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Discussion in 'General Football & Other Sport' started by wfc4ever, Jul 25, 2011.

  1. The undeniable truth

    The undeniable truth First Team Captain

    I can't win...
     
  2. The undeniable truth

    The undeniable truth First Team Captain

    Robinson injured, Wood going at nearly 8 an over, Root having to bowl after putting Aus in on a green seaming wicket. We will "make them grovel".
     
  3. wfc4ever

    wfc4ever Administrator Staff Member

    Who ever seems to come back into the Australian side certainly takes their chances.

    It’s the unheralded batsmen who have done most of the damage .
     
  4. The undeniable truth

    The undeniable truth First Team Captain

    Great start ! Can we avoid the follow on ?
     
  5. The undeniable truth

    The undeniable truth First Team Captain

    Follow on avoided ! 100-5. Moral victory.
     
  6. wfc4ever

    wfc4ever Administrator Staff Member

    Woakes and Wood showing some defiance .

    Having some luck too .

    EDIT: Not now - good review by the Aussies .
     
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  7. The undeniable truth

    The undeniable truth First Team Captain

    They couldn’t…..could they ???
     
  8. UEA_Hornet

    UEA_Hornet First Team Captain

    Burns throws his wicket away on the cusp of tea. Sigh.
     
  9. wfc4ever

    wfc4ever Administrator Staff Member

    Half a chance of winning this ?

    Probably jinxed it !
     
  10. Knight GT

    Knight GT Predictor extraordinaire 2013/14

    At leat this test is competitive. Down to these two to make a real dent in the total you feel
    Edit. Stokes out!
     
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  11. The undeniable truth

    The undeniable truth First Team Captain

    Well, surprise surprise….No !
    5 wickets fell for 33 runs pretty much directly after I made that post !
     
  12. wfc4ever

    wfc4ever Administrator Staff Member

    Poor shot by Billings again.

    Root done by a very low ball tbf - stood no chance.
     
  13. wfc4ever

    wfc4ever Administrator Staff Member

    9 wickets for 55.

    Apparently only the 4th worse collapse of the past 4 years!

    :eek::(
     
  14. The undeniable truth

    The undeniable truth First Team Captain

    10 for 56. Brave, brave effort. Yet again our openers have got us off to a great start only to be undone by the rest of the team :).
     
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  15. WillisWasTheWorst

    WillisWasTheWorst Its making less grammar mistake's thats important

    Can we apply to become a non-Test playing country?
     
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  16. wfc4ever

    wfc4ever Administrator Staff Member

    All this and most of the top Australian batsmen didn't really get as much as you might expect whilst a lot of the less high profile players stepped up and performed.
     
  17. GoingDown

    GoingDown "The Stability"

    The England test team is very much like the British government. You have to laugh at how badly it’s run by a bunch of idiots whilst no one cares. Bowled out in an hour lol.

    Root’s media training soundbites about learning just sums him up. A embarrassing joke of a captain.

    Happy to say I won’t be bothering wasting my time watching tests whilst him and Silverwood rule the roost. Hopefully Jimmy and Broad mug it off as well. What a terrible waste of their final years.
     
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  18. The Voice of Reason

    The Voice of Reason First Team Captain

    I actually was harbouring hopes of a consolation win in this test when we were 68-0, then we end up 124 ALL OUT!!!

    WORSE THAN PATHETIC
    :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:
     
  19. Aberystwyth_Hornet

    Aberystwyth_Hornet Squad Player

    Going from 68/0 to 124 all out is probably for the best because at 68/0 and victory looking as likely as defeat i started thinking perhaps Silverwood and Root should be given...now I'm sure they won't be.
     
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  20. wfc4ever

    wfc4ever Administrator Staff Member

    Changes have to come from the top - making red ball a priority or at lest not a side show to the money making one day stuff has to be an option?
     
  21. GoingDown

    GoingDown "The Stability"

    Just seen the news that Joe Root wants to remain as captain as he can ‘turn things around’.

    Truly the Boris Johnson of cricket captains. Deluded.

    He should take a leaf out of the great Virat Kohli’s book. Except great captains know when the time to step down is right.
     
  22. Aberystwyth_Hornet

    Aberystwyth_Hornet Squad Player

    I don't know who I'd have as the new captain. Personally not in favour of it being Stokes but alternative options seem very limited.

    I'd probably offer it to Jimmy as a temporary solution to maybe prepare a long term replacement but i don't think he'd accept it
     
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  23. Davy Crockett

    Davy Crockett Reservist

    It cannot be given to a 39 year old surely ?
    Which English qualified county captain is the most mentally strong ?
    He would be my vote
     
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  24. K9 Hornet

    K9 Hornet Border Collie Dog

    It's time to bring our brave boys home and give them the open top bus parade they deserve. At night. When it's ******* down with rain
     
  25. wfc4ever

    wfc4ever Administrator Staff Member

  26. UEA_Hornet

    UEA_Hornet First Team Captain

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  27. GoingDown

    GoingDown "The Stability"

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  28. The undeniable truth

    The undeniable truth First Team Captain

    I'm stumped.
     
  29. wfc4ever

    wfc4ever Administrator Staff Member

    Filmed for legal reasons it seems but obviously someone has got hold of it and posted the situation online.
     
  30. I Blame Pozzo

    I Blame Pozzo First Team

    Who would have thought it could have started badly, deteriorated and then ended worse than that!

    Nice work lads, humiliated on the field and then up until 6.30am drinking.
     
  31. The Voice of Reason

    The Voice of Reason First Team Captain

    BREAKING NEWS: Novak Djokovic is to be appointed the new batting coach for the England Cricket Team.

    When the England Cricket authorities were asked why him as he has no knowledge of cricket? The cricket authorities said that they were fully aware of this, but are convinced he is the right man because it took the Australians TWO WEEKS to get him out ;)
     
  32. Davy Crockett

    Davy Crockett Reservist

    Brian Close must be spinning in his grave given the abject surrender of the current mob
    of England cricketers. In fact they should be made to watch a 46 y.o. Close standing up to
    Michael Holding in 1976 . No helmet . Just blood and guts .
    Even Sir Viv, who was a very hard man himself, never answered back to Brian Close .
     
  33. wfc4ever

    wfc4ever Administrator Staff Member

    It’s ok - today games is a T2o match so we’ll probably win .
     
  34. Knight GT

    Knight GT Predictor extraordinaire 2013/14

    10-3 after 3 overs!!!
     
  35. wfc4ever

    wfc4ever Administrator Staff Member

    Yes - maybe it’s contagious!
     

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