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by kentonclaret » Sun Oct 15, 2023 5:53 pm
kentonclaret wrote: ↑Sun Oct 15, 2023 5:40 pm
A wheel has fallen off the chariot but the horses gallop on.
The chariot lurches into the Stade De France

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by Spijed » Sun Oct 15, 2023 5:57 pm
England dark horses to win the Rugby world cup?
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by ClaretTony » Sun Oct 15, 2023 6:00 pm
kentonclaret wrote: ↑Sun Oct 15, 2023 3:43 pm
England 11/4
Afghanistan 4/11
The odds don’t suggest we are going well either CT.
But come on CT we are only chasing 285
Typo on my phone. It might as well as been 385 in the end, abysmal effort.
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by kentonclaret » Sun Oct 15, 2023 6:06 pm
Spijed wrote: ↑Sun Oct 15, 2023 5:57 pm
England dark horses to win the Rugby world cup?
Looking forward to tonight’s game now and then next weekend.
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by Clive 1960 » Mon Oct 16, 2023 1:25 am
very very surprised we didn't bat first on that pitch after winning the last game batting first.
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by claretonthecoast1882 » Fri Oct 20, 2023 10:46 am
Australia giving Pakistan a bit of a slapping so far this morning
134/0 from 16 overs
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by summitclaret » Thu Oct 26, 2023 10:38 am
The usual crap. Surely that's the last ever 50 over game for Bairstow. I think he thinks he is playing in a 20 overs innings.
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by summitclaret » Thu Oct 26, 2023 10:41 am
I am not watching this all day. I am going to do something with an end product and decorate the spare bedroom.
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by KRBFC » Thu Oct 26, 2023 10:47 am
Absolutely shocking stuff
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by mkmel » Thu Oct 26, 2023 11:12 am
summitclaret wrote: ↑Thu Oct 26, 2023 10:41 am
I am not watching this all day. I am going to do something with an end product and decorate the spare bedroom.
I don't think it's going to last all day.
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by Flixtonclaret1 » Thu Oct 26, 2023 11:13 am
summitclaret wrote: ↑Thu Oct 26, 2023 10:41 am
I am not watching this all day. I am going to do something with an end product and decorate the spare bedroom.
It won’t last long all day at this rate.
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by Spijed » Thu Oct 26, 2023 11:14 am
From being a brilliant side, why has the form of the entire team completely fallen off a cliff?
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by Bordeauxclaret » Thu Oct 26, 2023 11:21 am
Injuries, lack of prep, new captain, new coach, players just out of nick which leads to them not knowing their best team etc
Combination of a lot of things.
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by claretonthecoast1882 » Thu Oct 26, 2023 11:38 am
Far too many things wrong with this squad for it to work.
The continuation of picking players who bat a little and bowl a little bit without being decent at either.
The fascination of picking Willey in the hope he swings the ball for about 3 deliveries never makes sense to me, Ali & Livingstone both fit the above and that is being kind in this format. Having Woakes as a front line bowler in non English conditions is weird. Root badly out of form and really disappointed in his comments blaming T20 and towing the ECB's line regarding the 100. Nobody else plays the 100 anywhere because it is pointless.
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by kentonclaret » Thu Oct 26, 2023 11:42 am
Not many would have predicted pre tournament that the World Cup holders would be propping up the table alongside The Netherlands.
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by daveisaclaret » Thu Oct 26, 2023 11:42 am
England have been disgraceful once again but it's shocking to me a third umpire can look at those pictures and make a definitive judgement on whether it was caught
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by RVclaret » Thu Oct 26, 2023 11:48 am
Spijed wrote: ↑Thu Oct 26, 2023 11:14 am
From being a brilliant side, why has the form of the entire team completely fallen off a cliff?
Morgan and Bayliss leadership underrated?
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by Lip » Thu Oct 26, 2023 12:06 pm
Awful batting display from England,reminds me of ColneCC in the Lancashire league.

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by ClaretTony » Thu Oct 26, 2023 12:09 pm
Whatever the reasons, we've been abysmal in this World Cup
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by FCBurnley » Thu Oct 26, 2023 12:09 pm
Stokes gone. Game over
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by Conroysleftfoot » Thu Oct 26, 2023 12:11 pm
daveisaclaret wrote: ↑Thu Oct 26, 2023 11:42 am
England have been disgraceful once again but it's shocking to me a third umpire can look at those pictures and make a definitive judgement on whether it was caught
The on field umpire didn't give out and, as you say, the third umpire couldn't be 100% sure that it was caught so how can he give it?
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by Buxtonclaret » Thu Oct 26, 2023 12:17 pm
Depressingly inept from England.
We may be able to celebrate '150' in a mo...
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by Buxtonclaret » Thu Oct 26, 2023 12:21 pm
150 up !!!!

