Spurs_Bear
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5th Jos Buttler
6th Jonny Bairstow
8th Jonathan Trott & Stuart Broad
10th Ian Bell
6th Jonny Bairstow
8th Jonathan Trott & Stuart Broad
10th Ian Bell
Few guesses to be honest.
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Few guesses to be honest.
LSUY
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Some absolute stabs in the dark
1st Hutton
2nd Edrich
3rd Compton
4th Boycott
5th Buttler
6th Taylor
7th Cowdrey
8th Trott and Broad
9th Illingworth
10th Root
2nd Edrich
3rd Compton
4th Boycott
5th Buttler
6th Taylor
7th Cowdrey
8th Trott and Broad
9th Illingworth
10th Root
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Arnoldtoo
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Last one wrong. Good shout on 8th though - nothing came to my mind for that!
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LSUY
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Wish you hadn't told me my score. I want to try again but only certain about four of them so now I fear I'm going to deselect two correct answers. This must be how it felt to be on Bob Monkhouse's Wipeout.
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Wish you hadn't told me my score. I want to try again but only certain about four of them so now I fear I'm going to deselect two correct answers. This must be how it felt to be on Bob Monkhouse's Wipeout.
Sorry. If you want to know which the 6 were ...
You got 1st 3rd 5th 8th (x2) and 10th right.
Arnoldtoo
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Answers to that quiz below.
The 6th, 8th and 10th wicket partnerships are also world records.
Wicket | Runs | Player 1 | Player2 | Year |
1st | 359 | Len Hutton | Cyril Washbrook | 1948 |
2nd | 382 | Len Hutton | Maurice Leyland | 1938 |
3rd | 370 | Bill Edrich | Denis Compton | 1947 |
4th | 411 | Peter May | Colin Cowdrey | 1957 |
5th | 359 | Zak Crawley | Jos Buttler | 2020 |
6th | 399 | Ben Stokes | Jonny Bairstow | 2016 |
7th | 197 | M.J.K. Smith | Jim Parks | 1960 |
8th | 332 | Jonathan Trott | Stuart Broad | 2010 |
9th | 163 | Colin Cowdrey | Alan Smith | 1963 |
10th | 198 | Joe Root | Jimmy Anderson | 2014 |
The 6th, 8th and 10th wicket partnerships are also world records.
Spurs_Bear
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Good quiz that @Arnoldtoo, have to admit I didn't bother guessing at the ones well before my time, distraught that I didn't get the 10th though, I remember watching it!
Arnoldtoo
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4th & 9th was always a good bet to be in there somewhere; great player.
(There's a clue for those still thinking!)
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England T20 squad for India
Liam Livingstone comes in after a good Big Bash, but still no Hales despite his impressive form.
Eoin Morgan (Middlesex, capt), Moeen Ali (Worcestershire), Jofra Archer (Sussex), Jonathan Bairstow (Yorkshire), Sam Billings (Kent), Jos Buttler (Lancashire), Sam Curran (Surrey), Tom Curran (Surrey), Chris Jordan (Sussex), Liam Livingstone (Lancashire), Dawid Malan (Yorkshire), Adil Rashid (Yorkshire), Jason Roy (Surrey), Ben Stokes (Durham), Reece Topley (Surrey), Mark Wood (Durham).
Reserves: Jake Ball (Nottinghamshire), Matt Parkinson (Lancashire).
Games are 12th, 14th, 16th, 18th & 20th March; all kicking off at 12.30 GMT
Liam Livingstone comes in after a good Big Bash, but still no Hales despite his impressive form.
Eoin Morgan (Middlesex, capt), Moeen Ali (Worcestershire), Jofra Archer (Sussex), Jonathan Bairstow (Yorkshire), Sam Billings (Kent), Jos Buttler (Lancashire), Sam Curran (Surrey), Tom Curran (Surrey), Chris Jordan (Sussex), Liam Livingstone (Lancashire), Dawid Malan (Yorkshire), Adil Rashid (Yorkshire), Jason Roy (Surrey), Ben Stokes (Durham), Reece Topley (Surrey), Mark Wood (Durham).
Reserves: Jake Ball (Nottinghamshire), Matt Parkinson (Lancashire).
Games are 12th, 14th, 16th, 18th & 20th March; all kicking off at 12.30 GMT
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Flowers ?, chocolates ? , any film with Hugh Grant in ?.
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Guess this means a straight swap with Broad? Or Broad/Woakes in for Anderson/Archer? I'm certain Anderson is second name on the team sheet for the day/night test and might have been rested for this one. This throws a small spanner in the works. ?
Arnoldtoo
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I hope that elbow injury isn't the same as he had before and is turning into something chronic.
On selection I don't think they're going to want Anderson playing 3 in a row. Broad and Woakes, for me.
Any chance of 3 spinners, though, I wonder?
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Risky.
A)
Broad
Stokes
Bess
Leach
Moeen
Root
B)
Broad
Woakes
Stokes
Bess
Leach
Root
A) looks too light. If it doesn't turn and Stokes breaks down we are stuffed.
B) gives options either way depending on pitch/fitness/form.
Spurs_Bear
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The BBC says it's not related to that stress fracture which is at least something.
It's got to be Broad and Woakes hasn't it. It would be a bit harsh to expect Stone to come in having not played any cricket for months.
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I think it probably has. Woakes strengthens the batting that Buttler's absence has weakened; no offence to Foakes.
Spurs_Bear
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No I agree. I love Foakes and cant wait to watch him keep as I genuinely think he's the best Gloveman in the world right now, but I'm not expecting him to average 40. And without Woakes, I guess you're looking at Broad at 9 which is too high nowadays, would have been fine before he got sconned by that bouncer.
Arnoldtoo
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I should also mention that I live in and support Surrey, can't wait to get back to the Oval this summer, and also think that Foakes is an exceptional keeper.
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3 spinners please. no chance India don’t produce a raging burner for this one. even more important to win the toss.
