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That should be Bairstows last test match Agreed but it's all too late. Considering how little cricket he's played he should never have been selected over Foakes.. There just doesn't seem to be any fight in a lot of these players other than Stokes..we have 2 days to get these runs and they're trying...

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Two batsmen out to leg side wafts. Absolutely criminal I don't agree it's criminal. Balls that are going down the leg side like that are usually an opportunity to score runs. It's pretty unlucky if you get a thin nick on those through to the keeper. What I'd say isn't acceptable is our batsman goin...

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Newcastleclaret93 wrote: ↑
Sat Jul 08, 2023 8:12 pm
I guess Jimmy could come in for Robinson. Tbh I would rather we played tongue

Think that's the only logical change available as long as Woody pulls up Ok after a long lay off.

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What about a silly declaration on day one when Root was seeing it like a football could easily have got a extra 50 runs . I think the most telling stat is that England have dropped almost double the catches the Aussies have in this series so far. At this level in particular, catches really do win m...

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Stokes has been magnificent but you can't help but wonder how much damage he's doing playing on with all these injuries..

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TheFamilyCat wrote: ↑
Fri Jul 07, 2023 1:50 pm
All on Stokes to do something special again.

Which makes our "all rounders" pathetic dismissals even more infuriating as Broad is having to stick with him again whilst he smashes it..

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TheFamilyCat wrote: ↑
Fri Jul 07, 2023 1:33 pm
You'll be fine, we have a good record of winning dead rubber final tests at the Oval.

Problem is at this rate with our bowling injuries, we'll be going with Andy Caddick, Devon Malcolm and Dominic Cork at the Oval

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I'm amazed just how stupid our batsman have become. They constantly fall for the Australian plans that are so telegraphed even my wife said why have they got all those men out there to catch the ball? To me this "Bazball" is giving players an excuse not to show some old fashioned ********, wear a fe...

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expoultryboy wrote: ↑
Thu Jul 06, 2023 1:01 pm
Stop blaming Bairstow , it's the selectors/coach/ Captain . Still bowling well this section.

You can tag Bairstow alongside Anderson.

Massively undercooked due to virtually no games leading up to the Ashes and it's showing in the match sharpness..

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Travis Head would be one of the first names on the team sheet under McCullum and Stokes. Labuschagne gets in any team in the world, despite being horribly unlikeable. I don't think he's "horribly unlikeable" at all. He's irritating with his batting style agreed, but any interviews I've seen he come...

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Taffy on the wing wrote: ↑
Wed Jul 05, 2023 4:07 pm
That's hard on Tongue.......i thought he'd done enough.

Poor injury record so won't be rushed in such a quick turn around I'd imagine.

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Buxtonclaret wrote: ↑
Wed Jul 05, 2023 12:18 pm
Talking about that same thing last night.
I think it could be.

Lots of his close friends, and his old man play at my golf club and he was only expecting to play 3 tests with the tight schedule

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Tongue has been hit hard with injuries so maybe they're thinking another short turn around test is just too soon for him?

That would be the only reason I'd consider leaving him out as he's been quite impressive..

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Taffy on the wing wrote: ↑
Tue Jul 04, 2023 7:36 pm
The way Robinson threw away his wicket in the 2nd innings was unforgivable ......he needs to sit out Headingley & have think about it.

If we're leaving people of for playing shite shots in the Lord's test match we'll be playing with 3 men at Headingley..

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Just shows really that we do have limited quality options in this country.

The bowlers never seem fit, and the batsman can't seem to step up form bullying County bowlers. Says a lot about the County Championship to be honest..

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RVclaret wrote: ↑
Tue Jul 04, 2023 12:10 pm
Finally someone with sense on the numbers.

The fee would I assume be spread out over the length of contract too, so you'd imagine he'll be signing a 4/5 year contract given his age...

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There is a massive difference how can you not see it? They do that in 50 over cricket to prevent players from stealing a quick run. There was absolutely no intention to get a run. Everyone including the Aussie outfielders thought it was end of the over. This was poor sportsmanship to the extreme an...

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Out all day long. No difference than when the keeper throws the ball back at the stumps in a 50 over game.

Bairstow as a keeper should have known better .Carey 1, Bairstow 0...simple..

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I think we’ve seen the last of Anderson in Test cricket here. If Pope’s injury is serious it’s the perfect opportunity to bring Foakes back in, open with Brook he’s got the best technique in the squad (this test aside). Wood and Potts in for Anderson and Robinson. I desperately want us to find a wa...

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I thought he was unhinged for the last 30 mins of play. Just repeated the same thing about Green being in Stoke’s head. Usually good value. He was correct, Stokes looked very uncomfortable against him and was even outside his own leg stump at times..it's nothing to do with fear though, it's complet...

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RVclaret wrote: ↑
Fri Jun 30, 2023 9:53 pm
Doubt there’s much money to make from a friendly at low ticket prices. But anyway, I saw a few suggest the culvert/Harry Potts Way is still all under lots of work so might not be feasible.

Internal ground works too that are far from finished .

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It certainly seems to be getting to him. I didn’t realise how bad his record has been with the bat since becoming captain. They were saying on the radio his average since becoming captain is 27 That's the problem with being an all rounder who's clearly injured. His bowling ability is virtually zero...

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alwaysaclaret wrote: ↑
Fri Jun 30, 2023 11:41 am
Other way round and the aussies would just be ducking and leaving, it's a pathetic way to bat

With the pace of our bowlers they've enough time to pick the row, and seat number where they want to hit it..

