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

  1. Le Tissier's Laces

    Le Tissier's Laces Well-Known Member

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    And I’m in Sweden for all three :emoticon-0120-doh:
     
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  2. fran-MLs little camera

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    Bummer !
     
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  3. tomw24

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    England beat the Windies by 8 wickets!
     
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    I watched a bit of it in the early hours then gave up as the Windies starting hitting 6s and 4s….typical of me to miss a good result due to cowardice.
     
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  5. st_brendy

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    Very annoying. Both wickets thrown away.
     
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  6. Oscar Cricket

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    Interesting that Kevan James reckons that Tom Prest is almost back to full fitness. However, I expect that Sunday's Championship game will come too soon for him.
     
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  7. Oscar Cricket

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    Come on, let's get hold of a few. So many balls have been dug in short of a length and shoveled into the leg side for singles only.
     
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  8. Oscar Cricket

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    Stop hitting the boundary riders! I think 160-170 will be competitive here, but we've still got to get them
     
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    Fizzling out badly here. Essex are going to be chasing nothing.
     
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  10. tomw24

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    Ah, the nice juicy full toss.
     
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  11. woolstonian

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    Fuller showing what a bit of intent can lead to.
     
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    I don't think that will be enough but it's something for the bowlers to defend.
     
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  13. st_brendy

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    Fuller has got us something to bowl at.

    There's clearly a bit in the wicket, so it's not a totally typical Chelmsford wicket. But there's still the usual short boundary, and my guess is that we're about 15 runs light.
     
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    Stop bowling in the slot!
     
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    There was no reason to bowl an out-of-form Turner in the PP, with Wheal back in the team.
     
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  17. tomw24

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    Abysmal drop from Turner.
     
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  18. st_brendy

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    Bowling is almost as bad as it was at Taunton
     
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  19. st_brendy

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    Wood, Neser and Turner have bowled almost exactly 20 overs each so far in the competition (just the odd ball out).

    Wood's stats read 149-8. Neser's read 179-8. Turner's read 210-7.
     
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  20. San Tejón

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    Poor fielding England. Take another step in and that’s a simple catch.
     
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