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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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    Love all these London area puns, we had a Hackney one the other day.
     
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  2. Number 1 Jasper

    Number 1 Jasper Well-Known Member

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    A few days ago I would have said a 2-2 was fair .

    Not anymore .

    Really disappointed in India’s behaviour and double standards .

    I’m bitter towards them and I NEVER thought I’d be saying that !
     
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    garysfc and ......loading...... like this.
  3. The Ides of March

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    Great to resd all the comments, England v India. Perhaps the 2-2 scorelind reflects that capabilities of both sides - spells of brilliant followed by a session of Insanity. It shows where both need to strengthen - and that is in their levels of concentration, and performance levels if they are to reach the battle for number oñe test side in the world. An Aussie mindset for.example! Thanks to both sides for the entertainment, and at times high quality on display.
     
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    How many frontline spinners are needed for.Australia? Oñe or two?
     
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  5. tomw24

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    One.
     
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    The Ides of March Well-Known Member

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    Oñe and oñe on standby in case of the inevitable injury. Bashir and Leach, as and when required.
     
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    McMullen could be a shrewd signing for the one-day cup. Shame though that he'll be missing the first two games.

    In the meantime, we've got to decide between whether to go a bowler light tomorrow (leaving the likes of Prest and Gubbins to make up 10 overs) or leaving out one of the senior batters. A bowling attack of Jack, Kelly, Organ and Neal, plus the batters, looks awful on paper. But I've never seen Mayes or Lumsden bowl to know if we'd be any better off by selecting one of them instead of, presumably, Orr or Fletcha.
     
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  8. RedandWhiteManofKent

    RedandWhiteManofKent Well-Known Member

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    What a series and great advert for test cricket

    Hats off to all involved, no point blaming any of the players or selections , or what ifs. If anything us giving 64 extras compared to 34 would have made a difference. Im sure we will learn from this experience and we can look forward to the ashes.
     
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