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Post by longstop on Mar 19, 2018 15:18:28 GMT
It seems age since England gently crumbled in Brisbane to go one down in the Ashes series. But, the winter tour in all its bit and pieces rolls on with two Test matches in New Zealand starting on Thursday. There's only a two day breather, assuming it goes the distance, until the Second Test before they players head home to an English summer/spring/extended winter (delete as appropriate).
I hope we don't look ragged and tired as we ought to do fairly well. Anyone care to make a prediction? I'll go for one win and one defeat.
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Post by joe on Mar 19, 2018 16:56:09 GMT
I’ll go for 1 win 1 draw.
I think whether Stokes can bowl or not will be key to the balance of the team but if he can only bat then I guess Vince will miss out, everyone will go up one and an extra bowler will be brought in, probably Overton.
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Post by philh on Mar 22, 2018 9:19:36 GMT
I’ll go for 1 win 1 draw. I think whether Stokes can bowl or not will be key to the balance of the team but if he can only bat then I guess Vince will miss out, everyone will go up one and an extra bowler will be brought in, probably Overton. 58 all out! And, 28 for 9. I bet you didn't expect your prediction to look unlikely by lunchtime on Day 1, joe. 10 more batting like Overton and we may have made a game of it. |
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Post by joe on Mar 22, 2018 9:43:54 GMT
My predictions for the team were spot on but for the result could be way off!
Looked like a bunch of amateurs against the swinging pink ball. I feel this series could be career defining for a few of these players and coaches. It’s been a very long tour but a lot of the Test players had breaks at home or on holiday before these games. Cook, Ali, Broad, Vince and Baylis must be at the last chance saloon if this series is lost.
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Post by liquidskin on Mar 23, 2018 20:52:46 GMT
My predictions for the team were spot on but for the result could be way off! Looked like a bunch of amateurs against the swinging pink ball. I feel this series could be career defining for a few of these players and coaches. It’s been a very long tour but a lot of the Test players had breaks at home or on holiday before these games. Cook, Ali, Broad, Vince and Baylis must be at the last chance saloon if this series is lost. Yeah I would lose all of them regardless. This Test team is atrocious, we've gone badly backwards since we turned the one-day corner. You know you have problems when a man averaging 30 odd gets praise for being successful - Malan. We got big issues. Root is no captain either. |
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Post by mrsdoyle on Mar 25, 2018 19:37:19 GMT
My predictions for the team were spot on but for the result could be way off! Looked like a bunch of amateurs against the swinging pink ball. I feel this series could be career defining for a few of these players and coaches. It’s been a very long tour but a lot of the Test players had breaks at home or on holiday before these games. Cook, Ali, Broad, Vince and Baylis must be at the last chance saloon if this series is lost. I would like to see the back of Baylis, we were doing fine under Farbrace and I never understood why we brought him in. |
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Post by joe on Mar 26, 2018 12:37:39 GMT
To lose by an innings in 3 days takes some doing.
I’d like to see Joe Root put a positive spin on that one.
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Post by coverpoint on Mar 26, 2018 21:31:21 GMT
Leach for Moeen!
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