Barnacle Boy
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Did they? Blind *****
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Yep. Lloyd reckons that everyone who has played cricket knows it’s out.
The cameras are deceiving
Barnacle Boy
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Strange the 3rd umpire took a good few minutes looking at the replay then. Made no difference in the end as that was awful from england
smoker
Striker
Bayliss has had four f***ing years to sort out the batting and if anything it's got worse...fed up of saying the same things over and over again, he has to go.
Mr Redknapp
Striker
There are fundamental flaws which have not been addressed, in-fact as you it's getting worse.
smoker
Striker
Three specialist batsmen in a team of 11 is kind of beyond parody
50 from 9 overs. Tough bowling conditions eh. *****.
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Mr Redknapp
Striker
Turned if off mate, the match went between lunch and tea.
Root's decision could possibly ruin the confidence of the team fro the rest of the series, Credit to India but I think England played way too negatively once the first wicket went.
smoker
Striker
Yup. I can accept us being a poor team if we just didn't have the players. What I can't forgive is the stupid selections, village captaincy decisions, mental weakness and players performing well within their capacity. We were complacent af, came intoithe match expecting to blow India away and lost the match when it didn't happen. There was literally no Plan B.
Our confidence will be shot to shit after this and they are going to need something special to regain the momentum.
Silly Point
Striker
Two grounds that will suit India coming up as well. Have to bat first AND CRUCIALLY BAT WELL to avoid the same result at those grounds.
Bowling some absolute pot pies here, like.
FFS.
Couldn't catch Aids in Africa, this lot.
Couldn't catch Aids in Africa, this lot.
Monument View
Striker
Looks like it has all gone completely tits up
So much for disturbing a winning bream.?
So much for disturbing a winning bream.?
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stephen cartwright
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Very fishy
Silly Point
Striker
Beau Peep
Striker
I know why you're saying that but I have done for 25 years. But you can tell when the batsmen's mindset is restricting them to the point of suffocation. At that stage coming in and blocking wouldn't have had India's bowlers rattled and loosening their focus, line and length, but attacking them was the only way to change the game at that point. Lance Klusener or Andy Flintoff coming in at number six would have burst out of that mindset, but we just went in cravenly and nurdling at a ball swinging a bit (not that much) and getting ourselves out.
We had to change the game and by the time Buttler did, it was far too late.
Silly Point
Striker
The last team to come from 2 down to win a Test series was Bradman's Australia. Would anyone be surprised if this England side became the first to lose a series from 2-0 up since then? No me neither
Mr Redknapp
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You seen Kohli's face when England won the toss, when they bowled I bet he couldn't believe his luck
Also nice to see giving the gloves to Jonny Bairstow helped his batting
On another note, Ed Smith is slowly turning into Mick McCarthy
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Willis was furious like
He has a point about the batting, overrated
“40 is the benchmark for a good test batsman and we have 2”
On top of that, one is clearly on the wane.
He has a point about the batting, overrated
“40 is the benchmark for a good test batsman and we have 2”
On top of that, one is clearly on the wane.
Jack Torrance
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England's slip fielding is dreadful
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