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Post by South Stand Ultra on Aug 23, 2019 16:02:47 GMT
What would you do with the team? This what I'd do. Burns Keep for now Roy Either move lower down the order or go, he's an excellent one day opener, but not a test opener. Root Keep Denly Keep Stokes Keep Bairstow Keep Buttler Time for a rest Woakes Keep Broad Keep Archer Keep Leech Swap for Adil Rasheed Also Anderson might be available for the next match, if he is what do you do? Swap him for Buttler Rashid is injured for the rest of the season.
Ah is he? Didn't know that. I'd keep Leech then, the only obvious other choice is bringing back Moeen, and I can't see them doing that.
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Post by William Wilson on Aug 24, 2019 6:11:43 GMT
What would you do with the team? This what I'd do. Burns Keep for now Roy Either move lower down the order or go, he's an excellent one day opener, but not a test opener. Root Keep Denly Keep Stokes Keep Bairstow Keep Buttler Time for a rest Woakes Keep Broad Keep Archer Keep Leech Swap for Adil Rasheed Also Anderson might be available for the next match, if he is what do you do? Swap him for Buttler If you`re going to keep Root, he has to drop down to four. A No 3, he ain`t. Also, I never would have made him captain, would have given it to Broad or Anderson. Trouble is, who do we bring in to open, and to come in first wicket down? Not exactly queueing up in county cricket, are they?
I had high hopes of the boy, Hameed , at Lancs, but he seems to have fallen by the wayside.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2019 8:03:10 GMT
It just looks as though a whole generation of English batsmen have forgotten where their offstump is.
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Post by tbonegas on Aug 25, 2019 15:21:58 GMT
Yes.have that you cheating Aussie scumbags.
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Post by pirate on Aug 25, 2019 15:25:44 GMT
Incredible.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2019 15:36:26 GMT
Greatest win in our history? Probably.
For a sporting spectacle up there with the Miracle of Medinah in 2012 Ryder Cup and Liverpool's comeback v Milan in 2005, oh and of course Browners last minute winner. The Daggers!
Others in recent memory are the Federer v Nadal final at Wimbeldon. What others sporting achievements are up there?
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Post by Russgas on Aug 25, 2019 16:16:29 GMT
Wow that was just incredible. This will be one of those test matches that you remember for years to come.
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Post by tbonegas on Aug 25, 2019 16:43:54 GMT
Greatest win in our history? Probably. For a sporting spectacle up there with the Miracle of Medinah in 2012 Ryder Cup and Liverpool's comeback v Milan in 2005, oh and of course Browners last minute winner. The Daggers! Others in recent memory are the Federer v Nadal final at Wimbeldon. What others sporting achievements are up there? 1981 Ashes 3rd test at Headingley. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2019 16:46:55 GMT
Greatest win in our history? Probably. For a sporting spectacle up there with the Miracle of Medinah in 2012 Ryder Cup and Liverpool's comeback v Milan in 2005, oh and of course Browners last minute winner. The Daggers! Others in recent memory are the Federer v Nadal final at Wimbeldon. What others sporting achievements are up there? 1981 Ashes 3rd test at Headingley. Amazing as that was I think it may have just been trumped (?). |
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Post by brads213 on Aug 25, 2019 17:41:37 GMT
Don’t usually bother about cricket but the World Cup this year was great and I watched every ball today unbelievable
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2019 18:04:09 GMT
That innings by Stokes was even better than Botham's legendary effort. I never ever thought I would see an innings to beat Botham's, but that was it!
