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Re: England 2012 Cricket Thread
« Reply #1020 on: August 02, 2012, 07:12:11 PM »
These dropped catches are killing us.

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Re: England 2012 Cricket Thread
« Reply #1021 on: August 02, 2012, 07:14:59 PM »
Needed that wicket badly. Need to knock a couple more down now.

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Re: England 2012 Cricket Thread
« Reply #1022 on: August 02, 2012, 07:25:04 PM »
Great delivery from Finn to get rid of Steyn, we're fighting back finally.

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Re: England 2012 Cricket Thread
« Reply #1023 on: August 02, 2012, 07:31:39 PM »
Broad finally bowling properly.

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Re: England 2012 Cricket Thread
« Reply #1024 on: August 02, 2012, 07:40:30 PM »
They fought back well, but we need to do what South Africa did to us in the last test. We have to find our rhythm like we did towards the end of the day.

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Re: England 2012 Cricket Thread
« Reply #1025 on: August 02, 2012, 07:47:24 PM »
Oh and I think not playing a spinner is a mistake. I would either have moved Prior up to six and played 5 bowlers, or dropped Bresnan for Finn. England need to win every session well tomorrow.

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Re: England 2012 Cricket Thread
« Reply #1026 on: August 03, 2012, 12:01:13 PM »
Bowled well this morning but no reward I fear for us now.

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Re: England 2012 Cricket Thread
« Reply #1027 on: August 03, 2012, 12:29:28 PM »
Struggling in a big way now.

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Re: England 2012 Cricket Thread
« Reply #1028 on: August 03, 2012, 12:50:23 PM »
KP strikes we don't need a spinner. In all seriousness maybe Swann might have been a shout.

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Re: England 2012 Cricket Thread
« Reply #1029 on: August 03, 2012, 02:31:53 PM »
I smell a follow on here.

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Re: England 2012 Cricket Thread
« Reply #1030 on: August 03, 2012, 03:14:54 PM »
Very poor again today.

Oh, and a big well done to the headingsley groundsman for producing a flat pitch in a match England had to win.

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Re: England 2012 Cricket Thread
« Reply #1031 on: August 03, 2012, 03:28:29 PM »
I don't think we've been that poor to be honest.  The drop of Peterson when he was in the 20s has cost us massively, ironically dropped in the spot where Swann would've been stood if he'd played.

Swann has been missed at times though and I'd probably have just pushed everyone from prior down up a place to bring in Finn for Bopara.  We really need one of Bresnan, Swann or Broad to start batting like a genuine all-rounder, they're all good with the bat but need to be a bit more consistent and, more importantly, be able to bat to the situation, if one of them does that we can easily accommodate Finn who is a great option with the ball.

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Re: England 2012 Cricket Thread
« Reply #1032 on: August 03, 2012, 04:35:52 PM »
It's still winnable, lucky for Strauss there. We have to bat and bowl very well.

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Re: England 2012 Cricket Thread
« Reply #1033 on: August 03, 2012, 09:47:21 PM »
Still surprised we dropped Swann and changed a bowling attack that's been doing the job consistently for 2/3 years.  England blinked so kudos to the Saffas.

It'll be a hard road now with 400+ on the board but the batters need to show some grit here and not throw their wickets away - the saffa attack is good enough without that already.  Parity or above gives us a chance but that would take until the morning/middle session of day 4 against this attack - time not on our side and would require a fantastic bowling performance.

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Re: England 2012 Cricket Thread
« Reply #1034 on: August 03, 2012, 09:56:04 PM »
Rain forecast all weekend, it will be a surprise if there's a result in this one.

 


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