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Re: The International Cricket Thread
« Reply #5955 on: December 01, 2021, 03:46:31 PM »
I think it’s going to be a very strange start to the Ashes. Both teams will have had virtually no cricket thanks to the weather. That’ll be tough for the batsmen, but it’ll be unbelievably hard for the bowlers. They’re going to be physically wrecked after day 1.

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Re: The International Cricket Thread
« Reply #5956 on: December 03, 2021, 01:39:30 PM »
How do we expect England to line up for the First Test, I'd go;

Burns
Hameed
Malan
Root
Stokes
Pope
Buttler
Woakes
Robinson
Leach
Anderson

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Re: The International Cricket Thread
« Reply #5957 on: December 03, 2021, 02:12:46 PM »
I’d be surprised if they don’t play Wood in Brisbane.

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Re: The International Cricket Thread
« Reply #5958 on: December 03, 2021, 02:16:37 PM »
I’d go:

Burns
Hameed
Malan
Root
Bairstow
Stokes
Buttler
Woakes
Robinson
Wood
Anderson

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Re: The International Cricket Thread
« Reply #5959 on: December 03, 2021, 02:22:19 PM »
A lot will depend on how much they think Stokes can bowl.

If he can take on a full fourth seamer roll, then one of the others could be omitted to allow the selection of Leach and give a bit more variety to the attack.

Bairstow v Pope is a bit of a toss-up

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Re: The International Cricket Thread
« Reply #5960 on: December 03, 2021, 03:07:33 PM »
Pope wins hands down for me. His game is perfect for the Aussie pitches and Bairstow’s record over the last 3 years in Tests is terrible.

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Re: The International Cricket Thread
« Reply #5961 on: December 04, 2021, 11:27:47 AM »
Ajaz Patel of New Zealand becomes only the third bowler to take all 10 wickets in an innings

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/59485301


Pity the New Zealand batsmen couldn’t help him - 62 All Out
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Re: The International Cricket Thread
« Reply #5962 on: December 04, 2021, 12:20:04 PM »
Ajaz Patel of New Zealand becomes only the third bowler to take all 10 wickets in an innings

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/59485301


Pity the New Zealand batsmen couldn’t help him - 62 All Out

Historic achievement and quite remarkable he'll be on the losing side

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Re: The International Cricket Thread
« Reply #5963 on: December 04, 2021, 02:08:12 PM »
Can only see a drubbing in the ashes. 5-0, 4-0 or 4-1 Australian victory.

They have a very high quality bowling attack especially in their conditions and we have a horrific batting line up.

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Re: The International Cricket Thread
« Reply #5964 on: December 04, 2021, 04:10:15 PM »
I think the key against Australia is hanging in. If we let them get up a head of steam we’ll get blown away, but if we can make it difficult for them to bowl us out and keep them in the field their bowling attack, as strong as it is, will wear itself out.
Their batting unit hangs on two players, they can be got at. If you put pressure on them they’ll crumble.

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Re: The International Cricket Thread
« Reply #5965 on: December 04, 2021, 04:33:33 PM »
5-0 Australia

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Re: The International Cricket Thread
« Reply #5966 on: December 04, 2021, 06:54:25 PM »
4-1 to Aus. I think we can win the day-nighter in Adelaide.

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Re: The International Cricket Thread
« Reply #5967 on: December 04, 2021, 07:00:30 PM »
Ajaz Patel of New Zealand becomes only the third bowler to take all 10 wickets in an innings

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/59485301


Pity the New Zealand batsmen couldn’t help him - 62 All Out

With India 69-9 at the close, Ajax still has a chance to better Jim Laker and take all 20

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Re: The International Cricket Thread
« Reply #5968 on: December 04, 2021, 07:19:44 PM »
Alas 69-0 :(

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Re: The International Cricket Thread
« Reply #5969 on: December 04, 2021, 07:30:47 PM »
Alas 69-0 :(

Oops…….typo by me

I meant 69-0

 


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