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*Official* Second Test at Trent Bridge

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Further to this, not having a 3rd man unless absolutely necessary signals to the opposition you're doing something, that you're active in the match. Throwing some poor sap down there all day on anything other than the flattest of decks sends a bad message to the opposition. Whether true or not, if I was out there batting, I'd think the opposition were more interested in stopping me from scoring than getting me out and there's no need to send that message in England, especially with far less than 400 on the board.
Well having no third man signals to Ian Bell that he can score as many runs as he wants. Hence he's on 126* off 157 balls and he hasn't even been playing especially aggressively.

Malcolm Marshall refused to bowl without one and no one was talking about the lack of signals being sent to the other team.
 

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Well they've got a third man, and no slips now to Bell. Hope Ian nicks one through first slip.
Inexplicable. England are 165 in front, an out-of-form Morgan is out there with the 'keeper+ tail to come and a crocked Trott. A good burst could take, say, 3 wickets in the next 40 runs and suddenly India are back in it.
 

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Weather for Nottingham tomorrow is cloudy with 78% humidity. Ripe for an Anderson swing class.

We just need to bat the day out now, should have 300 lead by then and India won't fancy chasing anything like that seeing as they couldn't even get 300 on the road at Lord's.
 

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Well having no third man signals to Ian Bell that he can score as many runs as he wants. Hence he's on 126* off 157 balls and he hasn't even been playing especially aggressively.
Meh, think there are other factors at play here. I'm probably pissing in the wind on this one, if you bowl as **** as India have, probably doesn't matter what field you have. You're going to have a bad day.

I did find it pretty nonsensical when there were calls for England to have one, though.
 
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grecian

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Raina can't be any worse then Ishant.

It's about this time Gimp calls for a declaration at tea.
 

superkingdave

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Sreesanth seems a bit underbowled? Surely he could have had another spell now

scratch that, seems he was only off a few overs ago, still doesn't seem to have bowled much tho
 
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BoyBrumby

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It's sessions like this that lead the more excitable members of the English & Australian fourth estates to say "I can't understand how India are #1" because, Christ, they look ordinary when the head goes down.

One slip (if that), boundary riders on both sides, singles all round the wicket...
 

flibbertyjibber

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Hes on to give the fast bowlers some respite with the new ball due shortly. Harbhajan has been off the field too.
No, Harby threw toys out of pram and by time new ball is taken England could be out of sight. Still 17 overs to go till new ball, bit early for resting the pacemen for it when you need wickets.
 

tooextracool

International Coach
A bit hard to guage what a good total on this pitch. Looks dead flat at the moment, though not sure if it is the bowling or the pitch. In any case, if it continues to play like this England are not going to be comfortable without close to 400 to work with.
 

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