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covcity4life

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  • Jun 20, 2023
  • #36
Fuck sake Aussie's picking up runs now. Could be epic ending

I got to play 5 a side at 7. I don't want to miss this! Get some wickets England!
 
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Northants Sky Blue

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  • Jun 20, 2023
  • #37
Fucking hell this is '05 all over again.

Take the ball
 
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Saddlebrains

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  • Jun 20, 2023
  • #38
Why are we not taking the new ball here and having Broad and Anderson at them???
 
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napolimp

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  • Jun 20, 2023
  • #39
Saddlebrains said:
Why are we not taking the new ball here and having Broad and Anderson at them???
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Worried about nicking it to boundary with speed.
 
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thekidfromstrettoncamp

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  • Jun 20, 2023
  • #40
85 over taking the new ball.
 

Saddlebrains

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  • Jun 20, 2023
  • #41
Fucked this aint we
 

clint van damme

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  • Jun 20, 2023
  • #42
Saddlebrains said:
Fucked this aint we
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Looking that way
 
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oscillatewildly

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  • Jun 20, 2023
  • #43
Massive opportunity missed to go 1-0 up in the series.
Psychologically this could lead to a 5-0.
Save the odd weather assisted draw.
 
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Evo1883

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  • Jun 20, 2023
  • #44
Declaration worked well eh
 
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Saddlebrains

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  • Jun 20, 2023
  • #45
I dont think we will get 5 nil'd

However Stokes has to learn a lesson. You dint declare in day 1, especially when Root was twatting the aussies for a boundary a ball, and with Jimmy to come in whos good for double figures after, thats 25/30 runs in 4 or 5 overs. He could have still had a crack at them
 

SkyBlueSoul

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  • Jun 20, 2023
  • #46
Where’s Just Stop Oil when you need them
 
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thekidfromstrettoncamp

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  • Jun 20, 2023
  • #47
Australia win in the 93rd over
 

clint van damme

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  • Jun 20, 2023
  • #48
Fucks sake.
 

Saddlebrains

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  • Jun 20, 2023
  • #49
Shite that
 
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Macca

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  • Jun 20, 2023
  • #50
Test Match won with Test Match batting shocker
 
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napolimp

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  • Jun 20, 2023
  • #51
Saddlebrains said:
I dont think we will get 5 nil'd

However Stokes has to learn a lesson. You dint declare in day 1, especially when Root was twatting the aussies for a boundary a ball, and with Jimmy to come in whos good for double figures after, thats 25/30 runs in 4 or 5 overs. He could have still had a crack at them
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Absolutely. Crazy decision, in hindsight. Just leave them out there and tell them to swing at everything, especially if you're happy with the total you've reached.
 
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chiefdave

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  • Jun 20, 2023
  • #52
Well its not boring that's for sure
 
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stupot07

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  • Jun 20, 2023
  • #53
Why oh why did we declare with 2 wickets in hand and Root still at the crease on day 1...that's where the game was lost


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Macca

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  • Jun 20, 2023
  • #54
chiefdave said:
Well its not boring that's for sure
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Stokes has said before doesn’t care about results as long as it’s entertainment
 

SkyBlueSoul

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  • Jun 20, 2023
  • #55
Feels even more shit fumbling it over the rope for them to win. Not an easy stop but would rather he’d just twatted a four through cover or something
 
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CCFCSteve

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  • Jun 20, 2023
  • #56
They all come out the woodwork after a loss ! Look back at the last 18 months, how we turned round something like one win in 12 to 12 wins in 14. Players should be proud of how they played the game and we made that a great match/ending (would’ve been a bore draw if we’d played like the aussies) and without some drops and a bit of bad luck we win that

Fair play to aussies also, ground out a great win in the end. Thought we’d done it when we’d got Carey but wasn’t to be.
 
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chiefdave

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  • Jun 20, 2023
  • #57
stupot07 said:
Why oh why did we declare with 2 wickets in hand and Root still at the crease on day 1...that's where the game was lost
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The leadership team are on the record saying they don't want draws. You could argue if they'd added another 50 plus and taken an hour or more out of the game then today the Aussies would have just dropped anchor and batted it out with no attempt to reach the target.
 
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chiefdave

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  • Jun 20, 2023
  • #58
And the declaration argument doesn't really work with the number of chances put down in the field. They could have won it if they'd held on to even a couple of those

Bazball won't live or die by one close draw. If the Aussies had come out 1st innings and put 500 - 600 on the board then they may have been louder questions being asked
 
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hill83

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  • Jun 20, 2023
  • #59
stupot07 said:
Why oh why did we declare with 2 wickets in hand and Root still at the crease on day 1...that's where the game was lost


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Trying to be the big man essentially
 

clint van damme

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  • Jun 20, 2023
  • #60
hill83 said:
Trying to be the big man essentially
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We've all done it....
 
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Macca

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  • Jun 20, 2023
  • #61
chiefdave said:
The leadership team are on the record saying they don't want draws. You could argue if they'd added another 50 plus and taken an hour or more out of the game then today the Aussies would have just dropped anchor and batted it out with no attempt to reach the target.
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Be interesting if we were 2-1 with a test to go
 
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stupot07

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  • Jun 20, 2023
  • #62
clint van damme said:
We've all done it....
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Especially after a few drinks..

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Ian1779

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  • Jun 20, 2023
  • #63
Evo1883 said:
Declaration worked well eh
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This will inevitably be mentioned, but had he not done it and with the time that was missed due to rain, we likely would not have seen the chance of a result at all.
 
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SkyBlueSoul

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  • Jun 20, 2023
  • #64
Ahh well, got 8 days to add more Baz to the ball now
 

Ian1779

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  • Jun 20, 2023
  • #65
Think they may have to look at a different spinning option, Ali’s fingers look mangled.
 
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Mcbean

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  • Jun 20, 2023
  • #66
Very enjoyable - could have gone either way Bairstow needs to get his head together maybe Foakes
 

Finham

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  • Jun 20, 2023
  • #67
Macca said:
Test Match won with Test Match batting shocker
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A victory for traditional Test values in the end. One hell of a game, though.
 

Johnnythespider

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  • Jun 20, 2023
  • #68
I still fancy England to win the series, Anderson needs to find his form though.
 
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CCFCSteve

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  • Jun 20, 2023
  • #69
Johnnythespider said:
I still fancy England to win the series, Anderson needs to find his form though.
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Yeah, he lacked rhythm. Think he was injured before test. Not ideal prep. Add Leach getting injured and Mo’s fucked finger and you can say we haven’t had too much luck to start series with.
 
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CCFCSteve

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  • Jun 20, 2023
  • #70
Finham said:
A victory for traditional Test values in the end. One hell of a game, though.
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It was but if anyone thinks we beat this Australia team over the series playing traditional, safe test cricket they’re mad. Top three batsmen in the world, spinner with nearly 500 test wickets and probably an equal pace attack to ours. Stokes is trying to take them out of their comfort zone. Might work, might not but I’d imagine it will be better than the pathetic capitulation playing the traditional way last series in Australia

As you say, amazing game
 
Last edited: Jun 20, 2023
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