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Patience is needed, don't go chasing them, just keep doing what has worked so far.
Is this the point at which we throw a hissy fit because someone who clearly made contact with the ball doesn't walk?
😀
Broad is probably going to keep those thoughts to himself on this occasion.
Is this the point at which we throw a hissy fit because someone who clearly made contact with the ball doesn't walk?
I did wonder.....
*holds breath*
Thank **** for that.
Bye bye
Too much triumphalism (is that the word?) for my liking at the moment. Let's get this last wicket quickly
Or a quick tenner on an Aussie win for a bit of fun?
Phew
Ok, how close are we going to come to losing this?
Cant look, I can see England throwing this away, openers need to just play the bad balls, block the rest
Or a quick tenner on an Aussie win for a bit of fun?
I tried this morning, Hills were doing 20/1, but was blocked by my work server.
England were 1/100 at the time.
Just looked again, now 8/1 Aus and 1/20 England. And the bookies aren't often wrong, we're still heavily fancied but not beyond the realms that things might go tits up.
Johnson to open the bowling ? 🙂
Ok, 8-1 is not enough really even for a little bet. But tempted!!!
Two down before lunch, anyone?
England to win by 7 or 8 wickets, on a flat pitch that the tailenders from both sides have batted comfortably on. A massive anticlimax. Cook to finish on 40-odd not out.
Never in doubt.
Right, 40 mins of work, then back on.
Great Start! 🙄
[quote=theotherjonv said]England to win by 7 or 8 wickets, on a flat pitch that the tailenders from both sides have batted comfortably on. A massive anticlimax. Cook to finish on 40-odd not out.
Never in doubt.
😛
Stop it. I'm doing NLP, positive reinforcement. If i believe it'll happen, it will happen.
can we hang in till tea?
ah, bell not read the script?
all over by half two?
Three fours on the over?
Tidy
Bell dropped by Clark
over half way
another 25 from these 2 and it will be the dolly bowlers so we can all pack up and go home
Johnson's last over 😆
Please no slips now. Bell to hit the winning runs at Edgbaston. Fitting picture...
2 to win
scores are level
seems like a good pitch !
England to win by 7 or 8 wickets, on a flat pitch that the tailenders from both sides have batted comfortably on. A massive anticlimax. Root to finish on 40-odd not out.Never in doubt.
What did i tell you?
Rooooooooooooooooooooot!
[s]Cook[/s] Root didn't make 40
I said 40-odd. 38 covers that.
Haha. Bit harsh! Shirley 38 is close enough!! 🙂
Good showing that, hopefully the rest of the series will be as good!
RM.
I presume that as they both have four letters and "oo" in the middle that Root covers Cook? 😛
Yes, that was a typo. I meant Root all along. It was part of the plan, for Cook to get the shine off the ball by letting it smash into his stumps. i knew that would happen too but didn't want to mention it in case the ICC match fixing panel got suspicious.
Top day there. Even the old man was jeering Johnson and Warner when they were near
Is this the point at which we throw a hissy fit because someone who clearly made contact with the ball doesn't walk?
I was sat 50m away and was half listening to TMS and even I heard the nick
Glad you had a good day and you were lucky enough to see one of the best sights in international cricket, Ian Bell in flow.
Great series. Weather aside, I can't see any draws. Another win needed and Edgbaston is the best bet.....but no Jimmy. Woods in for JA, and Finn and Bell have boosted my confidence in the whole thing. Lythe the only real let down. Due a big score? I don't think so - he's in because he fits the new positive/aggressive model. Steady right hander needed?
A couple of bits from Sky's coverage from the last Test.
They've been running masterclasses all series but this one on wicketkeeping particularly caught my attention. First, because I was a (half decent, by all accounts) keeper, yet had no specialist coaching until I was in my 20's; I'd have killed for stuff like this back in the day. Second, to just see the enjoyment and bants of three old team-mates back together again. If anyone has a youngster who fancies wearing the gloves, make them watch it.
Second is a short montage of funny bits from the last test; I can't decide if my perfect day out would be watching the cricket from the Sky commentary box or the TMS box. Sky's humour appeals a bit more but TMS have better cakes. I particularly like the bit where Alistair Cook helps Nasser Hussain out with pronunciation of long difficult words at about 20s in.
Trent Bridge 14 - Cook Lyth Bell Root Bairstow Stokes Buttler Moeen Broad Wood Finn Rashid Footitt Plunkett
I briefly got on TV when Bell hit one of his first few fours
Love the guy dressed as Nasser with the false nose
[quote=mefty ]Wood ... Rashid Footitt Plunkett
They're being decisive about replacing JA then (I'm assuming Finn is now undroppable - thought about cutting Rashid from the list, but then if he's in the squad presumably he's a potential replacement). Personally I'd like to see Footitt, though I guess Wood is most likely as if it wasn't for injury he'd already be inked in.