Sven Roeder
10:21 Sat Jun 11
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Its only the second day of the Test and I think Ali only bowled 8 overs for 20 odd which is probably what you'd expect as the wicket flattens out after any initial life.
Was reading that Scott Borthwick is favourite to replace Compton at 3 and bowl some leg spin.
He played one Test and batted eight while bowling some spin and the article optimistically said he could be the new Steve Smith .... going from leg spinner to specialist batsman.
I know Dr Matt likes the teenage leg spinner Mason Crane but he presumably needs more experience. That would be a bold choice though.
Rashid seems to be out of the picture a bit.
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Eerie Descent
7:58 Sat Jun 11
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These are the sort of situations where you wished England picked a spinner in the side...
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SurfaceAgentX2Zero
12:24 Sat Jun 11
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Is a MBE a sort of cup or drinking receptacle, then? Or the CBE? Otherwise your 'joke' doesn't really work, does it?
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Sven Roeder
12:15 Sat Jun 11
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Alistair Cook awarded CBE
Stuart Broad MBE
Surface MUG
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SurfaceAgentX2Zero
12:13 Sat Jun 11
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Oh dear. Pretending your petulance was humour again?
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Sven Roeder
11:57 Fri Jun 10
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Ha ha
You take things far far too seriously
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SurfaceAgentX2Zero
11:40 Fri Jun 10
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Sven Roeder 4:34 Fri Jun 10
'But we were talking about his batting you confused little turd'
Oh dear! The chippy Aussie who claims to like a bit of friendly banter doesn't seem to be able to cope with a bit of friendly banter.
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Northern Sold
5:55 Fri Jun 10
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Valid point Westside... dying artform
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Sven Roeder
5:55 Fri Jun 10
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Teams these days want an allrounder (Stokes) & a batsman keeper so that they have effectively 13 players
Blame Gilchrist for the second part of that
He took the likes of James Foster and ruined their lives
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Westside
5:54 Fri Jun 10
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Northern - you make good points about the keeper situation, but are the any excellent glove men left in County Cricket? All seem to be batsmen first, which is what the counties want, as much as England.
Sadly, Foster will be heading for the retirement home soon.
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Northern Sold
5:39 Fri Jun 10
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Buttler is not a proper keeper either?? Get your best gloveman in for test cricket... batsman make the runs... bowlers get you the wickets... and the best gloveman does what he is best at... we have become blinkered into thinking that we must have a batting/Keeper... it's unfair on Bairstow and Buttler... Stewart and to a lesser extent Prior (who was pretty ropey with the Turtles when he started) got away with it ... we have easily got a good enough batting line up now to worry about JB donning thegloves
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Far Cough
5:21 Fri Jun 10
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Good innings by the Ginger Bradman
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Sven Roeder
5:17 Fri Jun 10
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Bairstow may well end up playing as a batsman with Buttler or another behind the stumps & Root at 3.
Compton has to be finished
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One McAvennieeeeee
5:09 Fri Jun 10
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Good start from the Lankans. Looking to be a good test match.
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Northern Sold
5:07 Fri Jun 10
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The sooner we get a proper wicket keeper in the better... not Bairstow's fault but he ain't no gloveman like his old man was...
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Mr. Burns
4:50 Fri Jun 10
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England wins 4 Aus wins 2.
COOK wins again.
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Sven Roeder
4:47 Fri Jun 10
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Ashes 2010/11 he was phenomenal
Ashes 2006/7 , 2009, 2013, 2013/14 & 2015 he failed
Average 25 to 30 ish
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One McAvennieeeeee
4:41 Fri Jun 10
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Gutted?
*Polishes URN*
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Mr. Burns
4:40 Fri Jun 10
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COOK never fails Sven.
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Sven Roeder
4:38 Fri Jun 10
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I'd go as far as to say he won the Ashes at the Oval 2009, Durham 2013 & Trent Bridge 2015 in series where players like Cook failed.
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Sven Roeder
4:34 Fri Jun 10
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He has been the decisive player with the ball in several recent Ashes series. Probably England's most effective player
But we were talking about his batting you confused little turd
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