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Post by newby on Dec 20, 2023 19:41:46 GMT
Yes it was a poor game last night, hopefully the decider will be a proper game of cricket. Starts at the same time, 20 O'clock on Thursday.
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Post by karma on Dec 21, 2023 19:08:56 GMT
I just managed to grab the headlines before The Telegraph paywall banner blocked me out but Phil Salt has put his recent form down to his 3,500 calories a day diet to bulk him up.
On that basis sign me up.
And that's before I go into overdrive over Christmas 🍮 😋 🎂
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Post by newby on Dec 21, 2023 20:06:52 GMT
Unchanged England batting first again. If they get more than 220 I'm switching to watch an old movie.
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Post by davemorton on Dec 21, 2023 21:40:38 GMT
I watched until was Harry was out, now I'm listening to Kevin McCloud wittering on about a startlingly good house in Norfolk, I think it is.
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Post by newby on Dec 21, 2023 22:59:13 GMT
Windies making heavy weather of it but surely even they can't mess this one up.
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Post by donnylad on Dec 22, 2023 13:43:54 GMT
Another dross performance.
Mott: "There's some exciting things in the pipeline." How about Santa bringing him a P45?
Buttler: "We probably didn't manage to adapt quickly enough". How about adapting his tole to drinks carrier?
Joke of the season : Keeping WC places for 'Sicknote Stokes' and 'Available-not Archer'
Grinch of the year: Key Fob ... amazingly silent at the moment.
Apparently we need a player to score steadily on this wicket and a bowler who could do something with the ball on a difficult surface ... Malan and Willey spring to mind.
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Post by newby on Dec 22, 2023 16:16:39 GMT
I wonder if the ECB were to put players on England contracts onto Statutory Sick Pay, currently £109.40 per week, whether that might entice players to return to work more quickly. Without risking their physical and of course their mental wellbeing and long term fitness.
I don't know Archer, he may well be a workaholic who is just dying to get back to bowling, then again he might not.
Mott I suspect is safe until the T20 World Cup is over, then it should become clearer how far the England team performances have declined during his time in charge.
If we do poorly, which I fear we may, I would expect Buttler to admit the jig was up in terms of his captaincy.
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Post by donnylad on Dec 22, 2023 16:29:37 GMT
I cannot honestly see how these two can hold up their heads in press conferences and spout such tripe.
Do they count how many pounds per word they are earning?
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Post by donnylad on Dec 23, 2023 15:06:26 GMT
... and this morning I read that Buttler thinks it is wrong for people to criticise his captaincy.
When di he get appointed to the ranks of the infallible?
Crass, arrogance from someone who (I suspect) knows he is bombproof - presumably Key Fob has assured him (via his shiny contract) that he can stodge along for another 2 years. Much more of this slop an I will simply ignore 'Team England' and take up watching netball.
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