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I decided that rather than watch us get thrashed I'd go outside, mow the lawns and dig over the flower bed ready for Tat to do her stuff with the bedding plants. Came in to see that we lost by ten wickets after facing just over 80 overs in two innings! Yikes...thanks a lot, England...She's been nagging me since lockdown started to get those jobs done!
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#439 25 Feb 2021 at 4.27pm | | |
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In reply to Post #438
Gill gave a chance to 2nd slip but we had no one there. One can become two then a bit of panic then who knows either way it was a crap field. Crowd the batsmen and see what happens.
As for the pitch things like that should happen on 4th and 5th days.
ICC too weak to do anything to BCCI so don't think much will happen.
Thought the umpires were decent given the nature of the pitch but third umpire again was sub standard.
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#438 25 Feb 2021 at 2.06pm | | |
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In reply to Post #437
Close catching is vital and we won't get the chances wiothe the field like that! Did you see the amount of dust and scuffed wicket they swept up betwen the innings...! 
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#437 25 Feb 2021 at 1.23pm | | |
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In reply to Post #436
We need to take 10 wickets and the field is spread 
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#436 25 Feb 2021 at 1.22pm | | |
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In reply to Post #435
Just ridiculous. This is not why I watch test cricket...and it's not because I am English and hate seeing us being humiliated; it's simple because these wickets are simply not good enogh for Test Matches.
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#435 25 Feb 2021 at 12.25pm | | |
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In reply to Post #434
Pink ball playing a day/nighter not taking into account that India would produce another turner.
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#434 25 Feb 2021 at 12.18pm | | |
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This is just ridiculous! Could be all over soon! Why oh why did we picked three quicks!???
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#433 25 Feb 2021 at 12.15pm | | |
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In reply to Post #432
At this rate it'll only last 2 days 
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#432 25 Feb 2021 at 11.44am | | |
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In reply to Post #431
ICC are scared of the BCCI so can't see that and no one has been injured but this is what the last two days of a test should be not the first two.
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#431 25 Feb 2021 at 11.16am | | |
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I think some questions need to be asked regarding the wicket , for a wicket to be in that state so early , i know the home side will prepare a wicket to suit their style of play , but this is getting silly and dangerous for the faster bowlers , also there is another test to be played there shortly !
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#430 25 Feb 2021 at 10.51am | | |
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In reply to Post #429
Excellent fightback by England 5fer for the skipper. However i fear much the same for our batters and we need to put some partnerships together.
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#429 24 Feb 2021 at 8.18pm | | |
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In reply to Post #428
On the last tour to Sri Lanka, England dominated by using the sweep/reverse, that shot is high risk against these quicker spinners, and the variable bounce has done for a lot of the batsmen. Three big failures says they haven't been able to adapt
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#428 24 Feb 2021 at 7.09pm | | |
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In reply to Post #427
Yep Crawley looked a different class to the rest but like i said before if they start using their feet to get to the pitch of the ball then it doesn't matter if the ball turns or not you can just play straight don't know what the coaches are teaching them.
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#427 24 Feb 2021 at 5.46pm | | |
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Another shocker.
Crawley looked a different player to the walking wicket he was in Sri Lanka tho, about the only positive I could find
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#426 24 Feb 2021 at 2.19pm | | |
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That went well...
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