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Off Topic Sport Other than Football - formerly the Ashes Thread

Discussion in 'Tottenham Hotspur' started by SpursDisciple, Sep 20, 2017.

  1. littleDinosaurLuke

    littleDinosaurLuke Well-Known Member

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    Might be even more carnage tomorrow with Brook, Stokes & Livingstone able to bat with complete freedom - although I think England have hardly put the brakes on so far
     
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    This has got draw written all over it
     
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  3. littleDinosaurLuke

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    Depends if the pitch breaks up. It could be one of those games where each team gets 600+ in the first innings, then skittled out for under 150 in the second
    Hopefully, with Pakistan batting last, it will deteriorate
     
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    Exactly it's test cricket, which is always hard to predict on the first test.
     
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  5. littleDinosaurLuke

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    Harry Brook scored the most runs off one over by an England player today with 27, having equalled the previous record of 24 yesterday
     
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    Was that Alan Lamb's record?
     
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  7. littleDinosaurLuke

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    Botham
     
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    Should have known.
     
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    Still a flat pitch but taking some spin now.
    Have England got the spinners to take 10 wickets on the final day though?
     
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  11. littleDinosaurLuke

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    The ref stops it at last.
    Should have stopped it before it started - a mismatch
     
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  12. littleDinosaurLuke

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    Brook going well again -52 off 44
    Has the touch and class of Root with the striking power of Stokes

    EDIT: 74 off 55
     
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    Pakistan 9 down - who else but Jimmy Anderson with 4-36 so far
     
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    Muhammed Ali batting sounds odd. Yes, I know it's a common name, but when it's attached to sport I only have one in mind.
     
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    He’s been doing the Ali Shuffle a few times to avoid Stokes’ short pitch bowling
     
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    Fantastic performance and result for England. One of my brothers is flying out to Pakistan tomorrow to watch the second and third tests...having missed this one! <wah>

    Needless to say, he's hugely looking forward to the trip and cricket, whilst enormously pissed off to have missed this incredible game.
     
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    Stokes a modern day Brian Close.
     
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  18. Alfie Conn

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    I am claiming an RCL on this <laugh> well done team
     
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    Jimmy Anderson is up there with the greatest British Sportsmen who are still currently plying their trade, he is in the same bracket as the likes of Lewis Hamilton, Ronnie O`Sullivan, Tyson Fury.
     
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    Excellent bowling by England today
    Temperate batting so far only 3.5 per over! What’s going on? :mad:
     
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