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Discussion in 'Sunderland' started by Billy Death, Jul 6, 2015.

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  1. E.T. Fairfax

    E.T. Fairfax Well-Known Member

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    It seems to me that nowadays winning the toss seems a lot more important than what it used to be!
     
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  2. Aussie blackcat85

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    Billy's an expert at that mate! <laugh>
     
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  3. Aussie blackcat85

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    Hopefully when I wake up we'll have a few runs on the board and wickets in hand
     
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    Aussie blackcat85, Jul 16, 2015
  4. Billy Death

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    Lol! <laugh>
     
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  5. Billy Death

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    Aye, go on, **** off to bed yer upside down ****er, lol.
     
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  6. Billy Death

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    Another dropped catch by Bell.
    He can't field for Jack ****.
    Not a good day.
     
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  7. E.T. Fairfax

    E.T. Fairfax Well-Known Member

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    Aussies are gonna get 500-600+ now, no matter how many wickets we get! We are gonna have to bat for 3-4 days cos weather is not gonna help us. Trouble!
     
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  8. Billy Death

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    Cracking batting from Rogers & Smith.
     
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  9. Mackem-Tiz

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    Scoreboard pressure will kill England when we bat. They will revert back to type and collapse even on this flat track. Hope i'm wrong tho! This is afterall the NEW England...
     
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  10. Billy Death

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    Yes I fear you're right.
     
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    Amazing the difference "runs on the board" make! It's a perfect batting track. Even now it is as well but Australia having got to bat first means that the England players go in with a different mindset. Cue a last wicket stand on day 5 between Wood and Anderson to secure a draw a la Jimmy/Monty
     
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    Ouch!! I'd tried to wipe that from my memory! I was between contracts at the time and watched it all!! Thanks for making me relive the painful memories!!
     
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  14. Taffvalerowdy

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    Tomorrow could make or break England's hopes of salvaging something from this test.
     
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  15. Billy Death

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    The bowlers have tried everything, we're ****ed now.
     
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    Yep - the batsmen will have to play their part to give us any chance of avoiding defeat.
     
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    Sadly i have very little faith in Lythe, Bell or Ballance tbh. I don't think either of them will be in the side this time next year.
    They could be into our middle order before you know it and it's going to be Root that has to save us again...as mentioned earlier tho the toss is crucial sometimes. Could have been so differant. The toss of a bloody coin eh!..
     
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  18. Aussie blackcat85

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    what a piss poor display from the pommy bowlers. Refund all the crowd I say. Lol I'm going to work with a smile on my face today. Come on Aussies!
     
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    You haven't sussed out our tactics yet have you <doh>

    We won the first test and now we are making sure the rest of the wickets are great for batting on, slow, dry and flat so four draws.

    Overall 1-0 series win <cheers>
     
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  20. Billy Death

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    Lol! <laugh>
     
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