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Cricket
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Blackface in crowd 129 55.36%
References to Lord of the Rings 104 44.64%
Total: 233 votes
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o.m. 94
Nov 23, 2009

Dead Goon posted:

See, the thing is, Pieterson could be playing and he could have come in at four and he could either be on 50 by now or he could have played a really stupid loving shot and got himself out already.

So one more than Root then

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Dead Goon
Dec 13, 2002

No Obvious Flaws



Sky boys seem to be asking Strauss some reasonably interesting questions.

Dead Goon
Dec 13, 2002

No Obvious Flaws



o.m. 94 posted:

So one more than Root then

Yes, 50 is one more than 49.

goatface
Dec 5, 2007

I had a video of that when I was about 6.

I remember it being shit.


Grimey Drawer
Are any of them "have you booked yourself on a people management course yet"?

MrL_JaKiri
Sep 23, 2003

A bracing glass of carrot juice!

o.m. 94 posted:

So one more than Root then

49 more than Ronald

Lungboy
Aug 23, 2002

NEED SQUAT FORM HELP
"You're sounding so unbelievably negative it's unbelievable."

Wise words from Strauss.

notaspy
Mar 22, 2009

Drugs posted:

also unlikely that the England lads will ever get out of supermax fashion prison for those sweaters

I hear these are bad, has anyone got a picture?

a real chump
Jul 30, 2003

noice
Nap Ghost
Phwoar that England top order sure is something.

Brett824
Mar 30, 2009

I could let these dreamkillers kill my self esteem or use the arrogance as the steam to follow my dream

-Spiffy- posted:

Phwoar that England top order sure is something.

a real chump
Jul 30, 2003

noice
Nap Ghost
It's bad.

Sorry I kinda left some ambiguity there.

They are bad cricket men.

goatface
Dec 5, 2007

I had a video of that when I was about 6.

I remember it being shit.


Grimey Drawer
Anyone saying anything negative about anyone involved in the England cricket team is basically a terrorist.

Knuc U Kinte
Aug 17, 2004

a real chump
Jul 30, 2003

noice
Nap Ghost
I almost wish we didn't play them for another year and they continually under perform against bad teams.

As it stands now they will lose against two good teams and be given a rebuilding remit until the next ashes which is more than Strauss deserves.

goatface
Dec 5, 2007

I had a video of that when I was about 6.

I remember it being shit.


Grimey Drawer
Far too many Ashes. They should stick another year in the rotation. One every 30 months is enough.

It's been about five years since Bangladesh or Pakistan toured England. Could have them both over, even do a little ODI thing in the middle of it with Ireland and Scotland, actually further the international game.

Dead Goon
Dec 13, 2002

No Obvious Flaws



Progress the game of Cricket and involve other nations that aren't the Big Three?!

What kind of crazy talk is this?

Seams
Feb 3, 2005

ROCK HARD
NZ getting hammered by Stokes and Root. The kiwis are a bunch of new-ball bullies.

Dead Goon
Dec 13, 2002

No Obvious Flaws



Captain picks the batting order good one Athers.

goatface
Dec 5, 2007

I had a video of that when I was about 6.

I remember it being shit.


Grimey Drawer
Watling with a knee bad enough to stop him keeping. At least NZ have a spare and a half.

RideTheSpiral
Sep 18, 2005
College Slice
Look at England romping to a declaration. Never in doubt

Dead Goon
Dec 13, 2002

No Obvious Flaws



So, declaration target then, 700, 800, maybe halfway through day three?

goatface
Dec 5, 2007

I had a video of that when I was about 6.

I remember it being shit.


Grimey Drawer
Stokes has got a pretty good eye when he's in. No grind, all flash.

goatface
Dec 5, 2007

I had a video of that when I was about 6.

I remember it being shit.


Grimey Drawer
I'd still have dropped him though.

Dead Goon
Dec 13, 2002

No Obvious Flaws



Perhaps he'll punch something soon and he won't have to be dropped.

RideTheSpiral
Sep 18, 2005
College Slice

goatface posted:

Stokes has got a pretty good eye when he's in. No grind, all flash.

Before this game he averaged 0 in three innings in England

goatface
Dec 5, 2007

I had a video of that when I was about 6.

I remember it being shit.


Grimey Drawer
Which is why I'd have dropped him. He doesn't get his eye in often enough.

goatface
Dec 5, 2007

I had a video of that when I was about 6.

I remember it being shit.


Grimey Drawer
But when he's seeing it big it works.

RideTheSpiral
Sep 18, 2005
College Slice

goatface posted:

Which is why I'd have dropped him. He doesn't get his eye in often enough.

He's the Ian Bell of the England middle order

serious gaylord
Sep 16, 2007

what.
Root and Stokes showing how embarrassingly bad Cook has got.

Dead Goon
Dec 13, 2002

No Obvious Flaws



Whenever England seem halfway competent, Little Joe Root always seems to be involved.

RideTheSpiral
Sep 18, 2005
College Slice
This is Pietersonesque

Dead Goon
Dec 13, 2002

No Obvious Flaws



BOWLED HIM!

serious gaylord
Sep 16, 2007

what.
Great leave hah!

Vando
Oct 26, 2007

stoats about

RideTheSpiral posted:

He's the Ian Bell of the England middle order

Dead Goon
Dec 13, 2002

No Obvious Flaws



Almost Clarke-esque

tanglewood1420
Oct 28, 2010

The importance of this mission cannot be overemphasized

IceAgeComing posted:

New Zealand have a spinner that actually spins a ball, which is strange

Doesn't spin every ball though, unfortunately for Stokes.

Dead Goon
Dec 13, 2002

No Obvious Flaws



Good God Warne shut up.

serious gaylord
Sep 16, 2007

what.
Buttler isn't the dynamic striker of the ball hes made out to be is he?

Lionel Richie
Nov 14, 2004

He's got no middle gear between blocking it and going like poo poo off a shovel

Dead Goon
Dec 13, 2002

No Obvious Flaws



He can take the game away from the bowlers in the blink of an eye.

[edit] I was wondering this, he has been talked up so much for being this destructive batsman that can take a game away from the opposition in an over and so far he has been this horrible turgid crappy batsman. He's not even close to being the best English Wicketkeeper either, is he?

Dead Goon fucked around with this message at 15:27 on May 21, 2015

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RideTheSpiral
Sep 18, 2005
College Slice

Dead Goon posted:

He can take the game away from the bowlers in the blink of an eye.

by getting himself out without them having to produce anything decent

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