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[Cricket] England vs Australia Third Ashes Test - Leeds 22nd-26th August 2019



DJ NOBO

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BensGrandad said:
10 days before the next test will any of our batsmen go back to their counties and play a game.
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No, but we’ve kindly lined up a county game for the Aussies
 




DJ NOBO

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Taking everything into account, Stokes’ innings was the greatest I have ever seen.
What unfolded, just doesn’t happen.
 


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dangull

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saafend_seagull said:
Erm his replacement was just as good, if not better. How would they have done if we had Anderson in attack ? And if they didn’t have rain on their side? Ashes would now be almost over.


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The replacement was not considered to be anywhere near as good as the number 1 ranked best batsman in the world. Correct me if i'm wrong but Labuschagne had quite a modest record in county cricket before being called up. All credit to him none the less
 




Scappa

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dangull said:
The replacement was not considered to be anywhere near as good as the number 1 ranked best batsman in the world. Correct me if i'm wrong but Labuschagne had quite a modest record in county cricket before being called up. All credit to him none the less
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Only player to pass 1,000 runs in the championship this season - albeit in Div 2. 1114 runs in 18 inning at 65.53, 5 hundreds and 5 fifties; top score of 182
 












Mackenzie

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dangull said:
Div 2 exactly
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Alastair Cook played a fair amount of division 2 cricket and did reasonably well for England.

Labuschagne has looked terrific for Glamorgan and is pretty much the reason they are 4th in the league and not last, its helped him adapt to English (and Welsh) conditions.
 


Gazwag

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dangull said:
Brilliant as today was, Smith was not playing. If he was Australia would win this game easily.
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Not easily as they wouldnt have needed to get him out. Win probably because he probably wouldnt have wasted their final review stupidly like they did and would have won by one run
 


Mackenzie

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Gazwag said:
Not easily as they wouldnt have needed to get him out. Win probably because he probably wouldnt have wasted their final review stupidly like they did and would have won by one run
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He's not the captain.
 






jimhigham

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Just finished the highlights now before heading into work. That was just monumental. Phenomenal. Stokes is simply a beast. The final partnership was incredible and props to Leach too for keeping such a cool head.

Wow. Just... Wow.
 






PILTDOWN MAN

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Mackenzie said:
Alastair Cook played a fair amount of division 2 cricket and did reasonably well for England.

Labuschagne has looked terrific for Glamorgan and is pretty much the reason they are 4th in the league and not last, its helped him adapt to English (and Welsh) conditions.
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There’s very little difference between divisions
 




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BensGrandad said:
I am but people getting carried away. If we win The Ashes it will be eternally remembered as Stokes turning it around if not it will be remembered that we won 1 test but lost the series.and all the downside and poor performances attached to that, Stokes efforts will be forgotten.. When mentioned there will always be the 'but we lost the series'.
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It's strange how I knew it was you before looking at the user name.

This Test match will always be remembered in the same way as Butcher's innings at Leeds in a losing series will be remembered.

Do you remember Border's innings at Old Trafford in a losing cause in 1981 ? If so why was it even more special ? He played with a broken finger.

If you follow the game these moments stay with you.

And if I can't remember today's match in ten years time it'll be because I received the call upstairs or dementia has set in.
 


Eeyore

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dazzer6666 said:
He effectively is.......just watch what goes on on the field....who is arranging the fielders ? It’s Smith. Paine is told whether to call heads or tails I reckon. He’s a ventriloquists dummy of a captain.
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He is certainly not a captain at this level. I suspect that if he wasn't performing that function he wouldn't be in the side. In fact I think they could rather do with Carey in that position.
 








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