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[Cricket] England v New Zealand, 1st ODI, Edgbaston







Titanic

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England 408-9 (50 overs) :clap:

Plunkett finished with 2 sixes in the last over :clap2:

Some PROPER SHIT that was :laugh:
 












Bold Seagull

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Have we messed up not giving Farbrace the job!!??

What a turnaround from 4 months ago in the World Cup - like a revolution, a complete and sensational approach to the batting.

Rashid for the test side? Lets see how he bowls, but you could drop Bell, get Root in at 4, or Ali drops down to 4 as a recognised bat / part time spinner and get Rashid in who looks like he could bat at 8, and we'd have 2 spinners in the side who can both bat.
 






Gwylan

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Rashid for the test side? Lets see how he bowls, but you could drop Bell, get Root in at 4, or Ali drops down to 4 as a recognised bat / part time spinner and get Rashid in who looks like he could bat at 8, and we'd have 2 spinners in the side who can both bat.

But the issue with Ali is not whether he bats but that he's not able to run through a side, we don't a spinner who can bat - let alone two of them - we need a spinner who can bowl sides out. I'm not sure that either of these two can do that,

Of course, I'm not sure who in England could - that's the problem
 


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This team might be on to something...
 




Bold Seagull

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But the issue with Ali is not whether he bats but that he's not able to run through a side, we don't a spinner who can bat - let alone two of them - we need a spinner who can bowl sides out. I'm not sure that either of these two can do that,

Of course, I'm not sure who in England could - that's the problem

Well of course we do, if you could find one, please let them know! :lolol:
 










Bold Seagull

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That showed a lot of nerve by Finn. Could have tried bowl defensive there but kept right on that off stump line. Lovely bit of bowling.
 












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