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Nicholls595 Jul 2020 1:03pm, 16 Jul 2020 21,634 posts	0 Nicholls595 Sun has just peeked through over Trent Bridge
Wriggling Snake Jul 2020 1:12pm, 16 Jul 2020 27,632 posts	0 Wriggling Snake Rain at OT for a large part of tomorrow, warms up Sunday, so humid and warmer, that'll be the best time for the fast(er) bowlers, Bess to spin them out day 5.
GordonG Jul 2020 1:12pm, 16 Jul 2020 8,253 posts	0 GordonG i sometimes wonder whether TMS have an internal competition to come up with the most obscure stat. "hightest score since 2007 by a left handed batsman who is over 5ft 9in with a wife called Sandra". Or something
TRO Saracen Jul 2020 2:01pm, 16 Jul 2020 21,502 posts	0 TRO Saracen Stick to football Burns!
Wriggling Snake Jul 2020 5:07pm, 16 Jul 2020 27,633 posts	0 Wriggling Snake Well done Dibley
fetcheveryone Jul 2020 5:35pm, 16 Jul 2020 24,314 posts	0 fetcheveryone The Sky commentators are making a big thing about Sibley's scoring rate - but is anyone else feeling the same as me - that it's just nice to see one of our top order sticking it out?
rf_fozzy Jul 2020 5:38pm, 16 Jul 2020 10,709 posts	0 rf_fozzy English cricket 'commentators' when everyone is throwing the bat at the ball and getting out for 20: "why can't our batsmen stick it out and accumulate runs rather than dashing?" English cricket 'commentators' when everyone is sticking it out and playing cautiously because the team is in a spot of trouble: "why can't out batsmen have more scoring shots and be hitting boundaries every other ball?"
fetcheveryone Jul 2020 5:41pm, 16 Jul 2020 24,315 posts	0 fetcheveryone Ah yes
rf_fozzy Jul 2020 5:44pm, 16 Jul 2020 10,710 posts	0 rf_fozzy George Dobell on Buttler and Ed Smith: espncricinfo.com
Oscar the Grouch Jul 2020 6:47pm, 16 Jul 2020 1,727 posts	0 Oscar the Grouch Apart from the last paragraph which looked a bit personal, I think this is spot on. Foakes deserves a go.