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Off Topic Sport Other than Football - formerly the Ashes Thread

Discussion in 'Tottenham Hotspur' started by SpursDisciple, Sep 20, 2017.

  1. littleDinosaurLuke

    littleDinosaurLuke Well-Known Member

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    85 all out against a team of medium pace trundlers is grim. Hardly Marshall, Garner, Holding & Roberts.
    However, I still think England will win.
     
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    Looking healthier now.
     
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    I don't care, but some of you seem to enjoy this stuff:
     
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  4. Alfie Conn

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    Cricket....... it's a funny old game
     
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  5. littleDinosaurLuke

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    I don't think 36 all out was predictable, but 182 looked a tall order in conditions friendly for England's opening bowlers.
    Steep learning curve for Ireland.
    They looked the better team for 2 days and were then blown away against bowling of a standard they won't have faced before.
    England need to sort out their batting quickly!!
     
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  6. Alfie Conn

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    Aus are 340 for 7 England will have to bat all day to save this one ,5th day pitch and Lyon bowling can't see it happening
     
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  7. littleDinosaurLuke

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    It didn't.
    Batted until just after 3.00pm though!
     
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    A shambolic capitulation from England, gutless batting started off by Roy who threw his wicket away in reckless fashion. England have problems, injuries, out of form batsmen and an out of form spinner. That said, we were unlucky with the Anderson injury and the difference between the two teams was Smith, a cheat who should have been banned for life.
     
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  9. littleDinosaurLuke

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    All 16 teams played in the Vitality Blast (T20) tonight.
    Not one bowled a single ball!
    Every game rained off.
     
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  10. Alfie Conn

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    Archer v Smith , 1st Archer hit his arm ,2 overs later hits Smith on the head at 96 mph it's getting like bodyline out there , Smith goes off injured
     
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    He wanted to stay on though, brave man. He was lucky it glanced off him, if it had stopped dead and he had taken the full force, he would have probably been dead as well. 94 mph ffs.
     
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  12. littleDinosaurLuke

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    What speed could Archer bowl at if he really bent his back?
     
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  13. littleDinosaurLuke

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    Archer is some bowler <yikes>
     
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  14. No Kane No Gain

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    Big wicket from Leach! Poor from Bancroft who was doing well before tea.

    I know a draw is still the sensible prediction but I really fancy us to win this.
     
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  15. littleDinosaurLuke

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    5 down!

    Not over yet.

    Archer & Leach v Aussies' lower order :emoticon-0114-dull:
     
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  16. No Kane No Gain

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    Didn't get that in the end, unfortunately. It just felt like we were a wicket short with Paine still in there and then once pace is taken away it's just an easy block. Fairplay to Denly though, got a good catch and bowled a few good'uns.
     
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  17. littleDinosaurLuke

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    Labuschagne is the answer to the quiz question for future reference.
     
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  18. Alfie Conn

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    And the question will be : name the Aussie cricketer with 11 letters in his surname that is worth 19 points in Scrabble ?
     
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  19. littleDinosaurLuke

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    That too.
    Not a patch on Kasprowicz - 10 letters for 30 points
     
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    Archer gets an early one and we're off for rain again. Should have had this one at Lords, it's bright and clear here.
     
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