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Re: Englands Test Summer - IRE + AUS
« Reply #900 on: August 17, 2019, 05:15:06 PM »
Ahhhh f*ck it!! Why do I support this spineless, paper-mache, wet paper bag, f*ckwit of a batting order?

I feel Butler owes us a few test runs here!!
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Re: Englands Test Summer - IRE + AUS
« Reply #901 on: August 17, 2019, 05:24:07 PM »
I think....as I posted before we, well not us but we like to pick the team  :) , we might have to choose one batter keeper in the short term.

That would open a space for Sam Curran or...a specialist opener. Don't actually know who that would be to be honest, maybe Sibey

And then choose one of Denly of Roy at number 4.

Anyone else have a better idea?  :)
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Re: Englands Test Summer - IRE + AUS
« Reply #902 on: August 17, 2019, 05:27:05 PM »
Ed Smith hired the likes of Marcus Trescothick and Jonathan Trott to help him eye out players within the County Championship, but instead goes with this beatnik theory of a white ball opener being perfectly capable of doing it with a red ball despite predominantly spending his first class career at 4/5. What's the point?
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Re: Englands Test Summer - IRE + AUS
« Reply #903 on: August 17, 2019, 05:33:57 PM »
Is anyone going to acknowledge that the ball Roy got today most players would get out to or does that not fit the script!

It was the same length as roots yet it got up to chest high yet roots was thigh?
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Re: Englands Test Summer - IRE + AUS
« Reply #904 on: August 17, 2019, 05:48:39 PM »
It's a similar pitch to the Ireland game yes....a better one that moved all over the shop, but uneven bounce on this one.

Damp and overhead conditions as well don't make for easy batting yes quite true.

But It's still not really good enough.

England will stick with Roy, he has to have a fair run, but would he be better at 4 rather than opening...if so do they have to pick one of Denly or Roy to do that job...

Or....swap them Denly opens and Roy takes his spot?
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Re: Englands Test Summer - IRE + AUS
« Reply #905 on: August 17, 2019, 05:57:42 PM »
Excellent day of cricket; shame we're up against it
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Re: Englands Test Summer - IRE + AUS
« Reply #906 on: August 17, 2019, 06:31:30 PM »
Pretty much nailed on for a draw unless we bat terribly in the first session isn’t it?
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Re: Englands Test Summer - IRE + AUS
« Reply #907 on: August 17, 2019, 08:00:15 PM »
If they can somehow (quickly) get 230-250 they might dangle a carrot and declare with two sessions left; all depends how ballsy Root wants to be
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Re: Englands Test Summer - IRE + AUS
« Reply #908 on: August 17, 2019, 08:18:33 PM »
With a full day's play there's enough overs and enough in the pitch for us to get rolled with a lead of only 150

If Australia had held their catches might already be 7 down

I don't fancy bairstow to bat in a crisis so it will be down to butler and stokes to get to lunch somehow. A lead of 175 maybe if we get there a there's a chance we could win

The sort of day you just want to sit and listen to the radio/watch sky.im off zip lining over a London park.

Crazy I know
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Re: Englands Test Summer - IRE + AUS
« Reply #909 on: August 18, 2019, 09:28:06 AM »
Weather experts completely wrong, absolutely lashing it down.

Inevitable draw now really
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Re: Englands Test Summer - IRE + AUS
« Reply #910 on: August 18, 2019, 11:24:19 AM »
Smith now out
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Re: Englands Test Summer - IRE + AUS
« Reply #911 on: August 18, 2019, 11:24:50 AM »
Steven Smith out of the match with delayed concussion. Australia have applied for Labuschagne to replace him. Smith unlikely to be fit for Leeds
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Re: Englands Test Summer - IRE + AUS
« Reply #912 on: August 18, 2019, 11:26:10 AM »
Can't see any reasons why Labuschagne would be refused as a like for like replacement for Smith, is this the first time a concussion sub will be used in a test match?
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Re: Englands Test Summer - IRE + AUS
« Reply #913 on: August 18, 2019, 11:32:28 AM »
Quote from: HellomynameisJ on August 18, 2019, 11:26:10 AM
Can't see any reasons why Labuschagne would be refused as a like for like replacement for Smith, is this the first time a concussion sub will be used in a test match?
First time in test history
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Re: Englands Test Summer - IRE + AUS
« Reply #914 on: August 18, 2019, 12:33:25 PM »
157-4 at lunch, lead of 165. Around 67 overs left. Maybe give it a welly for 15 overs and set the aussies 250 in 50 overs
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