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Jul 2016
10:33pm, 24 Jul 2016
762 posts
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Crash Hamster
No internet for over 2 weeks (thanks, BT!) so one match behind, MDOTs.
Follow on? Agree with everything that's been said; just given Pakistan a sniff of a draw if they play well. Unnecessary!
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Jul 2016
10:51pm, 24 Jul 2016
261 posts
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Scorge
england have always been very conservative when it comes to the follow on: unlike india, who didn't muck about!
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Jul 2016
11:10am, 25 Jul 2016
13,210 posts
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TRO Saracen
and still we bat on..
Maybe, just maybe we'll give them an awkward 20 minutes before close this evening?
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Jul 2016
11:15am, 25 Jul 2016
6,698 posts
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lammo
Wasn't it top avoid us having to bat on day 5 against the spinner if required, seems negative, but i'm not unhappy with the decision
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Jul 2016
11:20am, 25 Jul 2016
13,212 posts
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TRO Saracen
391 ahead after first innings and we are looking to avoid their spinner, who we brutalised in the first innings, on day 5?
If that's the reason, then it's an even worse reason than 'our bowlers were an ickle bit tired' after 60 odd overs.
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Jul 2016
11:32am, 25 Jul 2016
9,548 posts
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FenlandRunner
51 runs in 30 minutes 
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Jul 2016
11:32am, 25 Jul 2016
13,213 posts
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TRO Saracen
Lead 534. Cook probably thinks we need another 210-220 to be sure....;-)
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Jul 2016
11:39am, 25 Jul 2016
12,541 posts
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Wriggling Snake
It's a bit daft now, perhaps they are just now demorallising the Pakistan bowlers as we ll as mentally and physically tiring them out. At first I thought why not give Vince and Ballance a go, but if they got out, it would be bad for them, it's bad for them that they are not trusted to bat now.
So they declare an hour before lunch or when a wicket falls....
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Jul 2016
11:39am, 25 Jul 2016
12,542 posts
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Wriggling Snake
oh, declared....
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Jul 2016
12:17pm, 25 Jul 2016
9,549 posts
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FenlandRunner
One down already....
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