England v India Series
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fundy
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id have thought there is every chance he signs for Yorkshire
Yorkshire signed Tendulkar back in the day expecting a surge in spectators. Unfortunately they did not realise that most of the cricketing spectators near to Headingley were of Pakistani origin and so they did not get the upsurge they hope for. Unless demographics have changed Kohli falls into the same bracket.
Yorkshire certainly have the money, as do Lancashire and Surrey, but they have such a settled and succesful side that I would not see them being overly tempted. Parachuting someone in for 1 month of 4 day cricket is a very Surrey thing to do. Surrey must be favourites purely due to finances but I would be surprised if he goes anywhere but one of those three.
Yorkshire certainly have the money, as do Lancashire and Surrey, but they have such a settled and succesful side that I would not see them being overly tempted. Parachuting someone in for 1 month of 4 day cricket is a very Surrey thing to do. Surrey must be favourites purely due to finances but I would be surprised if he goes anywhere but one of those three.
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Of the three counties you mentioned I think you will find only Surrey are in a financially strong position. The other two have only recently returned to profitability but their positions remain fragile.
Tongo
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I was under the impression that Yorkshire were in dire straits financially.
Surrey would certainly seem the obvious choice.
Sorry you are right about Yorkshire. Big problems with Headingley as well I believe. I thought Lancashire were okay but that was not based on any facts. One thing I can say for certain is that he won't be going to Durham!
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All the provincial Test ground counties have, in recent years, faced massive expenditure for ground improvements. Although in the cases of Old Trafford & Headingley it is hard to see how beneficial those have been.
As a result don't expect them to be big spenders.
Tongo
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Dear Joe and Mo,
Great start! Please dont throw it away.
Great start! Please dont throw it away.
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vkurup
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India was not upto the mark.. cant see why they changed the bowlers.. Ishant and Mishra not upto the mark and probably only there to rest the other bowlers as the series is in the bag... The Root dismissal was very interesting. without snicko, there is no way that would have been given.
i watched i bit live this morning and saw a fair few no balls none of which were called..
only time you ever see a no ball now is if they review the dec and it gets spotted there, so the batting side is always losing a few runs because these are not picked up
only time you ever see a no ball now is if they review the dec and it gets spotted there, so the batting side is always losing a few runs because these are not picked up
drewster
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In other news ,can someone tell me what Liam Dawson has done to get a test cap ? Seems they're giving them away like candy like their football counterparts !!! It wasn't so long ago that he couldn't even get in Hampshire's team and took a stint on loan at Essex .
Paperboy
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Scored a lot of runs two seasons ago and can turn his arm over a bit.
Last season was poor in the longer form of the game but played well in the shorter formats.
Tongo
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Played okay in limited overs cricket, got picked for the test team. Isnt that the England way?!
A good first day, but England have had good days before this series. It would be good to go out with a resounding win so lets hope for a big batting day tomorrow and the bowlers find a way to take 20 wickets
drewster
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Indeed it is and it's rubbish. We have a 6 foot plus off spinner who could do a much better job. Ollie Rayner is no Ashwin but he's much better than Batty and Dawson FFS. We were never going to win in India but the slow bowling selection was awful bar Rashid of course.
If we all look the other way we can pretend this series never happened. Turn now.......
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Good illustration of the old saying that you never really know what's a decent scorer till the other team bats!!
....our spinners not as good as theirs!
Good illustration of the old saying that you never really know what's a decent scorer till the other team bats!!
....our spinners not as good as theirs!
Dan2501
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Fixed. Been thoroughly outclassed all series.
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vkurup
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One guy gets 300, another nearly gets 200 (thats more than the total Eng score). Bunch of other guys incl spinners get 50s...
... still we talk about flat wickets..
.. Eng need to get their socks up and agree that it got outclassed in every department.
Day 5 morning will be interesting. Moen was starting to see turn and so if it kicks and rips and Eng lose about 3 wickets before lunch then it spells trouble. They just need to battle for hard fought drawn.
... still we talk about flat wickets..
.. Eng need to get their socks up and agree that it got outclassed in every department.
Day 5 morning will be interesting. Moen was starting to see turn and so if it kicks and rips and Eng lose about 3 wickets before lunch then it spells trouble. They just need to battle for hard fought drawn.
Tongo
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I cant believe that with 650 on the board Cook continued to flog his poor, knackered frontline bowlers! Ridiculous captaincy.
Put on some part time filth and give em a rest! (I was hoping Bairstow might be called on to remove his pads and turn his arm over)
Put on some part time filth and give em a rest! (I was hoping Bairstow might be called on to remove his pads and turn his arm over)
