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Not so sure about that, especially if we spend a day and a half in the field and are then 3/2
Whether he is currently England's best player is open to discussion I know it sounds mad, but I think Woakes may have that honour ..... |
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Maybe. At the moment we are scoring at 3.16 per over . If that carries on , we will be around 250 when the new ball is due towards the end of play
On a separate note, anyone know the regs on claiming the extra half hour tonight from a batting point of view ? |
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completely agree, and thats why i also want him to not have to keep as its going to be hard for him to maintain his batting form and keep wicket
his contribution as a batsman is way more important than what he gives us as a keeper so why not let him focus on what he is better at Quote:
Not so sure about that, especially if we spend a day and a half in the field and are then 3/2
Whether he is currently England's best player is open to discussion I know it sounds mad, but I think Woakes may have that honour ..... When Alec Stewart kept wicket for England where did he bat ? Plus Kimar Sangakara didn't do bad coming in at 3 & 4. I've been advocating Buttlers return but it looks a non starter |
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Batting side can ask and it's the umpires discretion to decide whether they think the runs can be got in the extra time.
Hope it does finish today as I'm at work tomorrow
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I meant batting wise.
When Alec Stewart kept wicket for England where did he bat ? Plus Kimar Sangakara didn't do bad coming in at 3 & 4. I've been advocating Buttlers return but it looks a non starter I'd play him as a batsman only and get a proper keeper in I'd also keep Jos to the limited overs stuff until we win the next World Cup
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I meant batting wise.
When Alec Stewart kept wicket for England where did he bat ? Plus Kimar Sangakara didn't do bad coming in at 3 & 4. I've been advocating Buttlers return but it looks a non starter stewart's isn't quite so dramatic but averaged 47 as a specialist bat and just 34 as a keeper |
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Thank you
Hope it does finish today as I'm at work tomorrow ![]() I'm very impressed with Bairstow here. He's playing the kind of patient innings that would have been unimaginable a year ago. |
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I'd also keep Jos to the limited overs stuff until we win the next World Cup ![]()
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I'm more than happy to come back tomorrow for an England win. It's probably our best chance just keep nurdling with minimum risk and slowly get towards the target.
I'm very impressed with Bairstow here. He's playing the kind of patient innings that would have been unimaginable a year ago. ![]() 2nd warning for Wahab |
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i dont think he'll be playing into his 70s
![]() ![]() I think we have the squad of players with home advantage to win the next one Mind you, I have been visiting the fridge frequently this afternoon......
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Good battling partnership for the 7th wicket wearing the bowlers/fielding side down
Like the good old days.....
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Woakes survives a review
The Pakistan close fielders seemed very confident as well |
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been an uncomfortable 45 minutes or so with a few edges just dropping short
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The selectors don't like to chop and change. It would be no surprise to see Jimmy and Stokes come back in but that might be it. One way to go would be to leave out Finn and Ball which would be a little bit hard on both of them, for different reasons and you'd need to be confident about Stokes's bowling. Could we make sure it's not a spinner's pitch?
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Lower order coming to the party again
Down to double figures
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Less than a 100 needed now........
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Target below 100!
Come on!!! |
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been an uncomfortable 45 minutes or so with a few edges just dropping short
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and another review goes our way
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We'll be favourites with the bookies again in the next 5 minutes.
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Cricket is a funny game. I bet if you had asked the Pakistan team if they would take getting England to 191/6 from the start of the fourth innings they would have jumped at it. But right now you get the feeling the belief has been drained from them following that brilliant spell Bairstow and Woakes somehow came through. These two gotta keep going though add another 50 together and we'll win.
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Can we really win this test when Yasir Shah is still bowling well
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We'll be favourites with the bookies again in the next 5 minutes.
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Can we really win this test when Yasir shah is still bowling well
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at 195/6, England have become slight favs at 4/5 with Pakistan at Evens
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Cross bat at a straight half tracker
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