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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2013 0:21:35 GMT
DESTROY THE AUSSIES
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Post by slozenger on Jul 10, 2013 6:49:24 GMT
Here we go, nervous!
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Post by BigKahunaBurger on Jul 10, 2013 7:17:20 GMT
The day is finally here. Can't wait to smash the Aussies. 5-0
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2013 8:28:30 GMT
The day is finally here. Can't wait to smash the Aussies. 5-0 That would be great.....can't see a five nil on the horizon yet .....who knows if we get a good start in this one though ?
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Post by redsaturday on Jul 10, 2013 9:32:47 GMT
Australia won toss and elect to go home
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Post by slozenger on Jul 10, 2013 9:36:48 GMT
We're having a bat, that doesn't help the nerves.
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Post by BigKahunaBurger on Jul 10, 2013 9:39:34 GMT
300/1 after 90 overs
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Post by drjeffsdiscobarge on Jul 10, 2013 9:44:33 GMT
We're having a bat, that doesn't help the nerves. Top order have a poor to shite record at Trent Bridge too... First innings - England top run scorer Broad 66/1 First innings - Australia top run scorer Haddin 11/1 803/1 double...
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2013 9:44:53 GMT
We're having a bat, that doesn't help the nerves. It will all be fine !
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2013 9:45:53 GMT
We're having a bat, that doesn't help the nerves. Top order have a poor to shite record at Trent Bridge too... First innings - England top run scorer Broad 66/1 First innings - Australia top run scorer Haddin 11/1 803/1 double... That means nothing .....it's all about this game
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2013 9:46:33 GMT
We're having a bat, that doesn't help the nerves. It will all be fine ! I have no doubts we will be fine and the Aussies will be smashed. Is the alcoholic refreshment supply fine though?!
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Post by Gods on Jul 10, 2013 10:00:20 GMT
I still chuckle at the headline in the Melbourne Age when there was a rare honours-even day back in about 1991 when Australia used to dominate: "A Strange Day At The Cricket:England Fails To Collapse". Hopefully those days are past us
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Post by sheikhmomo on Jul 10, 2013 10:30:37 GMT
Looking at this painfully slow pitch and bearing in mind Bresnan's Trent Bridge record, the selection of Finn is highly confusing to me.
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Post by BigKahunaBurger on Jul 10, 2013 10:42:06 GMT
Cook gone. Trott's time to shine
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Post by ukcstokie on Jul 10, 2013 10:45:37 GMT
It was a mistake to bat. Again too cautious. We should have put them in and under the cloud we'd have had them on the ropes.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2013 10:50:56 GMT
Looking at this painfully slow pitch and bearing in mind Bresnan's Trent Bridge record, the selection of Finn is highly confusing to me. But this pitch bears no resemblance to a normal Trent Bridge pitch , so Bresnans record is largely irrelevant ....dry and dusty it's going to crack in the second innings it will be up and down and Finn could be far more dangerous with his bounce , Finn for me every time anyway , he is a genuine wicket taker
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2013 10:53:12 GMT
It was a mistake to bat. Again too cautious. We should have put them in and under the cloud we'd have had them on the ropes. You always bat first on pitches of this nature .....caution has no bearing on it , there is not enough cloud cover to warrant putting them in ....bat every time on dry pitches
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2013 10:54:06 GMT
I still chuckle at the headline in the Melbourne Age when there was a rare honours-even day back in about 1991 when Australia used to dominate: "A Strange Day At The Cricket:England Fails To Collapse". Hopefully those days are past us Long past .....
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2013 10:55:01 GMT
It will all be fine ! I have no doubts we will be fine and the Aussies will be smashed. Is the alcoholic refreshment supply fine though?! It's well in hand .....
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Post by sheikhmomo on Jul 10, 2013 10:55:31 GMT
It was a mistake to bat. Again too cautious. We should have put them in and under the cloud we'd have had them on the ropes. "When you win the toss - bat. If you are in doubt, think about it, then bat. If you have very big doubts, consult a colleague - then bat" :}
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Post by sheikhmomo on Jul 10, 2013 10:59:15 GMT
Looking at this painfully slow pitch and bearing in mind Bresnan's Trent Bridge record, the selection of Finn is highly confusing to me. But this pitch bears no resemblance to a normal Trent Bridge pitch , so Bresnans record is largely irrelevant ....dry and dusty it's going to crack in the second innings it will be up and down and Finn could be far more dangerous with his bounce , Finn for me every time anyway , he is a genuine wicket taker Bresnan's skiddier action should get more out of this pitch than Finn's bounce. It took Clarke only 2 overs to take two slips out as they were irrelevant on this pitch and of course Bresnan offers you runs with the bat, which down the line could allow you to play an extra bowler if we do struggle to get 20 wickets.
