ENGLAND DRAW!!!
Never doubted it
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| Author: | Morte [ Thu Jan 07, 2010 16:41 ] |
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Bugger Bell out with 17 balls to go. Poor lad, great knock. |
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| Author: | Curiosity [ Thu Jan 07, 2010 16:41 ] |
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What was that, Bell? BAH! |
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| Author: | Morte [ Thu Jan 07, 2010 16:45 ] |
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TENSION 12 balls to go. |
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| Author: | ApplePieOfDestiny [ Thu Jan 07, 2010 16:47 ] |
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Ian Bellend more like. |
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| Author: | Morte [ Thu Jan 07, 2010 16:49 ] |
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Now Steyn has injured himself. |
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| Author: | ApplePieOfDestiny [ Thu Jan 07, 2010 16:52 ] |
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Dale Steynend more like. |
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| Author: | Morte [ Thu Jan 07, 2010 16:53 ] |
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C'mon Onions...you can do it! |
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| Author: | Morte [ Thu Jan 07, 2010 16:59 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cricket |
ENGLAND DRAW!!! Never doubted it
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| Author: | JBR [ Thu Jan 07, 2010 17:00 ] |
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Phew. I can only just barely type that. Crikey. |
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| Author: | Curiosity [ Thu Jan 07, 2010 17:01 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cricket |
JAYSUS! That's twice in the series that they've just had to get Onions out to win the match, and twice he has repelled them. Arise, Sir Onions! |
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| Author: | Malc [ Thu Jan 07, 2010 17:03 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cricket |
That was amazingly tense! Malc |
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| Author: | Curiosity [ Thu Jan 07, 2010 17:06 ] |
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The whole office stopped working to watch the last couple of overs. That only normally happens during The Ashes! |
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| Author: | myp [ Thu Jan 07, 2010 17:08 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cricket |
That, ladies and gentlemen, is why Test cricket is the best sport on this planet. You can criticise Colly and Bell all you like for not finishing the job, but without them it would've been an ordinary English collapse. Draw or lose today, I'd still have been proud of them both. |
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| Author: | ApplePieOfDestiny [ Thu Jan 07, 2010 17:08 ] |
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Curiosity wrote: The whole office stopped working to watch the last couple of overs. That only normally happens during The Ashes! I hear Southeastern stopped all their trains running to watch it. |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Thu Jan 07, 2010 17:12 ] |
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Onions made the South African's cry! Curiosity wrote: The whole office stopped working to watch the last couple of overs. That only normally happens during The Ashes! I hope you have a TV license, etc. |
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| Author: | Morte [ Thu Jan 07, 2010 17:13 ] |
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myoptikakaka wrote: You can criticise Colly and Bell all you like for not finishing the job, but without them it would've been an ordinary English collapse. Draw or lose today, I'd still have been proud of them both. How anyone could criticise either of those lads for their performance today is beyond me. Once again Colly shows that he is England's best player. |
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| Author: | Curiosity [ Thu Jan 07, 2010 17:26 ] |
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Grim... wrote: Onions made the South African's cry! Curiosity wrote: The whole office stopped working to watch the last couple of overs. That only normally happens during The Ashes! I hope you have a TV license, etc. I'd hope so. We've got about fifty televisions in here, and we're the England team's official sponsor! Test Cricket, I salute you. Amusing that but for our #11 batsman, we'd be 2-1 down. He's batted five times now and the Saffers have yet to dismiss him. Get him up the order!!! |
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| Author: | MaliA [ Thu Jan 07, 2010 18:06 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cricket |
I wish I'd seen it |
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| Author: | TheAlbin0Kid [ Thu Jan 07, 2010 19:47 ] |
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Must bring a tear to their eye  UNDIMMED!!! |
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| Author: | Nemmie [ Fri Jan 08, 2010 7:39 ] |
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Thank you England for making me £200 richer and proud to be English. |
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| Author: | MaliA [ Fri Jan 08, 2010 8:45 ] |
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Grim... wrote: Onions made the South African's cry! Is the back page of the Grauniad today, apparently. |
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| Author: | Curiosity [ Fri Jan 08, 2010 10:31 ] |
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MaliA wrote: Grim... wrote: Onions made the South African's cry! Is the back page of the Grauniad today, apparently. Hopefully without the disgusting apostrophe abuse... |
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| Author: | myp [ Fri Jan 08, 2010 10:46 ] |
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So, after getting lucky in two Tests so far, do you think we're a bowler light? If basmen start going after Swann then our quicks are suddenly going to get very tired. KP needs a big score. It's bizarre to think that he's gone from our captain and star batsmen to being the one probably next for the chop, but injury can do that to players, sadly. Who would you bring in, though? Sideshow Bob isn't the player he was in 2007. Bresnan is no more than a county trundler IMO (although he could be of some use in the one-day side). Mahmood isn't good enough, either. The only person I can think of who could do well is Liam Plunkett. He seems to have matured as a bowler and took plenty of wickets for Durham last season. He's quick and it helps that he can hold a bat, too. Can we drop KP, though? We know he's undoubtably talented, but either his mind isn't there, or he's still struggling with injury. |
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| Author: | Curiosity [ Fri Jan 08, 2010 12:00 ] |
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He's still averaging over 30 in the series, so whilst he's out of form, it's hardly a disaster. He has also scored more runs than a certain Andrew Strauss, and only 19 fewer than Trott. Should we drop them too? I agree he doesn't quite look himself, but he's still a top class batsman. He's got the highest average in the team, and even over the last 12 months he's still got a good record. I am concerned with the balance of the team, and said from the off we'd struggle with 4 bowlers, but I'm stuck as to what to do, as the replacements seem dodgy, on the whole. And my enduring memory of Plunkett is him and Mahmood combining for the most extras in ODI history. |
