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Re: The International Cricket Thread
« Reply #12585 on: June 14, 2025, 01:20:39 PM »
Kylie Minogue, Rolf Harris, Joe Mangel, Crocodile Dundee, Russell Crowe, Dame Edna Everage, can you hear me?? Your guys took a hell of a beating.

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Re: The International Cricket Thread
« Reply #12586 on: June 14, 2025, 07:10:59 PM »
Very pleased for Bavuma. I really respect him.

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Re: The International Cricket Thread
« Reply #12587 on: June 16, 2025, 12:15:30 AM »
Great news.

Well done, South Africa. Not a result I would have predicted.

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Re: The International Cricket Thread
« Reply #12588 on: June 19, 2025, 10:34:10 AM »
That was a great match, I'd have bet the house on the Australians blowing SA away.

Oh, and this is touching:

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Re: The International Cricket Thread
« Reply #12589 on: June 19, 2025, 10:43:38 PM »
I fancy England to win this series because India tend to struggle in Tests over here and they've lost some big names through retirement. Am I being daft?

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Re: The International Cricket Thread
« Reply #12590 on: June 19, 2025, 10:47:24 PM »
I fancy England to win this series because India tend to struggle in Tests over here and they've lost some big names through retirement. Am I being daft?

We shall see…Bumrah & co will still be stars & im sure by the end of the summer one or two of their batsmen will step up.  Really looking forward to seeing how Jaiswal does in English conditions (disclaimer no overcast mornings this test lol) as he’s looked really good whenever I’ve seen him

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Re: The International Cricket Thread
« Reply #12591 on: June 20, 2025, 06:31:54 AM »
Our attack looks thin for this test and I think the Indians will target Bashir so how he copes with that will be interesting.

We need some of the injured bowlers back, Atkinson is back in training and even Archer is pencilled in to play red ball cricket for Sussex this weekend, although he will probably get injured tying his bootlaces.

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Re: The International Cricket Thread
« Reply #12592 on: June 20, 2025, 06:45:15 AM »
When I first saw the bowling lineup I did think it looked weak but that's probably unfair on Woakes in English conditions. Debatable whether this weekend is typically English of course!

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Re: The International Cricket Thread
« Reply #12593 on: June 20, 2025, 07:13:04 AM »
I’m not sure it’s weak, but it is inexperienced at Test level. This will be a very interesting series.

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Re: The International Cricket Thread
« Reply #12594 on: June 20, 2025, 07:18:12 AM »
Woakes averages 22 in home tests, he’s still a tad underrated, Atkinson will be a big miss for the opener, hope he’s back soon but it’s a great chance for Josh Tongue to show what he can do. Hopefully Stokes can contribute fully with the ball, makes a massive difference to the balance of the side if he can.

Should be a superb series.

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Re: The International Cricket Thread
« Reply #12595 on: June 20, 2025, 07:23:18 AM »
I’m not sure Woakes is underrated is he? Everyone knows he’s brilliant at home. He’s going to be critical. There’s also no way he’s playing at all 5 so Cook will have big boots to fill.

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Re: The International Cricket Thread
« Reply #12596 on: June 20, 2025, 12:03:26 PM »
Surprised England have chosen to bowl after winning the toss, could be a long hard slog in the heat today.

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Re: The International Cricket Thread
« Reply #12597 on: June 20, 2025, 12:20:13 PM »
Surprised England have chosen to bowl after winning the toss, could be a long hard slog in the heat today.

The stats show that, at Headingley, if you win the toss you bowl first. There have been a lot of successful 4th innings run chases there.

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Re: The International Cricket Thread
« Reply #12598 on: June 20, 2025, 12:27:24 PM »
Surprised England have chosen to bowl after winning the toss, could be a long hard slog in the heat today.

The stats show that, at Headingley, if you win the toss you bowl first. There have been a lot of successful 4th innings run chases there.

Yep, historically it's a ground where the pitch flattens out and becomes easier to play.

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Re: The International Cricket Thread
« Reply #12599 on: June 20, 2025, 12:38:18 PM »
Surprised England have chosen to bowl after winning the toss, could be a long hard slog in the heat today.

The stats show that, at Headingley, if you win the toss you bowl first. There have been a lot of successful 4th innings run chases there.

Yep, historically it's a ground where the pitch flattens out and becomes easier to play.

I reckon they make a decent score today, run through us with a bit of cloud tomorrow and then build a mammoth lead, the size of which is enough to induce a pathetic reply.

 


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