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Old 24-11-2012, 06:19 AM   #3699 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by BoyBrumby View Post

Anyway, decent day's cricket. If it was India who were two down on 170-odd chasing 320-ish I'd have no worries about saying they were in the box seat, but with the collapsable nature of our subsequent batsman (Prior the exception proving the rule) it's a 50/50 shout at best.

Cook not the best overnight restarter either. Hope I'm wrong, but...

All true. When I said earlier that our last 7 wickets could tumble for not many, it was because for some reason I thought we were three down. I meant our last 8, given the lack of experience / quality at 5 & 6. And I don't think we can rely on Prior too frequently. A better side would be aiming for and expecting a lead of 150+ from this position. Which you probably need on this pitch.
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