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Five For Finn!
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Jul 30, 2015 18:26
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serious gaylord posted:I want some more wickets ffs. Thats better.
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Jul 30, 2015 18:26
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Checking front and back foot no balls lol.
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Jul 30, 2015 18:27
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So with Jimmy looking likely hosed for the next test, England's attack will be spearheaded by Broad with Finn, Stokes and Ali backing up and I guess Wood coming back in? Maybe Plunkett?
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Jul 30, 2015 20:41
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Wood if he's fit. I guess Plunkett would be next, or Woakes for reasons that are completely beyond my comprehension.
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Jul 30, 2015 20:59
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I've got a suspicion they'd throw a curveball if Wood isn't fit, I heard Jack Brooks mentioned and I could see that happening
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Jul 30, 2015 21:03
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Proof that they fuel the team by sacrificing Yorkshiremen upon an altar. I'd like to see them pick someone younger, but I think they'd go experience with no stand-out talent.
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Jul 30, 2015 21:09
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They were saying on The Verdict that Rushworth is the form player. Which he is, by some margin. And actually, just looking at him and Brooks, I'm somehow astonished that Brooks is a good couple of years older than Rushworth. I guess that's what a full head of hair will do for you...
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Jul 30, 2015 21:45
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Rushworth has got a really good record. I've never noticed him before. I can't recall him being particularly notable in his previous seasons either but he must have been to have a record like that. He plays on the right pitch for it I suppose.
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Jul 30, 2015 21:52
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Is he actually fm, or is he a county fm?
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Jul 30, 2015 21:54
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I suspect the fact that he's never bothered the selectors tells you the answer to that.
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Jul 30, 2015 21:56
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Yeah, WIllis pointed out that Chester-Le-Street is basically tailor-made for someone like Rushworth. If you don't pick him, though, you're either going for a one of a few players who've never played for England before (Brooks, Shantry, Harris, Leach), someone who's played for England but isn't setting the world on fire at the moment (Plunkett, Onions, Gurney, Woakes) or a loose cannon who might play well, but might get flayed all over the place (Overton, perhaps). Or comedy non-English option Boyd Rankin, I suppose.
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Jul 30, 2015 22:35
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Voges has made a bajillion runs and captains a loving county why is he so inneffective? Marsh poo poo, Clarke poo poo, Warner infuriating. To top it all off I've been able to watch about 3 loving overs. Boooooo
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Jul 30, 2015 23:03
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So will the people tomorrow.
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Jul 30, 2015 23:06
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Voges looks overwhelmed big time, didn't see his second innings dismissal but the one in the first was really poor. Clarke has been a disaster, and I think even his field placements and captaincy has been ordinary too. Unless there is some 100 run partnership between Nevill and the tail this one will be over before lunch
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Jul 30, 2015 23:07
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If I remember much about Starc, it's that he has this bizarre ability to bat well when he's bowling like poo poo.
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Jul 30, 2015 23:11
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Still picking Aus to win
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Jul 30, 2015 23:16
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MacDougall posted:If I remember much about Starc, it's that he has this bizarre ability to bat well when he's bowling like poo poo. He better hope so, I suspect one of him or HAZE is getting dropped for Cummins
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Jul 30, 2015 23:21
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This should be over by lunch. The only solace for me is that should cost the ECB a heap of money.
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Jul 31, 2015 00:11
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2 bad teams
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Jul 31, 2015 00:25
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Whoever is the batting coach for Australia should be looking for a new job. It's not like Australia have a small amount of time to build up a second innings. But nope, let's swing like morons and have footwork of a cripple.
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Jul 31, 2015 00:30
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Some of it is just a lack of ability which is exposed on any kind of pitches that offer sideways movement, not sure if coaching can help that. The mental lapses and dumb shots are ultra frustrating though, I am still shaking my head at the Marsh wicket from the first innings
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Jul 31, 2015 00:36
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I'm shaking my head so much about our middle order that I am starting to have dizzy spells. I wonder if the "rumours" are true that the team are divided over Haddin being dropped, thus why the team seems so desponded.
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Jul 31, 2015 00:41
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They should play NZ more.
