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General Cricket => Latest Matches => Topic started by: rickjames on February 19, 2016, 03:39:18 PM
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First match starts at 16:00 GMT. Saffers win toss and bowl.
Can't help but feel the weather will do us over here...
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Hales with a lot more tape on his shirt than he has on his helmet(which is annoying as sin)
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Thats as village as it comes.
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He's obviously forgotten his shirt or only has one. Who's number 9? That's the shirt he's borrowed.
Hales is KILLING it.
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He's obviously forgotten his shirt or only has one. Who's number 9? That's the shirt he's borrowed.
Hales is KILLING it.
It's 19
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He's obviously forgotten his shirt or only has one. Who's number 9? That's the shirt he's borrowed.
Hales is KILLING it.
Playing for your country and only having one shirt, that is village!
9 is Jimmy and I think 19 might be Woakes.
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He'd put in the wash too late and it hadn't dried in time apparently, so borrowed Woakes'. Hard to believe they only take one shirt! Out of the tumble drier now so he's in the right shirt again.
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Should have stayed in woakes shirt.
Tahir bowled two absolutely dogs in a row and got a dot and a wicket!!
Filth is useful in this format.
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Good catch Duminy and great takedown by Rabada, that whole passage was a bit village...
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we need 200
If Jordan is playing 300
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Didn't realise we could also collapse in T20
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I'd paused the TV and missed the wicket :-[
At least I got a decent picture of Rabada's rugby tackle though...
(http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb450/CPye061194/287cc7cb9228d61da254d112a6857cff_zpsapdyuueh.jpg)
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Didn't realise we could also collapse in T20
Anything is possible with England!!
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Oh Benji, what did you do that for :(
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Errrr where was you off to then stokes??
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I hope we can stop saying we 'bat deep'
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I hope we can stop saying we 'bat deep'
You want us to pick bowlers who can't bat then?? "We have a long tail" is the opposite
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jos butler, or someone who looks like Jos Butler is in, let's have one of your special knocks please otherwise this could be all over
why have we not picked james vince? bizzare
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You want us to pick bowlers who can't bat then?? "We have a long tail" is the opposite
We've picked Jordan, who I suppose you'd describe as a bowler who can't bowl!
It's rather nice that Englan have the luxury of so many all rounders that they can select a specialist fielder I guess
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jos butler, or someone who looks like Jos Butler is in, let's have one of your special knocks please otherwise this could be all over
why have we not picked james vince? bizzare
Well, who do you drop exactly? If I were being honest, probably Root, but then again, he's our best batsman...
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Well, who do you drop exactly? If I were being honest, probably Root, but then again, he's our best batsman...
Morgan if he doesn't find some form soon.
Jordan doesn't offer that much with the ball so he could make way for a batsman.
Do we need 2 spinners? Ali could make way.
There are plenty of decent players available, but only 11 can play at a time so somebody is a
Ways going to miss out.
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Morgan's comfortably our best possible captain right now and it's panic stations if you drop him. Not gonna happen.
We can slag off Jordan all we want but they're obviously high on him.
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This feels like a chore
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Morgan's comfortably our best possible captain right now and it's panic stations if you drop him. Not gonna happen.
We can slag off Jordan all we want but they're obviously high on him.
And as you type that, another failure for Morgan. Skipper or not, he isn't scoring any runs!
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Yeah, a real chore
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Good catch Faf, Tahir's filth certainly picks up wickets!
England may not bat out their overs at this rate...
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We're not making 100...
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Is there anyone in world cricket that annoys you as much as Tahir? That celebration gets to me every single time!
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Well, who do you drop exactly? If I were being honest, probably Root, but then again, he's our best batsman...
I would without thinking about it too much drop Jordan and the other option is to play only one spinner.... I would keep Rashid if playing just one
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As the cricket isn't worth watching as an England fan, let's look at the kit.
Jordan without a sponsor, I bet he got his blank softs and bat from Online Stockist ;)
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England are first rating. Lots of talent just not been used right.
Root at 3 should have knocked 1s and 2s and got hales on strike. Look like who'd been told the run rate had to be kept as
Ali is not an international cricketer. Replace him.
