him Lets not stick the boot in too early, yes he has had a poor match by his standards but how many times has he put us in a position to save or win a match? I just wish a coach would sit him down and say kp you must block 20 balls before you can play your shots, that way he can get focused on seeing the ball onto the bat. I believe michael vaughn knows a thing or two about cricket, everyone scoffed when botham said 10-0 but the way these aussies are performing it wouldnt be a surprise
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Post by harrysburrow on Jul 20, 2013 7:20:08 GMT
If Agar had been given out stumped on 6 in his first innings at Trent Bridge, we'd all be thinking how average he was as well? We're barely performing at 60% at the moment and still sorting the Aussies out? Cook, Root, Pietersen and Prior haven't really been in the runs yet. Broad hasn't got unto his stride either. If everything clicks, we really could batter these lot?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2013 9:21:24 GMT
You know it would not surprise me if after the winter series in Australia , we could possibly see the last of him ....no reason for that , just a feeling , the lure of IPL may prove tempting for him Lets not stick the boot in too early, yes he has had a poor match by his standards but how many times has he put us in a position to save or win a match? I just wish a coach would sit him down and say kp you must block 20 balls before you can play your shots, that way he can get focused on seeing the ball onto the bat. I believe michael vaughn knows a thing or two about cricket, everyone scoffed when botham said 10-0 but the way these aussies are performing it wouldnt be a surprise I never stick the boot in mate , every player has poor games and highs and lows in their form .......no coach will ever be able to do that with Pietersen , his ego is so inflated that he would never bring himself to listen .....he can be seemingly well set with a few runs under his belt and then still play an outrageously ridiculous shot , that is the nature of the man...a law unto himself
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2013 9:26:08 GMT
If Agar had been given out stumped on 6 in his first innings at Trent Bridge, we'd all be thinking how average he was as well? We're barely performing at 60% at the moment and still sorting the Aussies out? Cook, Root, Pietersen and Prior haven't really been in the runs yet. Broad hasn't got unto his stride either. If everything clicks, we really could batter these lot? I still do think he is average mate ,you are correct we are playing below par ....if the batting fires like it should we will be out of sight of them, it has been said before I suppose but this is the worst Australian side I have seem since the late seventies , when they lost all their front line players to the Kerry Packer Circus
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Post by salopstick on Jul 20, 2013 11:43:04 GMT
I grew up collecting texaco cricket cards watching England regularly skittled out and spending long hours toiling in the field.
This is great to watch
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Post by salopstick on Jul 20, 2013 11:45:04 GMT
Promote bresnan to number 5
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Post by estrangedsonoffaye on Jul 20, 2013 12:06:26 GMT
When India came here in 2011, and we completely smashed them, it was actually a little sad to see Tendulkar, Dravid and Laxman reduced to playing in such a low quality side. No such feelings here, the Aussies have egos unqualified by their achievements. Pattinson truly believes he is Brett Lee and Watson, Matthew Hayden. I really do hope we do a 5-0 here, give a little back to them.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2013 12:07:47 GMT
I grew up collecting texaco cricket cards watching England regularly skittled out and spending long hours toiling in the field. This is great to watch A nice steady morning ......proper test cricket
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2013 12:09:01 GMT
Promote bresnan to number 5 He is at the moment ....and doing ok
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2013 12:11:33 GMT
When India came here in 2011, and we completely smashed them, it was actually a little sad to see Tendulkar, Dravid and Laxman reduced to playing in such a low quality side. No such feelings here, the Aussies have egos unqualified by their achievements. Pattinson truly believes he is Brett Lee and Watson, Matthew Hayden. I really do hope we do a 5-0 here, give a little back to them. Yes sadly for them the Indians all got old at the same time ....a similar thing happened to the Australians a few years back ....as you say no sympathy for Australians from this quarter !
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Post by salopstick on Jul 20, 2013 12:20:36 GMT
Theis piece on merv Hughes is brilliant
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2013 12:23:49 GMT
Theis piece on merv Hughes is brilliant A complete clown was Merv Hughes ...
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Post by fortressbritannia on Jul 20, 2013 12:43:15 GMT
Lead of 347 chalk up another 150, game could well be over come tea tomorrow.
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Post by salopstick on Jul 20, 2013 13:00:02 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2013 13:07:55 GMT
I grew up collecting texaco cricket cards watching England regularly skittled out and spending long hours toiling in the field. This is great to watch A nice steady morning ......proper test cricket You clearly know your stuff as far as Cricket is concerned, so, do you think we should have forced the follow on and made em bat again, or have we got it right setting an unreachable target.
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Post by estrangedsonoffaye on Jul 20, 2013 13:10:26 GMT
It's funny because Taibu's average is better than Boucher's in all forms of the game. Taibu also has a better top score.
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