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Re: cricket thread

Post by tungsten tossers » Mon Feb 11, 2019 5:18 pm

Randall wrote: Mon Feb 11, 2019 3:49 pm Windies way behind in the game, best player banned and a bowler down.
Even England can't lose this.
Couple of decent batting sessions should put this out of reach, but I don't think we would declare today if we still have wickets in hand.
Tomorrow lunchtime would probably be about right, but Root seems to be similar to cook, where he bats on for an hour or two too long.
That is assuming we don't get bowled out of course

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Post by M H » Mon Feb 11, 2019 5:56 pm

Can't see the need for more than another hundred to be totally safe
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Re: cricket thread

Post by tungsten tossers » Mon Feb 11, 2019 6:47 pm

M H wrote: Mon Feb 11, 2019 5:56 pm Can't see the need for more than another hundred to be totally safe
Agree, but I can't see us declaring today.. Bishop and Ward were just having this discussion on comms,
Seems like five sessions to get windies out was agreed on..
I would like to see us be more aggressive today, with Buttler, Stokes and Barstow to up the run rate and get to 400+ ahead before close of play..

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Post by M H » Mon Feb 11, 2019 7:03 pm

Strauss, Cook and now Root are and were very negative captains when it came to declaring.
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Post by Randall » Mon Feb 11, 2019 7:13 pm

Great piece about the judge during the lunch break.
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Re: cricket thread

Post by tungsten tossers » Tue Feb 12, 2019 10:19 am

What are the chances of a declaration at start of play?

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Post by Randall » Tue Feb 12, 2019 3:40 pm

Soon be over
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Post by M H » Tue Feb 12, 2019 5:10 pm

Batting first thing was pointless and looked nothing more than a Root vanity exercise. The should really have put the Windies in half an hour before close last night.

As prep for the Ashes, totally worthless
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Post by Randall » Tue Feb 12, 2019 5:33 pm

With the series won the Windies intensity is missing in action.
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Post by M H » Tue Feb 12, 2019 5:36 pm

Not only that mate, there's a reason they're so low in the rankings
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Re: cricket thread

Post by Randall » Tue Feb 12, 2019 6:15 pm

M H wrote: Tue Feb 12, 2019 5:36 pm Not only that mate, there's a reason they're so low in the rankings
We've made a very ordinary side look like world beaters.
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Re: cricket thread

Post by tungsten tossers » Sat Feb 16, 2019 2:05 pm

Cracking finale to the SA v Sri Lanka test
14 needed nine down.. last wicket partnership of 50 plus

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Post by The Ginge Reaper » Sat Feb 16, 2019 2:15 pm

tungsten tossers wrote:Cracking finale to the SA v Sri Lanka test
14 needed nine down.. last wicket partnership of 50 plus
Cheers, just caught the end of it. Some innings.
Big changes on the way ! We've heard it before but it's different this time !!!! , I believe Bdo gonna grow x

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Post by tungsten tossers » Sat Feb 16, 2019 2:16 pm

And Sri Lanka win it..
Fantastic innings from Perera..
Last wicket stand of 74

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Post by Randall » Wed Feb 20, 2019 5:47 pm

Innings could take a while if Gayle keeps hitting it out of the ground.
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Post by M H » Wed Feb 20, 2019 5:55 pm

Windies bottom of the one day rankings threatening a 400 plus score against the top ranking side!
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Post by Randall » Wed Feb 20, 2019 6:18 pm

They are going to run out of balls at this rate.
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Post by The Ginge Reaper » Wed Feb 20, 2019 6:38 pm

Scotland result earlier was absolutely hilarious. They were 1/13 to win.
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Post by Randall » Wed Feb 20, 2019 6:39 pm

The Ginge Reaper wrote: Wed Feb 20, 2019 6:38 pm Scotland result earlier was absolutely hilarious. They were 1/13 to win.
Something of a turn up after the last game
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Re: cricket thread

Post by Randall » Thu Feb 21, 2019 8:13 am

Maybe it's just me but I far preferred the attritional test matches where it was a contest between bat and ball than this wham bam thank you man stuff.
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