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Schoolboy shot from Brook. Aussies have found the weakness for sure. We have no answer to the faster short stuff. Real test cricket The weakness is not the short ball, it's the stupidity to keep going for it. Duck and sway for 20 minutes and they'd soon stop.Give them encouragement and they'll carr...

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ClaretTony wrote: ↑
Fri Jun 30, 2023 11:37 am
And Brook gone - awful shot

Back to school yard cricket

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This new style of cricket really does divide opinion. It can go from sublime, to school boy stuff in the blink of an eye, just like that spell yesterday. I'm pretty split on it, I applaud the attacking intentions but in my opinion there's a time in every game where you've just got to hold back. If w...

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Newcastleclaret93 wrote: ↑
Thu Jun 29, 2023 1:01 pm
I really like the look of that Tongue. Looks a great talent

Wood will come in for the rest of the series, and I think Jimmy will be the one to go I'm afraid.

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I think Bazball might be All out ball pretty quickly with this Aussie attack on this surface..

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40% rise in our water bills next year too to pay for the sewage clean up...just what we all need.

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I think they'll be delighted by it. Clearly a lot of vanity in selectors doubling down on their terrible call, from Edgbaston in doing away with a competent keeper. Agreed but it's tough to get Foakes in. You could move JB up to open alongside Crawley, but that's really the only option. You can't d...

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I play golf and own a footjoy jacket as mentioned. Yes it's not a specialist walking jacket, but meets all the criteria you've mentioned.

I've used it loads in horrific weather and it's been 100% waterproof every time..

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I think DL is the fairest option available. Obviously cricket is such a strange game, no mathematical theory can predict a hatrick, or somebody smashing 25 off an over, but we have to use something. More often than not though, as it's been for decades luck is usually involved in making the correct d...

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That’s interesting coming from someone like you who’s been there and done it. Undoubtedly the pros were more “known” but that’s just circumstance and the advent of franchise or contracted cricket etc. There are still good pros now but clearly not at the level we’ve seen in the past. I think we also...

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I’m not convinced the amateurs were better in the past. The top division now is pretty much semi professional in approach. Having played in both eras I'd agree. There were some exceptional players back in the golden days undoubtedly, but teams also had nothing more than decent cricketers in their s...

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I knew there was a fourth but I couldn’t think of him. It’s some achievement given the number of games in a Lancashire League season. Even to this day he still reminds me when I speak with him.. I dropped a slip catch off him when he was on 99 wickets!! Luckily he got his 100th shortly afterwards.....

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dsr wrote: ↑
Tue Jun 20, 2023 5:26 am
Who's Funky?

Colin Miller

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I think aircraft are pressurised to atmospheric pressure at 10000 feet an altitude where you can fly without needing additional oxygen. They are indeed hence the reason passengers only have a few minutes of oxygen supply in the drop down masks. If there's an issue with depressurisation, the Captain...

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Well at a million quid a pop it was unlikley to be a group of friends from Stoops was it? And its more a point about tourists oggling mass grave sites for fun. But whatever. I've been to the landing beaches of Normandy, and many of the military cemeteries there as I felt it's something I had to do ...

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Wasn't this sub the reason the initial surviving sailors on the Kursk couldn't be rescued in time, as the Russians had diverted it to tourist duties?

May be totally wrong, if so advanced apologies.

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Funky was just the ultimate league pro. Fabulous player on the pitch, loved a party off it, drunk like a fish, smoked like a chimney and loved the ladies .

He used to buy several portions of chippy chips and gravy portions then heat them up during the week..an absolute legend

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Always wanted to be a Professional cricketer and play first class cricket. .managed that.

Next ambition was to play off scratch at golf, currently 1.3 so not far to go

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Theres a reason historically chasing in the 4th innings is very difficult.

For the TV viewers, you really don't see the wear and tear on a pitch and what effect that can have when you're trying to bat on it.

I think if we bowl well and take our chances we win by 30 plus runs.

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The pitches that the Clarets played on at home last season were the best in the division. You might think considering that the staff won awards for best ground staff in the division that they might have had a bonus for their efforts considering the generous pay-outs to the players and the amount of...

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I'm intrigued as to what systems would suit him? All I'm reading is that United's system didn't suit him either. So he's been a flop at a more direct style (ours), he's been a flop at a counter attacking more mobile team (United). The one common denominator in all of these flops is the 6 foot plus f...

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ClaretTony wrote: ↑
Sat Jun 03, 2023 1:24 pm
That’s good to hear. Once upon a time they thought they were a cut above the rest of us.

The cricket club reflects the town, football rivalry aside, pubs, bars and restaurants closing down on a weekly basis in Blackburn.

Surrounding towns are prospering but Blackburn itself is in freefall.

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Despite them essentially being Blackburn hiding under a pseudonym, you have to fear for East Lancs. They're actually going pretty well in div 2 this (admittedly early) season and have a competitive side currently, but off the field it's extremely worrying. When you go to basically any other ground ...

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Greenmount might not be the biggest ground however it does have a very good wicket and outfield. I was there during the week, not been on for a couple of years, the place is looking immaculate. Think they had the entire playing surface relayed a few seasons ago, not sure if it was due to drainage i...

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jdrobbo wrote: ↑
Thu Jun 01, 2023 9:52 pm
No arguments. Yorkshire bowled terrifically tonight. The cheap loss of Buttler and Salt was beyond costly.

Salt has to be one of the most overrated cricketers on the planet .

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Riot, smash up Police cars, trash the streets, huge clean up operation to fund, extra Police drafted in, then complain when your Council tax bill rises..

Clever some people, they really are..

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Majorca in June
Northumberland in July
Anglesey in August
Marbella golfing the the lads in September.
My 50th this year so making the most of it

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