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  1. Maximas

    4th Test at Old Trafford, Manchester

    With their middle order you can understand the attitude, not listening right now but surely Sky are taking the opinion that England would have to be 220 at tea having lost either none or 1 wicket going into the last session to be any sort of chance to actually win the game
  2. Maximas

    4th Test at Old Trafford, Manchester

    Barring one century at Colombo back in 2016 Phatty seemed to have his measure throughout that series, but you could say that for many batsmen who've come to SL in the last 10 years
  3. Maximas

    4th Test at Old Trafford, Manchester

    I'd like to think so but this forum has some dedicated contributors :laugh: For anyone wondering this fellow I speak of is sadly not living up his ambitions but rather posting his rants not on a cricket forum like I but instead in the readers feedback section of the Geelong Advertiser.
  4. Maximas

    4th Test at Old Trafford, Manchester

    This reminds me of some old fool I studied music with a few years ago who made the outrageous claim that he managed ACDC before they hit it big. He explained that he was dropped as their manager but this was in fact "their loss" Good times
  5. Maximas

    4th Test at Old Trafford, Manchester

    And definitely not Burgey and ***** :laugh:
  6. Maximas

    4th Test at Old Trafford, Manchester

    Stranger things have happened but yes this is the most likely outcome by far
  7. Maximas

    4th Test at Old Trafford, Manchester

    Was threatening to be a rout there tonight, England still in it but will take an incredible effort tomorrow, Burns and Root are huge losses, but Denly showed his gritty nature at Headingley and you can never rule out the willpower of Stokes to pull his team out of trouble
  8. Maximas

    4th Test at Old Trafford, Manchester

    Haven't had a result at Old Trafford in an Ashes test since 1997 as far as I can tell
  9. Maximas

    4th Test at Old Trafford, Manchester

    Good surprise declaration tbh
  10. Maximas

    4th Test at Old Trafford, Manchester

    Tim Paine declaring in the same manner that I tend to quit jobs
  11. Maximas

    4th Test at Old Trafford, Manchester

    They might hypothetically aim for 2/210 at tea and then have a blast with Stokes there (ready to put up the shutters if a couple wickets fall soon) but yeah don't see it
  12. Maximas

    4th Test at Old Trafford, Manchester

    He wouldn't be the one in the firing line anyway would he?
  13. Maximas

    4th Test at Old Trafford, Manchester

    I thought you were up for losing heaps of WTC points with each over lost?
  14. Maximas

    4th Test at Old Trafford, Manchester

    Front Foot pls
  15. Maximas

    4th Test at Old Trafford, Manchester

    Paine will be aware that two Headingley events in a row under his watch will define his career and be looked back on as a dreadful failure all round. It shouldn't happen because of the conditions making batting difficult but it will be in the back of his mind for sure, for better or worse
  16. Maximas

    4th Test at Old Trafford, Manchester

    Key indicator being that the conditions are getting harder to bat, whereas at Leeds it was easiest to bat when Stokes was hammering them home
  17. Maximas

    4th Test at Old Trafford, Manchester

    Would have been advanced tactics from Wade had he hit that and feigned the DRS review to try and put England off reviewing themselves
  18. Maximas

    4th Test at Old Trafford, Manchester

    Depends what Australia set, I'd be interested to see them perhaps look at setting 370 with about 100 overs to get them, if the ghost of Headingley wasn't so close behind this might happen but I'd say Aus will look to bat England out of the game tonight and hope to run through them on day 5 like...
  19. Maximas

    4th Test at Old Trafford, Manchester

    About time Wade didn't completely duff a sweep shot attempt
  20. Maximas

    4th Test at Old Trafford, Manchester

    Either Bairstow and Buttler or just Stokes gone before tonight and Aus is in the box seat to close this one out, don't want a successful counter-attack against the second new ball tomorrow morning

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