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Post by TANGODANCER » Sat Jan 15, 2022 10:17 am

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Does 170-7 ( at this moment) give a little hope we can avoid a total tanking trip up the yellow brick road?
No. Not when it turns to 188 all out. They’ll likely pile on a huge lead and we’ll be lucky to make 200 again. It’s just so frustrating watching the same mistakes. Pope will always have a nibble after 3-4 dot balls.
This is our worst ashes with the bat sine 1888…..
But, but, but...we invented the game...I think... :shock:
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Re: creeeeeeeekeeeeeet

Post by TANGODANCER » Sat Jan 15, 2022 10:23 am

Hello, 5-2....Is that a typo..?
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Post by jimbo » Sat Jan 15, 2022 10:28 am

Or maybe we’ll roll them over for 60 and then complete a memorable win?

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Re: creeeeeeeekeeeeeet

Post by Harry Genshaw » Sat Jan 15, 2022 11:09 am

I'll confidently predict that having got him out cheaply in the first innings, Smith will hit a century in this one.
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Post by BWFC_Insane » Sat Jan 15, 2022 1:04 pm

Some context. England’s openers Burns and Crawley who have both played enough tests to make this relevant average 30.8 and 28.3 respectively. Woakes who comes in at NUMBER 8, yes 8, 8, currently averages 27.7 at test level.

I’m not sure it’s controversial to suggest that Woakes is a better batsman at test level than any of our top 3. And of course his average is lowered as he comes in lower down the order.

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Post by jimbo » Sat Jan 15, 2022 1:08 pm

BWFC_Insane wrote:
Sat Jan 15, 2022 1:04 pm
Some context. England’s openers Burns and Crawley who have both played enough tests to make this relevant average 30.8 and 28.3 respectively. Woakes who comes in at NUMBER 8, yes 8, 8, currently averages 27.7 at test level.

I’m not sure it’s controversial to suggest that Woakes is a better batsman at test level than any of our top 3. And of course his average is lowered as he comes in lower down the order.
Not sure I’d say Woakes’ average is lowered by coming in down the order as there’ll be enough red inkers to boost it up. He can obviously play, but scoring tail end runs is very different to facing a new ball and fresh bowlers.

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Post by Worthy4England » Sat Jan 15, 2022 1:19 pm

jimbo wrote:
Sat Jan 15, 2022 1:08 pm
BWFC_Insane wrote:
Sat Jan 15, 2022 1:04 pm
Some context. England’s openers Burns and Crawley who have both played enough tests to make this relevant average 30.8 and 28.3 respectively. Woakes who comes in at NUMBER 8, yes 8, 8, currently averages 27.7 at test level.

I’m not sure it’s controversial to suggest that Woakes is a better batsman at test level than any of our top 3. And of course his average is lowered as he comes in lower down the order.
Not sure I’d say Woakes’ average is lowered by coming in down the order as there’ll be enough red inkers to boost it up. He can obviously play, but scoring tail end runs is very different to facing a new ball and fresh bowlers.
Aye, that's why we have batters and bowlers. We know the batting shit if we're defending some red inkers for the bowlers, to explain the averages...

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Post by Bruce Rioja » Sat Jan 15, 2022 1:55 pm

Can anyone tell me the last time a opening batsman was ran out for 0 in test cricket.
Burns has every cricketing historian thumbing Wisden for all the 'shitest ever' records.
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Re: creeeeeeeekeeeeeet

Post by Worthy4England » Sat Jan 15, 2022 2:31 pm

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Can anyone tell me the last time a opening batsman was ran out for 0 in test cricket.
Burns has every cricketing historian thumbing Wisden for all the 'shitest ever' records.
Good news mate. Next year's will have its own Chapter

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Post by BWFC_Insane » Sat Jan 15, 2022 5:34 pm

jimbo wrote:
Sat Jan 15, 2022 1:08 pm
BWFC_Insane wrote:
Sat Jan 15, 2022 1:04 pm
Some context. England’s openers Burns and Crawley who have both played enough tests to make this relevant average 30.8 and 28.3 respectively. Woakes who comes in at NUMBER 8, yes 8, 8, currently averages 27.7 at test level.

I’m not sure it’s controversial to suggest that Woakes is a better batsman at test level than any of our top 3. And of course his average is lowered as he comes in lower down the order.
Not sure I’d say Woakes’ average is lowered by coming in down the order as there’ll be enough red inkers to boost it up. He can obviously play, but scoring tail end runs is very different to facing a new ball and fresh bowlers.
Technically he’s as good as the openers. That’s my point. And runs wise too. He’s not a test opener. He’s as much of one as Burns or Crawley. What I’m saying is our openers are no better than our number 8. That sums up how dire it is.

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Post by jimbo » Sun Jan 16, 2022 7:32 am

We’ve got a chance here if we can get through to close relatively intact. Really good fight back from the bowlers.

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Post by jimbo » Sun Jan 16, 2022 8:15 am

Wow. Great start. Australia will be getting twitch and have to drop fields back soon.

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Post by Bruce Rioja » Sun Jan 16, 2022 9:42 am

jimbo wrote:
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We’ve got a chance here if we can get through to close relatively intact. Really good fight back from the bowlers.
Green at 3-19 says otherwise. ☹
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Post by TANGODANCER » Sun Jan 16, 2022 9:50 am

Bruce Rioja wrote:
Sun Jan 16, 2022 9:42 am
jimbo wrote:
Sun Jan 16, 2022 7:32 am
We’ve got a chance here if we can get through to close relatively intact. Really good fight back from the bowlers.
Green at 3-19 says otherwise. ☹
Now 90-3..Come on.. :oyea:
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Post by jimbo » Sun Jan 16, 2022 9:53 am

TANGODANCER wrote:
Sun Jan 16, 2022 9:50 am
Bruce Rioja wrote:
Sun Jan 16, 2022 9:42 am
jimbo wrote:
Sun Jan 16, 2022 7:32 am
We’ve got a chance here if we can get through to close relatively intact. Really good fight back from the bowlers.
Green at 3-19 says otherwise. ☹
Now 90-3..Come on.. :oyea:
We were rattling along nicely at 68-0. Slumped to 82-3 thanks to Cam Green. Hopefully stokes and root can rebuild and take us up towards 180.

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Post by jimbo » Sun Jan 16, 2022 10:01 am

4 down. Here comes the collapse!

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Post by TANGODANCER » Sun Jan 16, 2022 10:07 am

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4 down. Here comes the collapse!
Stokes has saved the day a few times, sadly, today isn't one of them.. :(
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Re: creeeeeeeekeeeeeet

Post by Bruce Rioja » Sun Jan 16, 2022 10:19 am

TANGODANCER wrote:
Sun Jan 16, 2022 10:07 am
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4 down. Here comes the collapse!
Stokes has saved the day a few times, sadly, today isn't one of them.. :(
On a shot he always plays so well, too. Just caught it too high up the bat. Good catch. Hey ho.
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Re: creeeeeeeekeeeeeet

Post by TANGODANCER » Sun Jan 16, 2022 10:38 am

Bad to worse. 107-6. I'd love to think we've still a chance...but.....
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Post by jimbo » Sun Jan 16, 2022 10:55 am

68-0 to 120/9. Embarrassing again.

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