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  1. Stapel

    Ashes 2005 Revisited

    What I remember best is the end of the 3rd test. Aussies were cheering like they had just won the series. English players were looking pretty sad. But the truth is that the Aussies only had escaped a loss, simply because the last over of the fifth day had been bowled. That did it, imho: Aussies...
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    Flintoff was drunk

    As Geoff Boycott said: Fletcher took the moral high ground by claiming 'nasty' details should not be uncovered in the media. Apart from that, he appears to have made Flintoff captain, because he was hoping that might make him more aware of his responsibilities and thus might prevent him from...
  3. Stapel

    ***Official*** India in England

    Ah, it might indeed be more of a pro-Indian than an anti-English bias.
  4. Stapel

    Battle of the Test Matches

    Third Ashes 2005 test at Old Trafford. England being on top, Warne saving the Aussies from the follow-on with a 90, Glenn McGrath's face when facing the last couple of deliveries, Aussie happiness, as if they had won the ashes back after 50 years, whereas all they did was drawing a test match...
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    ***Official*** India in England

    Not being able to follow much of this test on TV, I get my info from crickinfo. However, last friday, I did get to see some English wickets fall, in the evening. I was quite shocked by Cook's first Innings dismissal. Sipping at my beer, watching the TV-screen, I immediately could see that ball...
  6. Stapel

    ***Official*** India in England

    Key and Strauss indeed took England to 233/1 at tea in 2004 vs Windies.
  7. Stapel

    ***Official*** India in England

    This might sound cynical, but with the way India is currently bowling, we have to wait a long long time before those three come in to bat. We all knew that both and England (must be said: due to injuries) and India don't have the best attacks. But what India is showing now is even...
  8. Stapel

    ***Official*** India in England

    Well, he indeed appears to have gotten things right. 35 from the first 6 overs, none form the 2nd 6 overs.
  9. Stapel

    ***Official*** India in England

    Things improved, but not enough to claim they pulled it back pretty well. And there is something odd in saying that things went pretty well, despite a dropped catch. In the end, catches are too often the decisive factor in tight tests!
  10. Stapel

    ***Official*** India in England

    Is it right to conclude that the Indian bowlers haven't been lucky, but that they didn't really enforce their own luck. So far, this hasn't been the bowling needed to win a test, right?
  11. Stapel

    ***Official*** India in England

    So, England's fearsome foursome is now completely gone. I'm looking forward though, how a 100% B-choice pace attack will do. Tremlett in and Broad out is quite a shocker, imho. I don't see Tremlett doing any damage to the lesser Indian batsmen, let go the likes of Dravid and Tendulkar. With...
  12. Stapel

    ***Official*** India in England

    Thanks, That's the answer I had been looking for.
  13. Stapel

    ***Official*** India in England

    No. Dravid has fewer runs, because he has fewer innings, not? And 9000-odd or 10000-odd....; both are similar great totals. And are tons so important? If the average is lower, Tendulkar, appearently, must have relatively many poor innings, not? What does count, a lot imho, is when an innings...
  14. Stapel

    ***Official*** India in England

    Could anyone explain to me why Tendulkar seems to be regarded as the greatest Indian batsman ever, while Dravid has a better average? Of course, we could debate for years who is better, but that's not my point. I wonder why the favours appear to go to Tendulkar so easily, while the statistics...
  15. Stapel

    ***Official*** India in England

    I agree that Tresco's return would be the answer to a failing Strauss. However, Strauss had a decent 2nd innings in the Lion's game. I wouldn't wrighr him off so quickly. Anyway, I don't believe England's problems are in the batsmen. The question is merely in how to take 20 wickets. The...
  16. Stapel

    **Official** Bangladesh in Sri Lanka

    If Sri Lanka would declare now, and bowl Bangladesh out, we might coem to the conclusion that the Sri Lankans make more runs with 2 wickets, than Bangladesh with 20 wickets... It's simply not test level cricket!
  17. Stapel

    ***Official** Quadrangular Series in Ireland

    This is really dumb! With 7 wickets in hand, only 19 needed from 30 balls... Isn't that how you finish each net batting training session? 10 balls, 20 runs needed, 3 wickets in hand...
  18. Stapel

    ***Official** Quadrangular Series in Ireland

    A 10 wicket defeat! Horrible! Windies only needed 14.3 overs to win.
  19. Stapel

    ***Official** Quadrangular Series in Ireland

    Nope RtD is not playing. All out for 80 runs. That's really poor. Chris Gayle is probably going to blast those 81 runs needed, within 10 overs....
  20. Stapel

    ***Official** Quadrangular Series in Ireland

    The BBC does say Netherlands won the toss and chose to bat first. It's the Dutchies batting. BBC got it wrong.... But cricinfo keep messing up too. 4 overs are 'missing' and the scores keep changing. Now they got Kervezee out DNB.....

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