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Re: Ashes 5th Test Sydney Discussion (Pink Test)

Postby carey » Fri Jan 03, 2014 7:20 pm

Opinions are like commodores and assholes in that everyone has one but some of them on here are you ridiculous.
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Re: Ashes 5th Test Sydney Discussion (Pink Test)

Postby whufc » Fri Jan 03, 2014 7:28 pm

locky801 wrote:
whufc wrote:I have read it all now!!!

Who does want to face Johnson! The object is to score runs its the first innings and there 300 plus behind

You critising a batsmen for taking a single when he had his other opening batsmen on strike.

WTF!! That is the most ridiculous post off all time on the cricket forum

Heaven forbid an opener wanting to rotate the strike and try and disrupt the bowlers length


Sorry for posting my opinion, i have read some of your comments that I think are total crap but I dont have a go because everyone is entitled to an opinion.

Perhaps from now I will have my say for some of the crap u post :shock:

Oh and perhaps have a look at the ball and the run, it was quite obvious what Cook was thinking, he wanted out of there, not for rotating the strike but because he was crapping himself


I know I post ALOT of crap im the first to admit that. But wow that takes the cake

Having faced 150k all be it on a bowling machine I think that starts to get to the point where the game stops becoming 'fun' and u really start to consider how seriously hurt you can get.

I doubt you will find any quotes from test cricketers saying the felt comfortable facing that speed whether that's there job or not
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Re: Ashes 5th Test Sydney Discussion (Pink Test)

Postby whufc » Fri Jan 03, 2014 7:29 pm

locky801 wrote:
whufc wrote:I have read it all now!!!

Who does want to face Johnson! The object is to score runs its the first innings and there 300 plus behind

You critising a batsmen for taking a single when he had his other opening batsmen on strike.

WTF!! That is the most ridiculous post off all time on the cricket forum

Heaven forbid an opener wanting to rotate the strike and try and disrupt the bowlers length


Sorry for posting my opinion, i have read some of your comments that I think are total crap but I dont have a go because everyone is entitled to an opinion.

Perhaps from now I will have my say for some of the crap u post :shock:

Oh and perhaps have a look at the ball and the run, it was quite obvious what Cook was thinking, he wanted out of there, not for rotating the strike but because he was crapping himself


I know I post ALOT of crap im the first to admit that.

Having faced 150k all be it on a bowling machine I think that starts to get to the point where the game stops becoming 'fun' and u really start to consider how seriously hurt you can get.

I doubt you will find any quotes from test cricketers saying the felt comfortable facing that speed whether that's there job or not
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Re: Ashes 5th Test Sydney Discussion (Pink Test)

Postby locky801 » Fri Jan 03, 2014 7:46 pm

Probably right Whufc, no one likes facing fast aggressive bowling and especially at that speed.

I played 30 years of cricket albeit not test or shield cricket s an opening batsman, i have a destroyed toe from a great yorker.

I played for nothing, in fact paid to play, Cook is the Captain of England and gets paid to do that job.

My simple point was he wanted to get away from the strike, as a leader he should have played the over out.

Only have to look how Johnson did Carberry over in his last over,

Anyway we I think are on the same side here, lets knock them over for 150-175 tomorrow
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Re: Ashes 5th Test Sydney Discussion (Pink Test)

Postby whufc » Fri Jan 03, 2014 7:55 pm

Fair enough

If Cook was in blistering form we may have seen him do that but remember the bloke at the other end had hit more runs than him this series and got out less time to Johnson than Cook.

Slightly off topic but whenever I played and in particular captained a side I would never want a night watchmen as I always felt it was my responsibility as a opener to do just that and was therefore the best equipped to deal with it.

Seemed a tad strange England have gone to all this trouble to bat Bell at 3 and now his going to bat at 4 anyway
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Re: Ashes 5th Test Sydney Discussion (Pink Test)

Postby beeroclock » Fri Jan 03, 2014 9:07 pm

whufc wrote:Fair enough

If Cook was in blistering form we may have seen him do that but remember the bloke at the other end had hit more runs than him this series and got out less time to Johnson than Cook.

Slightly off topic but whenever I played and in particular captained a side I would never want a night watchmen as I always felt it was my responsibility as a opener to do just that and was therefore the best equipped to deal with it.

Seemed a tad strange England have gone to all this trouble to bat Bell at 3 and now his going to bat at 4 anyway

Night watchman is there to take as many balls as they can.
It's not rocket science.
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Re: Ashes 5th Test Sydney Discussion (Pink Test)

Postby whufc » Fri Jan 03, 2014 9:42 pm

I understand that but personally I don't think the nightwatchmen is worth the disruption.