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by claretonthecoast1882 » Thu Oct 26, 2023 12:22 pm
Had to jinx it didn't you !!
We were set for 250 until you said that
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by Buxtonclaret » Thu Oct 26, 2023 12:25 pm
Unbelievably poor though.
So many players look utterly lost.
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by ClaretTricks » Thu Oct 26, 2023 12:25 pm
well good news is the crisp 16.4 cup is popular.
Before the money franchise 100, England where the best team in the world, now we don't play any domestic 50 over cricket (would rather watch the young players for Lancs) we are shocking
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by Clive 1960 » Thu Oct 26, 2023 12:27 pm
Well as Bumblee would say it's time to start the car .
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by jrgbfc » Thu Oct 26, 2023 12:31 pm
The ECB relegating our 50 over competition to a second team knockabout can't exactly be helpful.
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by kentonclaret » Thu Oct 26, 2023 3:27 pm
Don’t worry there’ll still be offered some nice fat central contracts even though they performed like drains. The match on Sunday could be even more embarrassing (if that is possible).
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by Conroysleftfoot » Sat Oct 28, 2023 2:01 pm
Great game between Australia and New Zealand
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by jrgbfc » Sun Oct 29, 2023 9:45 am
For those still watching England are showing a bit of fight this morning at least.
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by TheFamilyCat » Sun Oct 29, 2023 11:38 am
England finally put in a performance. India could probably declare when they get to 200 though.
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by Gunfury » Sun Oct 29, 2023 1:55 pm
jrgbfc wrote: ↑Sun Oct 29, 2023 9:45 am
For those still watching England are showing a bit of fight this morning at least.
…until we go in to bat
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by kentonclaret » Sun Oct 29, 2023 3:00 pm
81-6
Only the top 9 teams qualify for the Champions Trophy. England currently bottom of the table in 10th.
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by kentonclaret » Mon Oct 30, 2023 4:23 pm
Trott steers Afghanistan to back to back World Cup victories for the first time putting them on 6 points and 5th place in the table. If they can overcome The Netherlands in their next game the remaining fixtures against Australia, New Zealand and South Africa could be interesting. Not that long ago they were in the 5th tier of World Cup cricket.
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by kentonclaret » Mon Oct 30, 2023 4:34 pm
My mistake, they have already lost to NZ so just 3 games to play.
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by Falcon » Tue Oct 31, 2023 1:04 pm
kentonclaret wrote: ↑Sun Oct 29, 2023 3:00 pm
81-6
Only the top 9 teams qualify for the Champions Trophy. England currently bottom of the table in 10th.
only 8 qualify, top 7 teams plus Pakistan as hosts (8th qualify if Pakistan in the top 8)
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by kentonclaret » Thu Nov 02, 2023 1:32 pm
Sri Lanka 3-4
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by Conroysleftfoot » Thu Nov 02, 2023 2:55 pm
Is this the same Sri Lanka that walloped England?
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by MrTopTier » Tue Nov 07, 2023 2:41 pm
Afghanistan currently destroying the Aussies. Australia 91-7 chasing 282. Things you like to see.
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by kentonclaret » Tue Nov 07, 2023 4:04 pm
MrTopTier wrote: ↑Tue Nov 07, 2023 2:41 pm
Afghanistan currently destroying the Aussies. Australia 91-7 chasing 282. Things you like to see.
Hadn’t you realised everyone on here is cheering for the Aussies. That guy Postecoglou is flavour of the month.

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by ChrisG » Tue Nov 07, 2023 4:13 pm
Glenn Maxwell has other ideas. Dragged the Aussies back into the game with a knock of 142 not out of 99 so far. They need 60 to win off 10 with 3 wickets in hand.
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by kentonclaret » Tue Nov 07, 2023 4:17 pm
Maxwell in all sorts of trouble cramping up so badly it looks like a full body spasm. I have suffered badly with cramp in the past and the pain is terrible.
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by jrgbfc » Tue Nov 07, 2023 4:30 pm
Some innings by Maxwell this.
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by Ashingtonclaret46 » Tue Nov 07, 2023 4:39 pm
I hate boring cricket! lol
Maxwell has been brilliant without doubt.
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by kentonclaret » Tue Nov 07, 2023 4:43 pm
Maxwell now running slow singles

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by MrTopTier » Tue Nov 07, 2023 4:45 pm
Maxwell ridiculous innings. Can he get 200?