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

  1. The Ides of March

    The Ides of March Well-Known Member

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    Can someone tell me if this series v India was hastily arranged because the South African one was called off, or was it always on the itinerary?
     
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  2. Number 1 Jasper

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    Pretty sure it was already on the itinerary.
     
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  3. Number 1 Jasper

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    India 365 all out , we are 46-4
     
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  4. davecg69

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    SO glad I didn’t get up early to watch it ....... :emoticon-0112-wonde:emoticon-0112-wonde
     
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  5. Lemons and Oranges

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    We just need to bat all day today and tomorrow, then two further sessions on the last day, leaving India one session to score about 400 runs. We'd still lose
     
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    Cough cough
     
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  7. davecg69

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    Should have put a tenner on a triple of England and Saints winning, with Ghandi scoring the first goal .....
     
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  8. Saint Elsewhere

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    Not much to say about this really. Just very poor from England.
     
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  9. tomw24

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    Completely pathetic from England. First by letting India get so many runs then yet another collapse. Bairstow needs to be axed from the test squad permanently.
     
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    We actually need a whole different side for Indian tours. Just pick players who can play spin and who are patient. Totally at odds with our normal approach to test cricket.
     
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  11. st_brendy

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    At least we've managed to annoy the Aussies. Small mercies.
     
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  12. davecg69

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    Actually, Bairstow is one of the players who usually play spin well. I think the idea of “resting” players and bringing in players who haven’t played for a while is ridiculous. Going to India is always tough and you need players right at the top of their game ..... we didn’t do that
     
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  13. tomw24

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    PSL to resume in June. I'm assuming County players will not be returning to complete it as the T20 Blast will be taking place.
     
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  14. ChilcoSaint

    ChilcoSaint What a disgrace
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    England restrict India to 124-7 in the first T20 with some excellent bowling
     
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    I can't see it having any impact on domestic players. But it might limit which overseas players are available to play in the Blast. For example, we can probably now rule out getting Shaheen Afridi back.
     
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  16. ChilcoSaint

    ChilcoSaint What a disgrace
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    England win by 8 wickets with 4.3 overs to spare
     
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  17. davecg69

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    Damn! Forgot about it completely!
     
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  18. tomw24

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    Never mind 4 more to go!
     
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  19. davecg69

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    Are they all on C4?
     
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  20. tomw24

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    Sky.
     
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