It should get the Aussies up and about tomorrow morning as no doubt now they will take an early wicket.

Also pushes everyone down the order which was half of England's problem having the likes of Pieterson running out of partners and Bell batting low.

There is a reason Bell bats at 3 and Anderson at 10-1

Want be long and we will see batsmen calling for a nightwatchmen when a wicket falls just before lunch and tea
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Re: Ashes 5th Test Sydney Discussion (Pink Test)

Postby dedja » Fri Jan 03, 2014 10:22 pm

A night watchman is the most ridiculous thing ever in cricket ... never have and never will understand the warped logic that goes with it.
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Re: Ashes 5th Test Sydney Discussion (Pink Test)

Postby The Sleeping Giant » Fri Jan 03, 2014 10:34 pm

Wow. The cricket forum gets more ridiculous by the day.
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Re: Ashes 5th Test Sydney Discussion (Pink Test)

Postby dedja » Fri Jan 03, 2014 11:10 pm

Never recovered after AH left ...
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Re: Ashes 5th Test Sydney Discussion (Pink Test)

Postby westozfalcon » Fri Jan 03, 2014 11:22 pm

carey wrote:Opinions are like commodores and assholes in that everyone has one but some of them on here are you ridiculous.


If that was true Holden wouldn't be quitting Australia :)
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Re: Ashes 5th Test Sydney Discussion (Pink Test)

Postby Jim05 » Fri Jan 03, 2014 11:24 pm

westozfalcon wrote:
carey wrote:Opinions are like commodores and assholes in that everyone has one but some of them on here are you ridiculous.


If that was true Holden wouldn't be quitting Australia :)

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Re: Ashes 5th Test Sydney Discussion (Pink Test)

Postby Grahaml » Sat Jan 04, 2014 1:03 am

whufc wrote:Fair enough

If Cook was in blistering form we may have seen him do that but remember the bloke at the other end had hit more runs than him this series and got out less time to Johnson than Cook.

Slightly off topic but whenever I played and in particular captained a side I would never want a night watchmen as I always felt it was my responsibility as a opener to do just that and was therefore the best equipped to deal with it.

Seemed a tad strange England have gone to all this trouble to bat Bell at 3 and now his going to bat at 4 anyway


Got to take the run when it's on offer with a specialist batsman at the other end. No question.

I'm not a fan of night watchmen, mostly because I think it just burns a wicket that might be more handy late in the innings if someone's going well. I understand the logic though, but Anderson was the wrong bloke. Was as likely to get out first ball and force Bell to bat or break a rib as survive the day. If you're going to do it, send out Borthwick. He bats 3 for his county and is a far better chance of putting together an innings than Anderson, who will probably block for a bit before getting skittled for not many. Now the lad will bat 9 and if he does get going, had Broad and Rankin behind him. Broad has been rattled with the bat and Rankin (who couldn't bat to start with) may or may not be fully fit.
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Re: Ashes 5th Test Sydney Discussion (Pink Test)

Postby Squids » Sat Jan 04, 2014 7:07 am

Nothing good can come from batting for 10 minutes.
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Re: Ashes 5th Test Sydney Discussion (Pink Test)

Postby Jim05 » Sat Jan 04, 2014 10:01 am

Well played Skip!!
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Re: Ashes 5th Test Sydney Discussion (Pink Test)

Postby Jim05 » Sat Jan 04, 2014 10:03 am

Watto drops a sitter off Bell first ball
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Re: Ashes 5th Test Sydney Discussion (Pink Test)

Postby helicopterking » Sat Jan 04, 2014 10:04 am

Wow. No wonder bell was batting where he was.
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Re: Ashes 5th Test Sydney Discussion (Pink Test)

Postby whufc » Sat Jan 04, 2014 10:08 am

Ffs Watto!!!
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Re: Ashes 5th Test Sydney Discussion (Pink Test)

Postby Jim05 » Sat Jan 04, 2014 10:12 am

Jimmy struck on the fingers twice already. Break his hand Mitch!!
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Re: Ashes 5th Test Sydney Discussion (Pink Test)

Postby dedja » Sat Jan 04, 2014 10:18 am

So the night watchman has worked a treat ... both openers gone now and Jimmy is a lamb to the slaughter for the Poms to be 3 down for SFA.
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