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England v India - Third Test, 10/07

Ghfd said:
I want to reply but can’t. Arrgh. Maybe try someone else and they may improve including those who have failed in the past

Sorry I know that’s patronising and arrogant
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Yes lets do it. who's your favourite out of the failures? lees with his 23 test average is having a good season? Out of all of the abject failures lees is probably my favourite. Hameed always looks like a fish out of water for England but his form maybe warrants yet another chance. Jennings for a fourth time could be a shout? true his previous 2 comebacks haven't been very successful but third time lucky - that's what i say.
 

dangermows said:
I'm not into attacks sir. I just found your point about a lack of pace to downplay a players bowling ability silly.

Crawley, who you dislike, got out to a very good ball. That doesn't mean hrs great, but opposition never get praise, which is odd.

The latter half of your post is simply childish. To me you come across as someone who tends to hoy the toys and play the victim when its just a debate.

I'd rather you didnt do just do off from posting, (there wasn't any malice, not from from me anyway, I just found your view point to be silly on this occasion).
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I hoy toys and victim for the simple reason

80 mph is cannon fodder to the modern day top quality test batsman

Nobody acknowledges this but I get aero y, patronising and laughed at

I’ll leave the others to post what’s happening as I’m clearly clueless
See you post 6pm
 
Ghfd said:
I know it’s you as this is and was his style

Pathetic though. You win , I’ll no longer post, you simply won’t acknowledge a very simple point

I don’t need this
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You ok pal?
this is a message board where we share opinions and none of us are obliged to agree with each other. Don't take it so personally and I can promise you I am not the poster you know as MBH.
 
rentaghost said:
Yes let’s do it. who's your favourite out of the failures? lees with his 23 test average is having a good season? Out of all of the abject failures lees is probably my favourite. Hameed always looks like a fish out of water for England but his form maybe warrants yet another chance. Jennings for a fourth time could be a shout? true his previous 2 comebacks haven't been very successful but third time lucky - that's what i say.
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My favourite. Any county opener that is English qualified and called Crawley

Give them all three years of under 30 average then recall Crawley

Sorry for patronising and arrogance
VenisonsMullet said:
You ok pal?
this is a message board where we share opinions and none of us are obliged to agree with each other. Don't take it so personally and I can promise you I am not the poster you know as MBH.
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I’m ok and you are MBh. You stated you’ve never seen me post on this forum. That’s a clear lie but carry on.

I take debate any time but you started with the patronising and arrogance with laughing at any post i made

Simple as that. I’ll reply post 6pm as it’s spoiling the thread
 
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Ghfd said:
My favourite. Any county opener that is English qualified and called Crawley

Give them all three years of under 30 average then recall Crawley

Sorry for patronising and arrogance

I’m ok and you are MBh. You stated you’ve never seen me post on this forum. That’s a clear lie but carry on.

I take debate any time but you started with the patronising and arrogance Roth laughing at any post i made

Simple as that. I’ll reply post 6pm as it’s spoiling the thread
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Who would you pick
 
rentaghost said:
He's poor. Should be dropped imo. However that average is broadly the same as Rory Burns and better than the likes of Jennings (who was your solution to the problem last year) Sibley, Lees, Stoneman, Hameed who were all 'the next cab on the rank'. Test cricket is hard and there is no outstanding candidate that you could realistically expect to take his place and score more than a 30 average. That's not to say we shouldn't try.
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If England are going to replace Crawley - which let's face it they aren't going to do anytime soon even though the majority agree he isn't good enough - I would be looking at Tom Haines at Sussex. Still pretty young at 26, has a career average over 39 and he's having a decent season in Div.1 averaging over 47. Plus he scored 171 and a half century for the Lions against India A the other week.
 
SuperSub said:
If England are going to replace Crawley - which let's face it they aren't going to do anytime soon even though the majority agree he isn't good enough - I would be looking at Tom Haines at Sussex. Still pretty young at 26, has a career average over 39 and he's having a decent season in Div.1 averaging over 47. Plus he scored 171 and a half century for the Lions against India A the other week.
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Makes sense. Won’t happen
 
Ghfd said:
I hoy toys and victim for the simple reason

80 mph is cannon fodder to the modern day top quality test batsman

Nobody acknowledges this but I get aero y, patronising and laughed at

I’ll leave the others to post what’s happening as I’m clearly clueless
See you post 6pm
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80mph is still quick mind. Reaction times are still very small.