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Jul 31, 2015 00:41
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Food for thought. If Clarke retires he is going to probably go straight into a channel nine gig. Outrageously over the top accent aside I think he is a pretty solid commentator based on his gig last summer. But I can already see the horror that is a decade of Warne and Clarke patting each other on the back during slow parts of the game. Warne will call Clarke a genius and Clarke will say how much he learned under Warne....its going to be gross.
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Jul 31, 2015 00:44
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Do Ponting and Warne not like each other? Because I think Sky have wrangled it so they've only been together in the box once, and it seemed, well, a little frosty
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Jul 31, 2015 00:46
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You Am I posted:I wonder if the "rumours" are true that the team are divided over Haddin being dropped, thus why the team seems so desponded. This would be pretty pathetic if true, it's a professional sport, get on with it Would be partly funny though - Watson gets dropped and they win by 400 runs, Haddin gets dropped and they pack up shop
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Jul 31, 2015 00:47
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Burn Down Canberra posted:
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Jul 31, 2015 00:51
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Compare that with Ponting - "Australia were just incredibly bad". If Anderson is dead and England forget to bowl at the tail again, we could make a decent total. Although I think we need closer to a 300 run lead but there we are.
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Jul 31, 2015 00:52
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ShaneMacGowansTeeth posted:Do Ponting and Warne not like each other? Because I think Sky have wrangled it so they've only been together in the box once, and it seemed, well, a little frosty Ponting was made captain instead of him, so I don't think he likes him much, and that's part of why he always says Taylor was the best captain he played under. Warne basically seems like the kind of guy that holds dumb grudges for a really long time.
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Jul 31, 2015 00:55
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Shane Warne is a loud, stupid, pissy baby. He is the Australian id.
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Jul 31, 2015 01:02
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ShaneMacGowansTeeth posted:Do Ponting and Warne not like each other? Because I think Sky have wrangled it so they've only been together in the box once, and it seemed, well, a little frosty Warne thinks he should have been made captain but he is a national disgrace at everything but bowling legspin so he wouldn't have been a great choice.
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Jul 31, 2015 01:10
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You Am I posted:God no Clarke was loving awful as a commentator and thank god for the mute button. I'm not going to argue that his accent is a comical stereotype but I thought he was very astute and tried to talk tactics while the rest of the clowns were yucking it up. I can handle an obnoxious accent Edit With Clarke retiring soonish where does he fit when it comes to great Australian cricketers. I compare him to a much derided cricketer in Jayawardene. A guy who has butchered sides in Australia but hasn't been the best outside of home conditions. So 8000 runs makes him a very good cricketer but certainly the level below Ponting, chappell, Waugh, etc. Burn Down Canberra fucked around with this message at 01:23 on Jul 31, 2015 |
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Jul 31, 2015 01:12
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lol, Australia's number six clean bowled by a straight length ball on leg stump.
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Jul 31, 2015 01:25
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Clarke's a dead captain walking and he knows it.
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Jul 31, 2015 01:25
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So Watto is back for Mitch Marsh right ? And smarsh is in for Voges. That seems obvious. I don't think they will change the bowlers because they are bowling England out.
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Jul 31, 2015 01:33
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Burn Down Canberra posted:So Watto is back for Mitch Marsh right ? And smarsh is in for Voges. That seems obvious. I don't think they will change the bowlers because they are bowling England out. Will MMarsh possibly stay in because unlike Watto he can actually hold down an end and take wickets more than once every 3 tests?
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Jul 31, 2015 02:20
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Anderson being fit next test maybe won't matter because all of the batsmen have found ways to get out to really average bowling. Starc's wicket off a bit of rubbish comes to mind.
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Jul 31, 2015 02:22
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Burn Down Canberra posted:With Clarke retiring soonish where does he fit when it comes to great Australian cricketers. I compare him to a much derided cricketer in Jayawardene. A guy who has butchered sides in Australia but hasn't been the best outside of home conditions. He started his career with some great innings in India his first innings: MJ Clarke c †Patel b Khan 151 341 248 18 4 60.88 I think he did his best in Australia but overseas he's no slouch.
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Jul 31, 2015 02:34
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I think something about being in England makes you prod at balls outside off and knick them into the slips. Australia go there and by golly they start doing poo poo Cook impersonations.
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