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Cheers pal. Surprised it’s for the whole season as I’d assume Australia would be playing some test matches at some stage, good signing
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The Stockport Iniesta
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The Aussies don't play any tests between next march and their following summer so a lot of their top players will be up for grabs. Boland has just signed for Durham as well.Good signing.
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No tests during our summer next year for them mate.Cheers pal. Surprised it’s for the whole season as I’d assume Australia would be playing some test matches at some stage, good signing
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Didn’t Glenn maxwell play for Lancs once?The Aussies don't play any tests between next march and their following summer so a lot of their top players will be up for grabs. Boland has just signed for Durham as well.
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Yes he did, think Lancashire will be looking for a middle order batsman now, good shout.Didn’t Glenn maxwell play for Lancs once?
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He’s a good big hitting batsman who can bowl a bitYes he did, think Lancashire will be looking for a middle order batsman now, good shout.
They generally look like one of the standout teams in major competitions, only to capitulate in crunch situations.They might hope that was NL. The power and consistency of their top 6 or 7 puts ours to absolute shame
I still can’t believe they lost that semi-final against Australia in 1999.
I agree though. Their middle order must be the strongest in the tournament. But Jansen at 7 seems a place too high if they lose some early wickets. There’s also question marks over how well they chase. They could easily have lost against Pakistan the other day.
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They should be chasing today, strange toss decision from NZ. They have a plan to preserve wickets til at leat 30 overs, try and go at 5 an over in those first 30 and then let that middle order blast the last 20. Worked very well so far (apart from v Netherlands). It must be nice to have a game plan, we fucking don’t! Agree about 1999, definitely a bottle job but it’s 25 years on nearly. Beating India will be a real challengeThey generally look like one of the standout teams in major competitions, only to capitulate in crunch situations.
I still can’t believe they lost that semi-final against Australia in 1999.
I agree though. Their middle order must be the strongest in the tournament. But Jansen at 7 seems a place too high if they lose some early wickets. There’s also question marks over how well they chase. They could easily have lost against Pakistan the other day.
Bluechipblue
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England could do with a Kock or two.Quinton de Kock comes over as a really nice bloke, not a kock at all
Lovebitesandeveryfing
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Don't know exactly why, but I'm kind of rooting for SA. It wouldn't at all discountenance me to see them win two world cups within weeks of each other! Given England's abject performance in this one, and a better-than-expected-but-not-quite-there performance in the rugby one, I'd be quite happy for SA to do it. Much rather them than India or Australia, anyway.