Willey should be ahead of Jordan Atleast, I'd play him above Ali if not dropped.
Today Willey should have definately come in, left hander Vs Tahir is better than Jordan propping forward with that massive gap.
We don't have the bowling to defend this. Contenders for he World Cup? Not at mo
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We have a game on!
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Firstly hello to all fellow members !
My view is you have to keep root. Morgan is one of those players which could well stand up and perform in the World Cup if he doesn't then you look at billings to come in at 6 and push either stokes or buttler to 4 and the other at 5. The other option their is Steven Finn has to come into the side and either Willey or Jordan will make way personally Jordan needs to go even though he is bowling well in this match but that's the first time I can say that for a while. The other option is Ali who needs to go then there is a decision play the extra pace bowler or experiment and throw Dawson into the deep end ? But if Willey bats he needs to be batting in front of rashid and Jordan not coming in at 10.
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England view Willey as a bowler, bowlers bat at 10. That's the only logic here.
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England view Willey as a bowler, bowlers bat at 10. That's the only logic here.
I agree that is their view process but they could well be made to look silly after a good last year at Northants in the t20 format and this year I would have thought Gillespie may well bat him high up at Yorkshire next year. I know Jordan is capable of hitting a decent ball but I question it at that level as for Rashid he is only going to work the ball.
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LETS BE HAVING YOU
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Rashid should be a relieved man now !!
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WE ARE AMAZING
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God it's great when the Saffers choke
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Choke choke choke .... SA cmon, how can u lose the plot like this ???
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Now its Chris Morris vs England !! 15 needed in the last over ...
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Chris Jordan I will happily eat my words if we pull this off and keep quiet !!
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Win or not, i think Jordan has redeemed himself given the recent criticism ... He bowled a fantastic line and length !
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Morris cleanly smashing Topley all over the park!
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Ah game over
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4 off 2
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I can't take this
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super over a real possibility now !!
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Topley should get dropped for that
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OMG! Topley couldn't hack the pressure
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All over ... chokers turn winners ! topley choked a run out twice !!
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"Chris Jordan, best bowling figures. Simply brilliant"
Seriously is that really brilliant cricket?? Poor bowling.. Slogging that due to the format means he batsmen have no choice.. Sigh, now poor cricket is 'brilliant'
Ah topley 'brilliant'
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With the exception of Jordan and to an extent Stokes England's fielding and catching has been dire recently, inexcusable for international cricketers.
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The million dollar man is going to get himself a reputation as a finisher if he isn't careful!
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Still trying to process how on Earth you do that...
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iPad ran out of battery with 1.1 overs left :( what made it poor bowling ?
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Pressure simply got to Topley. In the previous ball if he had been any closer to stumps there was a half run out chance there as well ...
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iPad ran out of battery with 1.1 overs left :( what made it poor bowling ?
Are you serious?? Did you watch Jordan bowl?? I don't think he bowled a good ball, just happens that batsmen hit it to fielders or chopped on.. Hardly 'brilliant'
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Are you serious?? Did you watch Jordan bowl?? I don't think he bowled a good ball, just happens that batsmen hit it to fielders or chopped on.. Hardly 'brilliant'
I think there is some confusion ProCricketer1982 I don't rate Jordan's bowling but today he bowled with good pace and did bowl better than previously seen. Also agree with you some average bowling got wickets but it does happen look at Tahir didn't think he bowled particularly well but got wickets. As for my statement about iPad dying and what made t poor bowling I was referring to topleys last over did he bowl particularly badly (in the slot etc) or was it the inadequate fielding that let England down ? Just trying to establish how they lost the game from the moment my iPad went off.
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Bowled full so went and a full toss and didn't gather a ball to run out. It happens but you don't expect pros to do it
2020 though so hit and giggle
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Well. wtf.
Are we he chokers now?
Choked the odi series and choked that.
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Are you serious?? Did you watch Jordan bowl?? I don't think he bowled a good ball, just happens that batsmen hit it to fielders or chopped on.. Hardly 'brilliant'
Load of tosh he bowled well in truth we did not get enough runs and fielded very averagely then the man Morris smoked it..
