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  1. Owzat

    **Official** English Football Season 2023/24

    very much doubt it, they may not care for the national anthem, but think you'll find they would find it harder to swallow if he went to either of those clubs - not that I think he would, unlike Benitez I think he actually feels and knows rather than make gestures like £96k to Hillsborough fund...
  2. Owzat

    **Official** English Football Season 2023/24

    some would throw in Jones, Kelleher, Elliott, Bradley, Quansah, Konate and probably more BUT just look at last season, granted an ageing midfield needing some work and Jones and Elliott were there but maybe just needed another year to make more of a mark, and Liverpool were all over the shop...
  3. Owzat

    ***Official*** West Indies tour of Australia, Jan–Feb 2024

    someone may need to explain that further, as aussies in past 12 months or so seem to have failed to grasp not only the ball cleanly but what a catch is.....
  4. Owzat

    *Official* England in India 2023/24 #CryMoreTour

    could tweak the side, bear in mind India were not undone because England somehow dominated, Pope played a great innings then surprisingly Hartley bowled as well Pope was dropped by Patel on 110, would have been all but over had that been taken. Pope played well but also rode his luck a bit, not...
  5. Owzat

    *Official* England in India 2023/24 #CryMoreTour

    only if he has an immediate transfer to India and they are allowed to bat him down the order 1st innings.... 36 the lowest partnership of this innings, keeper and Ashwin to come, England will do well to keep the lead under 75 England's "strong position" (Duckett) is under pressure bigtime...
  6. Owzat

    *Official* England in India 2023/24 #CryMoreTour

    "Wallsballs", after Dravid although frankly it is what it always has been, "totalballs", all they are doing is attacking a lot more because they can't defend and making about what they might have anyway
  7. Owzat

    *Official* England in India 2023/24 #CryMoreTour

    well I wasn't expecting a lot from Tartley, too inexperienced and most likely not all that anyway. horses for courses is a nice theory but the Indian batsmen are also their horse for course and played the best, and worst, spinners around should we be calling the Indian approach "wallballs"...
  8. Owzat

    *Official* England in India 2023/24 #CryMoreTour

    getting massive turn isn't necessarily the advantage some think, you want enough turn to beat bat or batsmen, not spin past the stumps and out of harm's way this is why Indian batsmen on home soil, and their spinners likewise, have such an advantage, irrespective of preparation arguments...
  9. Owzat

    *Official* England in India 2023/24 #CryMoreTour

    they're used to the amount of turn their spinners get, reading the ball as batsmen, have so many advantages so made me laugh all the experts on BBC have your say going on about the impact Foakes as keeper would make, and worried Wood as only bowler was a risk, I just pointed out that scoring...
  10. Owzat

    *Official* England in India 2023/24 #CryMoreTour

    what you see and what the selectors do is a different thing entirely, they as you must know from experience are pretty poor when it comes to spinners, far too many brought in and discarded, rather sticking with eg Ali or Leach, conservative selections and unless a spinner can bat his prospects...
  11. Owzat

    ***Official*** West Indies tour of Australia, Jan–Feb 2024

    should change his name to Croft, at least one ban will be removed............
  12. Owzat

    *Official* England in India 2023/24 #CryMoreTour

    and somewhat well hidden, as in I went in maybe 10 mins ago, load of headlines about women salary, bouncers, NZ, Hartley, Jacks, Lewis, Rohit, Sackin, retiring quartet, emissions etc, (reeling off the cricket home page) and no sign that England lions were even playing!!! not sure re mackem...
  13. Owzat

    What will Cameron Green average with the bat when his Test career is over ?

    nothing, when his test career is over he won't be scoring any runs......
  14. Owzat

    Kevin Pietersen vs Ricky Ponting

    wasn't KP "found out" by left arm spin.... did Ponting have such a glaring achilles heel? (even if overall didn't get exploited a la Bevan and Hick exposure to short stuff?)
  15. Owzat

    ***Official*** West Indies tour of Australia, Jan–Feb 2024

    surely you want batsmen who score runs when the side needs them than when the pitches are roads and you don't because everyone else gets them.......
  16. Owzat

    ***Official*** West Indies tour of Australia, Jan–Feb 2024

    gotta love the beeb, apparently it's A Joseph but only Joseph when it comes to Shamar Joseph - go figure! I mean the daftest is when only one Bravo say was playing and they distinguish, even though the players are listed at the bottom of their scorecards, but two with same surname in one game...
  17. Owzat

    **Official*** Zimbabwe in Sri Lanka 2023/24

    I agree, sometimes MOTM is given to eg scored winning goal or someone from winning side, who said it had to be.....
  18. Owzat

    **Official*** Zimbabwe in Sri Lanka 2023/24

    yeah, looked at that scorecard a couple of times and at one point Zimmers had lanka in a position the game was in the balance, then 52 off 7 overs for the 8th wicket which may not sound a lot took it from gettable to much much tougher, rain put paid to that game it's sad that both sides hit a...
  19. Owzat

    ***Official*** West Indies tour of Australia, Jan–Feb 2024

    I suppose might be a bit like putting Root to open would have been a solution before Crawley and Duckett seemed to rise enough to negate any need. If Smith fares better opening, and no reason any good batsman shouldn't be able to open, than a newb who basically increases the risk of being 10/1...
  20. Owzat

    *Official* England in India 2023/24 #CryMoreTour

    not sure in my following of England in India they ever latch on to sensible tactics and selections, seam to always be more quicks in the squad than likely to be used, plethora of spinners but horses for courses only really works if they're any good and batsmen without the ability or temperament...

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