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Re: cricket thread

Post by Randall » Mon Apr 02, 2018 8:22 am

With two days to go you would like to think this is in the bag.
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Post by Kimmy » Mon Apr 02, 2018 11:39 am

Randall wrote:With two days to go you would like to think this is in the bag.
There is one day to go.

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Post by Randall » Mon Apr 02, 2018 4:03 pm

Kimmy wrote:
Randall wrote:With two days to go you would like to think this is in the bag.
There is one day to go.
oh dear
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Post by M H » Mon Apr 02, 2018 4:25 pm

Assuming weather permits crowd the bat from first ball to last and the wickets will fall
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Re: cricket thread

Post by Kimmy » Tue Apr 03, 2018 12:16 pm

Father Rout wrote:Assuming weather permits crowd the bat from first ball to last and the wickets will fall
Any luck?

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Post by Randall » Tue Apr 03, 2018 12:44 pm

Oh dear
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Re: cricket thread

Post by Kimmy » Tue Apr 03, 2018 12:51 pm

Randall wrote:Oh dear
Great innings from Wagner :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Post by Randall » Tue Apr 03, 2018 4:37 pm

Kimmy wrote:
Randall wrote:Oh dear
Great innings from Wagner :lol: :lol: :lol:
England would not have survived.
Not much fun to watch but did his job.
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Re: cricket thread

Post by M H » Tue Apr 03, 2018 4:43 pm

Kimmy wrote:
Father Rout wrote:Assuming weather permits crowd the bat from first ball to last and the wickets will fall
Any luck?
Didn't see any of this but didn't bad light bring play to a close with two wickets remaining? Weather didn't permit
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Post by Captain Hobo » Wed Apr 04, 2018 4:28 am

Father Rout wrote:
Kimmy wrote:
Father Rout wrote:Assuming weather permits crowd the bat from first ball to last and the wickets will fall
Any luck?
Didn't see any of this but didn't bad light bring play to a close with two wickets remaining? Weather didn't permit
Only after 101.4 overs on Day 5, plus 23 on Day 4.
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Re: cricket thread

Post by M H » Tue May 15, 2018 6:21 pm

Looks like another summer of one day type test tactics

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/44105904
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Post by Randall » Tue May 15, 2018 6:22 pm

I saw that, don't know much about the Pakistan team, maybe they just play hit and hope test cricket as well.
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Post by M H » Tue May 15, 2018 6:27 pm

They still don't get why and how they lost the last two series
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Post by Randall » Tue May 15, 2018 7:06 pm

Maybe they could get a three year old to explain it to them.
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Re: cricket thread

Post by Kimmy » Tue May 15, 2018 7:39 pm

We will beat Pakistan and India easily.

Our team is perfectly capable in English conditions.

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Re: cricket thread

Post by Randall » Tue May 15, 2018 7:45 pm

The sub continent teams don't have a great record here if memory serves.
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Post by Wading In » Tue May 15, 2018 11:22 pm

Im glad to see Jos Buttler back in the side, even tho he wont get the gloves. Had a good season at white ball and in IPL
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Re: cricket thread

Post by Randall » Wed May 16, 2018 5:16 am

Wading In wrote:Im glad to see Jos Buttler back in the side, even tho he wont get the gloves. Had a good season at white ball and in IPL
Which is no guide at all to doing well in proper cricket.
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Re: cricket thread

Post by Wading In » Wed May 16, 2018 7:20 am

Randall wrote:
Wading In wrote:Im glad to see Jos Buttler back in the side, even tho he wont get the gloves. Had a good season at white ball and in IPL
Which is no guide at all to doing well in proper cricket.
Oh i agree, but it must be what earned him the recall in the first place, and a solid batsman for our fragile middle order.
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Re: cricket thread

Post by Randall » Wed May 16, 2018 9:41 am

Wading In wrote:
Randall wrote:
Wading In wrote:Im glad to see Jos Buttler back in the side, even tho he wont get the gloves. Had a good season at white ball and in IPL
Which is no guide at all to doing well in proper cricket.
Oh i agree, but it must be what earned him the recall in the first place, and a solid batsman for our fragile middle order.
Little influence batting at seven.
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