12 dotball's suggest he bowled ok pal.
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Morris is in form atm. He's bowling with good pace as well. Do you think maybe Ali was introduced a little late ? Especially with Duminy, rossouw and miller coming in a row together.
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maybe i just think 130 odd was gonna be a big ask and to get it that close was a very good effort.
We batted poorly thought we bowled agree with others REF Willey batting too low i think he should be ahead of Jordan and Rashid, but better qualified people have him there...
Chances did not quite go to hand so to speak rub of the green stuff..
And Morris, but that Rabada is some find...
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Good summary guys, saved me having to wade through the match reports later, someone should suggest this to cricinfo as an alternate commentary :D
Nick
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Agree with that procricketB3. I fear that Willey almost falls into the Dawson trap as in Bayliss hasn't seen an awful lot of him as such. I think England almost tried to over hit the ball at times especially Root it looked like he tried to muscle the ball when his trickery could have been more handy. Rashid I think bowls too fast in international cricket. It was a big ask but it was one those pitches that you cash in heavily on the new ball because the older the ball got the more it held up. You look at the dismissals a lot of signs of slow pitch e.g. Amla.
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Agree with that procricketB3. I fear that Willey almost falls into the Dawson trap as in Bayliss hasn't seen an awful lot of him as such. I think England almost tried to over hit the ball at times especially Root it looked like he tried to muscle the ball when his trickery could have been more handy. Rashid I think bowls too fast in international cricket. It was a big ask but it was one those pitches that you cash in heavily on the new ball because the older the ball got the more it held up. You look at the dismissals a lot of signs of slow pitch e.g. Amla.
As I said earlier it looked like root was batting in that way because he'd been told "keep the rate up". When merely knocking ones and twos to get hales on strike would be better served.
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IMO, Root is a traditional batsman and today his role would have been better served with ones and twos which perfectly suits his style of play. He would have done that perfectly and let Hales go blazing. Wondering who asked Root to slog ...
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If that's the case and England want to attack nonstop then you can't select him. It was mentioned in commentary that they thought he was in the side incase a quick wicket fell to sure things up but surely that's a negative selection then if that's their thought process. If England are going well which they were buttler or stokes should have gone in and use root when those wickets were tumbling.
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Not sure the point of dropping Wiley and playing billings. Is there a need to strengthen the batting? If your top 6 can't do it then what's the point adding another batsman.
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I'm glad that billings has got a game but why drop Willey!!
I'm guessing bayliss's really doesn't rate him. Domestic t20 tons and bats at 10 and dropped from both odi and t20 teams this winter without actually doing much wrong.
Drop Ali!!!!
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Not sure the point of dropping Wiley and playing billings. Is there a need to strengthen the batting? If your top 6 can't do it then what's the point adding another batsman.
This is England we're on about here...
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Willey doesn't cut it at international level. He's Birmingham barely 130kph. His batting is basically just a wild slog to leg. Topley, aside from the error in the last match, has shown he's comfortably the better left arm bowler.
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Roy dropped first ball. England still going for the all out batting attack.
Good bounce from rabada ball 2! I like this guy.
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Roy batting dreadfully. Hoping Billings gets a shot up the order today.
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14 balls into the match and Roy finally trusts Hales to face his first ball!
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Roy gets pinned by a bouncer! Some bowling from rabada!
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Does Nick Knight get paid to commentate? Michael Owen's long lost brother...
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Rabada far too good for Roy. Castle destroyed.
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Haha Jason Roy could be struggling to make the world cup on that showing and recently looks very out of sorts...
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Reckon that bats a gonna! He smashed that gate post pretty hard with it!!
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Pinned him then takes his off peg out the ground.
Great bowling by Rabada and it was nice of him to put Roy out of his misery! He couldn't have timed a microwave today, let alone the ball :-[
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for me Root would open if your gonna play him, yes in India he will be possibly bowling too
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Reckon that bats a gonna! He smashed that gate post pretty hard with it!!
