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The artificial drama of the TMO referral is beginning to annoy me. You don’t need 30 seconds to work out that the bowler has caught the ball in both hands four feet off the ground.

Last edited by notrebelatall; 03-07-2022 at 04:06 PM. Reason: Two other obvious decisions in the space of two hours that were blatantly obvious but they still took all that time.

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03-08-2022 , 10:12 AM

#12804

sixfour

should be called sevenfour

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another solid england opening partnership

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03-08-2022 , 10:15 AM

#12805

chezlaw

Limey Bastard

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We shouldn't need many runs. We have a terrifying bowling attack

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03-08-2022 , 10:21 AM

#12806

sixfour

should be called sevenfour

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Originally Posted by chezlaw

We shouldn't need many runs

well we're not going to get many

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03-08-2022 , 10:42 AM

#12807

sixfour

should be called sevenfour

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nice leave root

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03-08-2022 , 10:43 AM

#12808

chezlaw

Limey Bastard

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*********

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03-08-2022 , 10:57 AM

#12809

kerr

Pooh-Bah

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Wickets taken
- per day of Pak v Aus: 2.8
- in 50 deliveries of WI v Eng: 3

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03-09-2022 , 07:24 AM

#12810

kerr

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 4,938

Happy for Bairstow getting another 100. You know how sometimes you just like or not like someone? Well, I’ve always liked Jonny although I’m not really sure why.

His first 140 innings: 6 centuries
His last 3 innings: 2 centuries

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03-09-2022 , 09:48 AM

#12811

PeteBlow

Carpal \'Tunnel

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I like Bairstow because he looks like a lower polygon Stokes

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03-11-2022 , 11:52 PM

#12812

AllBlackDan

Carpal \'Tunnel

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Ive always like Bairstow too, I also sympathised with him when I learned his father commited suicide

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03-12-2022 , 06:12 AM

#12813

xander biscuits

watching a movie

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Originally Posted by AllBlackDan

Ive always like Bairstow too, I also sympathised with him when I learned his father commited suicide

Bairstow was also the one who discovered the body at the age of 9

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03-13-2022 , 10:51 PM

#12814

notrebelatall

banned

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This may cause me to be mocked by the more macho posters, but I really like watching woman's cricket.

Last edited by notrebelatall; 03-13-2022 at 10:54 PM. Reason: Not in a pervy way, I leave that sort of stuff to tennis

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03-14-2022 , 02:13 PM

#12815

kerr

Pooh-Bah

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Speaking of women's cricket, England is 0/3 at the ODI WC with games remaining against IND, NZ (hosts), PAK and BANG. Probably need to win all 4 to make the semi finals.

It's the first time in men's or women's cricket that the current world champion has lost the opening 3 matches.

NZ v ENG looks like the big game as NZ hasn't had the best start themselves, with a surprising loss to WI and a thrashing against AUS.

Table: https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/...able-standings

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03-16-2022 , 08:46 AM

#12816

notrebelatall

banned

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And … this is why test cricket is the most enthralling sport in the world. Well done Pakistan and Australia.

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03-16-2022 , 01:07 PM

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notrebelatall

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And then we get stultifyingly boring, them’s the breaks folks.

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03-16-2022 , 04:14 PM

#12818

notrebelatall

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And then it got better

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03-19-2022 , 12:51 PM

#12819

notrebelatall

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And then it got worse, I think that dying of boredom is a thing.
I know that sometimes in test cricket nothing happens and it can be the most exiting sporting experience, but this takes vacuous to a new level.

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03-19-2022 , 05:54 PM

#12820

DonkDonkDonkDonk

Goose

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Brathwaite scoring 160 at a strike rate of 32 is some plodding.

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03-20-2022 , 06:39 AM

#12821

xander biscuits

watching a movie

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I've actually enjoyed watching it but probably it's because it's in the background whilst I'm doing other stuff.

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03-21-2022 , 03:04 PM

#12822

DonkDonkDonkDonk

Goose

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Maybe Joe Root could give Steve Smith some lessons in how to convert 50s into 100s.

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03-21-2022 , 05:06 PM

#12823

xander biscuits

watching a movie

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Originally Posted by notrebelatall

This may cause me to be mocked by the more macho posters, but I really like watching woman's cricket.

No balls cricket podcast got me a lot more into women's cricket. Previously I'd just scour scorecards to look for anomalies like Mali being bowled out for 6 or Sophie Devine scoring 109 when the team is chasing 128.

World cup is really heating up.

Reckon England will reach the semis and anything can happen from there (but Australia should win)