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Re: The International Cricket Thread
« Reply #12645 on: June 22, 2025, 02:38:36 PM »
About 12 yesterday most people were talking about a score of 600 and, at that time, the idea of us matching them in the first innings was unthinkable. Since then we've been on top for, effectively, 4 sessions.

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Re: The International Cricket Thread
« Reply #12646 on: June 22, 2025, 02:40:49 PM »
About 12 yesterday most people were talking about a score of 600 and, at that time, the idea of us matching them in the first innings was unthinkable. Since then we've been on top for, effectively, 4 sessions.

It’s ironic that as soon as the conditions became more “English” the cracks started to appear.

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Re: The International Cricket Thread
« Reply #12647 on: June 22, 2025, 02:43:07 PM »
Oh Harry what have you done....

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Re: The International Cricket Thread
« Reply #12648 on: June 22, 2025, 02:43:24 PM »
Urgh out for 99.

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Re: The International Cricket Thread
« Reply #12649 on: June 22, 2025, 02:43:40 PM »
Harry Brook can be a delight to watch but he is equally as frustrating!

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Re: The International Cricket Thread
« Reply #12650 on: June 22, 2025, 02:45:38 PM »
Felt for him there. Oh well, it saved the inevitable “Yorkshire, Yorkshire” chant.

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Re: The International Cricket Thread
« Reply #12651 on: June 22, 2025, 02:46:46 PM »
He really needs to get that out of his game, not sure if it's nerves or impatience but it's a bad habit that lets him down.

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Re: The International Cricket Thread
« Reply #12652 on: June 22, 2025, 02:46:52 PM »
Psychologically it's tough going on 99 but great knock from Brook.

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Re: The International Cricket Thread
« Reply #12653 on: June 22, 2025, 02:50:45 PM »
Interesting that winviz has us as slight favourites now.

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Re: The International Cricket Thread
« Reply #12654 on: June 22, 2025, 02:52:57 PM »
Interesting that winviz has us as slight favourites now.

I really can’t see our attack taking 10 Indian wickets for a reasonably low score.

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Re: The International Cricket Thread
« Reply #12655 on: June 22, 2025, 03:09:21 PM »
Interesting that winviz has us as slight favourites now.

I really can’t see our attack taking
10 Indian wickets for a reasonably low score.

I can absolutely see that happening.

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Re: The International Cricket Thread
« Reply #12656 on: June 22, 2025, 03:09:37 PM »
Woakes is a Villa fan isn’t he

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Re: The International Cricket Thread
« Reply #12657 on: June 22, 2025, 03:13:47 PM »
Woakes is a Villa fan isn’t he

Yes

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Re: The International Cricket Thread
« Reply #12658 on: June 22, 2025, 03:14:41 PM »
Woakes is a Villa fan isn’t he

Yep, brilliant knock from him here, got us to basically level and with conditions that our seam attack will be excited by.

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Re: The International Cricket Thread
« Reply #12659 on: June 22, 2025, 03:26:03 PM »
Woakes is a Villa fan isn’t he

Yep, brilliant knock from him here, got us to basically level and with conditions that our seam attack will be excited by.

Yes been solid with a few big shots
Might run out of partners soon though

 


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