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Jim must have a A+ for that Mr K.;)

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What’s a Lancy???:rolleyes:

Is it the same as a Yorcy.

This quote from Somerset’s director of cricket made me laugh ‘ I have not seen evidence of excessive spin throughout the game’ ,

erm a spinner took 7 wickets for each side in the second innings.

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Obviously Somerset's director of cricket has finite knowledge of spin bowling.

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An amusing aside, as a true Lancastrian I will admit that my favourite brew is Yorkshire Gold from Taylor’s of Harrogate, a really great cuppa. Guess which cricket team they are sponsors of. ;):cool:

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By heck next they will be swapping their famous pies and beers.:)

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This is more like it, only 1 wicket and a very modest 120+ runs at tea on the first day, 2.08 runs per over, proper test cricket. :)

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Lets hope you have not spoke too soon..;)

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Well ‘someone’ was a little premature in altering the thread title.:rolleyes:

Perhaps it should be changed to England’s Yorkshire batsmen hit rock bottom. :p:

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Or you can call it the same old sorry story again.;)

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Well done Cooky..:clap::clap::clap:

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Given the fact that the other four batsmen above him in the all time test runs list are middle order batsmen and so never had to face the new ball in every single innings, highlights Cooks class. :cool:

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Save the best till last and by golly it is certainly living up to that today..:D:D

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As I said, a proper test match, lasted until the last hour, great batting, magic balls, this game had everything. :cool:

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For once l am in total agreement with you Jim.:)

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/45561380
Think the ECB should let this go now. He's been found Not Guilty of anything criminal and missing the Ashes was punishment enough

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l quite Agree with you on this one Mr K.

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Notice there are some 'obscure' cricket matches on obscure channels coming up:

Paktia Panthers v Kandahar Knights FREESPORTS 12:45pm Aghanistani 20/20 - not being played in Afghanistan for some reason ....

Barbados v USA BT SPORTS ESPN 7pm 50 over match - the whole of the US will be gripped by that one !

oh and Sri Lanka v England SKY SPORTS 5:30am tomorrow -probably give that one a miss, there are limits ;)

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Something for you to watch Mr K while you are doing the ironing and the hoovering.;)

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Or packing for my Algarve holiday ;)

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Should be lovely and warm out there.:Sun::Sun:

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Playing in Sri Lanka at this time of year is a stupid as trying to play in January over here.:rolleyes:

Looks like D/L/S will win this one for England though.:cool:

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Come on Jim at least we are going to win.:)

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Actually watching the ground staff running on, trying to cover the whole playing area with those huge sheets in the howling winds and monsoon rains is quite good fun.:D

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A bit like Old Trafford ? ;)

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Strange that the reserve day could not be used.

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DOH.:D
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/cricket/45900511

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Oh dear how embarrassing.:D

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After the Lord Mayors show for England today, some sloppy bowling and fielding.:rolleyes:

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Bound to rain soon anyway !

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It will have to hurry up, England trying to finish it in ten overs.:shocked:

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Sadly l missed the cricket.

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The England players did too Den .......

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Sri Lanka saved by DLS, there was still 24 overs to go...:D

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Well maybe missing it was a good thing Mr K.:)

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When if ever have England had a better spin attack than an Asian side. Eight of the ten wickets giving them a healthy first innings lead.:o:

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Happy days are here again Jim as l certainly cannot remember a England side with more spin options then a Asian side.:)

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Well even Laker and Lock was just before I started taking an interest in cricket.;)

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Well l do remember their names being mentioned but alas l was not born in that era.

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Stupidly listened to the BBC forecast of constant storms for 5 days, so haven't seen any of the Test !

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You should have learnt by now not to put your complete faith in them Mr K.:D

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I'm sure you would have been up at 4:00 am otherwise Mr K. :D

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Hey, I watched every ball of last year's Ashes in Oz.. . Still seeing a therapist for post traumatic stress... ;)

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Well l was up by five so does that count.;)

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Well I don’t think the rain is going to save Sri Lanka now, nine down in glorious sunshine.:cool:

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l certainly did not expect England to win comfortably in one of the hardest places to win in.:D

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If they can’t win now there they never will. A poor Sri Lanka side in transition, nothing like the quality of players from the past ten, fifteen years. Top order still failing far to often. A good innings from Jennings but the Aussie pace bowlers will soon work him over.

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Very hard to replace the spin king plus the several world class batsman they had of old.

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He might not be picked for that series Jim.

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Nice to see the Aussies getting another thrashing. Unlike last year, think I'm going to enjoy the cricket on BTSport this winter :)

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Remember the Aussies never had any sympathy for us when we were getting hammered by them so they can't expect any in return.:D

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Just like the old days in this current session of cricket.:D

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Them Sri Lankans don't like it up them Capt. Mainwaring ! Shame really it's not really been a contest, they're a shadow of the team they used to be. Can't see the Windies in the New Year being much different, these countries make Test cricket low priority now, England supporters are vastly out numbering home support which is very sad in a way.

