Cricket
The Ashes, 1st Test at Cardiff
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Impossible to call with any hint of certainty. My own view is that if Aus bat to tea then the wicket is the winner and a draw is likely. If they bat 'til tea there is a chance they can bat beyond.
England could force a winning position if they take a lead but more importantly do not allow Aus to the crease much after lunch. The weather may eventually become a get out of jail card but to base any bets around it is not advisable. Althought the forecast shows rain there may only be a slight shower or two and maybe even dueing lunch. Not much play may be lost. On a patriotic note I hope Aus bat beyond tea but slowly and I can lay back some draw green to cover other eventualities! All three results possible for me and none probable. |
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I was going to say there are always 3 things you can rely on, but then I remembered gambling winnings are tax free in Oz.
The other 2 are, Death Punters over estimating the chance of draw after day 2 of a Test. |
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India finally starting to score some runs
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Good call there pxb, in NZ gambling winnings are tax free as well... great that. Good call was referring to the overestimation of the draw after day 2......
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I don't know how people can be so confident in a draw, I know it's the easy thing to do because you can sit on the fence and not take a one way or another position but ffs it's day 2, all it takes is a good spell from 1 bowler and it opens the game right up
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Second Coming... ssshhhhhhh.... lets not wake people up :)
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They won't wake up, because its going to be a draw, (don't tell anyone, its not)
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Agree with you there second coming - with the forecast improving for Sunday the chances of a draw are pretty slim imo.
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saying that though i think England are in a far better position than Aussie's
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come on eng bet unders @ 420.5 spread.
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so overs its bound to be
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any news on Starc's potential injury?
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Binny goating so hard for India.
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aus are very short here.
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very surprised that was given out, I thought it was too high and even on the replay, it looked like it would go over, I suppose it may be the home advantage that got England that wicket and was surprised the ball actually was hitting the stumps.
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Watson LBW, quelle surprise
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draw flying out
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England at home are a pretty good outfit. Home advantage is much more important that people realise
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England should be odds on... Could be 300 ahead by the end of the day
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i'd only be very surprised if the standing umpire was a good one.
it does look too high given where it struck him on the pad and how far forward he got, but i suppose it just goes to show how dead this wicket is. |
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Bloody hell, that kept low!
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Nice over Broady, let's hope Johnson was just watching and not taking note.
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should have reviewed that. 5 over left until the reset.
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just because Wales get into the Fifa ranking top 10 they think they can host the Ashes.
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how can it not be a good decision, ball is hitting stumps.
strange comment from holding. these close ones fair enough either way, but shouldn't always go to the batsman like holding says. |
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Loving this
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Wood is the best find since Finn
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When's this tail going to start wagging ?
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Let's hope Finn can come back like Anderson did
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england need to stop bowling full and at the stumps at the lower order and tail.
we need to stick with the tried and tested method of 75 mph bouncers. |
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lets try 90mph bouncers
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If Michael Holding is right that the umpire should have to be sure to give it out, then the review needs to change so that if the ball is hitting the wicket the batsman is out regardless of the umpires decision. They can't have it both ways. There is no discression at Wimbledon where I would prefer the review to be taken from the centre of the ball as a small overlap does not mean that the ball touched the line at all.
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absolutely spot on sageform, holding is stuck in the 80s talking bowlarks
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