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Are we going to get threads on here every time Heaton makes a save?

Aye, at least one each time he has a decent game, probably 3 or 4 if Villa are above us in the league.

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I think we'll need a bit of help from the rain. I can see us lasting 4-5 hours but the full 90 overs will be problematic I think. Forecast currently is for light rain showers from the early hours up to around midday/early afternoon so that may ease our task. Hopefully a couple of the batters who far...

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Fulham have still got Mitrovic (presumably the "lump up front") but some of their loans have returned home (eg Schurle). They've loaned out some of their big earners (eg Seri and Anguissa) to get them off the wage bill. Babel went on a free too so he's off the wage bill. Kept Mawson, Bryan and Cairn...

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It'd be an excellent day for Moeen Ali to bowl well and get a few wickets. Good for us in the situation of this game and to bolster his confidence for the rest of the series. His confidence seems a but fragile often but he generally bounces back with some good performances. Fingers crossed he can pi...

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It's nowt special, just another big ball of gas.

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4 would be very good from fixtures including away games at teams finishing 5th and 7th last year + at home to Liverpool.
In early season, though, the "big" teams are sometimes still bedding in and can be more vulnerable - so let's hope for more.

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Sorry don't agree. Don't forget that we have to bat last on a pitch that's already turning quite a bit and keeping low. Agreed, we've got to play like every run is precious and try and get at least a ton lead before we begin to think we're ahead of the game; we are a bowler down and Broad/Woakes ne...

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Oz win toss and bat.
Come on Jimmy 'n' Broad (and Woakes) - get in there.

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Reminds me, after yesterday I'll have to do a goalkeeper swop, not sure that Villa's defence is up it. I wonder how many others had TH in their squads and if they'll retain?
Still a week+ to do a few changes as the likely teams become better defined.

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Got up early and cracked on with my daily chores so I could sit in front of the TV from 11.00 onwards. Not much sunshine around for these 5 days it appears & a fair amount of humidity. With both teams being stronger in bowling than batting, looks unlikely to stretch anywhere near 5 days. (You never ...

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Never forget that try!. He was a terrific/exciting open field runner and a super finisher when 1 on 1. Top career with Wigan, England and Lions. Quite a good reel of his runs/tries here (annoying soundtrack warning) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEXcwULMv88" onclick="window.open(this.href);return ...

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They should've waited until after the transfer window closed, a couple of ins and outs could make a big difference at some clubs Eg if Zaha leaves Palace: top 2 scorers last season were Milivojevic with 12 (10 of them pens- a fair few "won" by Zaha) + Zaha with 10. Even with a big pile of dosh for h...

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I'm having a bash too.

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we’re just having to work with him and wait for his body to get strong enough to join in with us, Not his fault but you cant have much confidence that he'll play a lot of minutes for us ever again. Played 449 league minutes last season (according to Fantasy Football). Realistically, any planning fo...

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Lancs are half way there in the 8th over, should be in the bag.

Durham are doing even better than Lancs: chasing 158 at Grace Road, 131-0 after 9.1 overs - should get what they need with 6 or 7 overs to spare.

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I've never deleted a post of mine in all the time I've been on this board (or the previous).

Bairstow made a good catch for the first wicket but it doesnt alter the fact that he failed to move for one about a foot from him in the first innings and that his Test Match batting has been poor recently.

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We have it all the time on lots of TV programmes when adverts come on and then this is followed by around one and a half minutesreminder of what happened before the adverts! Yeah, I hate that. Ive always thought the reason was just to stretch out the programme though.They can eke out a 15-18 minute...

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Excellent away win. I thought maybe we should've got 10-15 more runs after the start we had but it proved to be enough.
Mahmood & Faulkner are a good pair to have bowling at the end and Parky is usually good value in the middle overs. Worcs next at OT tomorrow, another good one to win.

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No more overs from Gleeson please. He can't find a decent line at all, going for plenty of easy runs. Yorkies favourites despite the 2 wickets. Need a bit of Faulkner magic.

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Aye- I'd love to be wrong but I think that's 10-15 too few. Villas (as per) was the star man, I thought Faulkner might've come in before Jennings as hes boshed a few quick 20-30s at the ends of innings before. Still- bowl well and take a couple of early wickets and the pressure might tell. All not l...

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Root definitely needing a good innings here after: not seemingly getting his team into test match mode on the morning of day1; getting out for 2 runs in the first innings, running out Denly (100% guilty). He needs to get 50 here to even get his balance into the black.

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Hope the likes of Bairstow and Mooen Ali are suitably embarrassed watching Leach get his 50 after some of their recent efforts.

Leach (the nightwatchman/ No 11) has now scored more than the whole England team did in their first innings.

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What would England need in the 2nd innings to be confident of victory,i'd say minimum 300 and even that would only leave Ireland 180 to win,to be sure of setting a challenging total 350-400 should be the ballpark,like you i'm not convinced this batting line-up has that many runs in them,unless the ...

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Out of curiosity, what do people see as more important - winning the one day world cup or winning the Ashes series?

For me- winning the ashes - no contest.

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I was down there today, it was very enjoyable apart from England's poor batting. Tickets were about half price cf ashes tickets & I suspect there were some big concessions - given how many kids were there. There were a lot of Irish supporters and they fair enjoyed the morning. It's good to see a mor...

