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  • Thread starter I_Saw_Shaw_Score
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SkyBlueSoul

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  • Feb 28, 2018
  • #771
I’ve seen someone lined up perfectly for the catch and have it knocked out their hands by someone without the t-shirt trying to catch it before. Was during the Big Bash a couple of years ago.

Camera found the guy 5 minutes later and he still had his head in his hands!


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I_Saw_Shaw_Score

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  • Mar 3, 2018
  • #772
Good finish on the cards here, can see these 2 winning it for NZ or 1 going and the rest following quickly.

Playing it well seeing off the England spinners now.

Nothing in it for pace on the ball.
 

I_Saw_Shaw_Score

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  • Mar 3, 2018
  • #773
Can’t get my head around Willey being dropped for Wood! Pace off, ball nipping around slightly pitch more suited to Willey.
 

I_Saw_Shaw_Score

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  • Mar 3, 2018
  • #774
What a fantastic game!

Sensational knock by Williamson! Didn’t deserve to be on the losing side!
 
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Otis

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  • Mar 3, 2018
  • #775
I_Saw_Shaw_Score said:
What a fantastic game!

Sensational knock by Williamson! Didn’t deserve to be on the losing side!
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Oh yes he did!!!!
 

I_Saw_Shaw_Score

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  • Mar 3, 2018
  • #776
The set up of the side having Stokes balancing it is amazing, absolute game changer having 6 frontline bowlers to pick from.

I’d stick with Curran well certainly in and around the squads, young & good bottle. Wood I’m really not convinced by.
Woakes has turned into an absolute superstar up front and at the end of the innings!
 

Covstu

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  • Mar 3, 2018
  • #777
Proper screaming at the box today on this one. This is the joy of ODI cricket, one big smash and it was all over for us! Great win and 2-1 up!
 

Gazolba

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  • Mar 5, 2018
  • #778
A funny diversion:
 
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I_Saw_Shaw_Score

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  • Mar 7, 2018
  • #779
So England were 267-1 off 37.2
End up 335-9

Start by having NZ 2-2 yet still lose by 5 wickets!

Not a great performances bar Bairstow and Root
 
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Otis

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  • Mar 7, 2018
  • #780
I_Saw_Shaw_Score said:
So England were 267-1 off 37.2
End up 335-9

Start by having NZ 2-2 yet still lose by 5 wickets!

Not a great performances bar Bairstow and Root
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No way we should have lost that match and Taylor could barely move, yet still hit 180.

Questions need to be asked.
 
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I_Saw_Shaw_Score

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  • Mar 7, 2018
  • #781
Woakes only bowling 8 overs despite again being economically our best bowler and best pace bowler full stop!
 

Otis

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  • Mar 7, 2018
  • #782
I_Saw_Shaw_Score said:
Woakes only bowling 8 overs despite again being economically our best bowler and best pace bowler full stop!
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Really odd that he had only bowled 5 overs when others were on 8 or 10.
 
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Gazolba

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  • Mar 7, 2018
  • #783
Never was the phrase "we threw it away" more apt than in that game.
 
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Gazolba

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  • Mar 7, 2018
  • #784
Otis said:
Really odd that he had only bowled 5 overs when others were on 8 or 10.
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They were saving him for the 51st and 52nd overs.
 
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Terry Gibson's perm

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  • Mar 11, 2018
  • #785
Smith doesn’t seem as happy in South Africa series as he did against England hopefully his run is over.

It’s good to see how warner is being treated by the fans there I would expect fun times at Edgbasten for him next time lots of masks
 

I_Saw_Shaw_Score

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  • Mar 11, 2018
  • #786
Fiesty old series Rabada facing a ban after clashing with Smith in this test!

SA have just gone fast and straight at Smith.
 

Terry Gibson's perm

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  • Mar 11, 2018
  • #787
I_Saw_Shaw_Score said:
Fiesty old series Rabada facing a ban after clashing with Smith in this test!

SA have just gone fast and straight at Smith.
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Doesn’t seem like the next Bradman now
 
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Terry Gibson's perm

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  • Mar 11, 2018
  • #788
Warner accused of ball tampering this tour just gets better
 

I_Saw_Shaw_Score

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  • Mar 12, 2018
  • #789
England cricket national selector James Whitaker to step down in overhaul

Good news and I like the idea of scouts/selectors actually watching county cricket!
 
