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The Ashes
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barely hitting another set
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specsavers stumps
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umpires call on leg stump on the 2nd set
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time for a cuppa
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Draw just hit 2.8
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good idea
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Draw layers especially day 1 draw layers must be fretting!
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anybody who has laid the big double figures & not taken cover much earlier is in a whirlwind of sh1t
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England are on for a battering here
Same as in Aus, get in to decent positions and then get slaughtered still Smith is decent but he's nothing special in my opinion, he's got the most ridiculous technique in test cricket history, moves around like he's on Ecstasy England have bowled absolutely pitifully since having them 122/8 in the first innings |
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Had them 20/2 in this innings and then let them have easy runs by bowling Moeen
 5-0 Australia incoming |
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has smith ever faced a truely great fast bowler, or great spinner?
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Ottis Gibson, who has been linked with replacing Trevor Bayliss as England coach, has been released from his role as head coach of South Africa.
Gibson, who had two spells as England bowling coach, took charge of South Africa in October 2017. The Proteas had a poor World Cup, winning three of their nine matches. |
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Don't agree with that about Smith. If it were so easy to get him out, he wouldn't avg 63 in Tests after starting his career as a bowler. Or do you think the bowling teams have been crap all this time?
What will happen though is that one day when his hand eye coordination isn't the same anymore, his downfall will be very quick. But no one knows when that day will arrive. |
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No, elis
He's nothing special and England had him dancing all over the shop last series in England |
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draw certainty here .According to roots interview after the ireland test( ive got no concerns about our batting line up)
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He started of as a pie chucker and ended up being a batsman who moves around showing his stumps a lot but still averages 60
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root has bowled as good as any spinner
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eng spinner
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Well done Rooty
You've made an awful Aussie batting lineup look like legendary world 11 |
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averaging over 60 "nothing special"
I fear this is another bollock you've dropped SS |
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Even managed to make Siddle and Lyon look like Dravid and Tendulkar in the first digs as well
Took some doing that |
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Let's see if you can name one cricketer averaging over 60?
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If he had proper bowlers, and I'm talking proper specialist bowlers he'd be averaging 40 at best in my opinion
Murali? Warne? McGrath? Lee? etc Not All rounders like Moeen Ali and Woakes |
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So by that logic, every batsman in the world is a crap batsman? Because they aren't even averaging 60.
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He shows his stumps a lot ffs
He's got a questionable technique in my opinion If they has consistent bowlers bowling at him he'd struggle more |
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lyon's gonna roll through England..gonna need some weather
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Not at all, detrav
Smith has just had it very easy in his career |
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Tbf when the ball is about to be delivered he is still
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I think you're really talking bollox SS.
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^correct
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I remember South Africa doing a number on him in the past
When they had Steyn, Philander and Morkel Proper fast bowlers, none of this all rounder stuff we have in Stokes and Woakes |
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Why is moeen still bowling with the old ball? He's a different beast with the new cherry. Let him bowl with the new one root.
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the only other player (in most people's living memory) to average over 60 is adam voges
now I would accept criticism of him as valid as he is nowhere near worthy of his place amongst the best test batsmen of all time smith is a bona fide world class batsman |
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SontaranStratagem • August 4, 2019 3:04 PM BST
I remember South Africa doing a number on him in the past batsmen are allowed to progress you know was he a 60 avg cricketer in his early days, no of course not |
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Wonder
I'd be confident those 3 would do him now if they were still young and fit of course |
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england snoozing there
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He's being made to look good here by Stokes, Woakes and Moeen Ali, 2 of them are in the team for their batting and the other is a bonafide all rounder as well lets be honest
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wouldnt mind seeing archer bowling at him
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