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Re: England v Sri Lanka
« Reply #45 on: May 30, 2011, 03:13:11 PM »
Quote from: justnotcricket86 on May 30, 2011, 02:36:18 PM
Still can't believe you called Trotty boring

The bloke is class

It's funny isn't it that he has a better strike rate than both Dravid and Chanderpaul, with a better average, yet he doesn't score quickly enough. Best English number 3 in goodness knows how long yet the British fans want him to score quicker. I think Bell scored 100 in 200+ balls in the SCG test when England were already 386-2 or something, which was seen as a great knock. Trott however, is too slow............... ridiculous!!!
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Re: England v Sri Lanka
« Reply #46 on: May 30, 2011, 03:14:56 PM »
Quote from: Shrek88 on May 30, 2011, 03:13:11 PM
It's funny isn't it that he has a better strike rate than both Dravid and Chanderpaul, with a better average, yet he doesn't score quickly enough. Best English number 3 in goodness knows how long yet the British fans want him to score quicker. I think Bell scored 100 in 200+ balls in the SCG test when England were already 386-2 or something, which was seen as a great knock. Trott however, is too slow............... ridiculous!!!


TAKE THAT BACK! Michael Vaughan is a god!!
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Re: England v Sri Lanka
« Reply #47 on: May 30, 2011, 03:40:20 PM »
Surely the criticism of scoring rate is more specific to this match rather than his career? I agree to a point that in this circumstance it may have been worthwhile trying to speed things up a little once we passed their score, but come on, I'd rather have him score 200 at a 50sr than 100 at a 80sr.
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Re: England v Sri Lanka
« Reply #48 on: May 30, 2011, 03:46:27 PM »
Trott world class , doesnt score a run all summer in county cricket , then test matches come on long and he switches into a run machine , scoring rate doesnt matter if hes getting them , maybe in odis hes a little slow but test cricket i like greedy players .
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Re: England v Sri Lanka
« Reply #49 on: May 30, 2011, 04:07:46 PM »
Unreal stuff!!!!
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Re: England v Sri Lanka
« Reply #50 on: May 30, 2011, 04:10:05 PM »
Swann 4-4 not a bad spell so far
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Re: England v Sri Lanka
« Reply #51 on: May 30, 2011, 04:16:05 PM »
60 for 8! With the batsmen they have, I really am shocked!
If Perera went, then the fat lady would be warming  her voice up!!
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Re: England v Sri Lanka
« Reply #52 on: May 30, 2011, 04:31:51 PM »
Wonder what the odds were
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Re: England v Sri Lanka
« Reply #53 on: May 30, 2011, 04:35:14 PM »
Only one word describes that, BRILLIANT!
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Re: England v Sri Lanka
« Reply #54 on: May 30, 2011, 04:41:08 PM »
WOW! That was part superb bowling and part pressure batting!
And it was excellent to see England have that "killer" instinct which we normally lack!
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Re: England v Sri Lanka
« Reply #55 on: May 30, 2011, 04:49:45 PM »
What an earth just happened there, some good captaincy from Strauss imo.
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Re: England v Sri Lanka
« Reply #56 on: May 30, 2011, 04:52:56 PM »
I go to watch the rest of Pirates of the Caribbean, thinking that there'll be no play today... And we roll them for 82! WHAT?!
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Re: England v Sri Lanka
« Reply #57 on: May 30, 2011, 05:00:28 PM »
Make sure you watch the highlights! Although whether you watch the highlights or full version of todays play, it's all over very quickly!
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Re: England v Sri Lanka
« Reply #58 on: May 30, 2011, 05:09:43 PM »
Quote from: petehosk on May 30, 2011, 05:00:28 PM
Make sure you watch the highlights! Although whether you watch the highlights or full version of todays play, it's all over very quickly!

It was a highlights package as it was. Might struggle to make an hour long programme out of that. Maybe we'll be treated to cricket during the scheduled advert breaks, and adverts during the scheduled programme time to make channel 5 happy.
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Re: England v Sri Lanka
« Reply #59 on: May 30, 2011, 05:10:35 PM »
Oh my bloody god
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