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Re: England v india
« Reply #135 on: February 27, 2024, 10:21:51 AM »

Top three batters and spin bowling have been  long-standing problems.
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Re: England v india
« Reply #136 on: February 29, 2024, 11:49:17 AM »

I like the positivity points of view offered to take away from this series. For the greater good ahead.
Frustrating England getting into great winning positions and not ramming them home. But the unexpected have performed.
Such a shame Root being the most bazball 4/over player long before bazball came along, felt he needed to go at 8/over. Glad he’s gone back to his natural game.
I hope the players who haven’t got picked yet get a game in the next one. It’s a squad game and might as well give the experience.
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I just wonder if England might seriously consider preparing dry, dusty, cracked up, dodgy bouncing pitches at home now too?
Bashir & Hartley could be the new Broad & Anderson?
The seamers seem so fragile currently that spinners could have to bowl the majority of overs.
It would be nice to have 2 great spinners in an England team again. I only hear about the legend of Lock & Laker. So it’s been done before, why not now? Leave the pitch uncovered if it helps, I don’t mind. If England cant bat much longer than 70 overs anyway, might as well try the luck going at 7/over anyway. But at least the away team always has a chance of also being 100/5 for those miracle comebacks or absolute home thrashings.
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Re: England v india
« Reply #137 on: February 29, 2024, 12:13:29 PM »

If the England management are concerned about bowling opportunities for Bash and Hartley at their clubs, loan them out to other counties to give them some game time and development.
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Re: England v india
« Reply #138 on: February 29, 2024, 12:17:31 PM »

I just wonder if England might seriously consider preparing dry, dusty, cracked up, dodgy bouncing pitches at home now too?

Is it even possible to produce rank turners in UK? Isnt it all down to the weather conditions?  Maybe if UK has a crazy summer like the one couple of years ago.
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Re: England v india
« Reply #139 on: February 29, 2024, 12:52:58 PM »

I think there is the technology to grow anything these days. Drop in pitch?
Cover the wicket in tents and lights for weeks to dry it out.
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Re: England v india
« Reply #140 on: February 29, 2024, 01:19:27 PM »

Isn’t a big problem that players can’t play in India first class Ranje trophy for political reasons in our off season as well so we don’t have anywhere to send our spinners for say 2 months in April and May when they are never going to get a county game
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Re: England v india
« Reply #141 on: February 29, 2024, 03:11:21 PM »

Didn't a few go off to Zimbabwe over the winter and had some success?
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Re: England v india
« Reply #142 on: February 29, 2024, 04:19:53 PM »

If the England management are concerned about bowling opportunities for Bash and Hartley at their clubs, loan them out to other counties to give them some game time and development.

The England management can't tell the counties what to do. Nor should they be able to.

'Bash'.  :D
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Re: England v india
« Reply #143 on: March 07, 2024, 06:07:37 AM »

Ollie Pope continues to show he should return to his local supermarket to stack shelves:

1, 196, 23, 23, 39, 3, 0, 0, 11

9 innings
296 runs
Average 32.88

Average without the fluke 196 - 12.50
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Re: England v india
« Reply #144 on: March 07, 2024, 08:10:30 AM »

Ah hit and hoping isn’t working in Dharamsala...

Most of these grifters will be done with test cricket at the end of the next Ashes series.
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Re: England v india
« Reply #145 on: March 07, 2024, 09:18:23 AM »

The hapless Poms 218 all out.
Stokes a good talker, shame his mouth couldn’t better the results Root achieved under his captaincy…
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Re: England v india
« Reply #146 on: March 07, 2024, 09:22:43 AM »

What's the definition of stupidity again?

"Doing the same thing again and again, and expecting a different outcome."

Does that mean I'm stupid - hoping again and again that Eng might bat with more responsibility/sensibly according to the pitch/situation, or the Eng batters are, by doing the same again and again, and getting the same returns, but expecting to do better? Tough call.... :D
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Re: England v india
« Reply #147 on: March 07, 2024, 11:23:10 AM »

The hapless Poms 218 all out.
Stokes a good talker, shame his mouth couldn’t better the results Root achieved under his captaincy…

For an England fan you are scathing of your own team sometimes mate
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Re: England v india
« Reply #148 on: March 07, 2024, 11:36:22 AM »

For an England fan you are scathing of your own team sometimes mate
I’m literally Australian…but ok
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Re: England v india
« Reply #149 on: March 07, 2024, 12:20:02 PM »

Stickelback or pike mate ?
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