Part of his match fee as well perhaps given Topley got fined for taking out the stumps on Friday.
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Part of his match fee as well perhaps given Topley got fined for taking out the stumps on Friday.
And probably £17.99 in sports direct to replace the bat... ;)
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Root is God
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New Bat please Mr Slazenger 😜
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For anyone who missed it, the noise when he hit the post is awful :(
https://youtu.be/U9EpaJuMn_8
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New Bat please Mr Slazenger 😜
Haha, yeah looks like Roy will need a new stick!
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We are not worthy
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Sports direct had the new Slazenger range in last week.
So buy fusion at 59.99(already reduced from 200 on day of release lol) go outside and hit metal pole.
Sharpie ruy on the bottom.
Put on eBay for 350quid as barely used but damaged pro bat.
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tahir at it again. His celebrations are epic
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Morgan sells hales down the river!
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Village.
Both England running and Tahirs celebrations.
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What the absolute ******* are you thinking, that's Hafeez level of stupid
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Tahir comes on and the collapse has started again...
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Tahir comes on and the collapse has started again...
Just wait till they get to the subcontinent where the ball actually turns and 2 spinners bowling in tandem
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BIG JOS
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The sound that 6 made of buttlers bat!
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If only talent and application were being used in equal amounts 😳 Silly run outs don't help dismissing the bloke in form for a bloke who's yet to find any.
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Oh my word Morgan these are massive
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Oh my word Morgan these are massive
When he has the ability to do that it makes me pull what little hair I have left out when he's caught on the edge of the ring trying to reverse sweep something.
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THIS IS IT
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If only talent and application were being used in equal amounts [emoji15] Silly run outs don't help dismissing the bloke in form for a bloke who's yet to find any.
I think he's just found some Tom!
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Can we just have swearing allowed? Becausing effing hell this is some hitting
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Surprise surprise flat track and Buttler shows he capable of slogging a few outta the park. Hype job
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Believe that all you like, sure...
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Surprise surprise flat track and Buttler shows he capable of slogging a few outta the park. Hype job
People may not like it, but I'm starting to almost agree with this.
When the ball is moving round a bit Jos isn't as potent, yet ba flat track where he can rely on day hands and a good site he's lethal.
I wouldn't go as far as to say he's a flat track bully, but his game isn't as dynamic as the media make it out to be.
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Believe that all you like, sure...
His mediocre record in all forms of international cricket says so.
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People may not like it, but I'm starting to almost agree with this.
When the ball is moving round a bit Jos isn't as potent, yet ba flat track where he can rely on day hands and a good site he's lethal.
I wouldn't go as far as to say he's a flat track bully, but his game isn't as dynamic as the media make it out to be.
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Butler has more talent than anyone else in the side hands down...he will learn to adapt against quality bowling.he gave us momentum in this game,gone now thou
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I don't see how that is unlucky. Morgan is backing up far too much and you could easily mankad him. Nothing unlucky about it!
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@ppccopener more talent that Root or Stokes?
I think we'll have to agree to disagree here :)
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I don't see how that is unlucky. Morgan is backing up far too much and you could easily mankad him. Nothing unlucky about it!
Exactly, nothing unlucky about it. Stay in your crease
I see billings is stealing yards too, Saffas need to mankad him as well. It's cheating. This games funny
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Classic England collapse
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@ppccopener more talent that Root or Stokes?
I think we'll have to agree to disagree here :)
Pure natural ability yes i believe so...and i think he will just get better
root is a brilliant player thou :-)
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Not Stokes' finest innings for sure....
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Surprise surprise flat track and Buttler shows he capable of slogging a few outta the park. Hype job
2020, it's supposed to be flat so players can biff.
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Believe that all you like, sure...
2020 is about flat track hitting, buttler has shown he's only capable on flat tracks though to be Aussie
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People may not like it, but I'm starting to almost agree with this.
When the ball is moving round a bit Jos isn't as potent, yet ba flat track where he can rely on day hands and a good site he's lethal.
I wouldn't go as far as to say he's a flat track bully, but his game isn't as dynamic as the media make it out to be.
