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Post by weststigersbob on Oct 6, 2018 12:12:24 GMT
Wasn't even the worst lbw Tendulkar copped in Australia. Bucknor gave him out to one that was bouncing at least a foot over the stumps (and slightly outside off) in one innings. That was the first LBW in the montage. I still think Steve Bucknor got confused in his own mind. How he survived as an “elite panel” umpire for so long was a complete mystery.... |
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Post by weststigersbob on Oct 7, 2018 7:20:48 GMT
India wins easily (shock horror)
Now we turn to Pakistan v Australia in the UAE.
Pakistan win the toss and batted - 0/48 after 19. No turn, No swing, No seam, even bounce, not slow at all. All it needs is two yellow lines straight down the middle of it. Pakistan should be looking at 500 unless the ball scuffs up quick and Starc and Marsh can get it reversing big.
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Post by hitchcockthelegend on Oct 7, 2018 10:58:22 GMT
How he survived as an “elite panel” umpire for so long was a complete mystery.... Indeed! |
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Post by hitchcockthelegend on Oct 7, 2018 10:59:34 GMT
India wins easily (shock horror) Now we turn to Pakistan v Australia in the UAE. Pakistan win the toss and batted - 0/48 after 19. No turn, No swing, No seam, even bounce, not slow at all. All it needs is two yellow lines straight down the middle of it. Pakistan should be looking at 500 unless the ball scuffs up quick and Starc and Marsh can get it reversing big. Another UAE flatbed... |
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Post by Aj_June on Oct 7, 2018 11:06:21 GMT
India wins easily (shock horror) Now we turn to Pakistan v Australia in the UAE. Pakistan win the toss and batted - 0/48 after 19. No turn, No swing, No seam, even bounce, not slow at all. All it needs is two yellow lines straight down the middle of it. Pakistan should be looking at 500 unless the ball scuffs up quick and Starc and Marsh can get it reversing big. Another UAE flatbed... Australia has been abysmally bad against spin (next only to Saffers) in last 5 years. I hope they can match whatever total Pakistan puts and are able to secure a draw. That would instill great confidence. One worry for them would be 3 debutantes and thus lack of experience. And I am not sure if Travis Head is an appropriate person for trying out in Test cricket with his not so flattering career performance in FC. |
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Post by weststigersbob on Oct 7, 2018 12:36:27 GMT
Australia has been abysmally bad against spin (next only to Saffers) in last 5 years. I hope they can match whatever total Pakistan puts and are able to secure a draw. That would instill great confidence. One worry for them would be 3 debutantes and thus lack of experience. And I am not sure if Travis Head is an appropriate person for trying out in Test cricket with his not so flattering career performance in FC. Neither Head nor Labuschagne have been setting the world on fire, granted, but it’s not as though there are batsmen all over Australia banging the door down either. Both Maxwell and Handscomb were unlucky to not even make the tour - but there is also a long line of “tried and failed” batsmen floating around in Sheffield Shield cricket too. Joe Burns, Nic Maddinson, Alex Dolan, George Bailey, Moises Henriques, Hilton Cartwright.... |
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Post by hitchcockthelegend on Oct 7, 2018 19:56:23 GMT
Hazelwood and Cummins injured? I didn't know they had gone back to Siddle?!
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Post by weststigersbob on Oct 8, 2018 1:13:35 GMT
Hazelwood and Cummins injured? I didn't know they had gone back to Siddle?! Both injured. The word around the traps is that Siddle was picked more because of his attitude and what he brings to the team environment rather than on field results. He’s an uphill into the wind specialist and can bowl reverse swing. He’s ideal for UAE conditions really. |
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Post by Aj_June on Oct 8, 2018 1:35:10 GMT
This is funny.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 8, 2018 1:43:50 GMT
Man, it's only 5am in Dubai? Come on, I want some cricket already....
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Post by hitchcockthelegend on Oct 9, 2018 11:47:44 GMT
Convicts collapsing against Pak, 142 for 0 to 202 for 8!
They must have taken lessons from the English!
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Post by hitchcockthelegend on Oct 9, 2018 11:49:32 GMT
Convicts collapsing against Pak, 142 for 0 to 202 for 8! They must have taken lessons from the English! Make that 202 for 9! |
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Post by Aj_June on Oct 9, 2018 12:14:28 GMT
Convicts collapsing against Pak, 142 for 0 to 202 for 8! They must have taken lessons from the English! Make that 202 for 9! It's rather surprising that Pakistan didn't enforce the follow on. They would probably want to set a target of 425 but they don't actually need that much.
