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

  1. st_brendy

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    Needed that. We're just hanging in here, but only just. One big over for Fire kills the game.
     
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    Right, now try and keep TKC at the other end for as many remaining balls as possible.
     
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    Part-time keeper costing us again
     
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    Awful from Evans again.
     
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    More poor keeping
     
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    I think I would have kept Coles on for the last 5
     
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    Phew!

    Well done bowlers
     
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    And very well done CJ, because he's clearly still injured and I wouldn't be shocked if he doesn't play again this competition.
     
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    Brilliant from Jordan. Got out of jail big time.
     
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    Wow. And people hate the hundred!
     
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    Meanwhile, it's a costly over from Kyle. Notts are big favourites now.
     
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    Proper nail biting stuff that. Coles bowled so well under incredible pressure there.
     
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    In an ideal world, we'd find a front-line keeper who can also open the batting (whether domestic or overseas) and sign them as Allen's injury replacement. That could kill two birds with one stone. But I've been looking through the list of options, and there's really nothing exciting.

    Du Plooy is not an opener. And Evans is not a keeper.

    We could go Albert of course. But he's only a part-time keeper too.
     
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    I do think we need to rethink our PP strategy. In most games, we've really struggled in them. Maybe open with Roy instead of Du Plooy.
     
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    I might open with Albert, drop Roy, and move LDP to no.3 (or no.4).

    Spirit have a much deeper bowling attack than Fire, so we can't just see off Spirit's opening bowlers on Saturday.
     
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