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Byolante posted:Unironically Maxwell should get a go. He did alright against india. If. I do genuinely think we should get Faulkner in ASAP though. I reckon he'll be a linchpin of the side once he gets a proper crack. Burn Down Canberra posted:
This is a bit of furphy as Watson was batting at 3. Burn Down Canberra posted:
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Aug 2, 2015 08:33
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Ratios and Tendency posted:Guptill gonna Guptill. Lol Latham
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Aug 2, 2015 08:42
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Shmoses posted:I do genuinely think we should get Faulkner in ASAP though. I reckon he'll be a linchpin of the side once he gets a proper crack. me too but first he needs to complete the proper comeback narrative after being done for dui so everyone can talk about his inspirational story of redemption and how hes a great bloke
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Aug 2, 2015 08:56
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This innings has not been very impressive so far.
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Aug 2, 2015 09:01
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Kane getting out on 97. Truly a great batsman.
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Aug 2, 2015 10:25
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Noxin of Shame posted:Kane getting out on 97. Truly a great batsman. As is Taylor and his 46 off 82 against Zimbabwe.
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Aug 2, 2015 10:29
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The Rabbi T. White posted:As is Taylor and his 46 off 82 against Zimbabwe. Taylor has now got his eye in, and will start taking more risks to really cash in during these last ten overs. I was honestly expecting him to be out by the time I finished writing that sentence.
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Aug 2, 2015 10:41
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http://www.espncricinfo.com/royal-london-one-day-cup-2015/engine/match/804789.html hat trick off the first 3 balls of the game
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Aug 2, 2015 10:48
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Taylor ran someone out. Who woulda thunk it?
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Aug 2, 2015 11:05
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The Jav continues to be Really loving Good since his recall. edit: averaging 50 at better than a run per ball. Smorgasbord fucked around with this message at 11:11 on Aug 2, 2015 |
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Aug 2, 2015 11:09
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Lionel Richie posted:http://www.espncricinfo.com/royal-london-one-day-cup-2015/engine/match/804789.html hat trick off the first 3 balls of the game Thats some bowling.
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Aug 2, 2015 13:05
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Lionel Richie posted:http://www.espncricinfo.com/royal-london-one-day-cup-2015/engine/match/804789.html hat trick off the first 3 balls of the game 
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Aug 2, 2015 13:09
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It's worrying that no-one in the NZ setup seems to have realised how bad McClenaghan is these days.
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Aug 2, 2015 13:33
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Um are Zimbabwe going to win
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Aug 2, 2015 14:23
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Probably. This bowling attack is pitiful.
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Aug 2, 2015 14:49
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At the moment it looks like they're going to fail to make it with wickets in hand
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Aug 2, 2015 15:03
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Oh no two deliveries have bounced off a length so lets call the whole loving game off. No wonder teams get skittled out for 50 runs on anything other than a road.
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Aug 2, 2015 15:19
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Good win for Zimbabwe
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Aug 2, 2015 15:44
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Lionel Richie posted:http://www.espncricinfo.com/royal-london-one-day-cup-2015/engine/match/804789.html hat trick off the first 3 balls of the game And still lost the match
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Aug 3, 2015 00:08
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Shmoses posted:I don't mind this team really. I prefer Clarke at 5, 4 is demonstrably too high. I don't think Voges will play another test regardless though. I never got all the bitching about how Clarke was a coward or whatever for batting at five. It was his natural loving position, if he bats well there then leave him the gently caress alone - not everyone can hack it against a newer ball, and his (formerly I guess) good technique against spin screams lower middle order. Nobody bitched about Border batting at five, did they? (I know he moved around a bit though.) Also, it's both funny and sad that this thread is supporting the inclusion of SMarsh.
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Aug 3, 2015 00:23
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With his back the way it is Clarke should move back to 5.
