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Re: The Cricket Thread 2016
« Reply #4800 on: June 21, 2016, 09:57:29 PM »
what a brilliant finish to the match, that swung backwards and forwards massively in the last 10 overs.

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Re: The Cricket Thread 2016
« Reply #4801 on: June 21, 2016, 10:14:58 PM »
Brilliant fight back by England! Woakes, Buttler and Plunkett heroes!!

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Re: The Cricket Thread 2016
« Reply #4802 on: June 21, 2016, 10:19:33 PM »
As a Bear I am biased but Woakes has done fantastically since coming back into the England set up - am delighted for him.

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Re: The Cricket Thread 2016
« Reply #4803 on: June 21, 2016, 10:22:17 PM »
Woakes has stepped up a level this summer, he bowled really well and that's some batting performance.  Buttler is becoming mr reliable in our ODI middle order and I agree, that's a great cameo by Plunkett at the end.  Some credit for Morgan as well, he came in when we were in danger of failing to make 100 and the partnership with Buttler whilst cut short was key to giving us the belief to get back into it.  Everyone else failed massively with the bat and they need to respond, Root in particular was disappointing, he's too good to give away his wicket like that.

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Re: The Cricket Thread 2016
« Reply #4804 on: June 22, 2016, 09:32:34 AM »
Snatched a tie even though most of our usually reliable batsmen got themselves out, bodes well for the character of the team.
Bowled decently as well, Willey and Woakes especially.
Looking forward to Friday.

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Re: The Cricket Thread 2016
« Reply #4805 on: June 22, 2016, 12:05:42 PM »
Impressive batting line up when Rashid was the number 11.

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Re: The Cricket Thread 2016
« Reply #4806 on: June 22, 2016, 01:34:24 PM »
Impressive batting line up when Rashid was the number 11.

yep, just a shame so many of them just lost the plot, that team, on that pitch, should have been capable of 350+ so stumbling to 286 to draw it shows just how poorly we played in general, with only massive contributions from Buttler and Woakes (and to a lesser extent Plunkett and Morgan) stopped us from being utterly humiliated.

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Re: The Cricket Thread 2016
« Reply #4807 on: June 22, 2016, 02:10:51 PM »
Yes it was poor from a few batsmen, but hopefully a blip in our otherwise upward curve that we've been on in this format since the World Cup debacle. It's unusual for us to throw so many wickets away like that.
Root's form is a little worrying, but he oozes class and will come back.

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Re: The Cricket Thread 2016
« Reply #4808 on: June 24, 2016, 08:29:27 PM »
A thrashing for Sri Lanka! Hales and Roy devastating! A ton a piece in an easy win for England!

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Re: The Cricket Thread 2016
« Reply #4809 on: June 24, 2016, 11:19:57 PM »
Super effort.

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Re: The Cricket Thread 2016
« Reply #4810 on: June 24, 2016, 11:43:01 PM »
Excellent performance and win.  After years of dross, I never w really enjoy watching England in limited overs cricket.  Didn't go, but it looked a great atmosphere at Edgbaston. 

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Re: The Cricket Thread 2016
« Reply #4811 on: June 25, 2016, 12:03:21 AM »
I know he didn't get any wickets and I only saw a bit but Chris Woakes 0-36 including last over from 8 overs is excellent. Hopefully he will continue to prove a few people wrong

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Re: The Cricket Thread 2016
« Reply #4812 on: June 25, 2016, 08:41:47 AM »
Excellent performance and win.  After years of dross, I never w really enjoy watching England in limited overs cricket.  Didn't go, but it looked a great atmosphere at Edgbaston.
It was a great atmosphere severely fuelled by alcohol.

I have never, ever been anywhere that has had a greater proportion of people very, very drunk.

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Re: The Cricket Thread 2016
« Reply #4813 on: June 25, 2016, 09:51:58 AM »
I think Roy might well make a good Test player.

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Re: The Cricket Thread 2016
« Reply #4814 on: June 27, 2016, 11:14:28 AM »
I'm not convinced by Hales so doesn't hurt to see Roy in good form. I'd also like to have a look at any other wicket-keepers that we have because i'm really not sure about Bairstow behind the stumps where he is barely county championship level. Given that we're touring India in the winter we really should be starting to look at wicket keepers who can bat, not the other way round. Alternatively, if England are sticking with Bairstow then Buttler shouldn't be wicket keeper in any forms of the game when playing for England until such time Bairstow is competent enough to stake his claims based on his ability behind the stumps.

 


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