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20-05-2015, 18:23
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Until the ECB is reformed (unlikely anytime soon) to remove the old farts and their successors at the top, the England job is as much a poisoned chalice as Labour leader.
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20-05-2015, 18:45
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Don't know a lot about them to be honest, only heard of maybe 5 of the players. However, I think England have a far weaker squad to be honest. I'll be happy in September if we can avoid a 5-0 whitewash tbh.
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l don't think it will be a whitewash as half the Australian squad is aged 33 and over so if l was England my tactics would be to get them on the run and try to tire them out physically and mentally like last time they came over here but alas a lot of water has passed under the bridge since then.
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21-05-2015, 12:49
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21-05-2015, 13:01
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Re: Cricket
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nothing new here expect a 5-0 Aussie win in ashes this summer
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21-05-2015, 13:21
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More positivity would be a start instead of this deeply entrenched safeness in English cricket.
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21-05-2015, 13:56
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Well I'm just glad we haven't got Pietersen in the side. It's not like we need a decent batsman is it... 
The deeply entrenched 'safeness' comes from within the ECB who tend to appoint people just like them.
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21-05-2015, 14:41
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What a disaster. Even the most optimistic person must be struggling right now with this score.
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21-05-2015, 15:40
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Perhaps they have starting to listen to those doom laden critics on Cable Forum. 
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21-05-2015, 15:41
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Re: Cricket
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A bit pre-emptive, surely - it's 176 for 4 at the moment, which isn't too bad....
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22-05-2015, 06:19
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22-05-2015, 12:33
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Yes, well at 30/4 it certainly looked a disaster for England. Now currently 369/9 as I type this.
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22-05-2015, 12:39
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It would be nice if the Burnley Lara can take us to 400 though.
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22-05-2015, 19:41
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Where there was hope sadly today brought despair. 
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/cricket/32524253
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22-05-2015, 22:31
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Yes, optimism replaced by despair yet again as today progressed. Hopefully England will buck their ideas up a bit, and soon.
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24-05-2015, 06:13
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New Zealand in strong position at the end of day three.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/32860712
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