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Discussion in 'Southampton' started by TheSecondStain, Apr 11, 2016.

  1. Saints_Alive

    Saints_Alive Well-Known Member

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    So we lost with a limp batting effort again, forget about this season but it has been useful in blooding a few youngsters.
     
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  2. pompeymeowth

    pompeymeowth Prepare for trouble x Staff Member

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    Sussex absolutely annihilated Kent today, By 8 wickets, with nearly 5 overs to go.
     
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  3. Saints_Alive

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    I make you my favourites to win the trophy, especially if you get Salt back for the KOs
     
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  4. Number 1 Jasper

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    2nd one day game . We chose to bat .

    Don’t look !
     
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  5. Number 1 Jasper

    Number 1 Jasper Well-Known Member

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    They are strangling us again . Root 2 runs from 23 balls .
     
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  6. tomw24

    tomw24 Well-Known Member Forum Moderator

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    Change of bat does the trick for Root. :)
     
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  7. Number 1 Jasper

    Number 1 Jasper Well-Known Member

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    52-2 after 17 overs . FFS .
     
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  8. tomw24

    tomw24 Well-Known Member Forum Moderator

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    I see no issue with that. It's not an easy pitch to bat on. Keeping wickets in hand is important.
     
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  9. Number 1 Jasper

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    I know you know far more about cricket than me , but I am an eternal pessimist !
     
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  10. Number 1 Jasper

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  11. San Tejón

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    We lost the first ODI because we couldn’t score enough in the first 10 overs, which put pressure on the batsmen and took the pressure of of the Aussie bowlers.
    Today seems to be following the same pattern.
    Bairstow was out of touch, in the first match, but stuck it out and did well, but today he was just poor.
    Joe Root. Is he a one day player? He was so poor that I thought the Aussies were letting him get a single off the last ball of the over, just to keep him on strike.
    Having said that, the opening bowlers for Oz, really are very, very good.
     
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  12. tomw24

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    Nice little cameo this from Rashid.
     
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  13. fran-MLs little camera

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    231-9. A chance, but doubt the Aussies will need anything near 50 overs. Probably 30 short.
     
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  14. st_brendy

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    Wicket one. We've got a slither of a chance.

    Wick two. Game on.

    Wicket three. Boom! Game right in the balance now. Maybe slightly in our favour.
     
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  15. st_brendy

    st_brendy Well-Known Member Forum Moderator

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    Chris Woakes is bowling like Wasim Akram mixed with Glenn McGrath. On fire.
     
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  16. fran-MLs little camera

    fran-MLs little camera Well-Known Member

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  18. ChilcoSaint

    ChilcoSaint What a disgrace Forum Moderator

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    Boomingtons!
     
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  19. st_brendy

    st_brendy Well-Known Member Forum Moderator

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    All 10 wickets without any involvement of the 9 outfielders would be something.
     
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  20. ChilcoSaint

    ChilcoSaint What a disgrace Forum Moderator

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    Australia do collapse very well, don’t they?
     
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