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#181 |
Harmisonesque
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Somewhere cold and wet
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In the test in Chennai in 2016 we scored 477 and India replied with 759/7 declared before we folded in our second innings so I'd be happy to see us bat into the third day if we can.
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#182 | |
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: la sala de opinion equivocada
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Unless England bowl out England for 200 or so or less, I can’t say I fancy a follow on.Would rather see them bat normally for say 45 minutes and then go for it.
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#183 |
Posting God
Join Date: Jul 2008
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I thought yesterday had gone well. Today has been ridiculously good. Root is just incredible.
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#184 |
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Join Date: Jul 2008
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That was not a great innings by pope and he just missed a straight one. But first knock of the winter and he is going to be brilliant. 90 mins of jos would be great now!
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#185 |
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Join Date: Jul 2008
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Darn it. Let’s hope that Bess and buttler don’t muck about now.
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#186 |
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Join Date: Aug 2008
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Root out now. 600+ looking optimistic, let's at least hope they can still pass 500
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#187 |
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Manchester
Team(s): England, Lancashire, Man Utd
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Muted end to another brilliant innings from Root.
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#188 |
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Sunny Sussex
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Fantastic knock from Root. Still a shame I've never seen an England batsman get 300, maybe we need a Joe Root Pretty Double Hundred thread. Things could accelerate from here.
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#189 |
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Leicestershire
Team(s): Notts and England
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600 is still possible here, provided Jos and / or Bess can get a score.
I just want England to bat and bat, get as many as they can, even if it means batting into tomorrow morning.
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#190 |
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Manchester
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What on earth is Dom Bess doing patting back full tosses???
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#191 |
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Team(s): Arkholme Bees, Hackney Grasshoppers, Holy Cross Academicals
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#192 |
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#193 | |
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Join Date: Jan 2014
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Might now be moot-without-Root, unless Buttler can steer the tail to add another 100-150 runs which is always more possible with a batsman at one end. Don't think yesterday I mentioned the 'omission' of Ali and Woakes, no doubt some on here will still be seeing the latter as a potential route to winning the game had he played. Do have to wonder if Broad or maybe Stone might have been better options than Anderson, not sure Anderson unless he can get swing will do much on this track |
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#194 |
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Join Date: Feb 2007
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Good to see C4 not overdoing advert breaks. I I thought they'd have one after every over.
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#195 |
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Join Date: Feb 2007
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Ooh that was out. Unlucky India but when you've used up your reviews...
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#196 |
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Cambridge
Team(s): England
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Not sure he was expecting it.
May as well have a dart now - get that 600.
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#197 |
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Join Date: Jul 2008
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It is slightly weird watching two Somerset academy products who left because their path to regular cricket was blocked by a Somerset academy product, batting together for England. Good though. It shows just what an incredible production line we have.
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#198 | |
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Join Date: Jan 2014
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It's the desire and confidence to win over the fear of losing, seem to recall against India that Vaughan (2007) didn't make a declaration, India escaped just and won the series..... England set 380 to win, had India 282/9 off 96 overs at the end, it isn't hindsight, England faffed around to make sure of the runs so time wasted which helped India. England were 251/7 when Tremlett was out, added 31 further runs thereafter taking 12.1 overs to do so - and Pietersen wasn't out until nine balls from the end so not like no ooomph left in the batting. Wasn't a declaration, but if KP had got on with it or got out they wasted up to a dozen overs they might have bowled at the last Indian pair and all for the sake of pushing the target up as close to 400 as they could..... Safety first..... If Vaughan ever comments on a captain being cautious then he's a hypocrite, well he is already but just think of such occasions when he didn't practise what he now preaches..... The bottom line is you have to try and make dominance in a match count as much as you can. Being 450+ in front 2nd innings with 4 sessions to play counts for little if you don't force home victory and next game you might be under the cosh. Many jump all over Flintoff for his declaration down under, that didn't cost England, a crucial dropped catch followed by pathetic batting did. And Cook was it in India when they chased 382 or something like that, I don't blame the captain, when a side chases down 360+ you just have to congratulate them on playing well (at very best a 1 in probably 100 shot scoring 360 to win batting last) |
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#199 |
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Join Date: May 2007
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Good leave, Buttler.
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#200 | |
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Not the best leave from Jos.
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