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  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,734
    Addick Addict said:
    It seems that Dunkley has made some massive changes to her technique - she's marked her gloves to ensure her hands are aligned and in the correct place on the bat handle and has also brought the hands closer together so that they aren't fighting each other which can happen when they are far apart.

    Excellent 53* off 26 balls and all the time Dunkley and Knight (18 off 19) are together we have a squeak of staying in the Ashes

    96-3 and requiring 103 off 10 overs


    And of course Knight is out first ball after drinks!
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 10,945
    Off topic for the match but whose idea was it to put the test at the end of the series? What should be the showpiece event is likely to be totally irrelevant 
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 10,945
    Dunkley goes for 59 (30). Uphill battle from here
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 10,945
    And Jones gone too, that's pretty much the game
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,734
    edited January 20
    fenaddick said:
    Off topic for the match but whose idea was it to put the test at the end of the series? What should be the showpiece event is likely to be totally irrelevant 
    Had we been competitive (and not 4-0 down) then the Test match potentially becomes the decider whereas, had the Test been at the start and Australia won that and the first two ODIs then they would have automatically retained the Ashes with four games still to play.   
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 10,945
    Addick Addict said:
    fenaddick said:
    Off topic for the match but whose idea was it to put the test at the end of the series? What should be the showpiece event is likely to be totally irrelevant 
    Had we been competitive (and not 4-0 down) then the Test match potentially becomes the decider whereas, had the Test been at the start and Australia won that and the first two ODIs then they would have automatically retained the Ashes with four games still to play.   
    I've never understood why it isn't bang in the middle? Then it's always competitive. Play the ODI's, then the test and then the T20's
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 10,945
    141 all out
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,734
    fenaddick said:
    Addick Addict said:
    fenaddick said:
    Off topic for the match but whose idea was it to put the test at the end of the series? What should be the showpiece event is likely to be totally irrelevant 
    Had we been competitive (and not 4-0 down) then the Test match potentially becomes the decider whereas, had the Test been at the start and Australia won that and the first two ODIs then they would have automatically retained the Ashes with four games still to play.   
    I've never understood why it isn't bang in the middle? Then it's always competitive. Play the ODI's, then the test and then the T20's
    But if Australia won two of the three ODIs and the Test, it would make the whole of the T20 Series worthless and that might, in turn, affect sales whereas people will probably always purchase tickets for the Test in advance. If Australia won all four games then those T20s really are dead rubbers. At least we still have a chance, although it won't happen, of drawing the series.
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,308
    There's a very extensive old girls' club that need to all retire now 
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,599
    edited January 20
    Leuth said:
    There's a very extensive old girls' club that need to all retire now 
    Or just retire womens cricket. 
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  • West2003
    West2003 Posts: 386
    golfaddick said:
    Leuth said:
    There's a very extensive old girls' club that need to all retire now 
    Or just retire womens cricket. 
    Why?
  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 8,017


  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,322
    MarcusH26 said:


    On paper, that's a really strong XI
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,816
    For the first time in an eternity, we actually have a first choice white ball team out there.
  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,322
    killerandflash said:
    For the first time in an eternity, we actually have a first choice white ball team out there.
    It would make a pretty good Test XI too
  • Redhenry
    Redhenry Posts: 5,354
    Good to see England pick their best XI
  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 23,659
    Some genuine pace in England's bowling 
  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 8,017
    Guess my only concern is Salt and Duckett being very boom or bust as an opening pair. 
  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,322
    MarcusH26 said:
    Guess my only concern is Salt and Duckett being very boom or bust as an opening pair. 
    Boom is brilliant.  And, if Boom fails, then with Buttler, Brook, Livongstone and Bethell to come, Bust isn't too bad either. 
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,816
    Interesting that Brook is VC rather than Salt. The England management clearly see Brook as a future leader.
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  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,927
    Chizz said:
    killerandflash said:
    For the first time in an eternity, we actually have a first choice white ball team out there.
    It would make a pretty good Test XI too
    Jamie Overton with his 97 Test batting average wasted at 7.
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,927
    edited January 21
    killerandflash said:
    Interesting that Brook is VC rather than Salt. The England management clearly see Brook as a future leader.
    They need to line someone up for the Test team given Stokes's age and injury issues, Pope's form and the fact that Crawley (who i think they would have considered the "right sort" at some stage at least) is under a bit of pressure.

    Why not give the guy who is definitely sticking in the team some captaincy experience.
  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 8,017
    https://www.cricket.com.au/matches/CA:22743/cricket-australia-xi-men-england-lions-ca-xi-v-england-lions-men?tab=scorecard

    Second CAXI vs England Lions game started today

    5fer with a hat trick for Pat Brown , more wickets for Sam Cook too 
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,734
    MarcusH26 said:
    https://www.cricket.com.au/matches/CA:22743/cricket-australia-xi-men-england-lions-ca-xi-v-england-lions-men?tab=scorecard

    Second CAXI vs England Lions game started today

    5fer with a hat trick for Pat Brown , more wickets for Sam Cook too 
    I do recognise that Bashir is the nightwatchman but I do wonder how many time in his career he's batted - at 3 at any age!
  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,322

    That summary doesn't seem quite right. 
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,734
    India win the toss and have elected to bat. Strong Indian side but without the likes of Rohit, Bumrah, Shami, Kohli, Pant, Jadeja, Ashwin etc, it certainly has a different look about it. Slightly surprised that India are such clear favourites at 1.65 (England 2.54) even having won the toss. 
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,816
    Great first over by Arshdeep 
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,734
    killerandflash said:
    Great first over by Arshdeep 
    Shame for Kent that he's far better with the white ball than the red
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,816
    Great over by Chak* Our batting lineup now looks a bit short 
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,734
    edited January 22
    Our batting has been rather one dimensional with Buttler being that dimension. He's 50* off 34 and the other five batsmen are 28 off 37.

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