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<p>Aus are done. Draw or Sri Lanka win. What a disaster of a tour for them.</p>
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<p>I think NZ pitches are way too good nowadays. We should have prepared green seamers like the gool old days instead of the bloody roads we servered up last summer.</p>
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<p>Aus on a flat track = unbeatable, especially with Starc who doesn't seem to care what pitch he bowls on.</p>
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<p>Aus on a track with a bit in it = very vulnerable, Smith and to a lesser degree Warner the only ones with the technique to score runs.</p> -
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<p>Surely Aus on a wearing pitch can't run down 290 to win it? Be a massive turnaround if they could</p>
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<p>Can't chase down 190. Maybe 90...</p> -
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<p>Seems like the Aussies stumped Karutarane well after the ball was in the keepers gloves. One of the nice things about being an Aussie is you get to define where the spirit of cricket line is, and basically it's wherever you say it is. Wazzers.</p>
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<p>I disagree, I saw that and I would be gobsmacked if any other keeper didn't take the opportunity in todays game</p> -
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<p>I disagree, I saw that and I would be gobsmacked if any other keeper didn't take the opportunity in todays game</p>
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<p>I saw video of that this morning and completely agree with you. My previous comment was based on online chat and commentary - I didn't see it live last night.</p>
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<p>I have been meaning to get online and update this, but have been held up by real life and stuff. FML.</p>
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<p>In other news, despite this being legit, Aussies are still wazzers.</p> -
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<p>I disagree, I saw that and I would be gobsmacked if any other keeper didn't take the opportunity in todays game</p>
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<p>Worryingly I agree with Hooroo - the ball was far from dead at that point.</p>
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<p>Pakistan did really well to draw 2-2 with England in what was an excellent series. There are now a few teams gunning for number 1 spot in tests and none of them are very good - or rather they all have substantial weaknesses.</p>
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<p>Pakistan - unbeatable in UAE but flaky away from there. Actually have a well rounded team compared to others.</p>
<p>India - unbeatable at home with the right pitches, pace attack not so good.</p>
<p>England - only 2 class batsmen, no spinner and a potentially world beating 6-9 in the batting order that can also collapse in a heap.</p>
<p>Australia - batting really weak (tail starts at 5), spin bowling weak.</p>
<p>South Africa - on the way down it seems, but still potentially the best team in the world on their day.</p>
<p>NZ - similar to England for strengths and weaknesses</p> -
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<p>i read somewhere that sri lanka may have saved their declaration because the team due to bat in the morning gets to choose the roller used overnight?</p>
<p>so i guess its makes sense.. the middle/lower order will fold quickly..</p>
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<p>That's very clever.</p> -
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<p>That's very clever.</p>
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<p>For the record, overs batted by the Aussies in this series:</p>
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<p>Test 1, 79 and 88 overs</p>
<p>Test 2, 33 overs and 50 overs</p>
<p>test 3, 125 overs</p>
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<p>Lead over 300, surely time for a declaration and try and survive 85 overs?</p> -
<p>3 overs in teh first half hour? tut tut Australia</p>
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Just 3 wickets to get now. Surviving the final day was always going to be a tough ask. Sri Lanka have bowled nothing but spin this entire innings lol.
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<p>In the county champs in England, James Franklin has been captaining Middlesex to the top of the table in division 1 in Adam Voges absence & Essex are top in D2 - tho' Jesse Ryder's shithouse form means he can't get into the Essex 4 day side... </p>
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<p>He's sort of morphed from a batsman who bowls a bit, to a bowler who bats a bit to a guy who should probably be playing in the Lancashire leagues all in the space of 2 seasons</p>