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Post by tbonegas on Aug 25, 2019 18:12:26 GMT
That innings by Stokes was even better than Botham's legendary effort. I never ever thought I would see an innings to beat Botham's, but that was it! Let's not forget that Beefy made a 50,a big hundred took 5 wickets in Australia's 1st inninings.And when the Aussies were set about 130 to win.Bob Willis knocked 8 of them over for 46 runs. For me 1981 just about wins it. But today will never ever be forgotten. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2019 18:18:42 GMT
That innings by Stokes was even better than Botham's legendary effort. I never ever thought I would see an innings to beat Botham's, but that was it! Let's not forget that Beefy made a 50,a big hundred took 5 wickets in Australia's 1st inninings.And when the Aussies were set about 140 odd to win.Bob Willis knocked 8 of them over for 46 runs. For me 1981 just about wins it. But today will never ever be forgotten. Don't get me wrong, the 81 result will probably never be beaten, but as an innings, Stokes was better than Botham's. |
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Post by tbonegas on Aug 25, 2019 18:28:09 GMT
Let's not forget that Beefy made a 50,a big hundred took 5 wickets in Australia's 1st inninings.And when the Aussies were set about 140 odd to win.Bob Willis knocked 8 of them over for 46 runs. For me 1981 just about wins it. But today will never ever be forgotten. Don't get me wrong, the 81 result will probably never be beaten, but as an innings, Stokes was better than Botham's. Its all about opinions. I just think that the 81 match offered more. Its not very often a team scores over 400 in their 1st innings and go on to lose.Also Lillee and Alderman were outstanding for the green caps.They were a strong side with Allan Border coming in at seven. Headingley was a different proposition in those days. The ball used to seam and swing for fun.Botham was on 23 when Bob Taylor was 7th man out and England were only on about 135. His was a truly remarkable effort. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2019 19:36:50 GMT
That innings by Stokes was even better than Botham's legendary effort. I never ever thought I would see an innings to beat Botham's, but that was it! Let's not forget that Beefy made a 50,a big hundred took 5 wickets in Australia's 1st inninings.And when the Aussies were set about 130 to win.Bob Willis knocked 8 of them over for 46 runs. For me 1981 just about wins it. But today will never ever be forgotten. Don't forget the late Graham Dilley's contribution ! |
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Post by tbonegas on Aug 25, 2019 20:07:12 GMT
Let's not forget that Beefy made a 50,a big hundred took 5 wickets in Australia's 1st inninings.And when the Aussies were set about 130 to win.Bob Willis knocked 8 of them over for 46 runs. For me 1981 just about wins it. But today will never ever be forgotten. Don't forget the late Graham Dilley's contribution ! Dilley and Chris Old stuck around for quite a while. And without them,Botham's run a ball 149,would not have happened. Remember also that 114 of Botham's runs were made in Boundaries. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2019 7:10:16 GMT
I'm talking about the innings, not the match !
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2019 9:12:48 GMT
I'm still buzzing this morning after watching that yesterday.
As Stoke's innings unfolded, I wasn't getting too excited. I was enjoying it, but we all know that England have this habit of knocking you down just when you get too excited.
It wasn't until he hit Hazlewood for nineteen in that over (4-6-6-2-1) leaving England needing eighteen to win, it suddenly dawned on me that it was possible, and it was at that point I started to get nervous. With thirty seven needed, it was still unlikely, but suddenly only eighteen needed....it was on!
Then we had the desperate Aussie review which was brought on by the incredible pressure. The Aussies collectively buckled at this point as they must surely have known the review was a complete waste of time, and that decision came back to haunt them when Stokes was plumb LBW, but the Umpire didn't give it. Once again, that pressure manifested itself when Lyon dropped a simple take which should have run out Leach with one run still needed to tie. Once again, it's that pressure word. Stokes had to play with that same pressure, knowing that one mistake, one misjudgment, and not only was the game lost, but so were the Ashes. The Aussies made many mistakes, Stokes didn't make one.
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Post by South Stand Ultra on Aug 26, 2019 9:23:02 GMT
*WOW* Just wow!!
Don't know what to say that hasn't already!!
The Aussies looked like they were rabbits caught in the headlights at the end of the match!! Talk about bottling it!
What also must be said was Stokes bowling when Archer went off, he bowled 24 overs straight, averaging 88MPH, taking 3? wickets.
Think Anderson will come in for Woakes at Old Trafford (what a bowling attack that will be!) Archer, Anderson, Broad & Stokes!!
Still think Roy should move down or dropped, though I think him and Buttler will now get the final two tests.
10 day wait now!!!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2019 10:10:29 GMT
*WOW* Just wow!! Don't know what to say that hasn't already!! The Aussies looked like they were rabbits caught in the headlights at the end of the match!! Talk about bottling it! What also must be said was Stokes bowling when Archer went off, he bowled 24 overs straight, averaging 88MPH, taking 3? wickets. Think Anderson will come in for Woakes at Old Trafford (what a bowling attack that will be!) Archer, Anderson, Broad & Stokes!! Still think Roy should move down or dropped, though I think him and Buttler will now get the final two tests. 10 day wait now!!! It was obvious to everyone that with the Aussies going into the test with only three seamers and one spinner, the objective should have been to tire them out by batting as long as possible. Any balls on the 'fifth stump' should be just left alone. Anything down the leg side, let it go. Now we move onto the next one, and only a fool will think that England are fine and need no changes. Mid-series is probably not the time to make too many changes though. I personally think Root's captaincy has to be questioned, and is he really the right man for the job? It also shocked me to read that Roy has not played a single game of Red Ball Cricket since last season with Surrey. Yes, he did well in the one-days, but the step up to Test Match cricket has proven to be a step too far for him. A think edge in a one-dayer may get you four runs. It's a legitimate shot there, but in Test cricket, it gets you caught in the slips. I think England's bowling is fine, and it's the batting that needs tweaking. |
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