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#361
06-20-2023, 02:23 PM (This post was last modified: 06-20-2023, 02:32 PM by ericlegrisly.)
Starting to fancy them quite strongly now. Stay in, slow and steady and accelerate when the total hoves in to view. Khawaja looks undismissable.

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#362
06-20-2023, 02:32 PM
Turn and bounce .. game on.
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#363
06-20-2023, 02:33 PM
Yes Mo
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#364
06-20-2023, 02:33 PM
Big wicket. Concerned about Moeen up until the last two balls. But if he continues that we're favourites.
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#365
06-20-2023, 02:35 PM
MOEEN MUNIR ALI!!!

Absolutely fucking HUGE wicket.
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#366
06-20-2023, 02:48 PM (This post was last modified: 06-20-2023, 03:31 PM by SuperBob2002.)
Moeen is bowling some pies here - shows how much that injured finger is playing him up. He's also bowling some nice jaffas.
At the risk of being called negative I can't see where 5 wickets are coming from in these conditions. We're bowling well but the ball and pitch are offering sod all assistance. Plenty of effort and endeavour, but it's not just happening.

Regroup over tea, and have another burst. It'll be some effort from us to win from here.
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#367
06-20-2023, 03:56 PM
Yeah we're right behind the 8-ball here. Mainly due to Khawaja batting incredibly well.

Absolutely Australia's to lose.
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#368
06-20-2023, 04:03 PM (This post was last modified: 06-20-2023, 04:04 PM by SuperBob2002.)
Slow, steady and sensible wins the race. Who's have thunk it, eh?  Big Grin Big Grin
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06-20-2023, 04:07 PM (This post was last modified: 06-20-2023, 04:10 PM by strawman.)
(06-20-2023, 04:03 PM)SuperBob2002 Wrote: Slow, steady and sensible wins the race. Who's have thunk it, eh?  Big Grin Big Grin

Dropping catches, missing stumpings and having a bowler that won't / can't bowl helps lose em

It aint over yet
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06-20-2023, 04:10 PM
(06-20-2023, 04:07 PM)strawman Wrote:
(06-20-2023, 04:03 PM)SuperBob2002 Wrote: Slow, steady and sensible wins the race. Who's have thunk it, eh?  Big Grin Big Grin

Dropping catches, missing stumpings and having a bowler that won't / can't bowl helps lose em

Agreed. 

I'm not calling for an overhaul in style or selection, or anything as ludicrous as that. But Foakes has to come in and we must select a genuine spin bowler who has played regular cricket. Quite who that is, I don't know. But we can't persist with Ali. We need to somehow find a balance between being aggressive and showing positive intent without being reckless and giving wickets away. You don't need to be reverse sweeping, ramping and slogging to score quick runs. There's plenty of safe and sensible ways to score runs. 

Australia have taught England a bit of a lesson over the last five days. Slow, sensible and steady cricket beats fast, aggressive and reckless cricket.
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