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Discussion in 'Queens Park Rangers' started by sb_73, Nov 19, 2021.

  1. Trammers

    Trammers Well-Known Member

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    Looks like series will be level going into final game on Sunday........ England 148/8 need 60 from 4 overs
     
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    All over, poor batting performance from England several of the top order got a start but couldn't go big.......... plus SA held their catches tonight....
     
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  3. Hammersmith bookie

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    Utterly utterly pathetic batting from England, truly the worst there's been all summer. Bairstow must've been thought why am I bothering here. Stuck at the other end while idiots just threw their wickets away leaving a man in the form of his life unable to do anything about it. There doesn't seem a proper plan in place between Buttler and the new coach it's just try and slog every ball for 6 regardless. Brainless
     
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    England struggling after being put into bat by South Africa in bowler-friendly conditions at Lord's.

    55-4
     
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  5. Trammers

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    Ah 55/4....... It's like being reunited with an old friend........
     
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    Stokes out to the last ball before lunch leaving England 100-5.

    A good innings by Pope, 51 not out.
     
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    What the **** is Pope doing, he is an English top three batter, and scoring?
     
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  8. sb_73

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    Ugly scoreline but hope England get a chance to bowl in the same conditions.

    Anyway, we’re jinxed because we can’t bat last for an insane run chase of 536.
     
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    Pope and Broad gone in the first half hour.
    145-8.
    South Africa set to get sunny conditions when they bat.
     
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    SA 73-0.
    Anderson has been unlucky, but winning the toss is looking to be a massive advantage for SA.
     
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    Think it's fair to say that SA are in reasonable shape at tea, only 7 runs behind and 8 wickets in hand......

    Still this sets up the run chase in the 4th innings quite nicely......
     
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    Good ball from Leach to get Markram. He's getting quite a bit of turn, which bodes well.
     
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    Do you think they will let us bat last? If we ask nicely?
     
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    Good stuff from Stokes.

    England right back in the game.
     
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    211-6 good fight back
     
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    A bit of Baz-ball from SA in the last hour and they've taken charge again.
     
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  17. Hammersmith bookie

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    Poor bowling from our boys who look out on their feet. Ridiculous scheduling has done for us with Anderson, Broad, Potts and Stokes hardly having bowled since the India Test match. The toss was vital aswell but we are in big trouble now. Down to Root and Bairstow to get big scores in the 2nd innings again to give us any hope.
     
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    Thing with Baz ball is, once the coach has said ‘try and take a wicket every ball, and when we bat aim for 6 an over’ what else is there for them to do, except keep patting people on the back?
     
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    Of course it has to be more nuanced than that, and I'm sure it is - at times today we had five slips and at other times none. It's giving people licence to fail, but the issue is how many failures can you tolerate? In the white ball game, Jason Roy has had failure after failure and still gets picked.

    It makes you wonder though, given Jos Buttler's continued brilliance in white ball cricket, whether someone like him would have benefitted from Bazball. He never played his natural game in Test cricket.
     
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    Good start to the day - great catch by Broad to get Rabada.

    Need to wrap this up now.
     
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