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StrettoBoy

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The team is woefully underprepared for this series and - as I said to the wife yesterday - they shouldn't be picking Bethell, given that he has barely played any first class cricket this year. To expect a young player, with that lack of experience and game time, in a downcast and beaten side, to come out in front of 100,000 baying Aussie fans and play well is ridiculous. He is a very promising talent but they are going to ruin him if they carry on like this. How long before the media get on his back?
 
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tisza

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Maybe there is a cricket board dumber than ECB. Cricket Australia recently announced big losses yet "allow" a pitch like this where they'll likely lose 2 to 3 days of 90k plus crowds.
Still would have batted Stokes at 3 and tried to protect Bethell a little.
 
chiefdave

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Brighton Sky Blue said:
Just caught up with the highlights and watched Brooks charging down the wicket. Genuine laugh out loud moment.
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Pretty much sums the tour up. Get them out for a low score to give ourselves a chance and then do things like that. The response from Aggers and Tuffers is all of us



It's beyond parody at this point. In all honesty it's so bad you wouldn't be surprised if some huge betting scam comes to light.
 
Brighton Sky Blue

Brighton Sky Blue

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chiefdave said:
Pretty much sums the tour up. Get them out for a low score to give ourselves a chance and then do things like that. The response from Aggers and Tuffers is all of us



It's beyond parody at this point. In all honesty it's so bad you wouldn't be surprised if some huge betting scam comes to light.
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I’d prefer it if it was just match fixing rather than being this bad to be fair. I remember when we had the infamous ‘Fredalo’ incident, this lot seem to have multiple of these a week.

Agnew’s quote of ‘it’s like nothing that’s been said in the last month has gone in’ is bang on. Genuinely, it’s what you see in a Sunday village friendly: just go out there and tee off.
 
Mcbean

Mcbean

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In his defence he had to break up the field positions as they had us pinned down - virtually every ball in the first 4 overs was taking a wicket - true maybe the first ball was a bit previous 😁
 
Grendel

Grendel

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The whole series batting wise has been awful from both teams. England have 4 of the top 6 highest averages.

The issue has been Head and Carey have been head and shoulders above all and Starc dominated the bowling

It’s been rank quality from everyone else
 
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CCFCSteve

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tisza said:
Maybe there is a cricket board dumber than ECB. Cricket Australia recently announced big losses yet "allow" a pitch like this where they'll likely lose 2 to 3 days of 90k plus crowds.
Still would have batted Stokes at 3 and tried to protect Bethell a little.
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Spot on. Stokes is the only one with the temperament and technique to play at 3 out of that lot and unless he’d bowled a shedload should’ve gone in there. Throwing Bethall to the wolves when we’re usually one wicket down within a couple of overs is asking a bit much
 
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CCFCSteve

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Grendel said:
The whole series batting wise has been awful from both teams. England have 4 of the top 6 highest averages.

The issue has been Head and Carey have been head and shoulders above all and Starc dominated the bowling

It’s been rank quality from everyone else
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Thats the frustration, a semi competent batting display in the series would’ve probably seen us win it.
 
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CCFCSteve

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Will take the win. Important after 18 games over there without one. Really good bowling display from what I’ve seen. Leaves a big ‘what if’ feeling though as the series was there for the taking with some competent, disciplined batting
 
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Paul Anthony

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Well, at least they've avoided the whitewash, which had looked completely inevitable.

But this can't change the narrative around the team. The performances until now have been absolutely farcical, and that still needs facing up to if things are going to have any chance of improving.
 
Brighton Sky Blue

Brighton Sky Blue

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CCFCSteve said:
Will take the win. Important after 18 games over there without one. Really good bowling display from what I’ve seen. Leaves a big ‘what if’ feeling though as the series was there for the taking with some competent, disciplined batting
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The awful pitch was a leveller in the end. A bit like how the Scottish rugby team could always be counted on to win on a quagmire at Murrayfield.
 
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