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  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 70,032
    A very Bazball dismissal that. 
  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 23,744
    fenaddick said:
    Sheer stupidity from Smith, absolutely no need to go again 
    Plenty of reasons why England will lose this test. 
    But Smith is not one of them.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 70,032
    Rahul drops the Anderson Tendulkar trophy. 
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 11,764
    blackpool72 said:
    fenaddick said:
    Sheer stupidity from Smith, absolutely no need to go again 
    Plenty of reasons why England will lose this test. 
    But Smith is not one of them.
    Of course but that doesn’t mean he is immune from criticism for how he lost his wicket. India laid a trap and he walked into it 
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 11,764
    6 ducks and no pairs, what a bizarre match 
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 11,764
    edited July 6
    271 all out. Lose by 336 runs. Clearly didn’t want to have to come out after tea. 
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 70,032
    After all the talk about timing the declaration so that India could get a second new ball today, England crumble after 68 overs 
  • PrincessFiona
    PrincessFiona Posts: 5,491
    'Interesting' shot for the last wicket
  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 8,122
    I don't even know if rotating the bowling attack is going to help. A lot of pressure on Archer to come back and be the player he was
     
  • Croydon
    Croydon Posts: 12,763


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  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,393
    never thought I'd see the time when a 'battery' of Indian fast bowlers was faster, more aggressive and effective than a set of English 'quickies' .. we were out bazballed in this test
    Changes for Lords ?, new opener for Crawley (doubt it'll happen) and 2 new quicks, probably including Archer which will be a BIG gamble
  • cantersaddick
    cantersaddick Posts: 17,069
    If we're gonna drop Bashir it has to be Dawson. 

    Bethel can come in as a batsman if needed. Not a frontline spinner. 

    Don't think Cook is up to it at international level. 
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 11,764
    Play Cook down under and he gets taken apart, he's Woakes without the same level of experience behind him and I don't feel confident about Woakes playing this winter either
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,402
    fenaddick said:
    Play Cook down under and he gets taken apart, he's Woakes without the same level of experience behind him and I don't feel confident about Woakes playing this winter either
    Cook did excellently in Aus for the Lions
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 11,764
    Leuth said:
    fenaddick said:
    Play Cook down under and he gets taken apart, he's Woakes without the same level of experience behind him and I don't feel confident about Woakes playing this winter either
    Cook did excellently in Aus for the Lions
    And Aus A/CA XI didn't have Travis Head to dismantle him. The Aussie batting line up is pretty weak and they'll have 2 inexperienced openers, it's our best chance in ages to win there. The selection of our bowling attack is more crucial than it has been for a long time
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,402
    fenaddick said:
    Leuth said:
    fenaddick said:
    Play Cook down under and he gets taken apart, he's Woakes without the same level of experience behind him and I don't feel confident about Woakes playing this winter either
    Cook did excellently in Aus for the Lions
    And Aus A/CA XI didn't have Travis Head to dismantle him. The Aussie batting line up is pretty weak and they'll have 2 inexperienced openers, it's our best chance in ages to win there. The selection of our bowling attack is more crucial than it has been for a long time
    Who do England have? At least Cook bowls at the stumps
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,934
    Where Cook might excel is the day/night pink ball Test in Brisbane as Scott Boland, who isn't much quicker than Cook, has done. It all depends how many quicks we take but, depending on fitness, it looks like Wood, Archer, Atkinson, Tongue, Carse and Potts (plus Stokes of course) are probably in front of him anyway.  
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 70,032
    At Lord's England will need someone like Cook who can bowl lots of overs, when you look at the match fitness of Archer, Atkinson and even Stokes...
  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,366
    I think (at least, I hope) the selectors will take into consideration Woakes' record at Lord's before deciding on the XI. 
  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,366
    Does Wiaan Mulder have any British ancestry?

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  • Swindon_Addick
    Swindon_Addick Posts: 1,680
    Chizz said:
    Does Wiaan Mulder have any British ancestry?
    It's only Zimbabwe, though. SA are 626/5. At lunch on day 2.The bowling is a bit on the hapless side.
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,402
    I think it's fair to say that the entire cricket world is rooting against Mulder here
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 70,032
    Senokwane out for 3, then sits in the dressing room watching Mulder hit a triple century  :D
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 23,012
    Leuth said:
    I think it's fair to say that the entire cricket world is rooting against Mulder here
    I should want the record not to be against England.

    But agreed, no way do I want Lara to lose that record.

    Still my favourite ever batsman.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 70,032
    Leuth said:
    I think it's fair to say that the entire cricket world is rooting against Mulder here
    Looking at the Lara 400 match, I'd forgotten that while it was easy conditions, it was scored against a really good England attack, with the 4 pace bowlers who would win the Ashes back in 2005 a year later!

    https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/england-tour-of-west-indies-2003-04-61746/west-indies-vs-england-4th-test-64080/full-scorecard
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,402
    Thank god, he's done the right thing 
  • Pelling1993
    Pelling1993 Posts: 6,765
    Leuth said:
    Thank god, he's done the right thing 
    It's like when you see the fastest T20 hundred & highest totals. It's always like Nepal vs Faroe Islands :D
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 23,012
    Leuth said:
    Thank god, he's done the right thing 
    Bizarre though, wouldn't you want the record?  Plenty of time left in the game too.
  • Pelling1993
    Pelling1993 Posts: 6,765
    North Lower Neil said:
    Leuth said:
    Thank god, he's done the right thing 
    Bizarre though, wouldn't you want the record?  Plenty of time left in the game too.
    Yeah I would've taken it gladly. I'd be going for the Lara 500 too.
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 23,012
    Pelling1993 said:
    Leuth said:
    Thank god, he's done the right thing 
    It's like when you see the fastest T20 hundred & highest totals. It's always like Nepal vs Faroe Islands :D
    Yep, Estonia v Cyprus, and Zimbabwe v Gambia respectively!

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