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    *Official* England Tour of Sri Lanka 2018

    I would possibly be inclined to think the game is about even at the moment. Great recovery from England but it only serves to evidence the fact that it weren't a 112/5 pitch at all. I think the average at Galle in the last few years is about 450 for the first innings. However, given how...
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    *Official* England Tour of Sri Lanka 2018

    Can't remember Ben Stokes' last score of 50+ (did he get one against India?) Really needs to get back in batting form. Really don't see him batting as high as no.5 atm.
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    T20I Averages- Joke or Not?

    Also depends on strike rate as well I guess. If someone has an average between 20 and 25 but their strike rate is about 150 then that's acceptable. The problem is as well that players who bat in the lower order are always going to end up with worse records in the format because they don't have...
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    *Official* England Tour of Sri Lanka 2018

    I think they'll bat Ali at 3, and hopefully Pope will play instead of Denly. Leach, Rashid and Ali with a little bit of Root will be more than enough spin. Not to say that they will be able to compete with the Sri Lankan spinners but its hardly likely that Denly will make it a more viable attack...
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    *Official* England Tour of Sri Lanka 2018

    Would personally perceive our best odi bowling line up as Woakes, T Curran, Plunkett, Rashid, Ali and Stokes. Covers almost all bases well, granted that it isn't exceptional, but it would probably do
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    *Official* England Tour of Sri Lanka 2018

    We really need to get rid of Wood ffs. Swear the only reason he is even around the team is because he bowled one spell of 90mph bowling in the ashes in 2015. Been consistently toothless for a while now, and there's surely better options around, even if you are specifically looking for someone...
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    *Official* West Indies Tour of India 2018

    13 is still a decent number of hundreds to get though. On current form he'll do it easily, but he could see a drop in form where he scores less hundreds in the coming years, and I'm still of the impression that his career will not go on too long into his 30s. He should do it, but still a fair...
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    *Official* England Tour of Sri Lanka 2018

    Indeed he did. Took 2 wickets up front as well. Problem is, the unspectacular nature of Root's batting in the format makes people forget that he's been the best performer in the crunch matches. In the same tournament his 90 was the major reason we were able to chase down 230 against South Africa...
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    *Official* England Tour of Sri Lanka 2018

    Thinking about it, I'd probably take Hales over Roy in T20s for now. He hasn't really done much tbh. Saying this, I don't think Root should be playing consistently in t20s, as these are unquestionably the best oppertunities for him to be rested. But as it stands, if we were on the verge of a T20...
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    *Official* England Tour of Sri Lanka 2018

    What I'm trying to say is that this team as it is, is probably best suited for the T20 format as well (barring the injured Plunkett of course). I'm pleased mostly by the fact that we haven't just pushed Root out of the team for an inconsistent slogger like Hales who genuinely isn't as useful for...
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    *Official* England Tour of Sri Lanka 2018

    21 over game (that is if it doesn't get rained off later anyway). Good to see England not changing the team based on the fact that it is virtually a T20. Think I'd maybe change the lineup so that Butler is 4 and Morgan 5/6, but other than that, keep it the same. Root needs more T20 practice...
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    *Official* England Tour of Sri Lanka 2018

    Pretty content with the squad to be honest. Ultimately any squad we take is gonna seem quite weak and undercooked and I don't think there's anyone left behind who will have a more likely chance of forcing a result in our favour this series.
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    *Official* Asia Cup 2018 in UAE

    The Afghanistan strategy of saving Rashid Khan until the last main bowler most of the time is an interesting one, and I wonder if they'll do it again today. I imagine it works so well against lesser teams because the aim is always to build the innings towards a respectable score like 250...
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    *Official* England Tour of Sri Lanka 2018

    I think they intend on taking Broad. Root has said that he wants Broad in Sri Lanka for the experience he brings or whatever it was. Of course, he might not go because of his injury but I think its more likely that he will be in the squad at least.
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    *Official* Asia Cup 2018 in UAE

    The only way it could get worse for Sri Lanka at this point is if they lose to us in the test series over the winter Then they really will have hit rock bottom
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    *Official* Asia Cup 2018 in UAE

    Babar and Fahkar missing out on not outs in the chase and further saturating their averages I see :ph34r: Imam-Ul-Huq didn't let me down; though he has ruined his perfect conversion ratio which is slightly disappointing. Mad that Pakistan have three batsmen currently averaging above 50 in...
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    England players and selection discussion thread

    A significant stat that Bairstow averages 53 when England bat first in tests, and only 29 when they bat second. This highlights how much the physical strain of keeping affects the potential of his batting. Additionally he was averaging above 40 at 6/7 whereas he has averaged 28 when batting in...
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    Root v Kohli in England v India 2018

    Slipping down the order compared to Smith and Kohli anyway. Williamson and Root seem to be stagnating a bit, albeit, Williamson is playing frustratingly little test match cricket at the moment which is probably the reason for this impression. Still, they are certainly the 3rd and 4th best...
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    *Official* India Tour of England 2018

    This is definitely the most unsettled and vulnerable England batting side to play a home season for a while to be fair. Openers not scoring runs for a start. Things never change in that aspect, but our often exceptional middle order has been distinctively average, with our best batsman batting...
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    *Official* India Tour of England 2018

    Commentators always claim the slow-motion replay just makes the catch look bad. That the full-time replay is more reliable because of the 'naked eye'. Bulls**t imo. I know it enacts doubt because of how close they can be but I don't personally see how the ball is not touching the ground at any...
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