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Post by lordofthedunce on Aug 16, 2021 18:20:46 GMT
That was some turnaround. '90s level shite. The antics to try and rattle Bumrah failed miserably and we undid so much good work keeping the runs tight yesterday. Fuck.
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Post by Dougs on Aug 16, 2021 20:04:59 GMT
I was only following on Cricinfo but it sounded a proper, classic Test match which despite being on the losing side, I am all for. The tension is unbeatable imo.
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Post by mcmonkeyplc on Aug 16, 2021 20:52:20 GMT
It was beautiful following this on test match special during work and then watching the end. A true advert for test cricket.
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Post by Graxlar on Aug 17, 2021 6:08:25 GMT
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Post by jimnastics on Aug 17, 2021 7:33:58 GMT
That was some turnaround. '90s level shite. The antics to try and rattle Bumrah failed miserably and we undid so much good work keeping the runs tight yesterday. Fuck.
Hah yeah, "90s level shite" was exactly what I was thinking as it unravelled yesterday. Really was nightmare levels of flashbacks.
We are in some serious shit with our top order now, I don't know where we go. Do we hand out debuts this close to an Ashes series? Do we bring back the likes of Pope (probably) and Crawley (surely not so soon)? I'm a big Buttler fan and was desperate for him to succeed at Test level, but we might need to switch to Foakes just to shore up the batting. Bring Buttler back in when that's sorted, he's the kind of guy you want coming in with 250+ on the board.
The one glimmer of hope is that we were without Stokes, Broad and Archer. The first two will hopefully by back for the Ashes at least.
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Post by Graxlar on Aug 17, 2021 8:26:48 GMT
I don’t think Stokes is coming back.
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Post by lordofthedunce on Aug 17, 2021 10:38:34 GMT
That was some turnaround. '90s level shite. The antics to try and rattle Bumrah failed miserably and we undid so much good work keeping the runs tight yesterday. Fuck.
Hah yeah, "90s level shite" was exactly what I was thinking as it unravelled yesterday. Really was nightmare levels of flashbacks.
We are in some serious shit with our top order now, I don't know where we go. Do we hand out debuts this close to an Ashes series? Do we bring back the likes of Pope (probably) and Crawley (surely not so soon)? I'm a big Buttler fan and was desperate for him to succeed at Test level, but we might need to switch to Foakes just to shore up the batting. Bring Buttler back in when that's sorted, he's the kind of guy you want coming in with 250+ on the board.
The one glimmer of hope is that we were without Stokes, Broad and Archer. The first two will hopefully by back for the Ashes at least.
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Post by X201 on Aug 25, 2021 13:32:18 GMT
India 67/6
What a difference a week makes.
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Post by X201 on Aug 25, 2021 13:32:39 GMT
67/7
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Post by imamazed on Aug 25, 2021 13:36:17 GMT
67/8
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Post by X201 on Aug 25, 2021 13:38:16 GMT
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Post by askew on Aug 25, 2021 13:39:13 GMT
Woah. A target even our openers might be able to surpass by themselves…
lulz
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Post by imamazed on Aug 25, 2021 13:40:09 GMT
67/9
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Post by X201 on Aug 25, 2021 13:40:50 GMT
4 wickets in 6 balls, bonkers
67/9
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Post by Dougs on Aug 25, 2021 13:43:55 GMT
Remarkable spell
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Post by The12thMonkey on Aug 25, 2021 13:46:01 GMT
No hat-tricks, but it was a hat-trick of rejected referrals by the umpire!
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Post by X201 on Aug 25, 2021 14:17:41 GMT
At least we've avoided the follow-on
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Post by jono62 on Aug 25, 2021 14:20:11 GMT
Woah. A target even our openers might be able to surpass by themselves… lulz Don't get too carried away now! |
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Post by jono62 on Aug 25, 2021 14:21:29 GMT
How are we going to replace Anderson?
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Post by Dougs on Aug 25, 2021 15:05:01 GMT
With great difficulty. A once in a lifetime fast bowler.
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Post by The12thMonkey on Aug 25, 2021 15:09:25 GMT
With great difficulty. A once in a lifetime fast bowler. I mean, Broad with five hundred and plenty is pretty handy, but I absolutely take your point. |
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Post by Dougs on Aug 25, 2021 16:30:47 GMT
Aye, another era and Broady would have had much more acclaim! The pair of them are just dynamite.
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Post by jono62 on Aug 25, 2021 18:41:02 GMT
Have to say Wood looks great. Just need to take to next level.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2021 20:47:09 GMT
A random cricket chap for random cricket chat. Pretty sure he was in the old thread, can join this one too -
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Post by GigaChad Sigma. on Aug 25, 2021 21:35:19 GMT
Haven't seen any of this so far, sounds a bit spicy which always makes for good test cricket.
Good first day for you lot, I do enjoy seeing India get a thrashing.
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Post by MolarAm🔵 on Aug 26, 2021 6:58:10 GMT
I know it's been going on for a while, but I still don't think I'm used to the "5-day Test Match?! lol you'll be lucky to get 4" era of Test cricket.
Maybe I need to adjust my expectations, because for the longest time it's felt like teams aren't competing, more like taking it in turns to collapse. 15-20 years ago Australia had a team full of cricketing gods, and we weren't getting teams all out for under a hundred. That's just crazy.
I blame 20/20. It's probably more than just that, but I'm going to blame it anyway.
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Post by jono62 on Aug 27, 2021 8:08:38 GMT
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Post by mcmonkeyplc on Aug 27, 2021 8:11:31 GMT
I really shouldn't say this but... I think India can still get a draw.
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