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England Cricket 2023

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  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 8,016
    Oh dear oh dear another one falling for the short bowl ploy. 
  • McBobbin
    McBobbin Posts: 12,051
    I said something that sounded like duckett
  • Wheresmeticket
    Wheresmeticket Posts: 17,304
    Fucking fucking fuck fuck fuck fuck

  • superclive98
    superclive98 Posts: 4,766
    Serves you right. Idiot.
  • Rothko
    Rothko Posts: 18,779
    Brain dead falling for that, 3 times in 40 minutes 
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,816
    Oh FFS. Apart from the game situation, Duckett has thrown away the chance of a Lord's century by making the SAME mistake as Pope and Root (nearly)
  • superclive98
    superclive98 Posts: 4,766
    Braindead cricket from England.
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,926
    Disagree re Pope. I'll back him to do that any day. Any half decent connection and its 2nd tier. Thats the way they play and it works. I wont criticise the decision. Its a good option. He just got it right on the toe of the bat and it looped up. Shame but i want them to take it on.
    There's more than one way to be attacking.

    We could still easily tick along at 4 or 5 an over without those sorts of risks.
    Get 5 an over with singles and twos, the Aussies will change their tactics. Trying to clear the fielders is a massively high risk shot when we are still 200 behind.
    Exactly!!  Batting like this is the equivalent of bowling the exact same ball again and again.

    Be positive but be smart and vary it up.
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,734
    KP said it but it reminded me of a story I heard of an Indian coach. A young batsman making his debut got out for a duck. The coach put his arm around him and told him not to worry about it. Next innings he came off somewhat pleased with his 40. The coach absolutely tore into him. Once in, don't give them a chance to get you out. Crawley, Pope and Duckett all got in and were in no trouble on a wicket that is doing nothing. And got out. 
  • arny23394
    arny23394 Posts: 1,180
    Our batsmen genuinely have shit for brains.
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  • DamoNorthStand
    DamoNorthStand Posts: 10,933
    I don’t even know what to say any more 
  • arny23394
    arny23394 Posts: 1,180
    Oh, we don’t want to win this game.
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,598
    And another.

    No ball wont help you now Joey boy.

    England collapsing to short pitch bowling. 
  • DamoNorthStand
    DamoNorthStand Posts: 10,933
    Get ready for Stokes to try slogging and get out for 10
  • cantersaddick
    cantersaddick Posts: 16,903
    Well shit. I defended Pope and even Ducketts was excusable (he was set and you have to keep trying to score in that situation) but Roots was poor.
  • Todds_right_hook
    Todds_right_hook Posts: 10,873
    Baz ball is handing the Aussies the ashes.

    we have gifted 4 wickets to them. 2 more and in comes Broad

    we can be aggressive and positive without being reckless. I don't think England will learn until the ashes are firmly in the Aussies hands
  • Pelling1993
    Pelling1993 Posts: 6,670
    Well shit. I defended Pope and even Ducketts was excusable (he was set and you have to keep trying to score in that situation) but Roots was poor.
    Root's especially moronic after having a life. All 3 are idiots though
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,734
    As I've said, brave cricket playing the percentages not reckless cricket. We are playing reckless cricket. 
  • kentaddick
    kentaddick Posts: 18,729
    England when bowling "Let's bounce these aussies to get them out trying to take it on"

    England when batting "Short pitched bowling? Let's take it on!!"
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,734
    The laughable thing is that, with Lyon out and Green unable to bowl with any consistency, they only have three frontline bowlers on a deck that offers so little. Grind them into the ground and then take them on when you are in front. 
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  • Gary Poole
    Gary Poole Posts: 1,874
    England have been really stupid here, Australia have just lost then spinner and have then gone to short pitched bowling, irrespective of Baz ball the obvious thing to do is duck, move out the way and tire out their bowlers with no spinner to bring on.
  • After Root’s dismissal I’ve given up watching. It’s amateur hour, men against boy’s. The Australians must be laughing at the naivety of this approach. There is a time and place for out an out aggression and we are giving wickets away rather the bowlers having to work hard for it.
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,734
    Six no balls from Green now and one of them cost the Aussies a wicket. 
  • The laughable thing is that, with Lyon out and Green unable to bowl with any consistency, they only have three frontline bowlers on a deck that offers so little. Grind them into the ground and then take them on when you are in front. 
    Precisely
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,734
    WTF was that Brook!!!
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,734
    I wonder if Brook and Stokes would have been laughing had the former's leg stump had been sent cart wheeling
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,308
    WTF was that Brook!!!
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  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,734
    WTF was that Brook!!!
    It was four runs
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,734
    edited June 2023
    WTF was that Brook!!!
    It was four runs
    It wasn't. The ball missed the stumps by six inches. I just knew @Chizz would laugh at your comment. He loves to do that. 
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,734
    And now Brook has been dropped