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Butler has more talent than anyone else in the side hands down...he will learn to adapt against quality bowling.he gave us momentum in this game,gone now thou
If Buttler was truly this 'talented' would that mean he'd scots runs on pitches that favour the bowlers? All his runs come on dead pancakes. Shows his technique and temperament is rubbish.
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C'mon Bayliss axe Ali he's terrible'
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Pure natural ability yes i believe so...and i think he will just get better
root is a brilliant player thou :-)
It's a shame it's not all about ability . Buttler has shown unfortunatley he can't play a moving ball, simply hasn't got the mentality or technique. No shame in it as long as the media stop bulling him up. Stick to white ball hitting on flat tracks and he'll make millions, doesn't need test cricket like players used to
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like dominoes oh well lets get home re-group.
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Some collapse this
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Ah
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Some how England have contrived to get bowled out
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7 wickets for 14 runs proper sat afternoon collapse that
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I thought someone said that we had a deep batting lineup???!!??!
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2020, hit or miss. Today so far a miss but a defendable score.. Only needs a couple of the SA guns to fail and they could choke
Hit an miss cricket works but in a sudden death game you can come unstuck.
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Pretty decent summer for KG. 22 Test wickets, 10 ODI wickets and 3 T20I wickets.
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Not sure the point of dropping Wiley and playing billings. Is there a need to strengthen the batting? If your top 6 can't do it then what's the point adding another batsman.
He's very very good might take a day off work this year and watch him play in kent
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Topley is a dead ringer for Umar Gul
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AB feasting on Jordan's buffet cart!
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Brilliant stuff by Jordan 🙈🙈🙈🙈🙈🎣🎣🎣🎣🎣
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Is Jordan actually worse than dernbach was?
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Why was Jordan kept on for another over? Baffling
Actually, why is he in the side full stop.
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Jordan doesn't have the bowling control or hitting ability to play T20 at highest level. Stokes can't be relied on to be a front line T20 bowler. Roy and Morgan are streak players and you cant gamble with 1/3 of your batters being off form for a few matches. Too many average fielders.
Other than that we're looking good for World Cup. Wouldn't be surprised to see Vince and Dawson start in India. They're having a good tour.
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This is carnage! Wonderful entertainment! Rashid on - how far will it go!
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At this point I don't care because test match cricket > everything
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It's 2020... Enjoy when it goes well and enjoy when it goes pear shaped. That's why this format is more for the hitter, hit and miss players
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Poor umpiring
Amla was p.l.u.m.b
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At this point I don't care because test match cricket > everything
Can't be all that great when you're ranked 5 😂😂😂
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Can someone please enlighten me as to why England persist with these batsman who own a pair of keeping gloves rather than an actual wicket keeper...
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If Topley, Jordan, Willey and Stokes are the pace bowlers we are taking to the world cup then we're all doomed.
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Can someone please enlighten me as to why England persist with these batsman who own a pair of keeping gloves rather than an actual wicket keeper...
Modern cricket doesn't demand proper keepers. Batters who can do a job are the name of the game.
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Is my TV broken, or did Chris Jordan actually go for 41 off 2 overs :o
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I'm gonna go make my roast dinner and get ready for Chelsea/City. Hope Bayliss just works on fielding almost exclusively for 3 weeks, for me it's been the main component as to why we've lost the white ball games we have...
Fair play to the Saffers mind.
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Can't be all that great when you're ranked 5 😂😂😂
Hold on i have found something in my pocket...
OH YEAH THE ASHES!!!!
I care about all formats ride the lows and sit with the highs pal...
Just beaten South Africa in there yard too i'm a optimist pal !!!!
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Haha smoked!!
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Modern cricket doesn't demand proper keepers. Batters who can do a job are the name of the game.
Modern cricket is all the worse for it then!
Plenty of missed chances and some glovework that wouldn't look out of place on a village green (nor would England's bowling today, mind you...)
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Can't be all that great when you're ranked 5 [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]
And when we beat Sri Lanka and Pakistan this summer will hold all test trophies available to us? That includes the ashes... Better than a side full of flat track bullies
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Well that was a total thrashing...too late to make any changes I would think so close to the World Cup
Roy hasn't really done anything(I thought he would) and do we need two spinners ?