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Post by jimigoodwinsbeard on Jul 10, 2013 11:00:18 GMT
Only issue with Finn selection for me, his confidence is a bit low at the moment, and with him tinkerin with his run-up all the time
Sent from my sofa in my house in my underpants with a cup of tea and a pack of chocolate digestives(plain chocolate today)
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2013 11:02:36 GMT
Has anybody checked in advance with kidcrewbob that it's ok to celebrate if we win & to make sure its a sport that the working class care about?
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Post by sheikhmomo on Jul 10, 2013 11:15:01 GMT
I wish Trott would play at this strike rate in 20/20!
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Post by BigKahunaBurger on Jul 10, 2013 11:41:31 GMT
Root gone. KP time.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2013 11:58:12 GMT
But this pitch bears no resemblance to a normal Trent Bridge pitch , so Bresnans record is largely irrelevant ....dry and dusty it's going to crack in the second innings it will be up and down and Finn could be far more dangerous with his bounce , Finn for me every time anyway , he is a genuine wicket taker Bresnan's skiddier action should get more out of this pitch than Finn's bounce. It took Clarke only 2 overs to take two slips out as they were irrelevant on this pitch and of course Bresnan offers you runs with the bat, which down the line could allow you to play an extra bowler if we do struggle to get 20 wickets. They are being picked purely for their bowling though not any bonus runs that Bresnan may score . Bresnan hasn't really got a skiddy action , on slow low pitches its always going to be that extra bit of pace that makes the difference , although Bresnan could get some reverse swing on here perhaps . They will never play the extra bowler .
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2013 12:00:24 GMT
Only issue with Finn selection for me, his confidence is a bit low at the moment, and with him tinkerin with his run-up all the time Sent from my sofa in my house in my underpants with a cup of tea and a pack of chocolate digestives(plain chocolate today) The more he bowls the better his run up and rhythm will get
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Post by Gods on Jul 10, 2013 12:02:51 GMT
Has anybody checked in advance with kidcrewbob that it's ok to celebrate if we win & to make sure its a sport that the working class care about? Tricky one that POOB The team is called "England" but it draws on all of GB. The cynical among us would say it draws on much of South Africa too! I think at heart cricket is a summer game of the "people" whoever they may be. But having said that I heard recently only 30% of state schools now play cricket. That seems to have much to do with the complexity of maintaining the wickets, the need for specialist teaching instruction and all those pesky state school kids smashing up all the kit Oh, and what do you do if it rains since indoor nets are not generally found in state schools?
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Post by sheikhmomo on Jul 10, 2013 12:03:42 GMT
Bresnan's skiddier action should get more out of this pitch than Finn's bounce. It took Clarke only 2 overs to take two slips out as they were irrelevant on this pitch and of course Bresnan offers you runs with the bat, which down the line could allow you to play an extra bowler if we do struggle to get 20 wickets. They are being picked purely for their bowling though not any bonus runs that Bresnan may score . Bresnan hasn't really got a skiddy action , on slow low pitches its always going to be that extra bit of pace that makes the difference , although Bresnan could get some reverse swing on here perhaps . They will never play the extra bowler . The fact that they wont pick the extra bowler is Flower in particular biggest weakness. Looking at the early deterioration of this dry pitch it looks like a second spinner in the second innings would be a real bonus but they haven't the balls for it.
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Post by redsaturday on Jul 10, 2013 12:06:00 GMT
They are being picked purely for their bowling though not any bonus runs that Bresnan may score . Bresnan hasn't really got a skiddy action , on slow low pitches its always going to be that extra bit of pace that makes the difference , although Bresnan could get some reverse swing on here perhaps . They will never play the extra bowler . The fact that they wont pick the extra bowler is Flower in particular biggest weakness. Looking at the early deterioration of this dry pitch it looks like a second spinner in the second innings would be a real bonus but they haven't the balls for it. Em root
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