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So many streaky edges, and just short of the fielder, and dodgy little shuffles.
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Apr 23, 2015 12:35
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Cook was like that even when he was good tbf
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Apr 23, 2015 13:06
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Cook was pretty good about five years ago, when he made that double ton in Australia
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Apr 23, 2015 14:05
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Runs basically don't even count unless you score them in Australia, tbh.
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Apr 23, 2015 14:11
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It was a weird series. He has always been vulnerable with his footwork early in his innings but he was just unstoppable. Like Australia played badly sure but Cook was a beast. Every other time he has played in Australia his obvious flaws have hurt him. Like in a lot of ways he has a terrible style for Australia. He pulls on the up for example which is a lot harder to do in Australia. Still he was insanely good that series.
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Apr 23, 2015 14:33
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He seems to have found his stumps again at least, even if the rest of his technique is still dodgy. His general timing still seems out.
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Apr 23, 2015 14:35
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goatface posted:He seems to have found his stumps again at least, even if the rest of his technique is still dodgy. His general timing still seems out. Chasing everything outside off too much. I think its because theres a fear he gets bogged down a lot if you bowl wide since hes such a leg side favourable batsman. So hes trying to combat that by being aggressive outside off, which means he just feathers an edge to slip.
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Apr 23, 2015 14:43
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Burn Down Canberra posted:It was a weird series. He has always been vulnerable with his footwork early in his innings but he was just unstoppable. Like Australia played badly sure but Cook was a beast. I remember in the lead up to that series his position was really shaky, he was considered a weak point for England, and if he failed in the first test he would have likely been dropped. Then he batted and batted and batted.
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Apr 23, 2015 15:25
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Have they fixed the whole team being hook-happy yet?
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Apr 23, 2015 15:31
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Doctor Cave posted:I remember in the lead up to that series his position was really shaky, he was considered a weak point for England, and if he failed in the first test he would have likely been dropped. My fave moment of the series was saying i'd go to bed when the next wicket fell after Strauss got out. Then i was up for 2 days.
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Apr 23, 2015 15:32
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Burn Down Canberra posted:It was a weird series. He has always been vulnerable with his footwork early in his innings but he was just unstoppable. Like Australia played badly sure but Cook was a beast. EDIT: Looked it up, 766 runs, gently caress me. That's insane.
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Apr 23, 2015 15:36
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serious gaylord posted:My fave moment of the series was saying i'd go to bed when the next wicket fell after Strauss got out. Fortunately Katich got out pretty quickly
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Apr 23, 2015 15:38
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That was one of the interesting things during the 13/14 ashes. Cook was right in the sense he couldn't just sit back and allow Johnson to bowl bouncer after bouncer. Stokes had some success playing square on the up. I think in a lot of ways Cook was doing the right thing when he tried pulling Johnson (lol). Its just he wasn't picking his moments. Honestly England lost every key moment. Carberry dropping haddin at Adelaide was a massive moment. Was that the test match where Warner took a miracle catch ?? The one that comes to mind is Melbourne where Haddin just rolled the dice on an lbw review that looked absolutely plum because why not and it was overturned. England went from a big lead potentially to a small one. Crickets a bullshit game in a lot of ways because the reverse happened to Australia the series before. Smith iirc copped a terrible caught behind drs. Smith is interesting. He was part of Lehmanns plan to stop Swann. It was pretty genius. Replace fringe left handers like Hughes and Khawaja with fringe right handers like Smith and Bailey.
