Twizzle
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no chance of that happening imo
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no chance of that happening imo
mpickard2087
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You can see why Hales and Buttler don't get in the Test side anymore. Their dismissals in particular made a bad situation even worse, they were raising the white flag with those shots.
mpickard2087
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Bangladesh looking set for a big score here in the first match. Don't think England quite have the bowling attack to win this tournament, and so too much pressure on the batsmen. Hopefully this comment cues a collapse.....
dondo
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I think most sides are batsmen strong and a bit weak in the bowling.
Who has a good bowling attack in this tournament?
mpickard2087
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Oh yeah, of course it's a batsman's game and in what are effectively all knockout games there isn't much between the teams and anything could happen. I just feel other teams have better strike bowlers, both quicks and spinners. Also feel that too many of them are prone to getting a bit ragged if a batsman gets in the groove.
knowlespurs
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woakes out for the whole tournament
big blow
big blow
mpickard2087
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Good to see its competitive so far. Think the English conditions and weather is helping even things up. The games I have seen teams are being pretty cautious at the start, we're not seeing those 6/7/8 runs an over for the first power play that you often do these days, and so the scores of 350+ that leave the chase a massive task aren't occurring.
LSUY
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After the first round of group B matches, I nearly didn't watch the second round as I thought SA and India would win easily. Shows what I know.
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Excellent tournament so far. IIRC every remaining game has something riding on it.
aussiespursguy
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Other than the weather!
Ionman34
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Loving this result against the Aussies. How must they be feeling in their dressing room? 2 wash out games, finishing a good 40-50 runs short of par, skittling out 3 only to watch Morgan and Stokes snatch the game from them, Buttler on to blitz their small moment of hope, then the rain come down to screw them over again.
They must be massively frustrated...
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They must be massively frustrated...
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Spurs 1961
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Ah poor Aussies going home so early
TheHood
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LSUY
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Watching the Aussies get increasingly frustrated in the field as their bowling got spanked about and hearing the fans sing 'Are you England in disguise' brought a tear to this Englishman's eye. The ECB has to make each home Ashes series start at Edgbaston as the atmosphere was fantastic.
mpickard2087
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Always good to see the Aussies get knocked out, makes a change from it being us!
Steve Smith is a strange ol' captain, gets irate and petulant at everything. You'd think a captain would hold it together more.
Steve Smith is a strange ol' captain, gets irate and petulant at everything. You'd think a captain would hold it together more.
