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**The Ashes 2013 4th Test 09-13 August Emirates Durham**
**The Ashes 2013 4th Test 09-13 August Emirates Durham**
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It's called Test Cricket Pauli,
This is how it should be played first up. |
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Ok Whispering I'll take your word for it.
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Are you altogether thick or do you practice the art?
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are england the only side who plays test cricket? i cant remember the last series that did not include england..
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Oh Pauli,
I remember the days 190-5 at the end of the first day, Sunday was a rest day. I have to say the great Aus side changed all that but it helped that they got flat wickets and a dearth of quality fast bowling |
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And 5 or so all rounders in the Aussie set-up..
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Which is probably why I've never really watched it Whispering. Have memories of my dad sat in his chair, with his cigar and slippers, telling me to be quiet although nothing was happening.
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I suppose Eng have done what they needed to do this morning
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There's always something happening in a Test match.
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it's like marmite pauli, I loved it, couldn't get enough. I hated it when the horse racing came on or golf although I might switch to the wresting when Kendo Nagasaki was on
during the tea interval. |
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27.0 overs played in two hours - the amount of time spent watching grass grow and groins being rubbed is getting excessive.
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Don't get me wrong Whispering, I do like cricket. I used to play a bit but I bowled aggressively and batted even more so. In all sports I've played I've always taken the game to the opposition. With this game, Englands attitude will only work if they now go on and make a big score. If they are 5 down at tea then I think they will have wasted a session as the ball didn't do a lot. Time will tell but I can see why a lot of people wont watch this.
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may be 3 wiket gone in next session
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this is very difficult pitch .england play for 300 runs. 300 runs is good score hear .
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if no rain coming in this match then match result come in day 4
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i think you need to be able to think up some context before you attack what you perceive to be slow progress.
batting first seems to be the right decision here, but there's always the risk that there will be a little bit of spice first up, and then the conditions will settle and runs will be easier later on. the worst possible place you could find yourself in is 80/3 or 90/4 because you're overpressing - you're basically squandering the advantage you've gained in winning the toss. a conservative first session, along with care during the first hour after lunch and england are exceptionally well placed. there is plenty of time in the afternoon and after tea to push on. |
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Push on? As in get the run rate up to 2.5?
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The run rate is not important at this stage why would England even bother with looking at it let alone try and increase it? These two will try and bat and bat and bat.
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this is very difficult pitch
>>>No it's not. |
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housefull embarrassing himself again...
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Which is probably why I've never really watched it Whispering. Have memories of my dad sat in his chair, with his cigar and slippers, telling me to be quiet although nothing was happening.
>>>There's always something happening, you just can't see it. |
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wow great line
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It's slow and it's flat, how this is difficult to bat on?
The comms always make the pitch sound worse than it is. |
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what price england when they get 450?
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slow pitch will nearly always bring about slow run rate.
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Clarke admitted himself that he would have batted first.
Beefy thought it was gonna go like a salmon.. |
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I still think that England have started with the mindset that a draw is essential, a win would be a nice bonus. If Australia bat poorly they may well win easily but so far their demeanor seems to suggest "if we bat for 2 days we won't lose"
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BJT obsessed with Eng's RR. Desperate stuff.
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Lost 1 wicket in a session and they are still at SP. Their RR is very important. You choose not to see it, not my problem.
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Brearley looks younger now than when he was playing..
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DOES THE LOW RR POINT TOWARDS A DRAW?
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At this stage of course. But very early into a 5 day game.
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