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06-18-2023 , 02:53 AM

#13701

BOIDS

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Quote:

Originally Posted by xander biscuits

Why do people say "drop one of Crawley or Duckett"? What the hell has Duckett done wrong?

nothing wrong but bairstow's test average since jan 2022 is 70 or something equally ridiculous, he need to be in somewhere. i would rather drop crawley but either will do

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06-18-2023 , 06:13 AM

#13702

xander biscuits

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Quote:

Originally Posted by BOIDS

nothing wrong but bairstow's test average since jan 2022 is 70 or something equally ridiculous, he need to be in somewhere. i would rather drop crawley but either will do

Duckett averages 64 since Jan 2022.

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06-18-2023 , 06:15 AM

#13703

bundy5

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Ali caught cheating and fined 25% of his match fee.

I actually caught this live watching him spray his hands and found it suspicious.

I hope the ECB further give him an additional ban than what the ICC did like what CA did with Warner, Smith and Bancroft

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06-18-2023 , 06:16 AM

#13704

arjun13

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As a neutral that lives in England, bazball has made me switch to supporting Australia. The decleration is a mix of arrogance and stupidity and I can't get behind that.

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06-18-2023 , 06:20 AM

#13705

bundy5

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Does Bairstow even keep for his county?

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06-18-2023 , 06:22 AM

#13706

BOIDS

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there it is, skittle them before lunch please

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06-18-2023 , 06:22 AM

#13707

bundy5

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Shame we now enter our long tail

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06-18-2023 , 06:47 AM

#13708

Wilfred1

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Maybe Australia will declare early

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06-18-2023 , 07:37 AM

#13709

BOIDS

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magnificent innings, not just the runs but making our lads bowl 50+ overs at him will no doubt help aus over the next 4 tests. kind of nice even as an england fan to see someone play a proper hard nosed test innings

pleased for robinson to get the wicket, often seems to get less than his bowling would appear to deserve

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06-18-2023 , 08:00 AM

#13710

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there was some pretty daft **** in that innings, pretty nice to get out of it with a lead

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06-18-2023 , 09:16 AM

#13711

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aussies got their line wrong to start the 1st innings and doing it again here. way too many easy singles off the pads on offer

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06-18-2023 , 09:53 AM

#13712

fadanoid

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Anyone think Crawley has improved? He doesn't seem like he's about to edge into the cordon every 5 minutes in the last innings.

Quote:

Originally Posted by bundy5

Does Bairstow even keep for his county?

Last time he played and didn't keep was May 2014 (Andy Hodd keeper) and he's played 33 games since.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/l...full-scorecard

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06-18-2023 , 10:00 AM

#13713

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he looks better but i think its likely to be a combo of the the aussies bowling it on his hip way too much plus flat pitch

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06-18-2023 , 10:19 AM

#13714

fadanoid

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It is flat tbf but I was thinking he's improved his patience/concentration.

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06-18-2023 , 10:36 AM

#13715

BOIDS

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those are some pissed off clouds

aussies cant stop beating the edge now

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06-18-2023 , 10:43 AM

#13716

BOIDS

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of course. save us joe for the 9999999th time thanks

i really thought we might not see him before the 15th over today, so naive

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06-18-2023 , 10:44 AM

#13717

TheGramuel

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lol literally just coming to post that it's going well. 2 wickets down in the time it took me.

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06-18-2023 , 10:46 AM

#13718

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Action every ball at the moment

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06-18-2023 , 10:51 AM

#13719

BOIDS

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are the review results coming through much quicker than normal? feels like we usually have to wait 15 seconds or so

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06-18-2023 , 11:05 AM

#13720

fadanoid

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jinxed him

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06-18-2023 , 12:11 PM

#13721

BOIDS

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not to be churlish but how much better would it be to have a 70 run lead rather than a 35 run lead. for ****s sake.

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06-18-2023 , 12:28 PM

#13722

xander biscuits

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Quote:

Originally Posted by bundy5

Does Bairstow even keep for his county?

Yes

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06-18-2023 , 12:34 PM

#13723

xander biscuits

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Originally Posted by BOIDS

not to be churlish but how much better would it be to have a 70 run lead rather than a 35 run lead. for ****s sake.

You can't just assume that things work out the same except the one thing you change.

If we don't declare early then maybe Australia are still batting now with a lead.

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06-18-2023 , 12:35 PM

#13724

BOIDS

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or maybe we have a lead of 125

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06-18-2023 , 01:12 PM

#13725

xander biscuits

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Quote:

Originally Posted by BOIDS

or maybe we have a lead of 125

Maybe.

I think not declaring is obviously on the more cautious and rational side of things but then you might also get a bunch more rational and cautious fields and not get these wickets.

Nothing is certain but it's all kinda connected.