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Recent content by Bijed

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    5th Test (The Oval) - 31st July to 4th August

    Yeah, he's yet to prove that his upside it worth the price you buy it at, but the theory of what you get with Tongue isn't terrible in itself.
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    4th Test (Old Trafford, Manchester) - 23rd to 27th of July

    Not watching live, but wouldn't it make more sense to send Pant in for the last wicket only (unless they think he'll be able to hit loads of boundaries)? Presumably they can just spread the field and make Washington have to deal in exclusively boundaries to and he'll risk getting out trying...
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    *Official* Australia Tour of West Indies 2025

    I' agree with you, although you had to choose one of the two, I think it would be reasonable to shy away from Johnson for the low-but-not-low-enough chance he bowls at his absolute worst for basically the whole game. Not sure we'll ever get someone quite like him, who hits some of the heights of...
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    *Official* South Africa Test Tour of Zimbabwe 2025

    I'm more upset by this declaration than I am by England's performance in the test just gone haha. Batting on for half and hour (or even an hour or more to be honest) wouldn't have negatively impacted SA's chances of winning compared to declaring when they did
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    *Official* South Africa Test Tour of Zimbabwe 2025

    Wouldn't even really be selfish, still well within the window for a normal declaration in terms of time
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    1st Test (Leeds) - 20th June

    Yeah, even if a batsman looks totally out of their depth, I'd usually want to give them 3 tests, although I'd be looking a 2 if their dismisals were particularly egregious
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    English Domestic Season 2025

    Trying to prove he still belongs in the England setup ;) In other news, Somerset have been opening with at least one lower-order batsmen for a little while now, and it seems to have gone far better than opening with specialists.
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    The value of a specialist keeper vs a wicketkeeper batsman

    I'm assuming you don't mean would I literally pick Saha right now, given that he's 40 and IIRC wasn't doing much at all for his last few tests. But in the general sense of a team with overall poor batting with those three in the mix (and more or less in their prime), yeah, I'd still pick Saha to...
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    *Official* Zimbabwe in England (One Off Test)

    4 day test tbf Rest of the post seems eminently reasonable ;)
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    The value of a specialist keeper vs a wicketkeeper batsman

    In most realistic cases, as long as the weaker-batting keeper isn't 'tail starts at 7' level (although it's more than just averages, ability to actually bat well with the tail matters), I'd lean towards them over the opposite. Forget averaging 65, these days, any potential keeper-batsman...
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    *** Official *** Sri Lanka in South Africa, Nov 27 to Dec 9 2024

    Declares upon reaching it, only to realise later that the final 2 they ran was actually one short
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    *** Official *** Sri Lanka in South Africa, Nov 27 to Dec 9 2024

    Must be one of the shortest Test innings in terms of balls bowled!
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    *** Official *** Sri Lanka in South Africa, Nov 27 to Dec 9 2024

    Broad took 19 balls in the 60 all out - I think that was tied with Toshack.
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    **Official** 1st Test @ Perth, 22nd-26th November

    Nah He wouldn't have bowled yet because he'd be on 150* after rescuing England's 1st innings
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    *Official* New Zealand tour of India 2024

    I think he has basically the same amount of 90s as centuries!
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