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4th Test at Old Trafford, Manchester

Ulzan69

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Nice reading this morning that Australia now have Smith and Cummins as the #1 batsman and #1 bowler which is the first time since 2006 when we had Ponting and McGrath :)
ICC ranking so controversial now.
You see Smith now new #1 while
Bumrah & Others leading wicket takers are
almost 50 points behind Pat Cummins
 

stephen

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
ICC ranking so controversial now.
You see Smith now new #1 while
Bumrah & Others leading wicket takers are
almost 50 points behind Pat Cummins
As much as I love Bumrah, Cummins is definitely the best bowler in the world right now. Rabada gets more favourable home pitches, Bumrah just isn't quite as good. Cummins is a beast and the only reason he isn't rated more highly in the eyes of Joe public is because Australia's batting has been woeful, which makes Cummins' accomplishments with the ball seem less than they have been.
 

Victor Ian

International Coach
Doesn't Bumrah just need a larger sample to get max points. He has only just started. He'll be number 1 soon enough. It will be fun watching his rating progress.
 

TheJediBrah

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As much as I love Bumrah, Cummins is definitely the best bowler in the world right now. Rabada gets more favourable home pitches, Bumrah just isn't quite as good. Cummins is a beast and the only reason he isn't rated more highly in the eyes of Joe public is because Australia's batting has been woeful, which makes Cummins' accomplishments with the ball seem less than they have been.
Bumrah is better than Cummins

(there's definitely a joke amalgamating those 2 names somewhere too but it escapes me)
 

vcs

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Hope we get to see a CumBum attack at some point in the IPL. There is an actual place by that name in Tamil Nadu, by the way.
 

vcs

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Why does this thing start today? It will probably be all over by lunch, Saturday.

These people should have more consideration for folks who don't have any weekend plans.
 

stephen

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Bumrah is awesome. There isn't a huge amount of difference between him and Cummins and Rabada.

It's so strange he's not yet played a test at home yet. He's also had some sub- standard batting to bowl to. Australia without Warner or Smith, England and the West Indies. Cummins has faced slightly stronger opposition thus far (tbf batting at the moment is consistently horrible worldwide outside a few key players).

Bumrah could overtake Cummins if he maintains this trajectory and is as good at home as he is away. But it's fair to say that Cummins is the more accomplished bowler right now.
 

aussie tragic

International Captain
Manchester forecast

Clouds are expected to roll in by mid morning before showers develop.

There is between a 30 and 60 per cent chance of light showers from 11am local time until after play’s scheduled close.
 

CricAddict

Cricketer Of The Year
Hope we get to see a CumBum attack at some point in the IPL. There is an actual place by that name in Tamil Nadu, by the way.
Make that an attack of Rabada, Archer, Cummins and Bumrah. (Ra) bad ass (er) *** in the Bum of batsmen. Ha ha, terrible I accept.
 

80W53R

Cricket Spectator
Well it's a bat first day down here , sunshine and blue sky. Any one know what it's like in Manchester?
 

Burgey

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Wet and miserable, going by the usual conditions there. But have not heard thus far.
 

80W53R

Cricket Spectator
Ugh, no surprise there. I think England have to bat first, If we cant bowl Steve out then maybe scoreboard pressure may make him do it for us. One job, see of Pat and the new ball then wade into them. I'm an optimist.
 

Woodster

International Captain
Update on the weather, raining and pretty miserable at this point. Forecast suggested there’d be a fair overnight and doesn’t look like they were wrong. There is a chance of this clearing around 9 o’clock and then it should clear up significantly. There will be the threat of showers throughout but no more prolonged periods of rain forecast, but we shall see.
 

Burgey

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Dampest city in the wettest, most drab and dreary country on earth. FFS there must be amazing sales of vitamin D tablets over there.
 

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