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Jan 2015
11:22am, 15 Jan 2015
14,188 posts
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Chrisity
Interesting to hear Jim Maxwell talking about cricket bats yesterday, saying that someone (bowler, umpire, non-striking batsman) will be seriously injured soon by the speed of the ball when struck with the modern bat. He thinks they should change the rules on what is allowed, but fears that they won't until it is too late for some poor sod.
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Jan 2015
5:47pm, 15 Jan 2015
15,507 posts
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flanker
probably a very valid point. I guess the bowler as most at risk as in the follow through he might not see it or be able to evade it.
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Jan 2015
5:36am, 16 Jan 2015
9,990 posts
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TRO Saracen
Arse. Maybe Cook scratching around for 30 off 45 balls might not have been so bad....:-(
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Jan 2015
7:35am, 16 Jan 2015
9,991 posts
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TRO Saracen
Well played Skip. Whilst it won't stave off a defeat after a comfortable chase, humiliation has been given a swerve and at least Morgan will be able to give the rest of them a coating from a position of having justified his place in the team and as leader.
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Jan 2015
8:38am, 16 Jan 2015
8,549 posts
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Wriggling Snake
nowhere near enough dispite the pitch. I think it says a lot about their bowling compared to ours........
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Jan 2015
8:57am, 16 Jan 2015
9,993 posts
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TRO Saracen
Yep, sounds like we got done by the classic Aussie tactic: serve up some tame warm ups with friendly gentle bowling on placid pitches, so we are completely unprepared for two hostile 90mph+ quicks roaring in from the very first ball on a spicier pitch when the real stuff begins. They do it every time and it seems to work almost as often....2 back in the hutch after 3 deliveries....
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Jan 2015
9:18am, 16 Jan 2015
8,551 posts
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Wriggling Snake
It's Amazing. Bell is not an opener. I know it's an ODI, but you have to be an opener.
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Jan 2015
9:27am, 16 Jan 2015
9,995 posts
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TRO Saracen
So we've gone from a proper opener who's game is utterly shot and ill suited to ODI's anyway to an opener who's not an opener but is at least a proper batsman. Next step is usually the panicked introduction of a hitter who should bat at 6 because we can;t score quickly enough early in the innings...
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Jan 2015
9:36am, 16 Jan 2015
8,555 posts
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Wriggling Snake
That's just about right, when you look at our 1-7, Bell looks out of place now.
Shows you how good Warner is.
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Jan 2015
10:38am, 16 Jan 2015
111 posts
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old grey racer
Same old today! Failed to bat out our 50 overs and then they win with 61 balls to spare.
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