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6 minutes ago, Romey 1878 said:
He's a fucking idiot with the bat, totally unreliable.
Either of the ones who have been playing recently while Ali couldn't be arsed with Test cricket. Total slap in the face for those two (Jacks and Ahmed) that they've been fucked off just because Ali fancied it again because it's the Ashes.
Could have even gone with Dawson if you wanted runs as well. I just really do not like how it all went down.
I would have gone with Ahmed. He's shown enough. Young, brave.
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4 minutes ago, Romey 1878 said:
He'll probably spin us to victory now
and I hope he does, but it's not right how it's all come about.
In sha Allah!
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1 minute ago, Romey 1878 said:
He's nowhere near as good (should never have been asked to come out of retirement for me) and his spinning finger is fucked.
Who would you have gone with? I'm guessing they thought he could add some runs.
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1 minute ago, Romey 1878 said:
Our bowlers are going to have to bowl out of their skin no matter what we get. The pitch hasn't got much in it at all.
Lyon is finding turn. Can Ali do the same?
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Edgbaston fourth innings is very tough. Well played, Ollie. Take it beyond 270, game is even, I think.
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Robinson on his jollies here. If we can get a 300 lead, that would be a real target.
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Just now, Cornish Steve said:
But doesn't it? This is a 5-day test match. Who in their right mind would declare on the very first day? It blows my mind. (Agreed that things always look different in hindsight, but I really really don't understand why a captain would do that for fewer than, say, 500 runs on a second day.)
Steve, I absolutely agree with you and said at the time.
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37 minutes ago, Romey 1878 said:
Well and truly ballsing this up.
I think it's time for another declaration, don't you? Spot of tea, then skittle them for under 100?
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21 minutes ago, Cornish Steve said:
It makes that declaration look more and more stupid.
Right on cue!
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12 minutes ago, MikeO said:
Only Oz can get a ten wicket win
Er, I was imagining I was Steve for a second!
What I meant to say was a 200 run win.
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27 minutes ago, Romey 1878 said:
We need to bat much better in the second innings for me. I feel like we left a lot of runs out there in the first innings.
I think it will be more difficult this innings. Australia will have spotted things. So will we. Hoping for another declaration and a
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A lead of 7, then.
Now a shootout.
Psychologically huge if they can take the first test.
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9 hours ago, Cornish Steve said:
Yes, the heyday of West Indian cricket: Richards, Holding, Holder, Roberts. Some say it's urban legend, but, during one England vs. West Indies test, Brian Johnston is reputed to have said "the bowler's Holding, the batsman's Willey".
Regrettably apocryphal, I think.
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17 minutes ago, Cornish Steve said:
Do you remember when David Steele batted for England? There were times when he would score fewer than ten runs an hour!
Ten runs an hour was quite good against the Australian and WI pace attacks of the day. Steele had steel.
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1 hour ago, Cornish Steve said:
Arrogance if you ask me. Seriously, I can't think of a single other possible reason.
It may be that, too, Steve. If England end up losing, I am sure you will remind us of this!
That said, arrogance is often a necessary adjunct of a successful team (been part of the Australian game for years).
Hopefully, if England win, you will commend the team for its self-belief, playing the Australians at their own game.
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1 hour ago, Romey 1878 said:
It's not looking like a great decision currently. On a very flat pitch it didn't seem like the best choice even before seeing Australia bat on it.
We need quick wickets tomorrow, for sure.
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On 15/06/2023 at 14:17, Bailey said:
You may wish to read the posts a bit more Formby. Not once have I questioned Gray's value per money spent nor lauded Maupay's.
I always read your posts! This thread is full of your negative comments about Gray. Not sure how you can deny that!
On 27/06/2022 at 16:42, Bailey said:I feel like Gray's value is only going down. He was the main man for Benitez but has been crap since Lampard came in, showing all the frustrating traits he has shown throughout his career.
In terms of Maupay, lauding was perhaps a shade too far but you have certainly been more forgiving of him than Gray - which is odd considering their respective price tags.
On 27/12/2022 at 15:52, Bailey said:Brighton play completely differently to us. Everything we might have liked about his performances for Brighton, were never going to be replicated at Everton.
At Brighton he needed a lot of chances to score the goals he did. He was never getting that here.
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5 minutes ago, MikeO said:
Time will tell.
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2 hours ago, duncanmckenzieismagic said:
I would say Pickford falls into that category
Ideally, I wouldn't want to sell him either, but if the money is going to be this tight, I would rather we get two proven goalscorers (one wide, one central) than keep him. An okay keeper and two really good forwards is better than an excellent keeper and Maupay.
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2 hours ago, duncanmckenzieismagic said:
Excellent, informative article.
So much rides on Thelwell and Dyche, then.
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34 minutes ago, Matt said:
I mean who do you think we should take?
The better ones won't want to come here; the washed-up ones we shouldn't want to come here.
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He's a fucking idiot with the bat, totally unreliable.
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and stats sheets, but it is very odd not to recognise Gray's value per money spent on him and yet laud Monsieur Maupay, whose ability seems miniscule and value less!
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To be fair to Steve, if Bazball was any other country's approach to test cricket, he would be for it. He just can't stomach it being English!