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Joined: Wed February 06, 2013 2:47 am Posts: 17536 Location: Scooby Doo
Well we will probably only have 2-3days at the Oval.
Congrats to England. They have all done their part and they have worked hard to win the important moment (Lords aside). They still aren't the complete team but they worked Australia over very well. Now Anderson can have a longer rest too.
Thanks man, that's good of you! Very odd series - don't think England are as good as the media is making them out to be, ditto Australia being terrible. But as you say, England have won all the major exchanges, Lords aside.
Even if the Oval goes 5 days, that'll be 19 of 25 days play in the series. A whole test gone!
Joined: Thu January 24, 2013 9:20 am Posts: 2687 Location: Great southern land.
I have never minded Clarke as captain - he's done fine really. I always thought he was attacking enough and wasn't afraid of going for a result, traits I value.
When will Australia learn about the English swing do you think?
Joined: Wed February 06, 2013 2:47 am Posts: 17536 Location: Scooby Doo
Punter wants the Duke ball introduced in Shield cricket. They'd have a massive contract with Kookaburra so I don't see it happening anytime soon. Maybe any batsmen who gets a CA contract needs to spend a season or two in county cricket. (But of course that'd eat into the IPL and our 'heroes' wouldn't like that.)
And while I'm here. How the fuck did Glenn Maxwell ever get a baggy green? A test player he is not.
Joined: Thu January 24, 2013 9:20 am Posts: 2687 Location: Great southern land.
Isn't that very thing an issue though - Australians being too geared to the short forms of the game and forgetting that Test cricket is a 5 day long haul war.
Apart from Steve Smith I can't imagine any of our current test team batting through a session, let alone a day currently.
Joined: Wed February 06, 2013 2:47 am Posts: 17536 Location: Scooby Doo
You can add Smith to that. Sure he scored big at Lords but his shot selection at Edgbaston and Trentbridge was terrible.
We need Rogers to stay on another year and bring Khawaja in. Otherwise we'll have an incredibly young and inexperienced team. My first XI for Bangladesh would be:
Joined: Wed February 06, 2013 2:47 am Posts: 17536 Location: Scooby Doo
Just looking at the stats and it is similar to 2009 when England won the key moments and subsequently the Ashes. However, on paper it looked like Australia could have won.
Joined: Wed February 06, 2013 2:47 am Posts: 17536 Location: Scooby Doo
zeb wrote:
A good day for us (finally!). But Siddle? Awful decision there.
He should have played before this. But really neither Rogers, Clarke or Siddle should be playing. They should have announced their retirements after this match.
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