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*Official* Third Test at Old Trafford

Cabinet96

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Strauss chatting absolute **** here, the best thing for Australia is that their best batsman bats in the position where he scores most runs.
Indeed. And note that Holding is saying he was batting at five in great teams. Well, **** me, they must've had a decline these last few months...
 

Prince EWS

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Not sure of serious, but I've not really seen it from those areas, more an occasional thing.
Was actually taking the piss about how much press they got given what they are. Was probably too subtle though.
 
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Maximas

Cricketer Of The Year
If Oz get 350+, my feeling is that we will be in pretty good shape

Wasn't here earlier but why was Bird left out?

Whilst I rate Starc as a major talent, IMO he isn't in the same class as a bowler atm
Bird and Siddle on this pitch was considered a little risky, Starc should get some swing
 

Cabinet96

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Not sure what you're getting at.
Social is a real "I trust my judgement from what I see on TV over Hawkeye" guy and spent the Trent Bridge test moaning about Rogers first innings dismissal, when the ball was smashing into leg stump, and the Bell overturn during his century, where the ball was missing leg stump.
 

Philhughesisbes

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It didn't actually change the decision though. Without DRS, Khawaja would've been out, people would've heard an noise at a similar time it passed the edge and only a few would've batted an eyelid. The issue with DRS is more that it doesn't change the situation enough at times. It rarely badly overturns a decision. Today wasn't a great advert for DRS, I'll admit, but the situation would be the same without it. It still corrects more than it gets wrong.
Clutching at straws here mate.That was just a poor decision that shouldn"t have been given out. All evidence pointed to the fact he miss it that's way enough to change the original decision.Didn"t they change Haddins decision in the first test?There"s more evidence to suggest Khawaja didn"t hit it than there was evidence to suggest Haddin hit it.Umpire heart and head must have told him that Khawaja didn't hit it, just wondering why then he gave it out.
 
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Tom Halsey

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Social is a real "I trust my judgement from what I see on TV over Hawkeye" guy and spent the Trent Bridge test moaning about Rogers first innings dismissal, when the ball was smashing into leg stump, and the Bell overturn during his century, where the ball was missing leg stump.
Ah ok, fair enough. Thought the "clutching at straws" bit was aimed at me.
 

benchmark00

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If you replace Michael Holding's voice with say Ian Healy's, he'd be the worst commentator in world cricket.
 

Burgey

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Clarke plays and misses, shares a joke with Rogers "Lol, Carcinoma nicked his".
 

Cabinet96

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Sorry Spark. Last replies :p

Clutching at straws here mate.That was just a poor decision that shouldn"t have been given out. All evidence pointed to the fact he miss it that's way enough to change the original decision.Didn"t they change Haddins decision in the first test?
Obviously it was a shocker. My point was more that DRS isn't the problem.

Ah ok, fair enough. Thought the "clutching at straws" bit was aimed at me.
Nah, don't worry :p
 

Spikey

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fell over twice in his first 5 balls or so iirc and looked a bit like an lb chance. might just be trying to avoid that at all costs.
he'll do anything to make sure he isn't compared to shane watson
 

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