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    *Official* 2nd Test at Lord's

    You want female commentators for test cricket? It's PC gone mad. I hate women commentators. There's one at CPL and I am like there are hundreds of ex-players they can use to tell us the action unfolding but we have a woman, for the sake of PC bull, calling the play. I cringe. This is not going...
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    *Official* 2nd Test at Lord's

    I don't know. If England bat badly we will have geniuses like Botham saying how the pitch has deteriorated. In reality I can't see how a good pitch on day one becomes a deteriorated one until at least the 4th day. This pitch lacks true pace and bounce but it is still a lot better than Cardiff...
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    *Official* 2nd Test at Lord's

    Colin Graves, the new ECB chairman, has been making a fool of himself since he got into his role. First the WI debacle a couple of months ago and this morning (before play) suggesting England have the Ashes in the bag. It doesn't look like he will be able to get some live cricket back on...
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    *Official* 2nd Test at Lord's

    I still think Buttler is probably not the right man behind the stumps. FC average is not usually misleading. If England are happy with a wicketkeeper who will average 30-35 then Buttler is fine, but if they want a wicketkeeper who might average 40-45, Bairstow is the man. I think Buttler is more...
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    *Official* 2nd Test at Lord's

    Australia to score 600 in their first innings England all out under 350 It's then a choice of either scoring quick runs and setting England a 4th innings chase or making England follow on.
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    How much do Lords members pay for membership?

    Agreed. But still, after redevelopment of two stands for the capacity to to go up by just 1000 is being very short-sighted. All cricket authorities in this country seem to care about is maximising revenue, at the expense of the good of the game. The Sky deal means more and more kids now grow up...
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    How much do Lords members pay for membership?

    Does anyone know approximately know how much they contribute yearly? MCC seems to spend huge amount of money upgrading the Lords ground for the benefit of members without actually much boosting overall capacity. I noticed a plan to redevelop one area of the ground which would have boosted...
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    Toss the coin and forget the rest

    I know some of you will be saying all you need to do in test cricket is win the toss. I can assure you, it's not true. There have been plenty of teams down the years who have lost matches after winning the toss. If Australia get the really big total as they are expected now, they need to win...
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    *Official* 2nd Test at Lord's

    You've just hit him for two fours so why go for a third? Moeen is club bowler at best. He will bowl you bad balls every over, so why try to make them into bad balls rather than just wait for them?
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    *Official* 2nd Test at Lord's

    Is it just me or do others notice Rogers always survives by a whisker all the while he is at the crease. But he survives long enough to usually give Australia a platform. I am looking at the Lords ground and I wonder if they should tear down the Mound and Tavern stands and construct a large...
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    *Official* 2nd Test at Lord's

    Australia's tradition of not blooding youth hits the team suddenly, again. There are always numerous 35year olds in the team at the same time, unable to drop friends from the team, is now, again, causing Australia problems. Where are Australia's next batch of quality batsmen because there will...
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    *Official* 2nd Test at Lord's

    Please no anthems. Anthems should only be played before the first test.
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    *Official* 2nd Test at Lord's

    My team: Rogers Warner Smith Clarke Mitchell or Shaun Marsh Watson Neville Johnson Lyon Starc Hazlewood I would drop Voges. He really did look all over the place in Cardiff. Watson actually looks good at the crease until he, for some unknown reason, gives his wicket away in the 30s of late...
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    CPL gets no love here ?

    The CPL has been brilliant fun. It's the second best T20 after the Big Bash for me. The IPL is too hyped up for my liking and gave up on it after watching the first season it was screened by ITV4. At CPL, there have been some exciting close finishes, quite a few big sixes (100 plus meters)...
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    *Official* 1st Test at the SWALEC Stadium

    Because I just feel he sometimes sets a negative tone at the top with overly dogged style. However, you might say he is a good counterweight to the aggressive Warner.
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    *Official* 1st Test at the SWALEC Stadium

    Johnson getting runs usually follows with great performances with the ball. At least he got the runs today and the next test is only days away. Australia's selection for next test is going to be one of the most exciting in recent history. My team would be: Warner Rogers/S Marsh Smith...
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    *Official* 1st Test at the SWALEC Stadium

    Watson's international career will have ended today. Been a fan of his but I think he has become a little lethargic in the last couple of years. At least he ended the ODIs as a World Cup winner, in which he played played his part. He is one of those guys who should have had a batting average in...
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    Test cricket and the huge advantage team batting first

    History proves chasing 300 or more successfully is rare. As a neutral, I would like to see Aussies win at Lords and do so batting second. I don't want the toss proving so crucial in test cricket.
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    Test cricket and the huge advantage team batting first

    Of course it happens especially if one team is very weak. But if the teams are pretty close then the advantage of batting first is massive.
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    Test cricket and the huge advantage team batting first

    It's a big problem in test cricket. It's not as big a problem in ODIs as it is in tests because of the much shorter length and the pitch doesn't wear out as much to have a massive impact on team batting second. In T20s, the toss barely plays a role as after as the pitch is concerned. In ODIs and...

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