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Overcast, lights on, humid - should be good for Anderson and Broad... And Woakes and Wood!0
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Strange innings that, it felt like they were scoring fast between the wickets. Scored at over 5 an over but that in itself doesn't feel that fast with this team. Let's hope we can get stuck into them now.0
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Jeez, one absolutely hooping for Anderson, mostly after passing the batter.0
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Genuine edge from Wood - didn't quite carry to Bairstow. Probably unfair to blame him...0
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Just home in time for the first wicket. All dry.0
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Shame there wasn't a second...
Less than 80 overs in the day again.0 -
Did Moeen make it on to the field at all? I'm guessing he is done for this test then?0
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I would argue that the paying customers got their money's worth with 344 runs and 11 wickets.bobmcstuff said:Shame there wasn't a second...
Less than 80 overs in the day again.
My issue with over rates is that it can be used as a cheating tactic0 -
The problem is that it isn't always the bowling side to blame either so sanctioning them might be unreasonable. It can even be neither side at fault e.g. left and right handed batsmen regularly rotating strike resulting in the field constantly having to change.surrey_commuter said:
I would argue that the paying customers got their money's worth with 344 runs and 11 wickets.bobmcstuff said:Shame there wasn't a second...
Less than 80 overs in the day again.
My issue with over rates is that it can be used as a cheating tactic0 -
I just think make every session 30 overs as they do in county cricket. You have the break when you've bowled the overs.0
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No, and possibly!verylonglegs said:Did Moeen make it on to the field at all? I'm guessing he is done for this test then?
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It definitely can be used as a cheating tactic and it's definitely not always the bowling side - last Saturday we were bowling two spinners in Ali and Root, spinners always have quicker over rates than fast bowlers anyway, but Ali in particular absolutely rattles through his overs and Root isn't slow either. But it was still very slow as Labuschagne in particular was taking ages to get back in his crease, he would stand outside the crease for ages after each ball. This was a clear tactic to slow the game down and wait for the rain.Pross said:
The problem is that it isn't always the bowling side to blame either so sanctioning them might be unreasonable. It can even be neither side at fault e.g. left and right handed batsmen regularly rotating strike resulting in the field constantly having to change.surrey_commuter said:
I would argue that the paying customers got their money's worth with 344 runs and 11 wickets.bobmcstuff said:Shame there wasn't a second...
Less than 80 overs in the day again.
My issue with over rates is that it can be used as a cheating tactic
This would be my favoured approach I think. I think they should just play to the conditions until they have hit the required overs - I think all the stuff about adding extra overs when rain is forecast needs a bit more thought as you probably can't have 120 over days etc.. And reserve days would play havoc with scheduling which is already tight.Tashman said:I just think make every session 30 overs as they do in county cricket. You have the break when you've bowled the overs.
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Anderson getting a lot of movement this morning... Hope it pays off for him.
3 maidens in a row so far0 -
Gone Old Skool test cricket this morning. Tight lines, batters leaving.0
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Wood up at 92-93 mph again, quicker than yesterday. Aussies first runs from byes - that ball moved loads after pitching0
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I wouldbe upfor this... but I have moaned my way out of grounds about a turgid days play but I have never heard a fan complaining about the over rate.Tashman said:I just think make every session 30 overs as they do in county cricket. You have the break when you've bowled the overs.
They could invent some insanely complicated system whereby you could break for lunch if you had seen 150/0 or 50/5 with a sliding scale inbetween.
Otherwise you could be back in the days of spinners firing the ball outside leg and being kicked away for maiden after maiden to get the over rate up.0 -
They actually started about 1 minute early this morning. Well done on the Umpires for doing their best to ensure they get the overs in...😉0
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What a catch. Keeper hadn't even moved.1
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It was a stunning catch from Root. It should of been a regulation catch from the keeper.kingstongraham said:What a catch. Keeper hadn't even moved.
Either way its the breakthrough. Finally.1 -
A breakthrough - whether it's "the" breakthrough remains to be seen.0
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Khawaja has been lucky here.
Think bus change was cross with him making absolutely no effort to rotate the strike. 9 runs off 80 odd balls!0 -
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New nicknameJimD666 said:
We were calling him loose bus change at Old Trafford last week, just checking it's not racist or something!0 -
Bloody hell they always take wickets when I get on work calls...
I think I need to stop watching as they always take wickets as soon as I turn it off.
Australia have just gone past the 54.4 overs that England's innings took for 283 - their score was 130...
I think those slow scoring rates could be a problem for them if they lose one or two more now quickly.0 -
Did they just ask for this ball to be checked??? It seems OK to me.0
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They've had it checked at least 3 times that I have seen including once last night - England clearly think there's something wrong with it, I thought the last one I saw before this it was starting to stick in the measuring thingy.kingstongraham said:Did they just ask for this ball to be checked??? It seems OK to me.
but yeah when we are taking wickets you'd think we just keep going...0 -
Clearly I need to stop watching again, has quietened down.0
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YESSSS JIMMY!0
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Carey hits a 6 and out - England's premier all rounder strikes again
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The thing that has suprised me is the actual gap between the two teams. England at their best look significantly better than Australia.
Australia won the first two tests largely due to English mistakes and sloppiness, they have never truly dominated England on a given day.
Regardless of the final outcome, I think England have shown when they get selections right and find the attacking balance, they are clearly a better team.0