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We had it earlier than most down in North Hants I think. I got back into town c 23.40 and walked 2.5 miles back home, eschewing the cabs at the station. Got about half a mile into my walk and then saw the sky to the south and south west was lighting up every few seconds. Weirdly I couldn't hear thun...

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there are some rum goings on down yonder, to say the least! :o Aye - compared to my local paper, that Brighton edition is full of crazy stuff. The car parked half on the pavement/half on a zebra crossing Chris Eubank lobbying to be the next 007 Best of all the shenanigans on the beach.... "the woma...

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I'm not a big fan of Man U but I quite like Juan Mata, he seems to live a more rounded life than most "in the bubble" top team millionaires. His Common Goal charity is a good innovation and is slowly increasing its spread (though not many top English league players involved despite their huge salari...

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189-3 is a really good score - especially on a ground that isn't small. All the batters for Lancs scored at 130-175 per 100 balls. Scoreboard pressure told on Durham who kept losing wickets trying to keep somewhere near the rate - all out 117.

Leeds next Thursday might be a humdinger (as per).

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Kane is able.

You'd better Adam & Eve it.

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In added time v Juve this afternoon out east; only a friendly but a great piece of opportunism and skillful execution.
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7dubih

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Great swim, faster than Johnny Weissmuller's freestyle 100m record from 1924.
Doubt he'll get a Tarzan gig though.

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by Juan Tanamera » Sun Jul 21, 2019 1:41 pm Seems like another thread has descended into farce because someone can't keep their ego in check. 100% agree, it's getting more and more difficult to read the sensible posts on this board between all the petty squabbles. As if it's not enough having all t...

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He ended 2018 ranked 8th in the world, currently ranked 3rd so he must've done something half decent this year.

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The BBC has an article on this & I saw a brief discussion earlier this am. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-49029545 In the discussion they picked up on the "Meanwhile, figures show there has been a small increase in the number of police officers in England and Wales over the last year." It was mention...

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Obviously showed a lot of talent at a young age (England caps at U16 U17 U18 U21)) but it's noticeable that he's never played a lot for the clubs he's been with - most of his appearances have been out on loan (looks like slightly under 30 appearances for Man U, WHU, Lazio and Ostersund, with 70+ app...

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My uninformed effort......

Rory McIlroy (NAP)
Justin Rose
Brook Koepka
Fran Molinari
Jason Day
Matt Kushar

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Tommy Lawton did OK too, knocked a fair few in, became pretty famous.

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Unless the rule's changed, I don't think there is any legal rule. 2.5 to 3 pounds is the norm, but lighter or heavier is allowed. Bats have tended to become slightly heavier - especially for limited over cricket where the onus is more on hitting big shots. Always, though, remember Roy Harper's "old...

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Maguire is better than Jones or Smalling (the latter has been decent some seasons but not lately), I think Maguire and Linlelof would be a decent pairing. With Wan-Bissaka in and Shaw getting back to decent form, that will be a much better back4 that Man U have had for a couple of seasons. I doubt t...

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Forgot to keep track with this one while the Lords game was on. Nice to see where weve got to & the 4th batting point should be on- though the 5th is probably just out of reach. Still 7+ sessions left so loads of time to get 16 points for the win. Got to get this promotion in the bag, I want to see ...

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A competitive total I think; if NZ bowl well it wont be a doddle chasing that down.
England bowled OK without it being at their best; 17 wides is too many.
England are strong favourites with the bookies (1/4 cf 3/1 for Kiwis) but a few early wickets would change that. All to play for still.

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Ive been a beetroot lover since I was a teen, been aware of the coloured pee all that time. If you're just having a bit in a salad it wont be noticeable I get those boiled in natural juices (no vinegar) little packs, can get through a couple of those per week on my own. The colour does tend to be pi...

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Looks like the weather will be dull & coolish for the first few hours with decent humidity. It has to be tempting to bowl first and bat in the warmer/ sunnier later afternoon hours. Boult (especially) could be a handfull in the early overs. There've been quite a lot of big games in the past at Lords...

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Hopefully pass Sussex's total still with no wkts down- that's always humiliating for the opposition.

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Handscombe has already been very, very lucky and looks like he won't last 5 minutes

He managed 13 minutes (12 bowls) and, as you say, lucky to get that far.
Aussies looking nervous. Get into 'em whilst the going is good.

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The weather looks OK for the first innings with then the possibilty (20-30%) of showers / thunder thenceforth - so the weather shouldnt interfere enough to need the reserve day. It looks a fairly even game for starters but, with the aspects of luck around toss/weather interference, even more difficu...

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No chance of winning but 5 points for the draw to add to the (5?) bonus points already bagged would be useful. Agree with previous posts that Northants seemed a bit overcautious batting on but they could yet clinch it I guess. Hameed getting some confidence/form back would be a big bonus.

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Answering my own question... yes Kohli can be a good loser. His post match interview was very generous and no excuses even hinted at.

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Terrific game, glad NZ won -partly because they were big underdogs & partly because I put a bet on them ahead of play at (I think) 7/2. I wouldn't have been too upset if India won, though, I thought they did very well to almost pull it back; Dhoni run out by a couple of inches just about did for the...

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