Can you cash out now... Buttler is going MASSIVE!
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[Cricket] 1st Test: England vs New Zealand @ Lords
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Can you cash out now... Buttler is going MASSIVE!
Pavilionaire
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Interesting on cricinfo:
"This is a critical innings for Moeen," declares Mark. "Run out by his skipper when looking good last time out, he has more and more people on his case saying that his batting is simply not good enough to keep out a specialist spinner. 1x100 and 2x50 is not a lot for a front-line bat in 9 Tests."
Frontline bat? There's not a test team in the world that wouldn't take 1 ton and 2 fifties every 9 tests from their No. 8 bat!
"This is a critical innings for Moeen," declares Mark. "Run out by his skipper when looking good last time out, he has more and more people on his case saying that his batting is simply not good enough to keep out a specialist spinner. 1x100 and 2x50 is not a lot for a front-line bat in 9 Tests."
Frontline bat? There's not a test team in the world that wouldn't take 1 ton and 2 fifties every 9 tests from their No. 8 bat!
Bold Seagull
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Some teams would take less than that, make them their captain and build the future of the side around them!
Pavilionaire
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"30 for 4
And you fvcked it up!"
And you fvcked it up!"
Pavilionaire
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Ton up partnership Ali and Buttler, 9 balls remaining.
Pavilionaire
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Huge wicket for New Zealand that, just about keeps them in the match.
Had Buttler and Ali opened tomorrow and England stuck on another 100 runs then 450 on the board and NZ batting last puts England firmly in the driving seat.
At least Broad knows he'll be in from the start and facing a newish ball, so can prepare himself.
Had Buttler and Ali opened tomorrow and England stuck on another 100 runs then 450 on the board and NZ batting last puts England firmly in the driving seat.
At least Broad knows he'll be in from the start and facing a newish ball, so can prepare himself.
jakarta
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Corrected for you.
Surely Wood, fresh from a 60-odd in his county game in the week, should bat ahead of the woefully out of form Broad?
Arkwright
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I feel sorry for Broad, in the past he has scored valuable runs but one hit in the face and the lad has lost his confidence. I hope that the coaching staff have worked hard on his game as he has the talent to bat well.
Hampster Gull
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Great first day. Got to the ground at 11 and Started drinking at 1130. Finisehed at the ground at 6 and the pub st 930. .
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Pavilionaire
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Great first day. Got to the ground at 11 and Started drinking at 1130. Finisehed at the ground at 6 and the pub st 930.
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471 all out at 14.40
Rodney Thomas
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445 all out with lunch called when the tenth wicket falls..
There seem to be loads of left-handers around at the moment: Australia have plenty too and Sussex have six lefties out of the 14 players they've used this year. It didn't used to be like this: it was normal to have one or two in a team.
And it doesn't seem to happen lower down either. At my kids club, there are about 24/25 kids in the two teams I help coach and only one left-hander among them. Why so many in professional ranks?
Bold Seagull
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Not sure I can see our tail end doing much against their rested bowling attack with a fairly new cherry in their hand. 392 all out (which will be a fantastic effort from 30-4).