tooextracool
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this is annoying stuff really. harris hasnt played a single confident shot all morning and hes still out there
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It was inconclusive though, so shouldn't be out.
Zinzan
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Indeed, but thats cricket. If it was boxing bout, Harris would have been knocked out first few seconds of the first round
BoyBrumby
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Quite. It's a shame it isn't the coach tho, who quickly resorts to management-speak cant when things go against him. Moores defended the recall of Collingwood because he'd been, "playing pretty well in practice." (link)
Nice to see Flower going off message. Team England are living in a bubble of denial just now which desperately needs to be pricked.
Yeah, fair play to him & McKenzie who took the catcher's word for it. Nice to see.
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On reflection, you may well be right, still benefit of the doubt to the batsman for mine
tooextracool
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thats always going to happen when its referred to the 3rd umpire.
zaremba
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Yep the decision was the right one because you just couldn't be sure
Heh, loving this. SA have been on the recieving end of nuggety tail-enders/night-watchmen on many an occasion, nice to be on the other end for once.
Over 60 runs added with the nightwatchman in, McKensie getting tons of strike so if he can settle in for the long haul, he could really grind England down.
Over 60 runs added with the nightwatchman in, McKensie getting tons of strike so if he can settle in for the long haul, he could really grind England down.
Richard
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Extremely poor bowling. You'd not think it'd be that tricky to bowl full and straight at tailenders.
Richard
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You don't remember Claude Henderson at Adelaide in 2001/02?
Worse (from an England POV), Paul Adams at Newlands in 1995/96?
zaremba
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The answer is not to give the batsman the benefit of the doubt on 3rd umpire replays - if the 3rd umpire thinks it's more likely that the ball was cleanly taken than grounded, then it should be out.
However even with that system I think McKenzie would have been given not out.
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Because there is a possibility that it hit the ground.
And that possibility was acknowledged by Strauss, which I thought was admirable.
tooextracool
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yep, theres been 2 yorkers bowled this morning, both to mckenzie. theres no point trying to get harris' outside edge on this wicket, its too slow to carry to slips
Zinzan
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Yup, If only NZ had a McKenzie right now. Reminds me of a right-handed Mark Richardson tbh. Has good powers of concentration, knows where his off-stump is and generally plays with soft-hands. Only a much more naturally talented stroke-player than Richardson was.
Both those were over half a decade ago.
At the risk of sounding like SP...let the slips stand closer to the wicket then.
tooextracool
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seriously is it that hard to bowl on the stumps? harris isnt going to edge this stuff, hes not good enough, and if he does it probably wont carry anyways