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Aug 3, 2015 00:33
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Or get a new back. They're just gonna pepper him with short poo poo, and unlike last Ashes or South Africa, I doubt he's all that capable of coping and taking advantage of it. His footwork has deserted him, too, and he dropped an important regulation catch. All bad signs. Smith's gonna be under huge pressure now, he's had one excellent Test but apart from that Rogers has been carrying us. I doubt we'll drop Clarke, but I wouldn't be surprised if he retires as soon as we lose the Ashes.
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Aug 3, 2015 00:48
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Coucho Marx posted:I never got all the bitching about how Clarke was a coward or whatever for batting at five. It was his natural loving position, if he bats well there then leave him the gently caress alone - not everyone can hack it against a newer ball, and his (formerly I guess) good technique against spin screams lower middle order. Nobody bitched about Border batting at five, did they? (I know he moved around a bit though.)
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Aug 3, 2015 01:08
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Doctor Cave posted:With his back the way it is Clarke should move back to 5. I think it's pretty clear from the way he moves on the field that he can't move his back anywhere
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Aug 3, 2015 02:24
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I thought he was moved up because of top order instability. But now that we have a batsman that can consistently get out of the Watto zone in Steve Smith, he may as well be moved back down the order.
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Aug 3, 2015 04:55
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Steve Waugh dropped himself down the order when he got a bit older. Plenty of batsmen do it, Clarke should as well. I think he's been putting himself at 4th to will himself back into form but he needs to go down a spot. The only other thing I can think of is because since he moved up the number 5 position has rotated more than been held onto, my guess it was his effort to take some of the pressure off whomever was being brought into that spot.
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Aug 3, 2015 05:05
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webmeister posted:I think it's pretty clear from the way he moves on the field that he can't move his back anywhere I genuinely figured he'd have retired by now for this reason alone
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Aug 3, 2015 12:01
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Ponting moved down to 4 towards the end of his career. There is no shame in protecting the crippled out of form captain that we desperately need to get at least a few more tests out of.
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Aug 3, 2015 13:10
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Stick him at 7, tell him to hold up an end while the bowlers go big.
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Aug 3, 2015 13:14
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i like the way that clarke was groomed for a decade before he became captain and now the side is suddenly bereft of developed leaders
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Aug 3, 2015 14:55
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snaeksikn posted:i like the way that clarke was groomed for a decade before he became captain and now the side is suddenly bereft of developed leaders our inability to plan for the future is renowned
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Aug 3, 2015 15:11
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Surely someone is patting Smith on the head and telling him what a great Captain he will be?
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Aug 3, 2015 15:21
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Yeah, but have they been teaching him how to captain at the same time?
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Aug 3, 2015 15:23
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Play your natural game mate, you'll be fine!
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Aug 3, 2015 15:23
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Dead Goon posted:Play your natural game mate, you'll be fine! He's been smashing them in the press
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Aug 3, 2015 15:32
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goatface posted:Yeah, but have they been teaching him how to captain at the same time? The general opinion of Clarke seemed to be that he was a superstar batsman and an absolute oval office behind the scenes, right? Smith can't do much worse (?), and already has a world-class season with the bat under his belt
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Aug 3, 2015 15:35
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Dead Goon posted:Surely someone is patting Smith on the head and telling him what a great Captain he will be? clarke was earmarked as the next captain before he made his debut, everyone had been caught out by smith becoming not terrible
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Aug 3, 2015 15:37
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Hyperriker posted:The general opinion of Clarke seemed to be that he was a superstar batsman and an absolute oval office behind the scenes, right? My cousin's sent his kid to multiple cricket training camp things that have featured sessions with Clarke coaching. He says he's great with the kids and parents. Maybe he just doesn't manage egos well.
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Aug 3, 2015 15:51
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goatface posted:My cousin's sent his kid to multiple cricket training camp things that have featured sessions with Clarke coaching. He says he's great with the kids and parents. A guy I used to work with claimed to know him and had met him on a few occasions, pretty negative review. Maybe it is an ego thing like you say, or an alpha thing. Perfectly fine when nobody's challenging dominance
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Aug 3, 2015 16:03
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I know plenty of vapid cunts who are very nice to (1) children and (2) authority figures. A formal setting such as a training camp isn't the best place to gauge such things.
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