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| Author: | myp [ Fri Jan 08, 2010 12:11 ] |
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We can't drop Strauss, he's had a great 12 months with the bat and has been getting the most out of his players as captain, too. Trott's only just come into the side, so he needs a good run of games before we decide whether he's up to the task. As Cook, Bell, and Collingwood have all been in the runs recently, and Prior seems to be faultless these days behind the stumps, KP seems next in line. He's got one good score on the ODIs and that's it so far. Plunkett is a much better bowler now than he was four years ago. Mahmood doesn't seem to have got any better, sadly. What we need is an all-rounder. Someone to be the fifth bowler who can also score runs down the order. Oh. |
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| Author: | Curiosity [ Fri Jan 08, 2010 12:25 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cricket |
Luke Wright! |
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| Author: | myp [ Fri Jan 08, 2010 12:29 ] |
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Get out. He'd make us a batsman and a bowler light. |
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| Author: | Rodafowa [ Fri Jan 08, 2010 19:38 ] |
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Doesn't seem the cleverest move to weaken the batting for a test England only need to draw to take the series. Particularly given that none of the prospective 5th bowlers are knocking the door down demanding inclusion. |
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| Author: | myp [ Fri Jan 08, 2010 20:04 ] |
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Rodafowa wrote: Doesn't seem the cleverest move to weaken the batting for a test England only need to draw to take the series. Particularly given that none of the prospective 5th bowlers are knocking the door down demanding inclusion. Umm, I thought I stated that 'KP needs a score in the next Test'? I was talking about the next series and beyond. |
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| Author: | Morte [ Fri Jan 08, 2010 21:20 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cricket |
Of course we could just get rid of the gobby saffer wanker. |
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| Author: | ApplePieOfDestiny [ Fri Jan 08, 2010 21:44 ] |
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I don't think we are allowed to deselect smith for them though. |
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| Author: | Morte [ Fri Jan 08, 2010 22:13 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cricket |
He he, that made me laugh a little laff. |
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| Author: | devilman [ Thu Jan 14, 2010 11:39 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cricket |
England 100-4 at lunch. Although they were 39-4 at one point. The Cook dismissal sounds a bit of a farce though, with the umpire not spotting it was a no ball after it was referred. |
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| Author: | myp [ Thu Jan 14, 2010 12:11 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cricket |
Yikes. Still, we've got our two best batsmen in now, so we should bat out the day, at least. |
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| Author: | devilman [ Thu Jan 14, 2010 12:13 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cricket |
Colly's certainly been going for it - 44 off 55 with 5 fours and a couple of sixes. |
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| Author: | DavPaz [ Thu Jan 14, 2010 12:17 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cricket |
I see KP had something better to do again. He needs to sort his mind, that one. |
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| Author: | devilman [ Thu Jan 14, 2010 12:36 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cricket |
myoptikakaka wrote: Yikes. Still, we've got our two best batsmen in now, so we should bat out the day, at least. 
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| Author: | TheAlbin0Kid [ Thu Jan 14, 2010 12:37 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cricket |
Collingwood fails to save England... surely he can't be far from the chop? |
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| Author: | myp [ Thu Jan 14, 2010 12:39 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cricket |
Why do the cricket gods not understand sarcasm? |
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| Author: | Curiosity [ Thu Jan 14, 2010 12:52 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cricket |
Strauss, KP and Trott have all been liabilities this series. I have faith in Strauss and KP to turn it around though. Trott I also have a great deal of belief in... but his best performance was his debut, coming in down the order. Look at Bell's average at 3 (low 30s) and at 5 or 6 (in the 50s). I fear Trott may go the same way... |
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| Author: | myp [ Thu Jan 14, 2010 13:17 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cricket |
Agreed. I also think it's time that Colly stepped up to number 4. |
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| Author: | Curiosity [ Thu Jan 14, 2010 13:20 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cricket |
I think it's time that everyone STOPPED GETTING FUCKING OUT! |
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| Author: | myp [ Thu Jan 14, 2010 13:25 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cricket |
Don't fret, we're the draw specialists! |
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| Author: | Curiosity [ Thu Jan 14, 2010 13:30 ] |
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myoptikakaka wrote: Don't fret, we're the draw specialists! Not since we dropped The Invincible Onions! |
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| Author: | myp [ Thu Jan 14, 2010 13:32 ] |
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Fucking barmy decision, that one. We should've at least brought Monty back (unless MPW is going to make a name for himself). |
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| Author: | ApplePieOfDestiny [ Thu Jan 14, 2010 13:38 ] |
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Could have guaranteed we would be shit. Always are when I'm off work. |
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| Author: | myp [ Thu Jan 14, 2010 13:48 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cricket |
MPW gets a duck. He'd better do something special with the ball. |
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| Author: | devilman [ Thu Jan 14, 2010 14:01 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cricket |
180 all out. Oh dear. |
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| Author: | TheAlbin0Kid [ Thu Jan 14, 2010 15:30 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cricket |
Believe in the power of the rain!!! |
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| Author: | Morte [ Thu Jan 14, 2010 16:59 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cricket |
Well the one benefit of that performance is the chance to once again point out that KP is an over rated prick of the highest water, played in exactly the opposite way that was required. KP you are not that talented you can be dismissive of bowlers. |
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