Piece
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This change ball doesn't look like a 60 over one. More like 30 to 40 with a decent seam....
2019 Cricket
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fundy
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look like a nice box of last years balls that had much more pronounced seams than this years! maybe thats why England were trying to get it changed most of the game too
Piece
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This ball is doing stuff ☹
fundy
Ryder Cup Winner
well batted Rory Burns, had some fortune but battled hard. Now make it a big one!
fundy
Ryder Cup Winner
From twitter
2 hours ago, ICC release a statement saying Russell is out of the West Indies squad due to injury icc-cricket.com/news/1299498 . Turns out he's playing for Vancouver Knights in 20 minutes in the Canada T20!
Seriously time for the WI to cut the ties with several of their players!
2 hours ago, ICC release a statement saying Russell is out of the West Indies squad due to injury icc-cricket.com/news/1299498 . Turns out he's playing for Vancouver Knights in 20 minutes in the Canada T20!
Seriously time for the WI to cut the ties with several of their players!
Piece
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Haha. Taxi for me!!!
Dan2501
Tour Winner
Rory Burns. What a bloody hero. Not managed to watch too much of it but watched the first hour and a half this morning and thought he looked really solid. Great to see him kick on and make a big score when it matters most!
Tongo
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Pleased for him. I think he'll be a decent opener if they persist with him.
Plus its one in the eye for those constantly criticising county cricket (Boycott) despite never watching any!
richart
Major Champion
All balls are this year’s batch. Different markings from last years. Replacement ball seemed much harder, and swing a lot more. Fortunately it only lasted about eight overs according to Burns.
Think we got the run of the green, with Root being caught behind off the off stump
and Burns lbw, but Aussies not referring. Umpires having a mare for a second day.Hopefully Burns and Stokes can bat through first hour, and we can get a decent lead. Dont want to be chasing too many judging by the turn Lyon was getting.
Great day of test cricket.
fundy
Ryder Cup Winner
All balls are this year’s batch. Different markings from last years. Replacement ball seemed much harder, and swing a lot more. Fortunately it only lasted about eight overs according to Burns.
Think we got the run of the green, with Root being caught behind off the off stump
Hopefully Burns and Stokes can bat through first hour, and we can get a decent lead. Dont want to be chasing too many judging by the turn Lyon was getting.
Great day of test cricket.
Thought I read that all the balls in the test series are to last years specs, ie the higher seam than the ones that have been used in the county championship this year where they have a flattened seam
richart
Major Champion
On the radio tonight, they did say they are using different ones to last year. Mentioned less movement off the pitch, and less swing. Not sure if that is right, but definitely replacement balls are same batch and not mixed batches. Of course umpires chose the replacement ball, so they got that wrong as well.
richart
Major Champion
Ballgate ?
fundy
Ryder Cup Winner
On the radio tonight, they did say they are using different ones to last year. Mentioned less movement off the pitch, and less swing. Not sure if that is right, but definitely replacement balls are same batch and not mixed batches. Of course umpires chose the replacement ball, so they got that wrong as well.
Yeah this years batch swing and seam less due to a flatter seam. The issue with replacement balls seams (see what i did there) to be they have very few of them so expect we may see sides angling for them all summer
fundy
Ryder Cup Winner
Big hour this, England want to make sure they push home their advantage and get 100+ lead now
Could be a tall ask....
I'd love to know the average score made against us from batters 7 down, compared to what ours make....
pokerjoke
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Collapse ahoy
stefanovic
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Should have played Leach instead of Ali. At least he can bat.
Tongo
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Usual lack of contribution from toys out of the pram Bairstow and walking wicket Moeen.
How come? Would you expect it to be much better, much worse or more/less the same?
Personally I'd expect it to be considerably lower. I don't watch anywhere near as much cricket as I used too.
But I just seem to have so many memories of us dropping from good positions to all out whilst opponents rescue rounds where they were on their knees.
Granted that could be a middle order batsmen playing well whilst the lower order simply hand around.
But I just seem to have so many memories of us dropping from good positions to all out whilst opponents rescue rounds where they were on their knees.
Granted that could be a middle order batsmen playing well whilst the lower order simply hand around.
