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Prince EWS
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Yeah indeed.
Cabinet96
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Really, us armchair selectors don't really know. Broad is clearly down on pace and hostility, whether that is injury related or not I don't know. But only Flower and co know whether Finn is down on pace or not. If he isn't, then you might as well throw him in there.
Also, just a thought, but could Broad's problems have gone as far back as the injury he picked up in Sri Lanka? I know he picked up 11 wickets in the first test against West Indies, but he was definitely much floatier and slower than he was in the UAE and against India the previous summer.
silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
Haha what was the actual XI they played? Any established ranji players or mostly 19 year old IPL wannabes?
Daemon
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As I said before, most of the quality players would be playing in the Ranji this week anyways, so it's fair to assume it was a side that probably < Plate standard.
biased indian
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fredfertang
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Thanks for that bi - 'twas extraordinarily well hidden - I looked and couldn't find it
Prince EWS
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It wasn't up right away.
biased indian
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The scorecard link was there in the match report page itself in the BOX on middle right side Matches :
flibbertyjibber
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So if Broad is tweeting about losing 5kg in last week and saying if you want to lose weight have what i've had why the hell was he played in the test match? I am presuming this is his excuse for his piss poor performance in the last game but you have to question the management for playing him if he wasn't fit.
silentstriker
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It's one of those things in sport. If you play with an injury and do well, you're a hero. If you suck, you're an idiot who cost the team. You gotta know that going in as a professional sportsperson. Obviously all these guys are hugely competitive and want to play at all costs so I can see them minimizing their injury to the physio or whatever...but assuming the physio/team doctor didn't know about it (if they did, they should have benched him if they thought it was serious), he shouldn't mention it now because it just sounds like excuses.
hendrix
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did he tweet it before or after the test?
after and it's definitely an excuse.
BoyBrumby
Englishman
It's not beyond the realms, I guess. Root does bowl slightly after all.
However, with Monty I think it's just a question of our six best batsman. If, as seems possible, Broad is getting the arse, the tail will be lengthened unless we bring Bres back, which seems unlikely, so the top seven are going to have to fire as our 9, 10 and jack won't be hanging around long.
However, with Monty I think it's just a question of our six best batsman. If, as seems possible, Broad is getting the arse, the tail will be lengthened unless we bring Bres back, which seems unlikely, so the top seven are going to have to fire as our 9, 10 and jack won't be hanging around long.
