2019 Cricket
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3offTheTee
Tour Rookie
Ok quickie for you cricket gurus, especially Fundy and Mudball.
what was unique about the number of runs Alex Stewart scored in tests ? No googling chaps.
what was unique about the number of runs Alex Stewart scored in tests ? No googling chaps.
fundy
Ryder Cup Winner
3offTheTee
Tour Rookie
Not quite. Just read a book by Marcus Bergman who gave all sorts of irrelevant info. Will give you one more try and tell you tomorrow.
unless somebody beats you with the answer
unless somebody beats you with the answer
3offTheTee
Tour Rookie
Put you out of your suspense guys. He was born 8th April 1963 and scored 8463 test runs
fundy
Ryder Cup Winner
only other one i remember that gets quoted about Stewart is he lost more tests than any other player (not sure if thats still true). my dads fav player, he'd prob know the answer in a split second lol
fundy
Ryder Cup Winner
fundy
Ryder Cup Winner
Root bowling before lunch on day 1, not optimal when you dont pick a spinner and choose to bowl first lol
fundy
Ryder Cup Winner
3rd umpire thinks its VAR lol
fundy
Ryder Cup Winner
Root looking like a complete imposter as a test captain again, albeit not helped by the selectors!
ColchesterFC
Journeyman Pro
Just had a look at the scorecard for Aus v Pak. Pakistan must've been feeling pretty good when they had the Aussies at 8-1. Probably less so when the second wicket fell to make it 369-2. Aus 589-3 declared (Warner 335*, Labuschagne 162). Pakistan in response 3-1.
Piece
Tour Winner
Root has finally come to the batting party. Still behind though and work to do to get a chunky lead.
HomerJSimpson
Hall of Famer
Would be good if Root kicks on today. I can't really see England bowling NZ out cheaply enough to force a result
Mudball
Assistant Pro
170 so far and Burns on ton... now I can safely go to bed
fundy
Ryder Cup Winner
Hard to see anything but a draw with little play after lunch tomorrow expected
Root happily having a decent net and not worrying too much about pressing the scoring rate when a results needed (almost the complete opposite of how we normally bat lol)
Root happily having a decent net and not worrying too much about pressing the scoring rate when a results needed (almost the complete opposite of how we normally bat lol)
Mudball
Assistant Pro
Can understand it.. given our propensity to collapse, Root wants to ensure that at least one game is draw.. if they press for it and we collapse and lose then he will be up the creek. That’s the negative mindset wher we are. Flat is the new up - Draw is a win
fundy
Ryder Cup Winner
why didnt we bat like that at 0-0 in the first test then?
Junior
Tour Winner
Exactly. I think they tried, but no one pushed on. NZ are great at home but these wickets have been dead. Im not sure if they were prepared like this on purpose but basically the wickets have negated Archer and Broad.
On the plus side, Stokes, Pope and Butler looks a decent 5,6,7. Ali will come back into the side and slot in at 8 when a spinner is needed.
Burns, Denly, Bairstowe, Root, Stokes, Pope, Butler, Ali, Curran, Archer, Broad is a decent side.
HomerJSimpson
Hall of Famer
Good knock from Root. Shame the last few wickets went quickly but when I saw we'd got a couple of early wickets I was getting more confident we could nick a win. Looks like we'll have to really get amongst them first thing and if we do I can see us having to get 230-250 in a session and a bit
fundy
Ryder Cup Winner
Didnt look much like it to me as they got out to an assortment of slashes to wide balls in the first test! Just conpletely back to front the way theyre approached batting in the 2 tests and gifted NZ the series in the process
what have Bairstow and Ali done to get back in? no Anderson when fit?
