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Alan Harper's Tash said:
All he can do is bowl fast. He doesn’t have a cricketing brain.
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That's the reason we won't win this WC. I think our batting is okay, although probably need a bit more experience setting a total yet. But bowling wise we don't seem to get an understanding of the conditions quickly enough. Today was the perfect example with Rashid. He's a superbly intelligent bowler whilst the rest largely bowled dross.

Good for us to have an early challenge like this though, and if we lose the pressure is on for the rest of our games particularly with NRR.

Whilst it's not a total that's beyond us, I wonder if the Windies will serve up anywhere near as much dross as we did.
 
BringBackSwales said:
Given how close Nepal was I’m not counting my chickens, especially not against the sweaty socks.

Exactly my point about irresponsible batting, no fucking need for that from Salt
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We need just under 10 an over, so you have to swing the bat a bit and put the bowlers under pressure. Sides that let the RR grow tend to fall short. Better to be aggressive and try and get on top of it early.
 
supercity88 said:
That's the reason we won't win this WC. I think our batting is okay, although probably need a bit more experience setting a total yet. But bowling wise we don't seem to get an understanding of the conditions quickly enough. Today was the perfect example with Rashid. He's a superbly intelligent bowler whilst the rest largely bowled dross.

Good for us to have an early challenge like this though, and if we lose the pressure is on for the rest of our games particularly with NRR.

Whilst it's not a total that's beyond us, I wonder if the Windies will serve up anywhere near as much dross as we did.
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On pitches like this, it’s the variations and surprising the batters that gets wickets.

Looks a real road.
 
The lack of quality in our batting is awful. Bowling not much better, Adil excepted (life after him for England one day cricket is a nightmare)
 
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