Beau Peep
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But is Pietersen really that indispensable to this team? Two years ago yes, but not for a while now. Particularly not when playing a team as poor as Australia are righ now.
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But is Pietersen really that indispensable to this team? Two years ago yes, but not for a while now. Particularly not when playing a team as poor as Australia are righ now.
ProfessionalMackem
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2 days left marra.
Personally I wouldve declared. but I can see why we carried on a bit, demoralise them and let our batters bully their bowlers a bit more. 45 mins of smashing it about in the morning then declare. No way can there batters survive 2 days imo.
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yes. Pietersen would leave a gaping hole in the middle order. May not change the course of the series but he will score big at some point if he stays fit
smoker
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Mr Redknapp
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Football is a fantastic sport but cricket is such a complex game. You have to be pretty intelligent to understand the sport as its very psychological.
Cricket captains are the manager of the team too.
smoker
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You don't drop a mercurial talent like Pietersen on the back of one bad match.
Pietersen seems to be obsessed with his injuries and often appears to rule himself out of games/series before the prognosis is in......remember the "on the plane before the x-ray" fiasco in Aus 06/07?
Charlestonian
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I do, slightly.
They must have asked Clarke about the new ball, I found it very bizarre he didn't take it to try and do something, anything, to get his side some wickets.
That was the main weapon he had at his disposal for me today.
I'm guessing that Clarke has accepted his fate and was trying to take time out of teh game - the new ball often goes for lots of runs when the batsmen are set and the game is stacked in teh batting side's favour. Also, probably protecting Harris in the hope that the next test will be winable
Scotty 1978
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Australia are poor, probably the poorest Australian side i have ever seen. Are they even as good as New Zealand ?
smoker
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Also, fewer and fewer state schools play cricket these days. It's difficult to justify the cost in equipment and facilities, for a sport that many boys will consider a 'toffs sport'.
Charlestonian
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Possibly right there, it's just very strange seeing the Australians almost surrender.
Long may it continue :-D
Charlestonian
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Oh aye absolutely. It just doesn't seem very Australian, you expect them to battle tooth and nail to the very last.
It seems their spirit may have been broken by Trent Bridge.
Scotty 1978
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Whilst its great giving the Aussies a beating, i was hoping for a competitive series, looks like the white wash is on.
Pathetic. We are lucky this isn't the amazing South Africans
Steak Pie
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Are you insane? I mean certifiably mental?
Beau Peep
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You think he's indispensable? I'm not saying drop him, just that the team would cope without him. Are you saying we'd lose this series if he got injured and didn't play? No.
There's a difference between important and indispenable
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