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PostRe: The Cricket Thread - crisps playing cricket announced.
by Drumstick » Thu Nov 14, 2019 5:49 pm

As if Jimmy comes in for Broad after the Ashes he enjoyed.

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PostRe: The Cricket Thread - crisps playing cricket announced.
by Balladeer » Thu Nov 14, 2019 6:02 pm

I have a chronic fear of ‘rfmitis’, that peculiarly English condition where you play a lot of rfm bowlers whose differences are not very different because they got you lots of wickets at home and wonder why you keep getting paggered away.

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PostRe: The Cricket Thread - crisps playing cricket announced.
by Drumstick » Thu Nov 14, 2019 6:18 pm

I agree, but this is the ECB we're talking about.

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PostRe: The Cricket Thread - crisps playing cricket announced.
by Drumstick » Wed Nov 20, 2019 11:05 pm

Healthy start.

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PostRe: The Cricket Thread - crisps playing cricket announced.
by Mini E » Wed Nov 20, 2019 11:07 pm

Drumstick wrote:Healthy start.


Mate. What are you doing?

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PostRe: The Cricket Thread - crisps playing cricket announced.
by Balladeer » Thu Nov 21, 2019 8:22 am

Pretty much what you want to wake up to in the morning! Although: come on Joe.

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PostRe: The Cricket Thread - crisps playing cricket announced.
by Drumstick » Thu Nov 21, 2019 9:00 am

England have batted an entire day for the loss of only 4 wickets. I cannot remember the last time this happened.

+Sibley and Burns seeing off the new ball and then some
+Another fifty for Burnsy
+Jocular Joe, he's on a pretty good run now. I'd say he's safe for the South Africa tour. If he can get another decent score this tour I'd say he's nailed down his spot for the foreseeable future
+Stokesy :datass: There was an over near the end of the day where he hit Trent Boult for 4 consecutive 4s, it was glorious
+Pope looked assured, even against the new ball
+Pitch was decent for for batting, overall a fair pitch for batting and bowling
+Our batsmen leaving with great discipline outside off stump

-Rooty, sort it out
-New Zealand's super wide bowling lines. I get that they were trying to induce our batsmen into a frustrated swipe but it didn't make for great viewing

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PostRe: The Cricket Thread - crisps playing cricket announced.
by Balladeer » Thu Nov 21, 2019 9:07 am

You didn’t stay up to watch it all did you Drummy? :shock:

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PostRe: The Cricket Thread - crisps playing cricket announced.
by Drumstick » Thu Nov 21, 2019 9:15 am

Balladeer wrote:You didn’t stay up to watch it all did you Drummy? :shock:

I wish. I watched the first 90 minutes and the last couple of hours.

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PostRe: The Cricket Thread - crisps playing cricket announced.
by Balladeer » Thu Nov 21, 2019 9:23 am

That still sounds like a lot of missing sleep!

Drumstick wrote:I think the best XI possible would see Crawley replace Denly...

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PostRe: The Cricket Thread - crisps playing cricket announced.
by Drumstick » Thu Nov 21, 2019 9:31 am

Balladeer wrote:That still sounds like a lot of missing sleep!

Drumstick wrote:I think the best XI possible would see Crawley replace Denly...

:P

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PostRe: The Cricket Thread - crisps playing cricket announced.
by Balladeer » Thu Nov 21, 2019 11:00 pm

And straight back to utter crap today. :dread:

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PostRe: The Cricket Thread - crisps playing cricket announced.
by Drumstick » Thu Nov 21, 2019 11:06 pm

Yeah, not great. Pope's dismissal in particular was awful.

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PostRe: The Cricket Thread - crisps playing cricket announced.
by Hypes » Thu Nov 21, 2019 11:14 pm

We never push on in a second day

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PostRe: The Cricket Thread - crisps playing cricket announced.
by Drumstick » Fri Nov 22, 2019 7:15 am

Could've been a lot worse considering the collapse after Stokes was out but I'll take it. Today's overs won't have taken much out of our bowlers so they should come back tomorrow/tonight pretty darn fresh.

Managed to catch the first session (10pm-12) and the last hour. Tuned in just in time to see Williamson get out.

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PostRe: The Cricket Thread - crisps playing cricket announced.
by Drumstick » Sat Nov 23, 2019 9:54 am

The lack of penetration in the bowling today is cause for serious concern.

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PostRe: The Cricket Thread - crisps playing cricket announced.
by Balladeer » Sat Nov 23, 2019 1:29 pm

Fnar fnar.

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PostRe: The Cricket Thread - crisps playing cricket announced.
by Balladeer » Mon Nov 25, 2019 11:29 am

Still not happy with the result though.

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PostRe: The Cricket Thread - crisps playing cricket announced.
by Rex Kramer » Mon Nov 25, 2019 11:35 am

Is it time to take the captaincy away from Joe Root so he can concentrate on his batting?

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PostRe: The Cricket Thread - crisps playing cricket announced.
by Balladeer » Mon Nov 25, 2019 11:37 am

I would say yes, but I don’t know who you give it to instead. Broad?


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