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Gazolba

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  • Mar 12, 2018
  • #790
Interesting result in the Zimbabwe vs Scotland WC qualifier.
Both teams got 210 all out, so it was a tie!
I can't ever remember that happening before.
 
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chiefdave

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  • Mar 22, 2018
  • #791
Root at 3 has worked well.
 

chiefdave

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  • Mar 22, 2018
  • #792
Not even an hour into the series and it’s a disaster. 18-4.

Edit: Now 18-5.

Edit 2: 18-6.
 
Last edited: Mar 22, 2018
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wingy

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  • Mar 22, 2018
  • #793
Gazolba said:
Interesting result in the Zimbabwe vs Scotland WC qualifier.
Both teams got 210 all out, so it was a tie!
I can't ever remember that happening before.
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They were unlucky and haven't qualified.
Lost to WI by 5 runs on duckworth Lewis.
 

Terry Gibson's perm

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  • Mar 22, 2018
  • #794
Should have been a run out first ball
 
Last edited: Mar 22, 2018

I_Saw_Shaw_Score

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  • Mar 22, 2018
  • #795
58 all out in under 21 overs.
Overton 33*

Just get them home!
 
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Otis

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  • Mar 22, 2018
  • #796
I_Saw_Shaw_Score said:
58 all out in under 21 overs.
Overton 33*

Just get them home!
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We can still win this.

Bowl out New Zealand for less than 300 and then all we need are a couple of triple centuries.

This isn't quite as bad as it looks.



It's worse.
 
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tisza

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  • Mar 22, 2018
  • #797
Going to keep saying it - this obsession with attacking one-day batsmen in the Test side is ridiculous. Hitting your way out of trouble etc.
Most of those wickets were given away.
Really what is wrong with a plodder who builds an innings? You've got 5 days.
This one will be over in 3 days.
 

Covstu

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  • Mar 22, 2018
  • #798
Embarrassing performance with 5 ducks. Been out there too long in my opinion
 

Otis

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  • Mar 22, 2018
  • #799
Covstu said:
Embarrassing performance with 5 ducks. Been out there too long in my opinion
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Yeah, agree.
 
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I_Saw_Shaw_Score

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  • Mar 22, 2018
  • #800
tisza said:
Going to keep saying it - this obsession with attacking one-day batsmen in the Test side is ridiculous. Hitting your way out of trouble etc.
Most of those wickets were given away.
Really what is wrong with a plodder who builds an innings? You've got 5 days.
This one will be over in 3 days.
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You’d almost say a ‘Jonathan Trott’ at 3 type........ he used to be slated for building an innings!
 
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tisza

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  • Mar 22, 2018
  • #801
I_Saw_Shaw_Score said:
You’d almost say a ‘Jonathan Trott’ at 3 type........ he used to be slated for building an innings!
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you've got to have someone to hold the innings together.
there's no doubting the ability of some of the batsmen to score runs when it's easier and a platform has been built.
Seems to almost be a thread running through top level English sporting sides that they still can't handle the mental side of things particularly when they are on the backfoot.
 
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wingy

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  • Mar 22, 2018
  • #802
Betting Scam Lol .
 

stupot07

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  • Mar 22, 2018
  • #803
I_Saw_Shaw_Score said:
You’d almost say a ‘Jonathan Trott’ at 3 type........ he used to be slated for building an innings!
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He was great when we had KP and Freddie to get quick runs alongside him, I think the problem started when Bell was struggling and Cook wasn't scoring quickly the innings was too slow then we'd be under pressure. We're really missing that type of player now.

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I_Saw_Shaw_Score

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  • Mar 22, 2018
  • #804
Another issue is take Moeen Ali for instance horribly out of form needs to be taken out the firing line but will play both Tests (7 weeks then til Pakistan Test) then he’ll need a good break (as the county season starts) probably get a championship game before the Pakistan Test series then this is followed up by a load of white ball cricket v Aus & India before the test series!
So not much chance to regain red ball form out of the firing line of Test cricket.
 

Terry Gibson's perm

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  • Mar 22, 2018
  • #805
Looking forward to getting in the car at 2.30 am to hear them saying what a good ball to Anderson that was:emoji_kissing_smiling_eyes:
 
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