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I think there are a few waiting in the wings but the best / most proven happen to be that bit older. I still struggle to think of Broad being in his late 30s and think of him being not much older than the kid who made his test debut 16 years ago now! Wood obviously hasn't played a huge amount of Test cricket due to injuries but that might mean he is able to prolong his career and he should have a few years left in him.MidlandsGrimpeur2 said:This Barney Ronay article did make me chuckle a fair bit.
https://theguardian.com/sport/blog/2023/jul/19/jonny-bairstow-catch-bazball-england
The joking aside, it does raise a serious point about the age of our bowling attack (Wood and Woakes are both mid 30's as well). There seems to have been little effort to develop young players. I understand that when you have had an attack led by Anderson and Broad for years, you can get a bit complacent, but in the next year or 2 we will be in big trouble if we have no real Test quality replacements.
England gave Tongue a run out in the Ireland match and the 1st Test and he'll no doubt be one for the future. There are a few others that have a bit of Test experience such as Curran and Overton. Hopefully Archer can get through his injuries and come back again too.1 -
What's happened to Olly Stone and Saqib Mahmood? I seem to recall they were on the fringes a couple of years ago before injuries.0
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Either 500 by the end of the day or all out by lunch.
Fingers crossed for the first 🤞0 -
If I was Archer I would forget about Test cricket and see how long I could make my T20 career lastPross said:
I think there are a few waiting in the wings but the best / most proven happen to be that bit older. I still struggle to think of Broad being in his late 30s and think of him being not much older than the kid who made his test debut 16 years ago now! Wood obviously hasn't played a huge amount of Test cricket due to injuries but that might mean he is able to prolong his career and he should have a few years left in him.MidlandsGrimpeur2 said:This Barney Ronay article did make me chuckle a fair bit.
https://theguardian.com/sport/blog/2023/jul/19/jonny-bairstow-catch-bazball-england
The joking aside, it does raise a serious point about the age of our bowling attack (Wood and Woakes are both mid 30's as well). There seems to have been little effort to develop young players. I understand that when you have had an attack led by Anderson and Broad for years, you can get a bit complacent, but in the next year or 2 we will be in big trouble if we have no real Test quality replacements.
England gave Tongue a run out in the Ireland match and the 1st Test and he'll no doubt be one for the future. There are a few others that have a bit of Test experience such as Curran and Overton. Hopefully Archer can get through his injuries and come back again too.0 -
Ali playing alright at 3 so far, 31 off 44 so he's done a job, especially with Duckett going so early - for me anything else is a bonus from here from him.0
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Also very confident in getting a full day's play today, once again the forecast showers early on didn't appear (there were a few spots when I went for a run this morning, and I'm about 6 miles East of the ground).
On Saturday it really depends on the timing, I reckon there might still be some chance of some play in the afternoon.0 -
Batted Mo!0
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Yep.
Think this performance from Crawley and Ali highlights how the Aussies underperformed.0 -
I was a bit concerned at 9-1, but we already have two batters scoring more than any of the Australia side. Ali doing well as effectively an opener.1
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On Saturday it really depends on the timing, I reckon there might still be some chance of some play in the afternoon.
Let's hope so. Irrespective of who wins, t would be a great shame if the series was decided by the weather and not general play.
Fair play to Moeen, he had the guts to step up to 3 and has delivered. I did think if he cut the stupid 20/20 shots (mostly) out of is game that he could still score some handy runs. This has gone well beyond 'handy' though!1 -
Sunday will be on off all day I think. I would have thought if we get 4 days in total there will be a result - although chasing in those conditions might be tough.
And that's Ali out for 54 - can't complain about that I'd say.1 -
Root coming in at 130 with 27 overs on the ball is definitely preferable.
I think Crawley has been quite underrated in this series. He's scored swiftly and consistently throughout0 -
And then Ali gives a catch to the same place that he got dropped less than an over ago.0
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Well, scoring rate has gone up!1
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Someone in the pub here said Zak must have nine lives - well if he does he's used them all now!!0
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Ton up for Creepy0
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8 an over for the last 10!
They are definitely playing for the weather now.
I don't want to jinx it but we have played this Test pretty flawlessly so far, the Aussies look baffled at the moment. Hope it continues!0 -
I really hope Australia come to regret their team selection - they're now bowling two part timers in Marsh and Head.0
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Well 2 no balls in an over won't help them.bobmcstuff said:I really hope Australia come to regret their team selection - they're now bowling two part timers in Marsh and Head.
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Think what they'll do if they get their noses in front with plenty of wickets in hand!MidlandsGrimpeur2 said:8 an over for the last 10!
They are definitely playing for the weather now.
I don't want to jinx it but we have played this Test pretty flawlessly so far, the Aussies look baffled at the moment. Hope it continues!0 -
Rather entertaining afternoon session 😁0
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Duckett must be livid that he missed out.0
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Think what they'll do if they get their noses in front with plenty of wickets in hand!
Absolute boundary fest if that happens!0 -
What happens if Stokes gets in at 320/4 rather than 100/4, a 60 ball 100 or out for 2?0
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Crawley 150 at a run a ball.0
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Brook, Stokes, Bairstow still to come yet too. Plenty of quick runs potential there.
I recon if required Broad might fancy a swing ahead of Woakes further down the order too.0 -
Over 300 with just two wickets down. Really didn't see that coming.1
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They don't need to do anything different now either, they're scoring quickly so build a healthy lead and try to make it a 3 innings match to insure against the weather.0
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Ahead with 8 wickets in hand. Where has this batting been earlier in the series?0
