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    #271
    Originally posted by animal magic View Post
    i think he has proved a lot of people wrong including me but who gets dropped if vaughan comes back from his injury
    Cooke

    Bell was also a possibility but he has shown some good character recently.
    Originally posted by Gordon Brown
    (1995)
    "A weak currency is the sign of a weak economy,which is the sign of a weak government"

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      #272
      I guess that Collingwood would probably get dropped but why should he?

      Vaughan has a lot of batting to do before he should displace a current batsman... unless he opens?

      I don't think he'd make a better 3/4/5 than we have at the moment but if Strauss and golden boy continue as they are perhaps they are the ones who should be worried?
      Luck - the only substitute for skill

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        #273
        Originally posted by Red Chilli View Post
        Cooke

        Bell was also a possibility but he has shown some good character recently.

        i think you right vaughan will probably open with strauss
        The future you have, tomorrow, won't be the same future you had, yesterday.

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          #274
          Cooke's technique is flawed outside off stump and the aussie bowlers have him figured out. If anyone were to go I'd like it to be him. I like him as a player but I think he needs a bit of work.
          Originally posted by Gordon Brown
          (1995)
          "A weak currency is the sign of a weak economy,which is the sign of a weak government"

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            #275
            I'd keep Colly in for the way he takes on warne. Warne doesn't like getting hit back over his head, he like to beat the bat.
            Originally posted by Gordon Brown
            (1995)
            "A weak currency is the sign of a weak economy,which is the sign of a weak government"

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              #276
              cook is a bit like tresco has been badly exposed by the aussie bowlers,
              so guys what is going to happen tonight can england bowl the aussies out below eng score
              The future you have, tomorrow, won't be the same future you had, yesterday.

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                #277
                Originally posted by animal magic View Post
                cook is a bit like tresco has been badly exposed by the aussie bowlers,
                so guys what is going to happen tonight can england bowl the aussies out below eng score
                Good analogy with Tresco. I think Golden boy will improve though and has a good future. I am genuinely worried about Strauss' form at the moment though - he just doesn't seem to be able to keep concentrating and I'm guessing that's harder to put right than a flaw in technique. Remember when he first started in the test side, he was like a barnacle - what's going on there?

                As for bowling out the Aussies tonight - yes. The wicket should start to wear soon (but hopefully not too quickly) and then I just hope that Warne doesn't take the team apart in the second innings.

                What kind of lead do you think we will need to make a game of it?
                Luck - the only substitute for skill

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                  #278
                  we need a lead of at least 350, for the final day and hope the indifferent bounce will help harmison
                  The future you have, tomorrow, won't be the same future you had, yesterday.

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                    #279
                    350 is a bit pessimistic isn't it? I know they can knock it about but only about 270 a day scored so far and day 5 it should be harder? I was guessing 250 would be enough for them to have a crack at the total and give the bowlers an opening. If it were 350 don't you think they'd just shut up shop and go for a draw?
                    Luck - the only substitute for skill

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                      #280
                      Originally posted by animal magic View Post
                      so guys what is going to happen tonight can england bowl the aussies out below eng score
                      Definitely!

                      Flintoff has a bit of a hold on Gilchrist though he is dangerous.
                      I like M Clarke but he lacks the concentration to put in a dogged innings.
                      Warne Lee McGrath and S.Clarke are all tired after 2 days in the field, we'll soon polish them off.

                      I think we'll have a 130-170 innings lead and then we'll bat for the rest of the day. Blast them out on the 5th day
                      Originally posted by Gordon Brown
                      (1995)
                      "A weak currency is the sign of a weak economy,which is the sign of a weak government"

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                        #281
                        Originally posted by Red Chilli View Post
                        Definitely!

                        Flintoff has a bit of a hold on Gilchrist though he is dangerous.
                        I like M Clarke but he lacks the concentration to put in a dogged innings.
                        Warne Lee McGrath and S.Clarke are all tired after 2 days in the field, we'll soon polish them off.

                        I think we'll have a 130-170 innings lead and then we'll bat for the rest of the day. Blast them out on the 5th day
                        Clarky can dig in, he has matured alot in recent series.

                        Gilly is due a big innings, if he can see off Freddys bowling he will score some runs.

                        Lee and Clarke can bat a bit mate, they wont be easy to get out.

                        Well done to Collingwood by the way great knock that, aswell as Pietersen. He introduced some life into the game......i thought the Poms were trying to bore us to death and then knick the ashes
                        "When a man insults my country I insult him, by taking his woman" Tony Yeboah

                        "looking through your posts since 2007 and what you have consistently written about my football team I have come to the conclusion that if you had 1 more brain cell you would be a plant .. your father was a hamster and your mother smells of elder berries, I fart in your general direction ..." Nicey

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                          #282
                          Originally posted by Harveybirdman View Post
                          i thought the Poms were trying to bore us to death and then knick the ashes

                          I didn't notice a lot more runs being scored by your lot in the day
                          Luck - the only substitute for skill

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                            #283
                            I'd love to see England winning this one, but I'm afraid unless they dismiss Australia and make them follow on there is no chance of that happening

                            England dont have bowlers to exploit the conditions on the last two days.

                            How Monty is not playing is beyond me.

                            Giles cost England the Game. The runs Ponting scored after being dropped and more importantly, the time he occupied the crease, will prove the difference in this one
                            "For whom He did foreknow, He also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of His Son"

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                              #284
                              Originally posted by OldManRed View Post
                              I didn't notice a lot more runs being scored by your lot in the day
                              The difference is that England need to win this game a lot more than Australia does.

                              After 550 in first innings by England, best Australia could hope for is the draw. They had no need to bat fast. Avoiding the follow on and occupying the crease is their only concern
                              "For whom He did foreknow, He also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of His Son"

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                                #285
                                Originally posted by SouthAfricaRed View Post
                                The difference is that England need to win this game a lot more than Australia does.

                                After 550 in first innings by England, best Australia could hope for is the draw. They had no need to bat fast. Avoiding the follow on and occupying the crease is their only concern
                                Good points - I think I was reacting to the 'slur' rather than thinking things through. But, and there is always one, perhaps the wicket is a bit too slow to score quickly? To be honest I also thought that the Aussie bowling was not all that bad until they got really attacked at which point they reacted a bit like a rabbit in headlights.


                                Having said that, the Aussie press doesn't seem too optimistic of getting a draw so I'm still hopeful.
                                Luck - the only substitute for skill

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