Howe_zat
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Because it's feckin annoying and not what a top order is supposed to do.
It's not really surprising that it makes people forget about all previous good performances
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*Official* Pakistan in England and Ireland 2016
- Thread starter Grumpy
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It's not really surprising that it makes people forget about all previous good performances
Howe_zat
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Both average 37 in first class cricket, I'd say you're not far off.
Guptill a better fielder and has greater minnow bashing credentials.
Zinzan
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Early days, unleash Hales against Zim on a docile Harare deck.....
Scaly piscine
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Howe_zat
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Kinda my point, Hales hasn't played Bangladesh either
fredfertang
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OK it was my fault that I forgot the game was on, but 92-4 has put me off my lunch
theegyptian
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Root was the disappointing dismisal. He played too loose throughout his innings really and the ball was zipping around. He played really disciplined early in first innings at Lords and Manchester - but he just seemed like he wanted to play his shots today from ball one.
It's a particularly poor dismisal because it's isn't going to zip around all day at the Oval. Likely after lunch on day 1 it's going to be flat - but it's getting to lunch on day 1 and Root was just giving the opposition too many opportunities to take his wicket.
Hales also seemed to kind of have the same attitude of 'It's the oval, it's flat, I'm going to play my shots'.
Hales just strikes me as pretty dumb. He will work on improving one thing but by doing that he'll push something else out of his brain and forget about that.
It's a particularly poor dismisal because it's isn't going to zip around all day at the Oval. Likely after lunch on day 1 it's going to be flat - but it's getting to lunch on day 1 and Root was just giving the opposition too many opportunities to take his wicket.
Hales also seemed to kind of have the same attitude of 'It's the oval, it's flat, I'm going to play my shots'.
Hales just strikes me as pretty dumb. He will work on improving one thing but by doing that he'll push something else out of his brain and forget about that.
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Yeah Root was the one who angered me the most. Cook chopped on a long hop which is obviously annoying but isn't a pattern. Hales and Vince probably just aren't good enough but Root edged two, flashed at a few more and then gets out against ball going across him yet again. I don't understand why after playing like he did in Manchester he would alter his style from that at all? Obviously he isn't going to make hundreds every time he bats but the thought process I just don't get.
Black_Warrior
Cricketer Of The Year
First no ball he bowled in 6 years
AndyZaltzHair
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ffs thats huge
Scaly piscine
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What the **** is wrong with these morons. Freebie number 4 that would have been.
Howe_zat
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Bell-Drummond I guess. I'm not that keen but then maybe the Bangladesh series could be used to blood a couple of guys.
Spark
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I don't think he realises this yet.
Black_Warrior
Cricketer Of The Year
Scintillating to wayward in the same ball
