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1st TEST - England v Sri Lanka

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viccarlton said:
Easy to slate a player, but how can a first class professional cricketer even contemplate playing a shot like that, schoolboy cricket.
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You're right, especially on his home ground too. First match nerves may have played a part.

mackembhoy said:
Bloody hell, so root, cook and now ballance can't play on the front foot.

f***ing great stuff
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To be fair, until he got out I thought Ballance played well technically.

brandon said:
Great run-rate mind. Mainly due to Bell playing some positive shots - perhaps a lesson to the others?
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45 dot balls in 63 balls.
 
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chopsfc007 said:
bollocks
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Should the inexperienced Ballance bat at 3?

mackembhoy said:
The man who single handely won us the ashes last summer?
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There was no batting crisis back then, times have changed pretty fast

Safc_Luke said:
He has openly said he will bat anywhere for England many times.

Captain/coach like to keep him down the order for stability if the wankers up the top fail.

It makes perfect sense anyway as now he's our best player...
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You've just given the perfect reason why he should be at 3

Your best batsman should generally be at 3, especially when those around him are much weaker
 
Icarebecauseyoudo said:
Should the inexperienced Ballance bat at 3?


There was no batting crisis back then, times have changed pretty fast


You've just given the perfect reason why he should be at 3

Your best batsman should generally be at 3, especially when those around him are much weaker
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its not up to him where he bats and he is more comfortable at 4 don't see the issue
 
Icarebecauseyoudo said:
Should the inexperienced Ballance bat at 3?


There was no batting crisis back then, times have changed pretty fast


You've just given the perfect reason why he should be at 3

Your best batsman should generally be at 3, especially when those around him are much weaker
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Michael Clarke is Aus best batsman but he doesn't bat at 3....
 
Icarebecauseyoudo said:
Should the inexperienced Ballance bat at 3?


There was no batting crisis back then, times have changed pretty fast


You've just given the perfect reason why he should be at 3

Your best batsman should generally be at 3, especially when those around him are much weaker
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yes there was he the only one to get runs
 
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