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mal wrote:Given a Test Series right now between Australia and England here's how I think a series would pan out.


AU 4-1 IN AUSTRALIA
EITHER TEAM 3-2 IN ENGLAND [but probably 2-2 as rain might draw off one of the tests]

Quite simply where the series is played largely determines the result and often irrespective of the line ups.

5 results in England come on mal what are you smoking? 2-1 Poms.j Poms can't bat but neither can we. Without the burden of Root's relentlessly defensive captaincy we get done over there. We will have too many blokes who can't play the swinging ball and they won't need too many runs to win the series. They also won't need a gun spinner which is good for them as they don't have one.

regards,

REB

https://www.cricket.com.au/news/trent-b ... 2022-08-10

How long until Dave Warner requests the same?

International cricket is dead in the water.

Rudi Koertzen killed in a car crash, the finger of death is no more

https://amp.abc.net.au/article/101317564

The first test between England and South Africa at Lords starts tonight.

England have already named their team for the match-
1 Zak Crawley, 2 Alex Lees, 3 Ollie Pope, 4 Joe Root, 5 Jonny Bairstow, 6 Ben Stokes (capt.), 7 Ben Foakes, 8 Stuart Broad, 9 Jack Leach, 10 Matthew Potts, 11 James Anderson

SA quick Duanne Olivier will miss the series due to injury and Rabada is under an injury cloud.

The Dark Knight wrote:The first test between England and South Africa at Lords starts tonight.

England have already named their team for the match-
1 Zak Crawley, 2 Alex Lees, 3 Ollie Pope, 4 Joe Root, 5 Jonny Bairstow, 6 Ben Stokes (capt.), 7 Ben Foakes, 8 Stuart Broad, 9 Jack Leach, 10 Matthew Potts, 11 James Anderson

SA quick Duanne Olivier will miss the series due to injury and Rabada is under an injury cloud.

not much sleep coming up the next few nights

Be interesting to see if Bairstows Test form continues, been off song in other comps in recent times

SA won the toss and elected to field

Brodlach wrote:SA won the toss and elected to field

England currently 3/50
Rabada 2/16
Jansen 1/3, just trapped Root LBW for 8.

4/56 now, Bairstow bowled by Nortje for a duck, I missed the dismissal.

SA all over England in this first session, great to see Rabada, Ngidi, Jansen and Nortje all bowling together. Its a longer tail for SA with the five bowlers but we'll eventually see if that's a factor.

Sadly I don't think South Africa will make 150 with the bat so the quicks have to roll them for 120.

5/100 at lunch

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6/116 and down comes the rain, typical

No wonder they tried to colonise the world when they live in that miserable constantly raining hole.

heater31 wrote:https://www.cricket.com.au/news/trent-boult-released-from-new-zealand-central-contract-black-caps-family-domestic-t20-leagues/2022-08-10

How long until Dave Warner requests the same?

International cricket is dead in the water.

He's 33. What do you want, a Jimmy Anderson job? Internaitional cricket is not dead in the water but the fifty over format is an endangered species. As for Warner he is pretty cooked as a batsman I reckon. His concentration levels are nowhere near what they were which is only natural for blokes who have been up the top as long as he has. He will be a walking wicket for Broad once again in 2023.

regards,

REB

locky801 wrote:6/116 and down comes the rain, typical

Waited all my ******* life to go to Lords and it pissed down all day on the first day lol. And on the big screen it said 'this is Summer'. **** off ha ha.

regards,

REB

The Dark Knight wrote:4/56 now, Bairstow bowled by Nortje for a duck, I missed the dismissal.

SA all over England in this first session, great to see Rabada, Ngidi, Jansen and Nortje all bowling together. Its a longer tail for SA with the five bowlers but we'll eventually see if that's a factor.

Absolute corker that delivery. Bairstow wasn't in the same suburb and he's been seeing them like beach balls all year. Cracker!

regards,

REB

Rik E Boy wrote:

locky801 wrote:6/116 and down comes the rain, typical

Waited all my ******* life to go to Lords and it pissed down all day on the first day lol. And on the big screen it said 'this is Summer'. **** off ha ha.

regards,

REB

Sorry REB but you're obviously in London right now? Hopefully the weather is better for you in the coming four days.

I read that it's been the driest summer in England since 1935 but of course it rains when a cricket match begins! I can't remember where I heard/read it but it was said in the media that if you want it to rain in England in summer all they have to do is organise a cricket match and it will the rain during that match!

Rik E Boy wrote:

The Dark Knight wrote:4/56 now, Bairstow bowled by Nortje for a duck, I missed the dismissal.

SA all over England in this first session, great to see Rabada, Ngidi, Jansen and Nortje all bowling together. Its a longer tail for SA with the five bowlers but we'll eventually see if that's a factor.

Absolute corker that delivery. Bairstow wasn't in the same suburb and he's been seeing them like beach balls all year. Cracker!

regards,

REB

thats why he missed it, he thought he was hitting a beach ball and not a small cricket ball, jokes aside though, it was a peach of a delievery, loved the way Bairstow heard the rattle, put the bat under his arm and just walked off, too good a ball sir

Not sure where to put it but the Matt Renshaw catch for Somerset!!! My word….

whufc wrote:Not sure where to put it but the Matt Renshaw catch for Somerset!!! My word….

Got a video of it mate?

England currently 8/152
Pope 73
Rabada 4/51

The Dark Knight wrote:

whufc wrote:Not sure where to put it but the Matt Renshaw catch for Somerset!!! My word….

Got a video of it mate?

England currently 8/152
Pope 73
Rabada 4/51

Just google "Matt Renshaw catch" .... brilliant. Commentary was pretty good too .... "that's a naughty bit of cricket ...."