However the women's 20/20 world cup final against the Aussies tonight is something to look forward to :)

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Bit too late for me Mr K as l will check the result in the morning.

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Its still a good achievement in winning a test series on the sub continent though Mr K.

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True Den, with 4 spinners we have at last learnt that side of the game. Not sure why we bothered with Broad...

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Broady is there as one of the wise old heads Mr K which you need in a squad.

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Shame about the ladies T20 final. The Aussies cheated, some of their players are definitely blokes....

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No not really as give fair do's to the Aussies for once as they performed much better on the day then England did.

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Cobbers our players are far prettier than their mob of outlaws. Some of them had beards, just saying its a very suspect ladies team ;)

Anyway , just to say TalkSport radio is crap and not a patch on TMS. They've got the Windies tour too unbelievably. Sign of things to come ? Certainly makes you appreciate the BBC.

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Prettiness is in the eye of the beholder as they say.;)

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l certainly agree with you on this Mr K.:tu:

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Well, here we go again. Not sure that leaving Broad out is a good idea, or selecting Rashid?

And Curran is bowling some filth atm.:(

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Its early days yet Jim.

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Well bringing the spinner on after an hour on the first day in the West Indies of all places does not bode well.:rolleyes:

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You were saying.;)

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You know, every time I open my mouth some idiot speaks. :dunce:

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That James Anderson is a promising bowler ! ;)

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Lancashire born and bred, nuff said. :cool:

Still think England have missed a trick by picking Rashid, Moeen’s wicket was a give away, pace has taken all the others and the Windies have three decent, big pace bowlers.

Will need to see how England bat to see if their selection was wrong.

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Not bad for a bowler close to retirement age.;)

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England off to their usual flyer.:rolleyes:

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It has got even worse now.:td:

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Don’t say I didn’t warn you, unless Curran gets a ton it was stupid to pick him and Rashid.:rolleyes:

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Good to see some genuine WIndies quicks again. It's almost as.if we haven't prepared properly or taken them seriously... A follow on and this could be over today !

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Getting embarrassing now. :rolleyes:

If it brings the locals back to watch then it will be a blessing in disguise.

And now the have got the joke bowlers on. :(

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Pathetic is the only word l can come out with but knowing England they will show what a Jekyll and Hide side they are by winning the next test.

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Unless it's the Ashes I don't we take it seriously any longer. Certain haven't given the WIndies any respect. No proper first class cricket before this match and it shows, all too busy playing 20/20 in Oz.

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628 to win , I think we can do it. I'm also backing Accrington Stanley to win the FA Cup :)

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What an awful shot from Root, it was a slip catching practise shot. :rolleyes:

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Bugger, England and Accrington Stanley let me down...

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Well at least you did not have a wager on it Mr K.;)

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At least Stanley made a decent fist of it and where unlucky. The cricket team played like clowns, a part time spinner taking eight wickets, abysmal performance.:rolleyes:

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England off to a flyer once again, Denly a very lucky boy just now?:(

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It obviously did not improve while l was at my local hospital.:td:

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England sinking rapidly, what a crying shame that the ground is half empty on a Saturday afternoon.:(

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:td::td::td:

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At least the RU team has given us something to smile about.:cool:

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A superb performance given that England were predicted to get a fair hammering today from Ireland.

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Not one for kneejerk reactions but some heads will have to roll after this shambles.:(:(

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Could start with the captain, 'little boy lost'... Give it to Anderson.

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Arrogant and over confident. Out batted, out bowled, out fielded, out captained, and out thought from the team selection on day one of the first test to the sad denouement today.:rolleyes:

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Root is a fine batsman but why oh why do England pick people as captains just because they fit their idea as a captain rather then pick someone with a shrewd tactical brain.

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Yes never understood making the best player Captain. Look as the disasters Botham and Pietersen were. Mike Brearley was a mediocre batsman but excellent captain.

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Spot on.

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Indeed as a captain there were not many better Mr K.

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A bit late in the day but England find a bowler who can hit over 90mph.

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Why was he not used earlier or was he injured?.

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Wood touched 95mph.:shocked: Amazing catch from Broad as well.:cool:

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All too late sadly for this already lost series though Jim.

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The selectors should drop themselves after this series.

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Don't forget it was also the coach and some of the players that were culpable as well.

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Whoever organised or agreed to the schedule is most culpable IMHO. Start with only three tests with zero preparation followed by five ODI’s and three T20’s.


Looking at the crowds though perhaps the Windies don’t warrant or deserve a full five test series anyway.:rolleyes:

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But this has been happening for quite a while now and thus so far diddly squat has been done about it.

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Jason Roy still in the debit column but going a long way to making amends for dropping Gayle on 9.

Well Roy scored 123 of the 124 runs he gifted Chris Gayle, England on course for their record run chase score.

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Well l never expected that.:D:D