Moeen and Rashid are so important for England, especially Rashid. The worry, with the world cup looming is if he gets an injury. Would be useful to give Crane or Parkinson a go to give them experience.
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Slow death for Australia this game. Outclassed in all areas.
toffeejack
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Charles Dagnall
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Australia can tuck their tail between their legs and head off to the airport knowing they haven't won a game against England.
Haha, well said charles. What on earth was the point in having australia over here? They don't deserve to play England this often in white ball cricket.
What was it, 4-1 in Aus now 6-0 here and they've not really got close bar that one game.
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Australia can tuck their tail between their legs and head off to the airport knowing they haven't won a game against England.
Haha, well said charles. What on earth was the point in having australia over here? They don't deserve to play England this often in white ball cricket.
What was it, 4-1 in Aus now 6-0 here and they've not really got close bar that one game.
..Buttler again. Currently 57 off 31 balls for England against India at Old Trafford.
bairstow in at 5? not so sure about that with the form he is in, england have lost momentum here, jonny in at 3 for me
toffeejack
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Why is it every time we play India at home it feels like an away game? What's up with the ticket policy here?
Embarrassing.
We have the best ODI player in the world stranded out there because the rest of them have seen their arses.
We have the best ODI player in the world stranded out there because the rest of them have seen their arses.
I know it is responsible for wonderful innovation, and this is becoming a minority view, but I still find 20/20 the least watchable version of the game, and one in which I struggle to take peoples success as seriously
toffeejack
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Same, even games which finish on the last ball I hardly call entertaining. I've listened to four balls here and they've lost three wickets, they suck so badly against spin.
Big fan of 50 but can't bare 20. That's why I can't stand the IPL.
The old player landmarks don't exist in 20/20, or at least not in the same way, centuries half-centuries and 5 fors.
Though at the same time 50/50 is only so good now because of 20/20's inception
roydo
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Same here. Gave the IPL a go when it was on telly last year. Just couldnt get engaged with it. Going to a live match on a summers evening, I can get as a pretty decent few hours of fun, but other than that, my least fave code of the sport.
Oh aye, do enjoy getting to a game at Lancs over the summer but I'm still not all that fussed by it.
It's easily the first format I'd do away with.
roydo
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Maybe its a generation thing. (No idea how old you are mind). But the 5 days test, on radio and TV, just has the twists, the drama, and the sub plots, that 20/20 just doesnt.
I'm 22 and I grew up playing Tests. I love it.
20/20 was always marketed to me and my side but we never took to it. We played maybe 4 games before saying swerve this and going back to Test games.