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England Cricket 2021 (excluding Ashes)
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BT will feel they are cursed!1
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Harmison needs to talk less.
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They have to fill in the time as the new batsman walks in ……Callumcafc said:Harmison needs to talk less.0 -
Please don't give the ECB any reason for an excuse!killerandflash said:BT will feel they are cursed!0 -
Wow lovely crack off the bat, that's porn for batsmen.
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Same as, I've got BT sport but didn't know this was on tonight, a scorecard appeared on my tablet saying England 29-5.Callumcafc said:I had no idea this came around so quickly. Probably won’t bother turning it on now though!
66-7 off 13.3.
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I'm not watching tonight, but I knew it was on as on my Google calendar I've subscribed to the ECB fixture list, so I know in advance exactly when England are going to lose4
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85-8 off 16.3 overs
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103 all out. 4-7 is some bowling from Holder.0
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103 all out off 19.4 overs
Failed to score off 73 of the 120 balls we were due to face - the equivalent of playing out more than 12 consecutive maidens!0 - Sponsored links:
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Coverage is painful. Missed the start of the first WI over!1
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Windies win by 9 wickets with 17 balls to spare0
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WI win by 9 wickets with 17 balls to spare.
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Looks like I've been really lucky.
No joy in The Oval ballot (presumably as they never e mailed).
Secondly, not heard re Lord's ballot, so hopefully we missed out there as well
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Anyone with day four tickets for a test, will probably be getting their money back with the current crop of players.Covered End said:Looks like I've been really lucky.
No joy in The Oval ballot (presumably as they never e mailed).
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Absolutely shocking performance. But, I guess this is what is to be expected when the players don't get the chance to play low-standard, red ball cricket in July or August.0
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That is what is to be expected when batsmen aren't technically good enough to play red ball cricket. When it's not "step and hit" in white ball and the wicket is a bit tricky they don't know what to do. If you have to play the majority of those red ball games in April and September you will never get to hone that technique because the likes of Darren Stevens will be King. Ask Tom Banton about that one - he averages 22.91 in FC cricket and has never hit a ton. In fact, he doesn't average 30 in any form of the game. Quite what he's done recently to justify playing for England I'm really not sure.Chizz said:Absolutely shocking performance. But, I guess this is what is to be expected when the players don't get the chance to play low-standard, red ball cricket in July or August.
But how do you play yourself into form in T20? Very difficult to do so when you think you have to go out and smash the ball every innings. Occasionally doing that might still come off for Banton. That won't make him an England player though and at best he could become a franchise journeyman - in the Lanka Premier League in December he averaged 13.62 at a strike rate of 107.92 with a top score from eight innings of 30. By comparison, Chandimal, who averages almost 40 in Test cricket, scored 277 runs in the tournament at an average of 46.16 and strike rate of 150.54
Remember that phrase - "the revolving door" - because it could well become the tag that is applied to a lot of our white ball cricketers. Bowlers have got better in T20 because a batsman's strengths and scoring areas have been so analysed and plans can be made for many. Batsmen haven't and when we play a T20 where we fail to score off 73 balls you really have to question how the hell batsmen that are playing for their country do not have the skillset to score off more than 12 of the 20 overs.
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Don't forget match 2 is tonight 7.30pm.0
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36-1. It's an improvement.0
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40-2
150 will probably be a winning score here0 - Sponsored links:
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Why am I putting myself through this again 😪1
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Big over for Roy and England - first one after drinks goes for 24 taking us to 88-2 off 110
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Looking up0
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Wheels are coming off again. Both Moeen and Billings out to poor shots
116-5 off 14.3
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Another great innings by Morgan0
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Decent cameo from Jordan - 27 off 15
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171-8 off 20
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And that ball from Topley is in exactly the right area
3-1
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That was cracking from Topley1
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Extreme athleticism for such a big lad
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