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  1. Golden Eadie 2

    Golden Eadie 2 Well-Known Member

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    That was a game I would have enjoyed being a spectator at. Our openers are so good, their opening record together is ludicrous. Probably our best and most consistent ever.
     
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    I was going to bed, looked down at my phone at ESPN cricinfo and then checked again 5 mins later and realised the carnage that was occurring and thought yep, we've got that one. Reminded me a bit of that test match against South Africa where Stokes and Bairstow went bananas
     
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  3. Golden Eadie 2

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    Just read a quote from Kohli in which he praises the England batters. "They (Bairstowe and Stokes) did so well without ever giving the slightest chance to us" which is incredible in a 175 run stand at that pace. I believe Jonny and Roy have had 47 matches together with 13 of them producing century stands. And a large portion of the rest will have been 50's.
     
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    India 329 all out.
    Should be another good one
     
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  5. Golden Eadie 2

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    At the beginning of the India innings a list of the most successful opening partnerships of all time was posted. Bairstowe and Roy have a century partnership every 3.3 innings, Tendulkar and Jadeja and McCullum and Ryder were both next on 4.4 innings. So it is official, they are the best of all time.
     
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  6. Bure budgie

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    Not today unfortunately.
    28 - 2
     
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  7. Golden Eadie 2

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    Posted that a bit early didn't I?
     
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    72 - 3
    95 - 4
    168 - 6

    Not looking good

    Brilliant innings by Sam Curren 95 no.
    Lost by 7runs.
    Great game and series
     
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    Yeah it was close in the end!
     
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    England all-rounder Ben Stokes has been named Wisden's leading cricketer in the world for the second year in a row.

    Stokes, 29, is the first Englishman to win the award twice since its inception in 2004.

    He scored more Test runs than any other batsman in 2020, with 641 in seven matches, while also taking 19 wickets.
     
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    There. Are. No Words. :emoticon-0104-surpr :emoticon-0137-clapp

     
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    NZ off to a decent start - Wicket a piece for Robinson and Anderson
     
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  13. Bure budgie

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    Kiwis look a good team.
    378 in 1st innings.
    England, poor start 7 - 1

    18 - 2 Creepy out for 2.

    90-2 Burns 53 Root 29

    111-2 at stumps.
    Looking forward to tomorrow
     
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  14. zogean_king

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    and.... it rains
     
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    Yes, really pissed off.
     
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    We avoided the follow-on! Burns and Robinson in, new ball around the corner
     
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    England need 273 to win.
    Should be a draw
     
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    England win the toss and bat.
    Ollie Stone starts.
     
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    Decent morning.
    Disastrous start after lunch.
    2 quick wickets.
    Creepy gets another duck<steam>
     
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    Burns has made another 50
     
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