Vince and Wiley might get in the final 11 after all?
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No, but our batting line up is not the issue. Yes Roy is not in form at all, but his role is to go hard from ball one. Reality is any bowling attack of Topley, Jordan and Willey is not going to compete in the toughest cricketing environment of a T20 world cup where bowlers have to be special eg Starc, experienced, or extremely clever/canny to succeed. I would back our batting line up that was put out today to give us a chance in any game.
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No, but our batting line up is not the issue. Yes Roy is not in form at all, but his role is to go hard from ball one. Reality is any bowling attack of Topley, Jordan and Willey is not going to compete in the toughest cricketing environment of a T20 world cup where bowlers have to be special eg Starc, experienced, or extremely clever/canny to succeed. I would back our batting line up that was put out today to give us a chance in any game.
Yes but at least you would have Wiley in as the left armer? He swings it back and can def bat, he's opened before in t20....
It's giving us more options with the bat and no weakening the bowling.am I missing something?
is topley that much better than Wiley? To me they are about the same bowling wise
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No, but our batting line up is not the issue. Yes Roy is not in form at all, but his role is to go hard from ball one. Reality is any bowling attack of Topley, Jordan and Willey is not going to compete in the toughest cricketing environment of a T20 world cup where bowlers have to be special eg Starc, experienced, or extremely clever/canny to succeed. I would back our batting line up that was put out today to give us a chance in any game.
Toughest cricketing environment ??
😂😂😂
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Yes but at least you would have Wiley in as the left armer? He swings it back and can def bat, he's opened before in t20....
It's giving us more options with the bat and no weakening the bowling.am I missing something?
is topley that much better than Wiley? To me they are about the same bowling wise
I agree with David Willey, yes he is a big hitter and a useful bowler to boot. Perhaps we can find another batting option to replace Mo? That would allow us to have
Hales
Roy
Root
Morgan
Stokes
Buttler
Billings
Rashid
Willey
Overton
Overton
(12th man Trego)
I may or may not be a Somerset fan. When I say toughest cricketing environment, in a completely different sense to Test cricket, both polar opposite forms of the game with completely different skill sets, mentalities, and ways of how you would describe the environment as being 'tough'. If the ultimate deciding factor is success, surely it is tougher (or at least equally as tough) to succeed in a tournament where anyone can beat anyone (within reason eg the minor teams aside like UAE), where any team can win a tournament if they get a bit of momentum, and there are therefore so many hurdles you have to get over to get your hands on the final prize? I think so, and if it isn't a tough environment (like any world sporting tournament) why have England only won 1 world limited overs trophy..?
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And when we beat Sri Lanka and Pakistan this summer will hold all test trophies available to us? That includes the ashes... Better than a side full of flat track bullies
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Same bunch of jokers who couldn't beat the part time cricketers from the Caribbean?
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Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
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Same bunch of jokers who couldn't beat the part time cricketers from the Caribbean?
Chill out.
It's 2020, enjoy it when it goes well and enjoy it when it goes like today. Today was just as fun because it was amusing how they got out and then Amla and ab teed off. Don't take it so seriously Aussie lad. Jezzz
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On the two spinners point, I suspect two spinners is a must in India? Which is where the t20 world cup is.
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On the two spinners point, I suspect two spinners is a must in India? Which is where the t20 world cup is.
Yes I see that... But if you were picking the team would you pick your best bowler who happens to be a seamer or a spinner just because you are playing in India?
Let's be frank...other countries have better spinners than we do at this moment.in fact Swann was the exception to the rule for England.i think rash I'd we should back but I don't see Ali having much impact.
England's seamers were our best bowlers against Pakistan in uae- spin friendly wickets
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I enjoyed watching this match for various aspects ...
Root - It's nice to see root attacking. I like this version !
Butler - Dumbstruck ! He swings around his bat like a twig ....
Morgan - Nice big sixes. Real treat to watch when he really gets going ...