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Apr 23, 2015 15:39
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Shmoses posted:He scored like 700 runs that series didn't he? That would have to be the best series I've ever seen from an opposition batsman over here. We just couldn't get him out. Fifth best in ashes series. Bradman Hammond Taylor Bradman Cook. Bradmans record is almost 1000 runs. So I don't think that will be beat. I can't see anyone scoring 974 runs or more in a 5 test series. Edit Smith scored 769 runs in a 4 test series against India batting insanely well. He would have still needed another two hundred runs to best Bradman. Burn Down Canberra fucked around with this message at 15:46 on Apr 23, 2015 |
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Apr 23, 2015 15:43
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Shmoses posted:He scored like 700 runs that series didn't he? That would have to be the best series I've ever seen from an opposition batsman over here. We just couldn't get him out. It wasn't just him though, it was like his ability to just bat and bat inspired other players to be a bit riskier with their shots. After all no-ones getting Cook out so one end is safe. That meant people like Pieterson, Bell and Prior could smack balls around and get the run rate a lot higher than it would normally be. But really the defining moment of that series is still the first game. England all out for 250 odd, Australia put on nearly 500. 5 Sessions to bowl England out and reach whatever meagre lead they get. Then Cook and Strauss put on 200 for the first wicket, out comes Trott and they just bat Australia out of the series.
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Apr 23, 2015 15:43
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Burn Down Canberra posted:Fifth best in ashes series. To be fair Bradman just batted and batted. Smith had a few not outs and didn't bat a couple of innings I think. I don't think it's impossible.
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Apr 23, 2015 15:50
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Trott getting a century before Cook will be pretty funny considering he had a legit mental breakdown and missed over a year of cricket.
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Apr 23, 2015 15:51
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AH BISHY
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Apr 23, 2015 15:52
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serious gaylord posted:It wasn't just him though, it was like his ability to just bat and bat inspired other players to be a bit riskier with their shots. After all no-ones getting Cook out so one end is safe. That meant people like Pieterson, Bell and Prior could smack balls around and get the run rate a lot higher than it would normally be. From Siddle getting a hat trick on the first day, to 1/517, this thread was a rollercoaster of emotion for the Aussie posters.
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Apr 23, 2015 16:04
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Doctor Cave posted:From Siddle getting a hat trick on the first day, to 1/517, this thread was a rollercoaster of emotion for the Aussie posters. Some of them still havent been seen since haha.
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Apr 23, 2015 16:16
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Or before
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Apr 23, 2015 16:18
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Windies really missing Benn here I feel. Shouldn't have dropped him. e: like magic! Airstream Driver fucked around with this message at 16:29 on Apr 23, 2015 |
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Apr 23, 2015 16:24
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Burn Down Canberra posted:Smith iirc copped a terrible caught behind drs. Smith is interesting. He was part of Lehmanns plan to stop Swann. It was pretty genius. Replace fringe left handers like Hughes and Khawaja with fringe right handers like Smith and Bailey. Burn Down Canberra posted:Fifth best in ashes series.
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Apr 23, 2015 16:30
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Oh no Trotters! I thought a 2.5 day 150 was a certainty there 
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Apr 23, 2015 16:32
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This will be pretty tight
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Apr 23, 2015 16:48
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Oooooooooh that's close
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Apr 23, 2015 16:48
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Umpire should be giving them out
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Apr 23, 2015 16:49
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Lionel Richie posted:Umpire should be giving them out I wouldn't. That was a big stride forward.
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Apr 23, 2015 16:49
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Pretty ideal delivery. Really should have got him.
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Apr 23, 2015 16:50
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There is no way that ball was bouncing over the stumps. Windies have been screwed there. That happened a couple of times in the World Cup too.
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Apr 23, 2015 16:50
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Trott's place in the team for the next two years has now been assured
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Apr 23, 2015 16:50
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Has he chopped it on a lot recently, or is it just me?
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Apr 23, 2015 18:00
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Oh dear.
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Apr 23, 2015 18:10
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13 from 53 balls, ballance is really going for it. Also Cook is just tragic at this point.
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Apr 23, 2015 18:22
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England motoring along at 2.5 an over
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Apr 23, 2015 18:49
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The pitch is really slow and low. Coming out and trying to tonk 5 an over would be suicide.
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Apr 23, 2015 19:04
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Root taking 100-odd balls for his first 50 isn't exactly unusual.
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Apr 23, 2015 19:09
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He's on 27 off 45 at the moment and to be honest he looks like he's batting on a different pitch to everyone else
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Apr 23, 2015 19:12
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They don't want to give Root the captaincy yet but they'll have no choice soon
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Apr 23, 2015 19:14
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He can certainly motor along later, and he's happy to run them.
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Apr 23, 2015 19:15
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