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**Official** West Indies in England 2012
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wpdavid
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Depends when. He'd be in a no-win situation if there were only another 30 or less needed.
social
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Tbf, Cook looks hopelessly out of form
Uppercut
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there is something called reading the match and conditions which you surely lack
Briony
International Debutant
Strauss was defensive too. For the Windies it is a lost cause but no reason not to go all out attack.
Spark
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Presumably grateful I have a long-standing personal ban on avatar bets.
Jacknife
International Captain
Wouldn't say hopelessly out of form, had a good knock in the last test, just doesn't look at his best.
Jager
International Debutant
Strauss has always been a defensive captain, in my eyes not the most tactically astute of cricketing minds. Sammy being defensive here defies all logic. I'd have catchers everywhere, they're going to need to have someone on the end of every single opportunity they get- even if it is a little late now, show some intent.
Furball
Evil Scotsman
Wish I'd noticed he'd offered up his avatar.
stumpski
International Captain
The top ten of England's all-time batting list is under assault - at the start of the series Strauss, KP and Cook were in 11th, 12th and 13th place. The top ten contains some real old-timers (Hammond, Hutton) and only two batsmen - Stewart and Thorpe - who've played in the last ten years. Fluid situation obviously with two of those three at the crease but needless to say Thorpe (6,744, 10th) and Barrington (6,806, 9th) have dropped out.
You would expect Cook to finish top of the tree eventually.
You would expect Cook to finish top of the tree eventually.
grecian
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You Nick Knight?
Jacknife
International Captain
Always had slips in, apart from trying to get Samuels off strike at the end. I actually think he's been fairly attacking all test match for him, it was even mentioned in the comms box on a couple of occasions.
LegionOfBrad
International Debutant
Strauss has always been defensive. When you hear the bowlers talk, if they're not getting wickets they then try to reign the scoring in to under 3/po and then wait on the mistake. Its been working for them for a while so its hard to complain.
They only part i don't like is the setting men on the boundary to get tail enders on strike. It hasn't worked pretty much ever (see Dhoni last year, Samuels this) yet Strauss continues to do it.
They only part i don't like is the setting men on the boundary to get tail enders on strike. It hasn't worked pretty much ever (see Dhoni last year, Samuels this) yet Strauss continues to do it.
Briony
International Debutant
And apart from the Asian tests he's been able to call the shots by and large.
Jacknife
International Captain
Yes don't like it either but it's almost become the norm for Test sides the last few years.
Furball
Evil Scotsman
He was able to call the shots in those Tests as well, we were all over Sri Lanka and Pakistan in the field.