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Jul 2017
9:29am, 31 Jul 2017
8,608 posts
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Badger
Strongly agree with TROers' 15222. It's nice seeing England looking dominant, but one sided games can be a bit dull.
That said, SA could still stretch this one out a bit of course 
Also agree about TRJ, actually - certainly in with a shout.
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Jul 2017
11:29am, 31 Jul 2017
5,916 posts
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Ceratonia
Re only one side playing in well in each test - isn't it just the case that in modern day tests between two sides of about the same strength, the one that bats first has a big advantage, particularly in England? England are something like 23 wins, 4 losses between 2009 and 2017 when batting first at home and 8 wins, 6 losses when batting second.
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Jul 2017
11:33am, 31 Jul 2017
15,703 posts
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Wriggling Snake
5 for in bowling beats a ton in my book. On debut too....
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Jul 2017
11:33am, 31 Jul 2017
15,704 posts
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Wriggling Snake
TMS talking about 4 day test matches. I think that would make people even more gung ho.
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Jul 2017
11:40am, 31 Jul 2017
15,227 posts
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Atonal Miserabilist (AFKA TRO)
I think the TMS theory on one sided tests is that it's the 90's Australia/T20 style aggression: the default option is to counter attack, play shots, put pressure back on bowlers, keep scoring. By it's very nature it's risky - if the other side has a total on the board they can afford to ship the odd 4 and keep the catchers in place and very likely a big collapse will occur.
Then again sometimes TMS is a bit 'with hindsight' - if we block and bat time then we're too defensive, too passive, if we bat aggressively that's wrong too unless it works in which case it was right all along.
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Jul 2017
11:43am, 31 Jul 2017
15,228 posts
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Atonal Miserabilist (AFKA TRO)
Good thing about 4 day test matches is that our defeats inside 3 days won't look as bad!
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Jul 2017
11:56am, 31 Jul 2017
4,090 posts
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Doctor K
Hat trick for Rowland-Jones??
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Jul 2017
11:58am, 31 Jul 2017
894 posts
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Crash Hamster
Looking good for our boys now, with Hyphen-Barrel having taken 2 in 2 (and the second wicket is an awful leave by Philander to go lbw... it's like watching Stokes from yesterday)
Hat-trick ball coming up after drinks...
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Jul 2017
11:59am, 31 Jul 2017
7,870 posts
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lammo
Thats turned around this morning, even TRO should be optimistic now...
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Jul 2017
12:01pm, 31 Jul 2017
15,229 posts
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Atonal Miserabilist (AFKA TRO)
...if we had 4 day tests this would be a draw.....
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