Re: Cricket
Originally Posted by Pizzawheel
(Post 11658111)
I think Moeen is the best choice for spinning allrounder- I do wonder whether we should have a dedicated spinner in the team as well, ideally a leggy/ lefty to give an alternative option.
Due disclosure: As one of British Expats (Canada Branch) finest legspinners named after a culinary implement, I may be biased. Root covers your conventional offie role, Rashid moves it t'other way. Mind you, I'm from Yorks, so I'm biased ;) |
Re: Cricket
Originally Posted by Hawkmoon77
(Post 11658435)
I would rather have Rashid as leg spinning all rounder (99 runs in 2nd inns to save current county match vs Soms).
Root covers your conventional offie role, Rashid moves it t'other way. Mind you, I'm from Yorks, so I'm biased ;) |
Re: Cricket
Originally Posted by Oink
(Post 11658451)
Its his batting or lack of batting they're not too keen on.
But then Adil has the better bowling av (34.18 vs 38.99) Moeen has done a decent job, but that horrorshow in WI was worrying; (although it has to be said Moeen was returning from injury and shouldn't have been selected). I just feel Rashid is the better wicket taking option, which has been our problem recently (esp if Jimmy ain't swinging it). |
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Rashid to me is a bolwer who can bat- a #8- whereas I see Moeen as more of a genuine allrounder.
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Re: Cricket
We have Stokes as an all rounder. I'd prefer bowlers picked on their ability to take wickets rather than their batting prowess.
:p Riley of Kent and Kerrigan of Lancs may be the spinners we need, but for my money, Rashid is the best Eng qualified spinner playing county cricket at present. His batting and fielding are a bonus. I do like Moeen though. The beard to be feared! :rofl: |
Re: Cricket
Anyone know how you can record a live stream? I want to watch the next test tonight but I'll naffed if I'm staying up all night to do it.
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Re: Cricket
Originally Posted by Oink
(Post 11825841)
Anyone know how you can record a live stream? I want to watch the next test tonight but I'll naffed if I'm staying up all night to do it.
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Re: Cricket
Originally Posted by BristolUK
(Post 11825881)
Call for Gozit :)
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Re: Cricket
Originally Posted by Pizzawheel
(Post 11825889)
Or just move to the maritimes, watch it in the evening, and spend the change from the move on a tanker full of champers.
That's a bit drastic even for Oink! |
Re: Cricket
Originally Posted by Stinkypup
(Post 11825897)
That's an idea Oink, I gather the fishing is pretty good off the East Coast, especially the seafood!:thumbup:
That's a bit drastic even for Oink! I have the jitters about the first day in Cape Town- too many batsmen have got a start and not gone on. There are runs to be had chaps... |
Re: Cricket
Originally Posted by Pizzawheel
(Post 11826236)
Yah but you're swapping your 2-bed condo for a harbour. With lighthouse.
I have the jitters about the first day in Cape Town- too many batsmen have got a start and not gone on. There are runs to be had chaps... |
Re: Cricket
Originally Posted by Oink
(Post 11826240)
I won't be going nowhere east of here, well not in Canada anyway. I got to lunch last night and caught the last ten overs. If we can bat well tomorrow morning, we could put up a big first innings score.
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Re: Cricket
Originally Posted by Pizzawheel
(Post 11826797)
Well stapp me vitals if that wasn't a proper good bang by young Mr Stokes. That will take some catching.
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Re: Cricket
Originally Posted by Oakvillian
(Post 11827510)
Splendid indeed. I was trying to explain to my 6-year-old, asd he kept interrupting the dulcet tones of the TMS team's meanderings on iPlayer, how a team can be 600-odd runs to the good but "you can't really tell who's winning yet, it'll take another day or two to see what happens." That may have been rather more prescient than I meant it to be, since Amla seems to be settling in nicely at 133no as I type...
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Re: Cricket
A draw, you say? I don't think there's much chance of anything else, now.
Does SA's declaration, two runs short of England's hefty first-innings score, diminish the impact of Ben Stokes' runfest on day 2? With England being put in to bat 20 minutes before the close on day 4, and with a nominal 2-run lead at the changeover, I suppose it's possible that anything might happen on the last day. But only 15 wickets have been taken altogether in the first four days, so I somehow don't think it's likely. Unless Cook has a rush of blood to the head and declares just before tea tomorrow with a reachable but ambitious total for SA to chase in the last session-and-a-bit. |
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