Caporegime
Yeah, purely about the bad bowling rather than the class batting
Oh well, the records will still just show 'PAK' for quite a while
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Yeah, purely about the bad bowling rather than the class batting
Oh well, the records will still just show 'PAK' for quite a while
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Caporegime
And yet Pakistan managed only a relatively dismal run chase attempt. But I suppose they 'gave' us their poor batting too
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Caporegime
4-0 to England. Congratulations to Pakistan's bowling attack .
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Caporegime
Well batted Pakistan in the last ODI.
Soldato
Yup, really hope he's the business. Filling the 2nd opener slot is getting a bit silly now.
Somewhat ironic that I buy tickets for Day 2 at Edgbaston for them to then announce this 10 hours later http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/37579280
Pain the backside coming from London on train
Pain the backside coming from London on train
Great performance from Root yesterday. Coming in on your captaincy debut when the team is in trouble and getting 190 is simply outstanding.
Today is a bit odd though, Root is the captain, but it seems as though Cook is still doing the majority of talking to bowlers and organising the field.
Today is a bit odd though, Root is the captain, but it seems as though Cook is still doing the majority of talking to bowlers and organising the field.
Man of Honour
Roland-Jones taking SA apart, 47-4, 306 behind.
Soldato
Wonderful hat trick from Ali.
Soldato
Moeen 
What a way to win a test match!
What a way to win a test match!
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Moeen
What a way to win a test match!
Spoiled slightly by the umpire giving not out initially even though it was plumb lbw.
Caporegime
James Anderson joins the elite 500 club, with plenty left in the tank yet! What a player and what a servant for English cricket. Legend.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4563420/england-cricket-ace-ben-stokes-nightclub-brawl-video/
Sounds like self-defence to some extent in that his group was getting bottled but without scrutinising the video too much he probably had an opportunity to walk away after laying the first guy out. Depending on what happens on the legal side I wonder what England will decide to do, all a bit of a distraction really and you can see a few potential issues regardless of his guilt:
-Do England really want the media circus associated with this, every news conference being about it
-Is there a potential conflict of interest in the one day squad if Alex Hales has to give evidence about Stokes, you don't want a situation where Stokes feels his teammate has sold him up the river, but equally you don't want Hales feeling pressured into perverting the course of justice or whatever. Maybe it is just as well there is video evidence.
-How will the aussies take to this, lets say Stokes flies out there but his finger injury prevents him playing in the warmups or training properly, what is he doing with his time, going down the boozer and every tom, dick and harry wants to take a pop at him
Sounds like self-defence to some extent in that his group was getting bottled but without scrutinising the video too much he probably had an opportunity to walk away after laying the first guy out. Depending on what happens on the legal side I wonder what England will decide to do, all a bit of a distraction really and you can see a few potential issues regardless of his guilt:
-Do England really want the media circus associated with this, every news conference being about it
-Is there a potential conflict of interest in the one day squad if Alex Hales has to give evidence about Stokes, you don't want a situation where Stokes feels his teammate has sold him up the river, but equally you don't want Hales feeling pressured into perverting the course of justice or whatever. Maybe it is just as well there is video evidence.
-How will the aussies take to this, lets say Stokes flies out there but his finger injury prevents him playing in the warmups or training properly, what is he doing with his time, going down the boozer and every tom, dick and harry wants to take a pop at him