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Post by Rednwhitenblue on Feb 17, 2023 8:00:52 GMT
Jimmy must be closing in on Shane Warne as the second highest Test wicket taker* of all time. What an achievement that would be to overtake him, love to see him do it in the Ashes.
* non-chucking it...!
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Post by GeneralFaye on Feb 17, 2023 13:29:10 GMT
Shame it’s not on sky sounds like a cracking match. I'm loving it on BT. Record the days play and then watch it when I wake up.
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Post by professorplump on Feb 18, 2023 7:42:40 GMT
Stuart Broad is having one of those spells!
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Post by cobhamstokey on Feb 18, 2023 7:42:53 GMT
Broad on fire.
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Post by chuckrocky on Feb 18, 2023 7:45:01 GMT
Fair to say I’ve woken up to worse scorecards.
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Post by prestwichpotter on Feb 18, 2023 7:46:18 GMT
Great day for England so far and New Zealand are in disarray at 28/5, Broad in particular has been superb.
If I take my England specs off for a second though I do think you have to question the fairness of the contest between bat and the pink ball when the lights are on. It’s a tricky one as it’s done to allow more people to watch but it becomes a bit of a lottery depending on who wins the toss and how the game pans out.
Looks like Bazball continues to flourish though……
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Post by lordb on Feb 18, 2023 7:53:10 GMT
Think we might win this one
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Post by chuckrocky on Feb 18, 2023 8:02:08 GMT
The Aussies are getting themselves into a very good position to beat India in the 2nd test.
They only have to win one match in the series to qualify the world test championship final.
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Post by fullmetaljacket on Feb 18, 2023 10:41:05 GMT
Broad on fire.
Bring on the Aussies this summer.
Hopefully we can have Jofra fit and firing too.
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Post by GeneralFaye on Feb 18, 2023 14:15:44 GMT
Broad on fire. Bring on the Aussies this summer. Hopefully we can have Jofra fit and firing too. If required that would be nice but I wouldn't pick Jofra unless we somehow produced a lifeless pitch. The kind where you'd need him or a Wood to make the difference. Keeping Robinson fit is more essential I reckon.
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Feb 18, 2023 18:10:19 GMT
Nobody is playing cricket like us at the moment. Really feel this could be a turning point into reducing 5 day tests into 4
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Feb 18, 2023 18:10:40 GMT
Broad on fire. Bring on the Aussies this summer. Hopefully we can have Jofra fit and firing too. If required that would be nice but I wouldn't pick Jofra unless we somehow produced a lifeless pitch. The kind where you'd need him or a Wood to make the difference. Keeping Robinson fit is more essential I reckon. Spot on
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Post by chuckrocky on Feb 18, 2023 19:23:31 GMT
Broad on fire. Bring on the Aussies this summer. Hopefully we can have Jofra fit and firing too. If required that would be nice but I wouldn't pick Jofra unless we somehow produced a lifeless pitch. The kind where you'd need him or a Wood to make the difference. Keeping Robinson fit is more essential I reckon. A fully fit Jofra would be in my first choice 11 for the Ashes. Whatever the pitch is like I think it’s important to have either Archer or Wood in the attack. The pitches last summer were flat and we conceded some pretty big scores against New Zealand and India with our attack looking very samey without a genuine pace option. One things for certain, with potentially Anderson, Broad, Robinson, Archer, Wood, Woakes and Potts to choose from, I wouldn’t be picking a spinner.
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Post by cobhamstokey on Feb 18, 2023 20:17:16 GMT
If required that would be nice but I wouldn't pick Jofra unless we somehow produced a lifeless pitch. The kind where you'd need him or a Wood to make the difference. Keeping Robinson fit is more essential I reckon. A fully fit Jofra would be in my first choice 11 for the Ashes. Whatever the pitch is like I think it’s important to have either Archer or Wood in the attack. The pitches last summer were flat and we conceded some pretty big scores against New Zealand and India with our attack looking very samey without a genuine pace option. One things for certain, with potentially Anderson, Broad, Robinson, Archer, Wood, Woakes and Potts to choose from, I wouldn’t be picking a spinner. Me neither. I’d rather go with Root. I think Leach is one of the few weak players in the team. I’d rather we didn’t go with a spinner than play a mediocre one. It’s a shame Ali has retired as even though he’s inconsistent he can bat.
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Post by foghornsgleghorn on Feb 18, 2023 20:17:51 GMT
If required that would be nice but I wouldn't pick Jofra unless we somehow produced a lifeless pitch. The kind where you'd need him or a Wood to make the difference. Keeping Robinson fit is more essential I reckon. A fully fit Jofra would be in my first choice 11 for the Ashes. Whatever the pitch is like I think it’s important to have either Archer or Wood in the attack. The pitches last summer were flat and we conceded some pretty big scores against New Zealand and India with our attack looking very samey without a genuine pace option. One things for certain, with potentially Anderson, Broad, Robinson, Archer, Wood, Woakes and Potts to choose from, I wouldn’t be picking a spinner. There have to be concerns that Wood or Archer could break down during a Test. Anderson & Broad seem to defy the normal rules about ageing but again not sure you want to be overbowling them at this stage of their careers. If the pitches are flat again, then not having a front-line spin bowler to hold an end up would be brave. Root overbowled Archer in 2019, and if he is going to be asked to bowl as fast as possible you only want him to be doing it in bursts
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Post by chuckrocky on Feb 18, 2023 20:27:45 GMT
A fully fit Jofra would be in my first choice 11 for the Ashes. Whatever the pitch is like I think it’s important to have either Archer or Wood in the attack. The pitches last summer were flat and we conceded some pretty big scores against New Zealand and India with our attack looking very samey without a genuine pace option. One things for certain, with potentially Anderson, Broad, Robinson, Archer, Wood, Woakes and Potts to choose from, I wouldn’t be picking a spinner. There have to be concerns that Wood or Archer could break down during a Test. Anderson & Broad seem to defy the normal rules about ageing but again not sure you want to be overbowling them at this stage of their careers. If the pitches are flat again, then not having a front-line spin bowler to hold an end up would be brave. Root overbowled Archer in 2019, and if he is going to be asked to bowl as fast as possible you only want him to be doing it in bursts I would normally agree, however we don’t have a good enough spinner to hold up an end. The Aussies will target Leach like they do every time they come up against him and he rarely comes out on top. Even without a spinner you’ve got 6 bowling options with Stokes able to come on and bowl long spells and Root more than capable of picking up a few overs so you wouldn’t need to flog either Archer or Wood.
