India vs England First Test
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Mr Redknapp
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England are getting a tad predictable in the sense of they lose wickets very early in a days play after batting well the day before.
heroesof73
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ah well
Encouraging second innings there though, if we can have the confidence to bat like that from the start in the 2nd test, we've got a much better chance. It would also help if we brought in Panesar and Finn for Patel and Bresnan.
ProfessionalMackem
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Aye, I wonder why he was having a go at Aleem Dar. Dar is the best umpire going. He should've just nutted Dhoni the cock.
Andy.SAFC
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There's no way they'll have 3 number 11s in the team.
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safcdccc
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bringing KP back in worked well :roll:
Big Bad Bri
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You're probably right but with Prior, Broad and Swann at 6, 7 and 8 our batting should be strong enough to accommodate Finn, Panesar and Anderson.
They'll probably not go for anything so radical though so I expect Panesar for Bresnan and Bairstow or Morgan for Bell will be the only changes.
Patel will probably get another chance but if he fails again I suspect they may replace him with a batter (Morgan or Bairstow) and use Trott and KP to supplement the 4 mainline bowlers.
Mainze
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dangermows
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England continue to get the selections completely wrong. First up, you go to India, you pick two main spinners (So Panesar should definitely be back in). Also, they are still obsessed with picking bowlers on their batting merits. Rediculous. Pick bowlers who can get you 20 wickets because ultimately that is what you need to win test matches. (So Finn should be in the next test).
Playing Bell worked well :roll:
Playing Patel worked well :roll:
Playing Brensan worked well :roll:
Both Willis and Butcher reckoned that would be the case mind.
Correct.
Playing Bell worked well :roll:
Playing Patel worked well :roll:
Playing Brensan worked well :roll:
Both Willis and Butcher reckoned that would be the case mind.
Correct.
Andy.SAFC
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Broad is a right petulant twat. Who is he to criticise Ian Botham? He's not the best pundit, but he's been there, done that and got the t-shirt.
I'd like to see them in the team too, I just can't see them being picked with England's current obsession to pick bowlers who can "bat a bit", despite proving time and time again they can't be relied on when needed.
dangermows
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They were talking about it earlier. Broad has since said people wrongly presumed he was talking about Botham.
Mainze
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Twisted
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agreed though i had no idea his overseas numbers were so bad, 14.8 with bat and 41.7 with ball
that is dreadfulagreed though i had no idea his overseas numbers were so bad, 14.8 with bat and 41.7 with ball
what is Anderson like overseas to provide context
Andy.SAFC
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37, and 27 UAE (they're showing up as different things on cricinfo).
Although he averages 34 in Asia, compared to Broad's 40.
better but not exactly brilliant
Andy.SAFC
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Unless a seamer can bowl 90mph, or are brought up on sub-continent pitches, they're likely to struggle out there.
Talking of 90mph seamers:
Mainze
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Finn out.....bugger.
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