Shady Slim
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entirely correct it’s cowardball to play with shorter boundaries
it’s something that @Line and Length (i think) and i have raised many times as re limited overs
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Official - Road to Ashes 2023
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it’s something that @Line and Length (i think) and i have raised many times as re limited overs
Molehill
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They've taken 20 wickets in 11 from 12 and in the one they didn't, the batsmen screwed up.
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Isn't that what adders was saying?
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I've got no idea if Stokes is on a wind up or not with some of the stuff he's been saying.......I hope so though. Bringing in the boundaries is just ridiculous and flat fast wickets a big mistake imo.
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Flat fast wickets is literally what Australian cricket is lol
It would be like making all your home wickets slow, low dustbowls when India tour
It would be like making all your home wickets slow, low dustbowls when India tour
Molehill
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Yep, the Aussies seem to be obsessed by what the batsmen do in Bazball without noticing what's really happening.
It kind of makes sense though. England will just try and hit 6's all day and more often than not succeed. If each team bats for 100 overs, England will probably have 200 more runs.
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They would have to be a far superior cricket team to bat for the same amount of overs, while also playing significantly more aggressively. In which case they should win regardless
Molehill
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I would obviously predict the less aggressive team to bat for longer. But the series in Pakistan showed how England could win matches on flat surfaces by simply not batting as long as their opposition.
FWIW, I think this is all just smoke and mirrors from Stokes (and especially Broad). I expect we'll see fairly standard pitches that will help the likes of Anderson and Robinson in particular.
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I think this is right tbh
Molehill
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I'm struggling to imagine the monumental celebrations that will occur, probably off the scale partying, fireworks never previously seen, levels of alcohol consumption that would endanger a nation's liver........ if Boland actually takes an overseas wicket!!
The pitches will be the same as they've been for the last few years, we're not going to change them significantly for this or any series.
Obviously the weather will play its part but the drainage at our grounds is outstanding, so pitches tend not to hold much moisture and pitches don't on the whole deteriorate much during the game.
There's usually a bit in it on the 1st morning as there should be in a test. If overhead conditions allow, then there will be movement throughout the match.
If its blue skies for 5 days, then even with the Dukes ball, the bat will dominate.
There's far too much made about pitches in England, the days of green seamers, apart from the odd occasion, are long gone.
Obviously the weather will play its part but the drainage at our grounds is outstanding, so pitches tend not to hold much moisture and pitches don't on the whole deteriorate much during the game.
There's usually a bit in it on the 1st morning as there should be in a test. If overhead conditions allow, then there will be movement throughout the match.
If its blue skies for 5 days, then even with the Dukes ball, the bat will dominate.
There's far too much made about pitches in England, the days of green seamers, apart from the odd occasion, are long gone.
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Nice of you to realise Starc should be dropped
Burgey
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He’s a swing bowler. Why I omitted Neser from the post too.
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Pretty muted tbh. He’ll probably just be mopping up the tail when he comes on to bowl in the 16th over.
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Unfortunately England will be 400-9 at that point
Molehill
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With a lead of 320!! Sadly, having only seen 38 overs in the first 2 sessions, all the talk is about slow over rates.
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You’ll be able to send a message about it on your iPhone4, which coincidentally was the latest iteration when England last won an away Ashes test.
As I'm sure you're aware mate:
This series isn't being played in Australia so our performances Down Under aren't relevant.
Secondly, it's 22 years and counting since you won an Ashes series in England. Our last series victory in Australia was of course when we hammered you in 2010/11.
So in short, I wouldn't be bringing up away form in Ashes series, if I were you.
In fact, the last time you beat us in England, the 1st iPhone was still 6 years away from being released ?
Shady Slim
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it's cool that trundler's made almost 25000 posts on this forum and exactly zero of them have been at a time where ingerlund held the urn eh