IanM
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Good cricket from England here.... go at it, lets play golf on Tuesday. 
2019 Cricket
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all over with a day to spare, when are SA playing Afganistan or Ireland
Junior
Tour Winner
End for Faf ?
Professional by England but SA were poor.
Professional by England but SA were poor.
who else would do it only other people in the side assured of their places are Elgar and The Cock, not sure you would weigh the cock down with it
GB72
Money List Winner
Again, no expert but in this test especially it all looked set for Butler to do what he is there for, especially in the second innings. Runs in the board, need to accelerate away and he failed both times.
Junior
Tour Winner
Yeah, I see they have just given De Kock the ODI and T20 role too. Elgar is the only one really. I think faf has had enough and fancies chacing the franchise $$$$$
Tongo
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There's talk of Denly being dropped for Teflon Bairstow.
fundy
Ryder Cup Winner
There's talk of Denly being dropped for Teflon Bairstow.
i read it earlier, id like to say im surprised lol
Tongo
Journeyman Pro
Denly may not score many runs but he faces a lot of deliveries so is good at seeing off the new ball if there's an early loss and / or wearing down the bowlers so that the likes of Root, Stokes and Pope can bat with a bit more freedom. But that is lost on the analogue selectors who seem to make selections according to stats.
fundy
Ryder Cup Winner
what stats are they using that picks Bairstow and Buttler? more a case of Root missing his mate lol
Tongo
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I was thinking more a case of Denly getting dropped because of his average. Bairstow getting picked again can only be because he's from Yorkshire and is Root's mate.
fundy
Ryder Cup Winner
funny how the rhetoric has changed from horses for courses and bringing back Jennings now they have other options but room can still be found for the ginger yorkie lol
HomerJSimpson
Hall of Famer
Broad fined and gets a demerit point https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/51281026
Junior
Tour Winner
Rumor has it that Denly is going to be replaced by Bairstowe for Sri Lanka ....... Now I was a Bairstowe fan but imo he had his chance and didnt take it. Why change a batting line up that actually now scoring 400+. I know Denly only averages 33, but at lease he bats time and takes the new ball away from Root Stokes etc. He looks like someone that can grow into the role. Plus, he's a great fielder and his part time spin could be useful in SL.
i would agree, the ginger whinger has done nothing to warrant yet another chance in SL. Denly looked good most of the games but didn't kick on and get a score, but a least he stuck around, whats ging going to do... get LB or bowled early doors.. more like
now once Burns was fit, fair enough, i would give Crawley a go at 3
Dan2501
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Bairstow coming back is mental, makes absolutely zero sense. Hoping they see sense, stick with Sibley, Crawley and Denly top 3 for Sri Lanka with one of them making way for Burns next summer. Bairstow is absolutely not the answer at number 3, he's not even the answer at 7 so definitely not a number 3.
Foakes should come back as keeper to, even if he scores no runs, he will still be a better keeper than Butler
Mudball
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Anyone following IND v NZ T20.... Absolute madness, last two matches went into Super Over and NZ manage to lose both of them!!!. NZ cant seem to buy a win in super overs...
Both matches were close and should have won by NZ in regulation time... but Indian bowlers pull it back.. Today's NZ last over was carnage.. needing Seven from six balls, they managed to lose 4 wickets in that over!! WTF is this game
Both matches were close and should have won by NZ in regulation time... but Indian bowlers pull it back.. Today's NZ last over was carnage.. needing Seven from six balls, they managed to lose 4 wickets in that over!! WTF is this game
fundy
Ryder Cup Winner
if they persist with bowling Southee and him bowling length on flat decks in them, then theyre going to continue to not win them! wouldve struggled to defend 20 today!
as to WTF is this game then prob best I dont give my true opinion lol
Tongo
Journeyman Pro
Its hard to get excited / interested about another international match involving India (7 in the last 17 days on 2 continents) with another super over or India completing a comfortable run chase.
