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I'm quite enjoying watching these 350+ run changes tbh. These pitches would be a disgrace in Tests. In T20/ODIs, I enjoy high run chases more than 200-250s where the middle overs are dreadful.
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These wickets exist because no other team apart from India benefits from them as much. India's filled with ODI flat track bullies and these wickets have no spin, no seam, no swing and just the right amount of pace and bounce so even the most mediocre batsman can middle every ball (thus even Australia scoring 320+ like it's nothing). They completely take the art of bowling out of the game, so India doesn't suffer with its shithouse bowling ""attack"" in these sorts of games.
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In a more competitive ODI, Morne Morkel's currently gone for 10 off 7 overs against Pakistan, and the Saffers still look like losing unless Pakistan do a Pakistan.
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Oct 30, 2013 19:01
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Pakistan did a Pakistan.
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goatface posted:Pakistan did a Pakistan. You could say they "cashed in" on their "opportunity".
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Oct 31, 2013 05:13
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Shaun Marsh made 42 in his first innings against Victoria so he should hopefully be out of the picture now. Ahmed took 6 wickets so if they're still unsure about Lyon for whatever reason then he could end up being picked.
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Oct 31, 2013 08:18
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Funny that England are in Australia before Australia actually are.
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Scylo posted:Shaun Marsh made 42 in his first innings against Victoria so he should hopefully be out of the picture now. Ahmed took 6 wickets so if they're still unsure about Lyon for whatever reason then he could end up being picked. 42 you say? Sounds like he's on the verge of a huge score and should be brought into the Ashes team immediately.
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Oct 31, 2013 11:48
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NO NOOOO NOONOOOOO NOOOOOOOOOOO AAAAGH FOR gently caress'S loving SAKE
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Hyperriker posted:NO NOOOO NOONOOOOO Didn't you hear? He's bowling really fast at the moment!
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I'm hoping that Starc and Johnson will combine forces. They'd be the Stewart Downing and Andy Carroll of cricket.
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Oct 31, 2013 15:57
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What are those names and do they mean comedy?
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Hyperriker posted:What are those names and do they mean comedy? Flash in the pan football players. Downing was a left footed winger who was meant to be the final part of the puzzle for England. Andy Carroll was a big forward who was banging them in and who liked to put his foot in which England's yobbo fans love.
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Oct 31, 2013 17:59
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Hyperriker posted:NO NOOOO NOONOOOOO He has a game at the WACA, he has 36 test wickets there and an average of 19.66. He is going to play in the first test.
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notaspy posted:Flash in the pan football players. Downing was a left footed winger who was meant to be the final part of the puzzle for England. Andy Carroll was a big forward who was banging them in and who liked to put his foot in which England's yobbo fans love. Downing was decent for a long time, Carroll had 3 months of playing well before becoming the most expensive English player of all time
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Oct 31, 2013 22:40
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Look at the state of this mutha who scored a hundred in England's warm up match http://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2013-14/content/player/326637.html
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Hyperriker posted:What are those names and do they mean comedy? They were going to be world beaters and then flopped hopelessly no matter how much supporters say they are loved.
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Oct 31, 2013 22:49
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Hyperriker posted:NO NOOOO NOONOOOOO Not ashamed enough by the 1-3 drubbing last Ashes, Australia is going for a 0-5 whitewash
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Why has little Joey Root bowled more overs than little Benny Stokes? Besides his vastly superior economy, obviously.
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There's also the fact that England didn't actually pick a spinner.
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Hyperriker posted:NO NOOOO NOONOOOOO Ashes as good as won, mate.
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Got about the same average as Jimmy Anderson, so I guess it shouldnt be too bad...
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Ilanin posted:There's also the fact that England didn't actually pick a spinner. They picked 5 (well, 4.5) bowlers. It's a warm up game. If they're going to switch them out in favour of a part-timer, what's the loving point?
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I'm going to make a bold prediction here and say that England will not win the test series. Broad, Tremlett, Finn, Rankin - they barely get away with having two of the big leaky shithouses in the side, and they could quite easily end up having to play all four of them.
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Lionel Richie posted:I'm going to make a bold prediction here and say that England will not win the test series. Broad, Tremlett, Finn, Rankin - they barely get away with having two of the big leaky shithouses in the side, and they could quite easily end up having to play all four of them. They are only bowling to an Australia where literally the only batsman with a clue has a dodgy back, England's going to still have a field day
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They did alright in the last couple of tests. Anderson and Swann (both coming towards the end of their careers) aside, England's bowling just isn't very good. Broad will knock a side over on his own about one game in seven or so but is below-average the rest of the time, Tremlett has not actually recovered from injury, Finn is extremely expensive if he's not taking wickets quickly, and Rankin's probably not quick enough.
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Everything will be alright if Bailey is picked.
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i didn't even realise rankin was in the squad. probably won't be staying up to watch this series ngl
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Lionel Richie posted:I'm going to make a bold prediction here and say that England will not win the test series. Broad, Tremlett, Finn, Rankin - they barely get away with having two of the big leaky shithouses in the side, and they could quite easily end up having to play all four of them. On the other hand: Shaun Marsh, Mitchell Johnson, Xavier Doherty
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thehappyprince posted:i didn't even realise rankin was in the squad. probably won't be staying up to watch this series ngl I know, it's not fun winning by an innings after 2 days
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An English cricketer who might not be a disgusting tory??? mark butcher @markbutcher72 anybody else feel that drone attacks are just terrorism dressed up in a dinner suit?
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If this warm up game is an indication of the pitches we'll have for the ashes, its going to be a 0-0 drawn series.
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Giles for coach, Broad for captain, more drone strikes, in my opinion.
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Lionel Richie posted:Giles for coach, Broad for captain, more drone strikes, in my opinion. Good plan, get Giles and Broad in the same place for the drone strike. Saves on missiles.
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So, thehappyprince, are you going to create a new thread before this Ashes series, or wait until England have won it so the title can be appropriately descriptive?
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Nov 2, 2013 00:49
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It should be the "2014 Cricket Thread - 1 billion Indians no longer watching"
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Nov 2, 2013 00:55
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i think burn down canberra should write the new thread on 1/1/14
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Well it's loving evident that the current thread title still loving applies
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I'm bored of seeing this thread title, it was old 2 years ago, it was a poor choice by the OP, someone make a new thread before the Ashes please.
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why dont you make a new thread if you're so good at things lionel eh
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