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Shinpathy

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Re: Ashes 2017-18
« Reply #1620 on: December 04, 2017, 07:09:58 AM »
Woakes/Overton looking brilliant just goes to show how useless the top and middle order has been.

Showing this clown fiesta Australian attack that their barbaric short pitch mediocre bowling is just wasting energy and getting them into stress fracture territory.
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Re: Ashes 2017-18
« Reply #1621 on: December 04, 2017, 07:12:31 AM »
Nice to watch a bit of fight from some English batsmen.

Woakes and Overton showing the top order how it’s done!

They’ve both earnt the right to score by braving the barrage!
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Re: Ashes 2017-18
« Reply #1622 on: December 04, 2017, 07:38:35 AM »
At last some good news...

The England jumpers match the shirts & trousers.

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Re: Ashes 2017-18
« Reply #1623 on: December 04, 2017, 07:39:17 AM »
Oh Woakes :(
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Re: Ashes 2017-18
« Reply #1624 on: December 04, 2017, 07:39:31 AM »
Quote from: Shinpathy on December 04, 2017, 07:09:58 AM
Woakes/Overton looking brilliant just goes to show how useless the top and middle order has been.

Showing this clown fiesta Australian attack that their barbaric short pitch mediocre bowling is just wasting energy and getting them into stress fracture territory.

Clown Fiesta? Only one side out on that feild has earned that title, and it isnt Australia. As for the "barbaric short pitched mediocre bowling".. Id say they will keep bowling that way as long as the more mediocre batting lineup keeps allowing it to work...

As i say that another barbaric short ball accounts for another mediocre batsman..

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Re: Ashes 2017-18
« Reply #1625 on: December 04, 2017, 07:47:30 AM »
Injuries incoming for Aussie bowlers.
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Hazel wood dispatched effortlessly
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Re: Ashes 2017-18
« Reply #1626 on: December 04, 2017, 08:03:41 AM »
All well and good saying Vince, Stoneman and Malan aren’t good enough, but it’s not like they’ve gone any worse than Cook, Root and Bairstow so far, is it!
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Re: Ashes 2017-18
« Reply #1627 on: December 04, 2017, 08:08:38 AM »
Quote from: Shinpathy on December 04, 2017, 07:09:58 AM
Woakes/Overton looking brilliant just goes to show how useless the top and middle order has been.

Showing this clown fiesta Australian attack that their barbaric short pitch mediocre bowling is just wasting energy and getting them into stress fracture territory.

Sir Geoffrey, is that you?
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Re: Ashes 2017-18
« Reply #1628 on: December 04, 2017, 08:10:48 AM »
Quote from: sanredrose on December 04, 2017, 05:45:25 AM
Against Bhutan would be nice :D.

Most away series the home team is likely to win. Overcoming that odds and beating the opponent team requires a team which is firing on all cylinders and a very good captain. I feel that England have the latter but the former is not happening. Missing out on star players and fielding lapse is dragging them down.

Toss wasn't a bad call. There was a bit of swing and I guess he wanted to make early inroads into the Aussie batting.

Getting to know the team better - This is something Root can improve on. Being England's captain is not an easy task. Given the history with Cook & KP saga, you never know what is the stress level for Root as a captain ;)

I don’t think Root looks like he has a clue captaining a test team... excellent batsman... poor captain... poor field placement... negative... He has 2 world class bowlers ( that hurts) 1 good up and coming bowler ( Overton) 1 mediocre bowler at best (Woakes - at least in this series so far ) and one poor excuse for a spinner
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Re: Ashes 2017-18
« Reply #1629 on: December 04, 2017, 08:48:49 AM »
Absolutely shambolic
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Re: Ashes 2017-18
« Reply #1630 on: December 04, 2017, 08:48:58 AM »
Overton might as well chance his arm now, what a shambles.
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Re: Ashes 2017-18
« Reply #1631 on: December 04, 2017, 08:49:40 AM »
Oh well.
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Re: Ashes 2017-18
« Reply #1632 on: December 04, 2017, 08:53:03 AM »
Overton is the highest scorer in England's first innings. Quite surprising! I thought Woakes might go on to get a 50.
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Re: Ashes 2017-18
« Reply #1633 on: December 04, 2017, 08:56:26 AM »
Quote from: manno on December 04, 2017, 03:09:38 AM
Bye bye Vince..

Hazlewood looking much more potent this test.


That's the fastest ive seen him bowl....and just about the slowest ive seen cummins bowl.
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Re: Ashes 2017-18
« Reply #1634 on: December 04, 2017, 08:56:41 AM »
Quote from: Number4 on December 04, 2017, 08:10:48 AM
I don’t think Root looks like he has a clue captaining a test team... excellent batsman... poor captain... poor field placement... negative... He has 2 world class bowlers ( that hurts) 1 good up and coming bowler ( Overton) 1 mediocre bowler at best (Woakes - at least in this series so far ) and one poor excuse for a spinner

To an extent your field placing and strategy revolves around how good your bowlers are. As you have pointed out, Root is playing around the fact that only a few of his bowlers are good. I am not sure there is much any captain (Even if it's not Root) can do right now. I would say he is playing with the team he has. He might as well hope for Stokes & Wood to show up soon.
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