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Recent content by CWB304

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    *Official* Pakistan in England 2020

    Thanks old friend. Life has got in the way and prevented me from posting on or even visiting CW in recent years. But the last few England Tests have rekindled my love of the game. I’m positively wallowing in the Broad resurgence and the maturation of Stokes. The only thing lacking is a return to...
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    *Official* Pakistan in England 2020

    For England, they absolutely are prized victims. No Test side leaks runs to those sorts of players as routinely as England does. If Archer is used in a way that optimises his effectiveness — bowling short sharp spells of no more than four overs thrice a day, with Stokes accounting for the offset...
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    Mitchell Marsh vs Ben Stokes thread

    A bit like the Ishant Sharma vs Stuart Broad thread c. 2011.....
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    Is Stuart Broad that good?

    Unhappy thread.
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    Stuart Broad Career Prediction Thread

    450 wickets @ 25, and he'll end up averaging 30+ with the bat.
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    Player Ratings thread

    How can anyone describe Moeen as trolling with the bat? And why is he batting at 8? He looks comfortably one of England's four or five best batters at this level. Sure, there are others who have better first class records, but as Hick and lots of others have discovered (and are discovering)...
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    *Official* Fourth Test at Trent Bridge

    Squeezing them on run rate too, now. Next wicket to fall will be down to scoreboard pressure :D
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    *Official* 3rd Test at Edgbaston

    Australia just not good enough. Shame, really. I expect easy wins for England in the remaining tests.
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    *Official* 3rd Test at Edgbaston

    Not a century stand but pretty good nonetheless and the way they have made the runs will be dispiriting for the Aussies. 30-40 more runs from the remaining wickets and they're out of this test altogether.
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    *Official* 3rd Test at Edgbaston

    I called it. The guy is just pure class!
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    *Official* 3rd Test at Edgbaston

    Happy days - probly my two favourite England players* are in the middle, in a pressure situation which should bring out the best in them. Expecting a substantial 100+ partnership that takes the game away from the Aussies in the next session. Shaky start notwithstanding, Moeen is pure class...
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    Sanga's test retirement

    Yeah, even if the naysayers on the How good is Sanga? thread are right, and he's not quite up there with the likes of Kallis and Ponting ;-), he's definitely an ATG at talking up teammates. According to him, his great friend Mahela is the better batsman (actually, I think he genuinely believes...
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    Sanga's test retirement

    What an extraordinary career this man has had! As I pointed out in the epic How good is Sanga? thread, what makes him so special is not primarily talent. Sure, he's very gifted; but I can think of quite a few contemporaries and near-contemporaries who've been similarly talented or blessed with...
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    How good is Sanga?

    One hell of an innings. The Sanga naysayers on this thread seem to have retired hurt, except the guy who still rates Jayawardene above him, presumably because "cricket is more than just a game about statistics" :-)
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    Time for a reassessment of Indian quicks?

    I was watching Yadav and Aaron against Australia earlier today, and it got me thinking: what is it, really, with India and true pace bowling? Both youngsters are promising, and capable of bowling quick and hostile spells that can trouble even the best batsmen. Yet the question remains: just how...

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