Amla - Where did the aggression come from ?? He was batting as if some it was training drill ... hit the ball between the three cones only on off-side.
ABD - Freak show ... He stands between the T20 WC and any team who wants it !
For England - this was probably a bad loss. They really wanted a win before getting back home. None of their batting failures seem like a problem to me, don't forget the fact the T20 WC in India with plenty of flat tracks and it would be a batsman's paradise. Roy, Hales etc just need one good innings to get their mojo back. Spinners are the problem .. Must rely on pace attack to do the heavy lifting in flat/spin friendly tracks.
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What's Chris Jordan in the side for?
Serious re-thinks are in order before the WT20
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Isnt he in the side purely because finn is being rested before the world cup?
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Isnt he in the side purely because finn is being rested before the world cup?
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Surely youd would want a slightly similar stand in? Maybe Footitt or someone?
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why does Root's part time offies not get any consideration? he used to open the bowling for Yorkies in T20.
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why does Root's part time offies not get any consideration? he used to open the bowling for Yorkies in T20.
He hasn't sent down many overs since his back problems came to light
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why does Root's part time offies not get any consideration? he used to open the bowling for Yorkies in T20.
He also used to go at 18an over in my local midweek league......
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He also used to go at 18an over in my local midweek league......
He could bowl instead of Chris Jordan then...
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He could bowl instead of Chris Jordan then...
I think Jordan would have been happy with 18an over!!
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I was a tad harsh on him, his 4 overs only went for 55.
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He hasn't sent down many overs since his back problems came to light
i'm only asking for a couple in the first 6 overs, but yeah depends how he feels.
If he could chip in a couple overs then we could get away with playing Billings
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I was a tad harsh on him, his 4 overs only went for 55.
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Anyway, I'd be some what disheartened if I rocked up to a midweek game and the opposition had one on the very best batsmen in the world playing for them!! :(
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Anyway, I'd be some what disheartened if I rocked up to a midweek game and the opposition had one on the very best batsmen in the world playing for them!! :(
Bet that's how oppositions feel right now with M Clarke playing grade cricket!
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as a batter I really enjoyed it playing against a couple of pro's way back when I was younger, it's an education just watching a professional bat. It when you face a County bowler things get a bit scary!!
£10.00 match fee to bat in a coconut shy if they are genuine quick, or quick at our level I should say. Medium pace pro was quick enough for me to think about protecting myself first, any runs were a bonus
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That league was hard when we was in there as most teams had 1 pro. Others had 2!
We got thrashed every week(bit like sith Africa vs England......).
Some times you have to watch in awe though, when we played the above side jaco castle was heard saying "don't hit sixes as we don't wanna lose lots of balls today"(batting side provide balls in our league).
When they need 30 to win he then said "I'm gonna finish it this over" and sure enough he did. Could pick where he wanted to hit sixes.
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We got thrashed every week(bit like sith Africa vs England......).
Hard to see, the dark side is!
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as a batter I really enjoyed it playing against a couple of pro's way back when I was younger, it's an education just watching a professional bat. It when you face a County bowler things get a bit scary!!
£10.00 match fee to bat in a coconut shy if they are genuine quick, or quick at our level I should say. Medium pace pro was quick enough for me to think about protecting myself first, any runs were a bonus
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It's good fun against real pros (not mccu or one hit wonders , last years was nick trainor who actually I was disappointed with and Paul Murchell who was good fun to face, kept him out and score 3/4 an over off him without taking a risk. He was sharp but not scary sharp. I can see why he was pro though as he was accurate and moved it, plus I'd imagine with fitness every day he'd be a few mph quicker
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Reckon they missed a chance to blood Dawson. Slow, low wickets in India and we'll need more spinning options. He's a better batter than Jordan and as good a fielder close in. Could also bat higher if they want to take some pressure off Root. Would give us someone else to bat around.
Think Vince is unlikely after man of series in UAE but they'll probably stick with Roy. Would like to see him replace Compton long term.
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Delighted for Dawson. Played s bit of cricket against him when he was at Goatacre and Chippenham in Wiltshire. Always a top bloke. Always found Vince less hospitable though!
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