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***Official*** England in New Zealand series 2013

thierry henry

thierry henry

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I would say that England were set up ok and the middle order just haven't done that well- and the slightly (only slightly) slow going of the top-order was justified by reasonable concern that they had a longish lower-order/tail.

The real fallacy here is the idea that once the top order sets it up, it's just a formality. The runs still have to be got at the death.
 
Howe_zat

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thierry henry said:
I would say that England were set up ok and the middle order just haven't done that well- and the slightly (only slightly) slow going of the top-order was justified by reasonable concern that they had a longish lower-order/tail.

The real fallacy here is the idea that once the top order sets it up, it's just a formality. The runs still have to be got at the death.
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Yeah, spot on.
 
Cabinet96

Cabinet96

Hall of Fame Member
Howe_zat said:
Broad forgets he's a tailender again
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Tbh, I'd say most of the issues with his batting nowadays is that he does view himself as a tailender. He's said numerous times he doesn't think he's an all-rounder, or ever will be, and is merely an 8 or 9. Some of his dismissals in tests nowadays reek of someone who doesn't give much of a **** and is angry about having to be out there. In ODI's I don't really no what the issue is, other than when having to go from the word go with the field back he struggles.
 
Zinzan

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<240 - Cribbage
240-250 - grecian
251-270 - Cabinet96
271-290 - TH
291-310 - KN
311-320 - Zinzan
321 -330 - straw man
330+ - Brumby

And all of a sudden it's between Cabinet & TH :wacko:
 
Cabinet96

Cabinet96

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Heh, good catch, but that pretty much emphasises how this innings has gone; people getting out just when they looked like they were making an impact.
 
thierry henry

thierry henry

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Can't quite believe how well this has gone tbh. Only problem is it works against the point I was making about the England top order going ok, but I stand by that :p
 
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