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Post by Paddy on Mar 1, 2009 18:07:51 GMT 1
Bit cruel on Collingwood! Did you watch any of it or read about it. Collingwood had a wild swipe when he was on 96. Nothing cruel about it. It was his own fault. I read that first post as they declared when he was on 96. I later saw the TV footage on news and yes, idiot going for big swipe. I retract the cruel bit.
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Post by moronm on Mar 1, 2009 22:59:09 GMT 1
Hoping SA can pull of the chase at the Wanderers!
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Post by Robin on Mar 2, 2009 11:04:13 GMT 1
This test between England and WI has been bad for test cricket, with very little chance of a positive result and hardly any excitement
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Post by Panda on Mar 2, 2009 11:19:50 GMT 1
Not a great spectacle but hats off to the Windies. The whole point of home advantage is preparing everything to the home side's advantage and they've got it spot on in Barbados. More of the same in the final test, I'd expect, and a 1-0 series win for WI.
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Post by Robin on Mar 2, 2009 11:45:05 GMT 1
But if cricket wants to remain a popular spectator sport then they should be thinking about the entertainment level as well! Cricket is one of those sports that can have you on the edge of your seat, or switching off with complete disinterest like this test!
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Post by Panda on Mar 2, 2009 11:48:15 GMT 1
I understand your point totally but I can't blame the WI at all. If England had got the job done in the other tests, we probably wouldn't be in this situation now.
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Post by frag on Mar 2, 2009 12:10:16 GMT 1
But if cricket wants to remain a popular spectator sport then they should be thinking about the entertainment level as well! Most football teams don't...
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Post by Robin on Mar 2, 2009 16:17:13 GMT 1
Good start from Cook and Strauss - 70 without loss
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Post by wonderwall on Mar 2, 2009 19:27:51 GMT 1
218-2 cook 106 not out
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Post by moronm on Mar 2, 2009 20:24:40 GMT 1
You gotta give it to Cook... he's finally got that century.
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Post by Elmer on Mar 2, 2009 22:19:25 GMT 1
You gotta give it to Cook... he's finally got that century. What do you mean THAT century ?? It was his eighth in test cricket
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Post by moronm on Mar 2, 2009 22:38:05 GMT 1
You gotta give it to Cook... he's finally got that century. What do you mean THAT century ?? It was his eighth in test cricket Yeah, but it's his first in about 2 years. Hopefully now he's got one, more will come regularly.
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Post by Panda on Mar 3, 2009 10:21:48 GMT 1
And he'd failed to convert his previous 11 50s into hundreds...
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Post by Panda on Mar 6, 2009 16:48:23 GMT 1
The 5th and final test is underway. England must win to square the series.
England make 3 changes from the 4th test. Matt Prior returns behind the stumps, in place of Tim Ambrose. Monty Panesar and deubtant Amjad Khan come in for Ryan Sidebottom and Ravi Bopara.
England won the toss and are batting. They are 63-1 with Cook the only wicket to fall so far.
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Post by Panda on Mar 6, 2009 16:51:34 GMT 1
An interesting side note - Lionel Baker makes his debut for the Windies today. He's the first ever player from Montserrat to play in a test match.
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Post by Robin on Mar 6, 2009 17:22:56 GMT 1
And Amjad Khan is the first ever 'Danish born' player to play for England!
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Post by wonderwall on Mar 8, 2009 23:25:09 GMT 1
West Indies 349-4 in reply to England 546-6 dec don't know where they found this khan just as bad a selection as darren pattinson
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Post by Robin on Mar 9, 2009 0:04:04 GMT 1
It's just not happening for the England bowlers again! Looking like another disappointing draw!
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Post by Panda on Mar 9, 2009 16:05:43 GMT 1
West Indies 349-4 in reply to England 546-6 dec don't know where they found this khan just as bad a selection as darren pattinson At first, I thought it was Mido but then I remembered he can't run that fast.
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Post by wonderwall on Mar 9, 2009 17:37:42 GMT 1
What a poor performance again if they cant bowl the west indies out they have no hope of doing it to the aussies
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