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1st TEST - England v Sri Lanka

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Dexter said:
Hopefully we'll see a nice aggressive declaration just after lunch on Day 5, that'll show them we mean business.
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Cook probably hoping Anderson bowls a JFK ball and takes 5 wickets with one delivery.

TopCat said:
Should've declared by now. Team game, not about individual scores....especially when Ballance is batting like Boycott right now
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Correct. Should have declared half hour ago. Same old.....
 
TopCat said:
Should've declared by now. Team game, not about individual scores....especially when Ballance is batting like Boycott right now
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spot on. trott-esque batting with a captain who is pandering to it. poor show all round, go for the win ffs.
 
mackembhoy said:
Warne said we should have declared over an hour ago.

f***ing pathetic, cook is an utterly abysmal captain
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Wouldn't go that far. We're coming off the back of a difficult winter and a string of defeats. No harm in Cook making sure we don't lose in the first instance. If we declared, set them 320 to win and they knocked it off by tea then Cook would be getting slagged for too generous a declaration. Easy for Warne to be adventurous, it's an easy game from the commentary box
 
TopCat said:
Wouldn't go that far. We're coming off the back of a difficult winter and a string of defeats. No harm in Cook making sure we don't lose in the first instance. If we declared, set them 320 to win and they knocked it off by tea then Cook would be getting slagged for too generous a declaration. Easy for Warne to be adventurous, it's an easy game from the commentary box
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Well lets just be a side that plays for draws.

Cook is a f***ing wet blanket. I'd rather lose than play this type of cricket
 
TopCat said:
Wouldn't go that far. We're coming off the back of a difficult winter and a string of defeats. No harm in Cook making sure we don't lose in the first instance. If we declared, set them 320 to win and they knocked it off by tea then Cook would be getting slagged for too generous a declaration. Easy for Warne to be adventurous, it's an easy game from the commentary box
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320 is fair enough, but it's now 380 - just going to make it harder for ourselves as they won't even try and chase this.

350 should have been the point when we said enough is enough, terrible mindset playing for individual accolades.
 
mackembhoy said:
Well lets just be a side that plays for draws.

Cook is a f***ing wet blanket. I'd rather than lose than play this type of cricket
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Yeah, that's what I said. The fact that Sri Lanka could have had us bowled out in 60 overs suggests there is something in it for the bowlers

Dexter said:
320 is fair enough, but it's now 380 - just going to make it harder for ourselves as they won't even try and chase this.

350 should have been the point when we said enough is enough, terrible mindset playing for individual accolades.
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By then, a declaration would have brought the close of play
 
mackembhoy said:
Well lets just be a side that plays for draws.

Cook is a f***ing wet blanket. I'd rather lose than play this type of cricket
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at lords, against a side that doesn't tour well. yeah, we better be cautious and set them a record chase.

all be forgotten tomorrow when we skittle them mind.
 
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