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Feb 18, 2023 20:43:18 GMT
There have to be concerns that Wood or Archer could break down during a Test. Anderson & Broad seem to defy the normal rules about ageing but again not sure you want to be overbowling them at this stage of their careers. If the pitches are flat again, then not having a front-line spin bowler to hold an end up would be brave. Root overbowled Archer in 2019, and if he is going to be asked to bowl as fast as possible you only want him to be doing it in bursts I would normally agree, however we don’t have a good enough spinner to hold up an end. The Aussies will target Leach like they do every time they come up against him and he rarely comes out on top. Even without a spinner you’ve got 6 bowling options with Stokes able to come on and bowl long spells and Root more than capable of picking up a few overs so you wouldn’t need to flog either Archer or Wood. I get the feeling that Leach has been promised a first 11 position as THE spin option. To me unless it’s spinning Root can offer that few overs
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Post by GeneralFaye on Feb 19, 2023 8:46:25 GMT
England win comfortably and Australia's batting line up crumbles spectacularly again, lovely.
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Feb 19, 2023 9:03:53 GMT
Well done England, another positive risk taking display. The ultra positive mindset of this team is putting enormous pressure on opponents and it’s great to see us keep our foot on the throttle.
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Post by chuckrocky on Feb 19, 2023 9:14:42 GMT
England win comfortably and Australia's batting line up crumbles spectacularly again, lovely. Pretty special effort from the Aussies, they had India 150-8 and trailing by over 100 and three sessions later they’d lost the game.
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Post by GeneralFaye on Feb 19, 2023 9:21:33 GMT
England win comfortably and Australia's batting line up crumbles spectacularly again, lovely. Pretty special effort from the Aussies, they had India 150-8 and trailing by over 100 and three sessions later they’d lost the game. I watched the last 40 minutes of yesterdays play live and Australia looked so comfortable and smashing India about a little bit so was surprised to see India chasing such a low score when I woke up.
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Post by GeneralFaye on Feb 19, 2023 9:23:16 GMT
Well done England, another positive risk taking display. The ultra positive mindset of this team is putting enormous pressure on opponents and it’s great to see us keep our foot on the throttle. Does Mr Bairstow get back in the side when he's fit?... let's be honest, he was our best batsman before his freak injury but I'm struggling to see how he comes back now.
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Post by kingdong on Feb 19, 2023 9:48:59 GMT
Well done England, another positive risk taking display. The ultra positive mindset of this team is putting enormous pressure on opponents and it’s great to see us keep our foot on the throttle. Does Mr Bairstow get back in the side when he's fit?... let's be honest, he was our best batsman before his freak injury but I'm struggling to see how he comes back now. Can they somehow shuffle the deck to drop Crawley and bring him in? I don’t know…
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Feb 19, 2023 10:15:31 GMT
Well done England, another positive risk taking display. The ultra positive mindset of this team is putting enormous pressure on opponents and it’s great to see us keep our foot on the throttle. Does Mr Bairstow get back in the side when he's fit?... let's be honest, he was our best batsman before his freak injury but I'm struggling to see how he comes back now. It’s a tough one, a lot can happen with dips in form, injury etc. The only spots at the minute I could see him is opening (although I think they’ll persevere with creepy, if Duckett has a run of low scores perhaps) or wicket keeper (more likely but only a bad injury to Foakes would facilitate that). It’s a shame to have such a talented player on the sidelines but a good thing to have him ready to come in if required. And let’s face it, it’s his own fault he’s injured.
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Post by Rednwhitenblue on Feb 19, 2023 12:14:02 GMT
You have to admire Stokes' attitude to playing the game. He said "It was entertaining cricket. Even though we came away with the result, entertaining is what we want to do." From which you have to conclude that they will continue to go for it even if not likely to "come away with the result". And that's the clever bit about what they're doing I think - taking the shackles off, freeing the players to trust their skills. They wouldn't be in the team if they weren't excellent players, so let them get on with it, enjoy it and that's probably why we're seeing the results that we are. The Ashes will be a big test of this new approach. I'm really looking forward to this series. Meanwhile...ouch! www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/scorecard/ECKO56748
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Post by prestwichpotter on Feb 23, 2023 22:21:17 GMT
Just tuned in to the second test as the start time caught me by surprise, and Crawley is already out for 2.
Got to be Bairstow for Crawley as soon as he’s got and ready…….
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Post by crouchpotato1 on Feb 23, 2023 22:36:42 GMT
Struggling abit here and I’ve not seen a wicket this green for years
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Post by bayernoatcake on Feb 23, 2023 22:39:18 GMT
Crawley is gash
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Post by prestwichpotter on Feb 23, 2023 22:44:02 GMT
Struggling abit here and I’ve not seen a wicket this green for years Bazball has been successful on largely flat pitches so far, massive test to put a score on the board is this…….
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Post by smallthorner on Feb 23, 2023 22:47:55 GMT
Stokies on the bank showing the colours 👌
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