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Re: The Cricket Thread 2015
« Reply #1950 on: July 09, 2015, 02:08:49 PM »
We needed that wicket there. It's really important that we bowl tight.

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Re: The Cricket Thread 2015
« Reply #1951 on: July 09, 2015, 02:11:27 PM »
We need to get Smith early.

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Re: The Cricket Thread 2015
« Reply #1952 on: July 09, 2015, 02:27:34 PM »
Can see Aussies declaring on 600-2 sometime tomorrow evening.

it will either go that way or we'll get the top 4 fairly early and skittle them for a lot less, Voges is a bit of an unknown at test level but after that Watson and Haddin don't have much form and the bottom 4 are all capable of scores but they are a genuine tail so If we can get into them early enough I don't think they'll offer massive resistance, our bowling at the tail has bene poor for years but I think Wood does a lot to address that.

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Re: The Cricket Thread 2015
« Reply #1953 on: July 09, 2015, 02:32:08 PM »
I'd get some spin bowled at Rogers.

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Re: The Cricket Thread 2015
« Reply #1954 on: July 09, 2015, 03:21:32 PM »
This is looking ominous. We need to bowl tight on this pitch and try and force an error.

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Re: The Cricket Thread 2015
« Reply #1955 on: July 09, 2015, 03:28:34 PM »
Smith gone.  TBH that shot of his to get out looked like Steve Smith from 2013.  Is he really the world's number 1 batsman?  Still looks shite to me.

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Re: The Cricket Thread 2015
« Reply #1956 on: July 09, 2015, 03:33:28 PM »
That was excellent bowling from Moeen and good captaincy from Cook there. It's a very important wicket.

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Re: The Cricket Thread 2015
« Reply #1957 on: July 09, 2015, 03:44:51 PM »
That was a vital wicket before tea. Smith is a brilliant player of spin, so it's a big wicket for Moeen. Hopefully he can get rid of a couple more.

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Re: The Cricket Thread 2015
« Reply #1958 on: July 09, 2015, 04:12:28 PM »
Smith gone.  TBH that shot of his to get out looked like Steve Smith from 2013.  Is he really the world's number 1 batsman?  Still looks shite to me.

I think he might well have to hand that crown over to Root very soon.

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Re: The Cricket Thread 2015
« Reply #1959 on: July 09, 2015, 05:18:21 PM »
Big wicket.

This game really is finely poised.

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Re: The Cricket Thread 2015
« Reply #1960 on: July 09, 2015, 05:33:52 PM »
Moeen has done brilliantly today.

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Re: The Cricket Thread 2015
« Reply #1961 on: July 09, 2015, 05:38:37 PM »
Moeen has answered all the debates about whether he should play.

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Re: The Cricket Thread 2015
« Reply #1962 on: July 09, 2015, 05:48:53 PM »
I wonder whether Holding might regret the "England really need a spinner and don't tell me Moeen Ali is a spinner" comment from tea yesterday, maybe not yet on the back of 2 wickets but if he can keep taking important wickets when needed then it's going to start to look like a silly statement.

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Re: The Cricket Thread 2015
« Reply #1963 on: July 09, 2015, 06:07:30 PM »
Punter's had a hair transplant hasn't he?

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Re: The Cricket Thread 2015
« Reply #1964 on: July 09, 2015, 06:23:26 PM »
I don't really see what he brings to commentary team, I've always thought he was a knob and nothing in the last 2 days has made me think I was wrong, good batsman, decent captain (but nothing like as good as he thinks he was) but not a person I could ever warm to.

That's a massive wicket, given the form Haddin has been in we're potentially into the tail now and we really should be looking at a decent lead.  Commentary talking about it sticking in the pitch but for me it was as much down to a rank shot, the bat was almost sideways when he made contact, nothing like strong enough wrists, I can't really work out what he was trying to do.

 


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