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*Official* Third Test at Old Trafford

Stapel

Stapel

International Regular
Bushranger said:
Also take into account we lost by 14 runs in the first test and take Broads extra 25 runs he made from Poor Umpiring then Haddin with 14 runs to get be given out without even nicking it behind and nothing on Hotspot yet he was given we would be 1-1 now outplaying them only for Unsportsmanlike Tactics by England and the Rain and without our best bowler in Pattinson. I dont think there as good as they think they are.
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I appreciate your Aussie bias. However, when going on the road of "Broad made 25 runs too many and Haddin was robbed", one might wonder why you left out Ashton Agar's runs after he was ruled not out of a stumping, which I thought was out.

Just to point things out: I'm neither Pom nor Con, so I only care for good cricket and a tight series. I really hope the skies will be clear enough for the Aussies to take 10 wickets.

But when considering the TB Test, it is my opinion England were far better than Aus. The only reason it got to a tantalisingly close finish, was two major 10th wickets partnerships. I won't say that was just luck, yet it won't happen again any time soon.
 
King Pietersen

King Pietersen

International Captain
Met Office tends to be the best, as it's where sites like the BBC get their information. Doesn't look good today. They're clearing the covers off ATM, but doubt it'll last long. They'll be back on by 11.
 
Uppercut

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Looks like we could get a couple of hours without rain but it'll be a real test of the drainage because there are apparently huge puddles all over the outfield.
 
Spark

Spark

Global Moderator
Stapel said:
I appreciate your Aussie bias. However, when going on the road of "Broad made 25 runs too many and Haddin was robbed", one might wonder why you left out Ashton Agar's runs after he was ruled not out of a stumping, which I thought was out.

Just to point things out: I'm neither Pom nor Con, so I only care for good cricket and a tight series. I really hope the skies will be clear enough for the Aussies to take 10 wickets.

But when considering the TB Test, it is my opinion England were far better than Aus. The only reason it got to a tantalisingly close finish, was two major 10th wickets partnerships. I won't say that was just luck, yet it won't happen again any time soon.
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I'm completely at a loss to understand this logic. Do runs only count if they're scored by the top nine wickets? Were all the runs scored off the inside edge past the stumps?
 
Goughy

Goughy

Hall of Fame Member
Could be a very interesting day of play - or not. Ill be eagerly waiting to see how the track plays after a lot of overnight rain. A few quick wickets and this could be a famous day of cricket. Or, of course, it could be one of the dullest. Set up for someone to be a hero.
 
Maximas

Maximas

Cricketer Of The Year
I'll stay up till lunch, but a draw still looks really likely, even if all the overs are bowled.
 
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Maximas

Maximas

Cricketer Of The Year
Every time the batsmen leaves I get more pissed off, you have to be attacking the stumps hard right now, Starc bowling rubbish
 
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