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Alan Harper's Tash said:
It’s normal test cricket now. Only Duckett went nuts. He just can’t leave the hall, so never looks “in”.
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Look if the game plan was for Duckett to smash it around and make quick runs then ok it sort of worked
400 would be enough to win the test again and be over by the 3rd day
 
ancoats said:
Look if the game plan was for Duckett to smash it around and make quick runs then ok it sort of worked
400 would be enough to win the test again and be over by the 3rd day
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There isn’t a game plan. It’s literally “vibes”. See ball hit ball. It sometimes works and sometimes doesn’t.

We’re currently bottom of the World Test Championship. If we win this series 3-0, we move up to 6th.
 
Alan Harper's Tash said:
There isn’t a game plan. It’s literally “vibes”. See ball hit ball. It sometimes works and sometimes doesn’t.

We’re currently bottom of the World Test Championship. If we win this series 3-0, we move up to 6th.
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The ranking system in test cricket is wrong and stupid, Why take points away for slow overrates for a start
 
Iamthemusicman said:
That's a bit misleading. We drew the Ashes series and lost away in India. We've also had a big points deduction for slow over rate - though that's on the team.
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The format is nuts as we’re probably the third best team that plays more against the top 2 than everyone else. That being said, we’ve lost more than half of the tests we’ve played in this cycle.

The over rate penalties are harsh too as we bowl less overs of spin than all other countries, so we’re always likely to have a slower run rate. (Although we know that before we start, so could speed up if we wanted)

With or without Bazball, we will mostly beat the other test playing nations.
 
Alan Harper's Tash said:
The Windies might be docked some points soon. Already 7 overs behind today.
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I don't understand the meaning of these so-called slow overrate point reductions in the test rankings.
If you're getting smacked around by the batsman then the over rate will be slow because of retrieving the ball

Bowling 90 overs in a day should not really have a time limit anymore unless it's really dark, just play on until the light goes. Then if you have not bowled the 90 overs lose runs or wickets
 
ancoats said:
I don't understand the meaning of these so-called slow overrate point reductions in the test rankings.
If you're getting smacked around by the batsman then the over rate will be slow because of retrieving the ball

Bowling 90 overs in a day should not really have a time limit anymore unless it's really dark, just play on until the light goes. Then if you have not bowled the 90 overs lose runs or wickets
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Tv scheduling, would be my guess.
 
ancoats said:
I don't understand the meaning of these so-called slow overrate point reductions in the test rankings.
If you're getting smacked around by the batsman then the over rate will be slow because of retrieving the ball

Bowling 90 overs in a day should not really have a time limit anymore unless it's really dark, just play on until the light goes. Then if you have not bowled the 90 overs lose runs or wickets
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You can bat well into the evening in the UK, but not in counties closer to the equator as the sun dips quickly
Unless the rules are amended to make all tests day/night games
 
What are the odds on play Sunday - I’m fearing Windies collapsing again tomorrow. Son got us tickets for Xmas I may trade them for a pair of socks :(
 
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