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  1. Owzat

    *Official* England in India 2023/24 #CryMoreTour

    I absolutely hate those debates, theoreticals come out in their droves with "better keeper is worth 100+ runs" and all kinds of nothing provable bottom line is the side needs to score enough runs to win, yes dropping catches/missing stumpings CAN cost but ultimately if you are posting 200-250...
  2. Owzat

    *Official* England in India 2023/24 #CryMoreTour

    nitpick, I obviously meant a debate of that kind of batsman who can keep/batsman keeper vs supposed infallible keeper........
  3. Owzat

    *Official* England in India 2023/24 #CryMoreTour

    do have to wonder if the umpires feel partisan pressure, safer to give in favour of the home fans and if turns out to be wrong then DRS should help them out. Imagine if decisions went against India and reviews were not used, not available (ran out) or stuck with a borderline "umpire's...
  4. Owzat

    *Official* England in India 2023/24 #CryMoreTour

    who'd'a thunk in spite of being solid with the bat for most years that a player, even of Root's ability, might hit some bad form..... in calendar years throughout his career Root averages : 50+ : x6 40-49 : x4 34-39 : x2 and in 2024 he is struggling, but even if he is out for 82 then will be...
  5. Owzat

    *Official* England in India 2023/24 #CryMoreTour

    EDIT : for clarity I didn't mean debating Jones vs Read, for those didn't realise/pick up on that, I meant that debate - batsman-keeper vs supposed infallible keeper back to the old "Jones vs Read" debate, Bairstow may not be the solution but the theory of "catch everything" is flawed given not...
  6. Owzat

    *Official* England in India 2023/24 #CryMoreTour

    Test cricket has evolved over the decades, for instance England used to play 5-6 Tests against windies, now ranges from 2-4 because their standing has diminished. Also requirements mean you should be playing weaker sides, and of course WTC is to play a scheduled set of fixtures towards that Not...
  7. Owzat

    *Official* England in India 2023/24 #CryMoreTour

    suppose they think it shows confidence in their team and selection (policy), a statement as it were. does it give them a disadvantage? not sure really, in football the formation and who is playing in certain positions might give the opponent an edge as they can stick a quick winger say on the...
  8. Owzat

    *Official* 2024 South Africa tour of New Zealand: 2 tests

    mostly batted 7 and 8, one knock at #6 and 48 scored. Pick of his averages, and his HS so far, #7, 3 not outs batting #8 2no vs NZL left high and dry as the rest managed 85 runs between them 37no vs NZL coming in when SAF 277/6 so helped add 87 before being left stranded 23no vs WIN helping the...
  9. Owzat

    *Official* England in India 2023/24 #CryMoreTour

    Hartley : 14 wkts @ 24.57 (SR 41.29, ER 3.57) Ahmed : 8 wkts @ 36.38 (SR 36.38, ER 4.07) Root : 5 wkts @ 38.40 (SR 76.80, ER 3.00) Bashir : 4 wkts @ 49.00 (SR 79.50, ER 3.70) Leach : 2 wkts @ 48.00 (SR 108.00, ER 2.67) statistically there's nothing Bashir has offered so far noone else has...
  10. Owzat

    *Official* England in India 2023/24 #CryMoreTour

    only what they go when playing......
  11. Owzat

    ***Official*** Afghanistan tour of Sri Lanka, 2-21Feb-2024

    .... in ODIs.....
  12. Owzat

    ***Official*** Afghanistan tour of Sri Lanka, 2-21Feb-2024

    except they did, well 42 (?) runs is a good effort
  13. Owzat

    ***Official*** Afghanistan tour of Sri Lanka, 2-21Feb-2024

    scoring too fast?
  14. Owzat

    *Official* 2024 South Africa tour of New Zealand: 2 tests

    South African "under strength" (bbc) side could not hold kiwis at Bay (Oval)....... and re 100 in each innings, not too surprising, if there were a Test vs South Africa to do it in would be this bunch have to wonder why on earth they didn't declare earlier, that side didn't look capable of...
  15. Owzat

    *Official* England in India 2023/24 #CryMoreTour

    Curtis Smith (Mike) Stephenson Rankin Lathwell Blakey Hollioake A Hollioake B Foster J Watkinson Schofield Vince Ambrose Read Shah Salisbury Tudor Bicknell M Adams Mallender Martin P Lewis J Williams Ansari Udal Taylor (James) Taylor (Paul) Saggers Pattinson Newport Childs Morris A Morris J...
  16. Owzat

    ***Official*** Afghanistan tour of Sri Lanka, 2-21Feb-2024

    can't be helped much by not getting many Tests Test debut June 2018, 4.5 years later and only their 8th Test and only one, their debut vs India, against one of the current heavyweights Ireland have played 7, parallel to be drawn is currently they both lost their last Test by 10 wickets albeit...
  17. Owzat

    *Official* England in India 2023/24 #CryMoreTour

    all the evidence points towards England 3rd favourites in a 2 horse race 1) only one of five sides to score 300+ batting last in India have actually won 2) England would have to post the highest total of the match 3) take out Pope and extras and the rest of the batting have not reached even 250...
  18. Owzat

    *Official* England in India 2023/24 #CryMoreTour

    oh and only 9 successful chases of 371+ which goes down to 6 for 390+ and 4 for 400+, England may yet do enough to avoid the latter two but 384 ahead now and getting closer and closer
  19. Owzat

    *Official* England in India 2023/24 #CryMoreTour

    according to statsguru only 5 teams have scored 300+ batting last in India, and only ONE has won being the hosts against India in 2008 also interesting to see the run rates, India 1st innings around 3.5, England 1st innings around 4.5 and India around 3.25 this innings, slowly slowly catchy...
  20. Owzat

    **Official** English Football Season 2023/24

    Van Dijk hasn't quite been as dominant since he was taken out in the derby in 20/21, Salah has been a solid scorer but only had one truly big scoring season, his first at Liverpool (league goals for sure) and around 1 in 2 the rest although 14 in 20 this season a top start.... Has helped ever...

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