At test level it's often referred to military medium. I've always hated that. If the bowler is good enough to either seam or swing accurately at that pace it's still going to trouble quality batters.

Which let's face it. Crawley is not.

He got a good ball from Reddy. That's not saying he's going to be the next Philander or anything but it was a good ball and if Crawley was anything like a good opener, he would have left that on length.

He's gone. We move on...
 
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Reddy in test matches to date

6 tests. 5 wickets at 43. Runs conceded at 4.38 an over

Strike rate every 60 balls

The very definition of cannon fodder
 
Ghfd said:
80 mph is cannon fodder to the modern day top quality test batsman
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Hang on you've back to saying that when just before you said you weren't saying that.... plenty of bowlers at that pace have knocked over top batsmen. And that will continue to happen. It's called skill.

No one is saying Reddy is great. They are saying he bowled a good ball. And that bowlers can cause problems at a slower pace.
 
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Ghfd said:
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Reddy in test matches to date

6 tests. 5 wickets at 43. Runs conceded at 4.38 an over

Strike rate every 60 balls

The very definition of cannon fodder
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Irrelevant he bowled a decent ball to get Crawley
dangermows said:
Hang on you've back to saying that when just before you said you weren't saying that.... plenty of bowlers at that pace have knocked over top batsmen. And that will continue to happen. It's called skill.
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Exactly Crawley got a good ball
 
Poor and not quick bowlers are allowed to get people out on occasions with good balls.

That’s happened in cricket since forever.

All bowlers poor, good, quick, slow bowl some good balls at times that’s just cricket
 
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Ghfd said:
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Reddy in test matches to date

6 tests. 5 wickets at 43. Runs conceded at 4.38 an over

Strike rate every 60 balls

The very definition of cannon fodder
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Yes but not for that short 4 over spell in helpful conditions at Lords where he took two wickets, looked more of a threat than the best bowler in world cricket has looked and challenged both edges of the bat against arguably the best batsman of his generation. He may well be back to being 'cannon fodder' after lunch.
 
Ghfd said:
I’m ok and you are MBh. You stated you’ve never seen me post on this forum. That’s a clear lie but carry on.

I take debate any time but you started with the patronising and arrogance with laughing at any post i made

Simple as that. I’ll reply post 6pm as it’s spoiling the thread
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I don't come on this forum a great deal. I only signed up this year or last. Whoever you think I am, I am not. I can promise you that.
Stick me on ignore. Far easier than getting yourself worked up.
 
The usual suspects are into the pile on

Now for crying out loud , you’ve all proved your points and move on

We differ. You don’t like my arrogant and patronising posting

So I will cease as it spoils the game

Can’t say fairer than that. And up your red and white Rob. You always love a pile on at me

When five or six people post against someone and ridicule that’s a pile on to upset

I get it a lot and I respond. Maybe I should totally ignore it

Happy now ?
VenisonsMullet said:
I don't come on this forum a great deal. I only signed up this year or last. Whoever you think I am, I am not. I can promise you that.
Stick me on ignore. Far easier than getting yourself worked up.
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You lied clearly though about me never been seen on this forum

Sorry but you did. Now you won’t see me as your wish is being delivered

And no you are not on ignore as you ain’t a mag
 
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SuperSub said:
If England are going to replace Crawley - which let's face it they aren't going to do anytime soon even though the majority agree he isn't good enough - I would be looking at Tom Haines at Sussex. Still pretty young at 26, has a career average over 39 and he's having a decent season in Div.1 averaging over 47. Plus he scored 171 and a half century for the Lions against India A the other week.
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Haines is definitely the next cab on the rank and the one whose stats over the last couple of seasons warrant a call up. He may get his opportunity. I don't think county cricket is necessarily the best guide and all of the aforementioned Jennings, Burns, Stoneman, Hameed etc have all been selected under the some basis. However country cricket and the Lions is the benchmark we have and he's the obvious shout.
 
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