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  1. J

    5th Test (The Oval) - 31st July to 4th August

    How to judge that?They seem to go on gut reaction rather than stats.Hameed has had a decent summer and Bethell has faced about 60 red ball deliveries this summer.But their hunch says Bethel so that's what they will go with. I know Duckett/Crawley have a good opening partnership but it staggers...
  2. J

    5th Test (The Oval) - 31st July to 4th August

    Yep.You want to see progress/development in a player and we don't with him.
  3. J

    5th Test (The Oval) - 31st July to 4th August

    Is there also an issue about whether he can handle the pressure of batting in the 4th innings?
  4. J

    5th Test (The Oval) - 31st July to 4th August

    I think Crawley and Pope are functional as best.The miidle order will be even better with the lessons learned by Brook and Smith after the Oval.
  5. J

    Rank the pace bowling pairs

    Not appropriate
  6. J

    Split these cricketers into tiers

    Sobers The Rest
  7. J

    Rank the pace bowling pairs

    Of the players I've watched Marshall & Garner are the best.
  8. J

    Players who did well as understudy but never stepped up?

    Lot's for England after Botham - Pringle/DeFreitas/Capel/White
  9. J

    Who are your favourite commentators/analysts on TV & Radio

    yep agreed
  10. J

    Who are your favourite commentators/analysts on TV & Radio

    Only heard him sporadically but yes he was good I agree.
  11. J

    Who are your favourite commentators/analysts on TV & Radio

    Sure knew he would be good but what I meant by grow on me was that I like him as a person which I didn't when he was playing!
  12. J

    Who are your favourite commentators/analysts on TV & Radio

    :D
  13. J

    Who are your favourite commentators/analysts on TV & Radio

    Is Star Sports like a tabloid newspaper version of cricket commentary?
  14. J

    Who are your favourite commentators/analysts on TV & Radio

    Broad has grown on me throughout the Eng v India series.He gives an upto date insight which is quite interesting.
  15. J

    What we learned from the 5th Test

  16. J

    What we learned from the 5th Test

    Currently yes but the new idea may include like for like subs which is what I believe Stokes was discussing.
  17. J

    5th Test (The Oval) - 31st July to 4th August

    All teams are flawed to a greater or lesser extent except for the absolute ATG teams like WI in the 80's and Australia in the 90's.
  18. J

    5th Test (The Oval) - 31st July to 4th August

    7,187 There have been a cumulative 7,187 runs scored in the series – the second-highest total ever, behind the 1993 Ashes with 7,221. That was in six Tests, making this a record for a five-match series. 21 The 21 total centuries, rounded off by Harry Brook and Joe Root on Sunday, equals the...
  19. J

    *Official* Road to the 2025-26 Ashes

    Are there any?
  20. J

    Better series – Sunil Gavaskar 1971 West Indies vs Shubhman Gill 2025 England

    I don't think Tongue will make a top level Test bowler but let's see.

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