England's match should be starting soon I guess. My guess is that matches in SL would be low scoring. SL's batting is miserable at the moment.
In other news the idiot Harbhajan Singh is mocking the West Indies but it seems he forgot how despicable and classless Indians were in England. Often getting bowled out for less than 200.
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Post by Carl LaFong on Oct 9, 2018 12:26:37 GMT
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Post by Aj_June on Oct 9, 2018 12:34:03 GMT
1990-2000 was perhaps worst time for Test cricket in that the batsmen got tons and tons of runs. There avaerge score has fallen it seems in 2010s...I don't mind low scoring games but Aus's collapse must have been very disappointing for the fans and it is something they did frequently during 2014-16 period. So improvements during 2017 seems to have reverted. |
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Post by hitchcockthelegend on Oct 9, 2018 12:42:27 GMT
It's rather surprising that Pakistan didn't enforce the follow on. They would probably want to set a target of 425 but they don't actually need that much.
England's match should be starting soon I guess. My guess is that matches in SL would be low scoring. SL's batting is miserable at the moment.
In other news the idiot Harbhajan Singh is mocking the West Indies but it seems he forgot how despicable and classless Indians were in England. Often getting bowled out for less than 200.
I guess I really should input something about the England V India series. Of course I was delighted, I greatly admire Kohli the player, but as a person and Captain (his conduct in the field is often a disgrace) leaves me cold, so it was delightful to stick it to him. But anyone who watched the series knows that the end result flatters England greatly, nothing between the sides so England were grateful for some serious fortune with weather conditions. That said, England "dropped" Kohli into form right from the off when the pressure was on him, would it have been worse for India had England held those early catches? But all you guys know I'm sure, we are in a desperate state in cricket where home advantage is pretty much everything, and we have to get away from that. Toss choice to the away team like in County Cricket? What do we do guys? Of course this doesn't excuse the continued failure of countries unable to adapt to the turning/moving ball when they go abroad... |
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Post by hitchcockthelegend on Oct 9, 2018 12:46:34 GMT
Stato legend  |
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Post by Aj_June on Oct 9, 2018 13:00:03 GMT
It's rather surprising that Pakistan didn't enforce the follow on. They would probably want to set a target of 425 but they don't actually need that much.
England's match should be starting soon I guess. My guess is that matches in SL would be low scoring. SL's batting is miserable at the moment.
In other news the idiot Harbhajan Singh is mocking the West Indies but it seems he forgot how despicable and classless Indians were in England. Often getting bowled out for less than 200.
I guess I really should input something about the England V India series. Of course I was delighted, I greatly admire Kohli the player, but as a person and Captain (his conduct in the field is often a disgrace) leaves me cold, so it was delightful to stick it to him. But anyone who watched the series knows that the end result flatters England greatly, nothing between the sides so England were grateful for some serious fortune with weather conditions. That said, England "dropped" Kohli into form right from the off when the pressure was on him, would it have been worse for India had England held those early catches? But all you guys know I'm sure, we are in a desperate state in cricket where home advantage is pretty much everything, and we have to get away from that. Toss choice to the away team like in County Cricket? What do we do guys? Of course this doesn't excuse the continued failure of countries unable to adapt to the turning/moving ball when they go abroad... I get there is a feeling that India vs England was not as uncompetitive as scoreline predicts but the fact is that Indian batsmen were actually depiscable and toally below international standards. Yes, Indian bowlers did put a decent performance and that saved them total embarassment but India's batting was actually horrible in that almost all their batsmen were averaging less than 25 except Kohli, who was as you (and Pimpin had) pointed out got extremly lucky. As for Kohli the person - he makes me sick. I am a fan of Rahul Dravid and these new age Indians make me feel horrible.
One might say even England's batting was not that good on occasions but to be fair England's batting had Cook (who was about to leave international cricket) and Stokes who was having outside problems. Further England's batting were facing pretty decent bowling. England's bowling was pretty good in that the new kid impressed with both the ball and the bat. Hopefully, Andeson can play for a bit so that England bowlers transition well
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Post by hitchcockthelegend on Oct 9, 2018 13:20:10 GMT
Pak/Australia
Nightwatchman LOL!
Why?
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Post by hoskotafe3 on Oct 9, 2018 22:41:27 GMT
Lost all ten for 60. Not a new low, but a low that's becoming less and less surprising.
Travis Head a duck on debut. Khawaja looked good. Finch looked comfortable while the pitch wasn't doing anything.
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