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TheDiablo

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4 out of the ground so far from Ali after the Aussie keeper dropped a dolly with him on single figures... Would much prefer to be writing that about the Ashes!!
 

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From the BBC text updates......

"England will resume today on 200-5, trailing Australia by 297 runs.

In fact, never mind trailing Australia, they're still trailing Steve Smith by 11 runs".
 

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used to love going down the Gray Nicholls factory each spring to pick up a bat or two for the season! They dont press them like they used to though, current ones are twice as thick!!!

I used to go to the warship “factory” in Essex to get my bats and was amazed by the number of blanks being sent out to the pro’s. Even nasser used a warsop!
 

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Any decent club cricketer would have known exactly what Starc was trying to do. You would not be tempted whatsoever by the drive ball.

Dumb thinking and *** technique as you point out.

Ditto Roy last night.


Buttler almost done the same way, no feet and pushing on the up at mid off

And stokes goes :( now were in all sorts
 

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According to Andrew Samson on TMS Bairstow has the fifth highest percentage of being bowled in the history of test cricket and the highest in the 21st century.

There's a surprise.

He averages 6.66 to straight balls in the last 2 years. 6.66!! Straight balls, in red ball cricket!!

I just wish we had someone better with the gloves and a pretty decent bat too waiting in reserve... 🤔
 
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