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Post by Panda on Aug 13, 2013 14:38:48 GMT 1
Updated batting figures:
Cook 13-50-12-8-62-0-51-22 (average: 27.25)
Root 30-5-6-180-8-13*-16-2 (37.14)
Trott 48-0-58-0-5-11-49-23 (24.25)
Pietersen 14-64-2-5-113-8-26-44 (34.50)
Bell 25-109-109-74-60-4*-6-113 (71.43)
Bairstow 37-15-67-20-22-14-28 (29.00)
Prior 1-31-6-1*-30-17-0 (14.33)
Bresnan (25.75)
Broad (28.33)
Swann (23.00)
Anderson (8.00)
Finn (2.00)
Bowling figures: overs-runs-wickets (average)
Root 16-34-3 (11.33)
Broad 144.5-433-17 (25.47)
Swann 209-621-23 (27.00)
Bresnan 91-296-10 (29.60)
Anderson 169.5-529-17 (31.12)
Finn 25-117-2 (58.50)
Trott 4-16-0
Aussie averages:
Batting:
Clarke 49.43
Rogers 43.00
Pattinson 36.00
Agar 32.50
Warner 30.00
Hughes 27.67
Watson 27.00
Starc 26.00
Haddin 25.14
Smith 25.00
Harris 21.67
Khawaja 19.00
Cowan 7.00
Lyon 6.00
Bird N/A
Bowling:
Harris 19.25
Smith 22.50
Lyon 25.00
Siddle 26.29
Starc 27.13
Pattinson 43.86
Bird 62.50
Watson 78.50
Agar 124.00
Clarke N/A
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Post by suedehead on Aug 13, 2013 15:00:10 GMT 1
So Joe Root is the bowler of the series so far  |
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Post by Shireblogger on Aug 13, 2013 15:55:25 GMT 1
So Joe Root is the bowler of the series so far And the second best batsman. |
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Post by o on Aug 21, 2013 9:31:43 GMT 1
So Lehmann has called Broad a blatant cheat for not walking and asked the Australian public to hound him when we go down under in the winter. Should a head coach be doing that?
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Post by Shireblogger on Aug 21, 2013 11:16:33 GMT 1
No, a head coach shouldn't. But Broad is a fool for admitting he wasn't playing within the spirit of the game, and reactivating a controversy which had almost died off.
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Post by Shireblogger on Aug 21, 2013 11:17:54 GMT 1
Interesting team selection by England, with Woakes and Kerrigan in. I'm pleased England are trying out inexperienced players, but these two aren't who I was expecting (Compton, Taylor & Tremlett).
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Post by Robin on Aug 21, 2013 17:36:46 GMT 1
Disappointing day so far, particularly for the debutants. A wicket or two is desperately needed!
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Post by Panda on Aug 25, 2013 16:35:50 GMT 1
Australia trying to make the final day interesting by setting England 227 to win from 44 overs.
Not sure England will bite, though they're already 10/0 in the second over.
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Post by Panda on Aug 25, 2013 19:00:31 GMT 1
England 163/2. 64 needed off 10 overs.
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Post by Panda on Aug 25, 2013 19:36:57 GMT 1
And the umpires take them off for bad light with England needing 21 off 4 overs. Well done ICC...
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Post by frag on Aug 25, 2013 19:53:34 GMT 1
What a gyp!
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Post by Panda on Aug 25, 2013 20:02:55 GMT 1
So England win 3-0. They deserve to win but it was a much closer series than 3-0 suggests (session-by-session coming up soon). England only dominated one test (Lord's) and won it easily. Australia controlled the 3rd test and were denied by rain. Trent Bridge and Durham were both close but went England's way, while this test would've petered out into a draw if Australia hadn't taken a cheeky punt on the final afternoon. On the overall balance of play, I think 2-1 would've been a closer reflection, rather than 3-0.
Not a classic series but very hard-fought with highlights here and there. Australia played pretty much true to form, while England looked below their best, particularly with the bat, and I think they'll have to play much better down under to keep hold of the urn.
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Post by Panda on Aug 25, 2013 20:34:04 GMT 1
5th test, session-by-session:
DAY 1
Morning: Aus 112-1 (Australia's session)
Afternoon: Aus 71-2 (even session)
Evening: Aus 123-1 (Australia's session)
DAY 2
Morning: no play - rain
Afternoon: Aus 90-2 (Australia's session)
Evening: Aus 95-3d, Eng 32-0 (Australia's session)
DAY 3
Morning: Eng 65-1 (England's session)
Afternoon: Eng 84-2 (even session)
Evening: Eng 66-1 (England's session)
DAY 4
no play
DAY 5
Morning: Eng 103-3 (England's session)
Afternoon: Eng 27-3ao, Aus 111-6d (even session)
Evening: Eng 206-5 (England's session)
MATCH TOTAL: ENGLAND 4-4 AUSTRALIA
SERIES TOTAL: ENGLAND 29-27 AUSTRALIA (7 sessions not required, 7 sessions lost to rain, 5 sessions called even)
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Post by o on Aug 25, 2013 20:54:48 GMT 1
They certainly will have to play better in Oz to win!
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Post by Robin on Aug 25, 2013 21:09:57 GMT 1
At least we are going into the next Series with some positive momentum now after a really strong last day.
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Post by Elmer on Aug 27, 2013 10:57:49 GMT 1
I'm very disappointed with the series as a whole. The tactics of preparing slow dusty turners for Graeme Swann led to a lot of negative crickets. Credit must go to Michael Clarke for keeping on trying to take the game to England with a vastly inferior team.
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Post by o on Aug 27, 2013 12:43:03 GMT 1
What's the reasoning for having another Ashes text so close to this one, I always thought it was every two years?
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Post by suedehead on Aug 27, 2013 12:55:35 GMT 1
What's the reasoning for having another Ashes text so close to this one, I always thought it was every two years? It's to avoid having an Ashes series followed almost immediately by the 2015 World Cup in Aus and NZ.. It is hard to move the home series as they wish to avoid the major football tournaments in even years and, last year, the Olympics as well. |
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Post by Panda on Aug 27, 2013 15:36:18 GMT 1
And to avoid such a clash, we get another Ashes series over here in 2015 before things go back to normal!
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Post by Elmer on Aug 28, 2013 0:32:31 GMT 1
I think that 2015 series will be Pietersens swansong.
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