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    Yeah Pooran looks class. Also time for Shimron Hetmyer to come to the party.

    Dare I work out scenarios India don’t qualify?

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    I think they have to lose all their games, which in fairness isn't impossible given they have only brought three batsmen.

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    I have shelved my investigations.

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    Can't think of a worse chasing unit ever than this West Indies side. Completely one dimensional but don't even elect to deploy that one dimension.

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    Bairstow has had another MELTDOWN I see. They really need to keep him away from the media.

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    He’s lucky he’s personally escaped criticism. Two first ballers, dropped catches and his dismissal was the most inforgivable against Australia.

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    I love how criticism is always THE CRITICS WERE WAITING FOR THIS and NOBODY WANTS US TO WIN!

    Fuck off, eedjit.

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    PaddyPower have Sri Lanka at 2.63 for this. I'll have a bit of that.

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    Pradeep is out with a 'sudden illness' (not a short illness I hope), presumably a fresh deck at Durham, don't fancy them chasing.

    EDIT: It seems they're batting, cricinfo managed to get the toss result wrong.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ian View Post
    PaddyPower have Sri Lanka at 2.63 for this. I'll have a bit of that.
    I got on large at 3.4 after the toss, early wicket caused a slight sense of humour failure but South Africa not at the races so far.

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    I only put some on them as part of an accumulator with some football. The odds are currently slightly increased over that so I'm tempted to chucker a tenner on them.

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    They love chucking wickets away. Don't really fancy SA to chase anything mind.

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    Anything over 220 is going to be tough when you have Amla plodding along at the top of the order.

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    I wouldn't put it past the Saffers to fuck it from here but I'm glad I didn't go for an extra bet just on this.

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    My troops have been withdrawn. They're just too shit.

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    Fuck me that is a risible dismissal. How did we lose to these mugs?

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    What a load of shit this is.

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    RIP Sri Lanka. After Malinga and Angelo call it a day, all they will have left are a few mercurial thrashers and a load of shit spin.

    Could see them not qualifying for the next one of these. Holland are coming, Scotland, Nepal. Not too convinced by Ireland.

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    South Africa destroying a mediocre team after being eliminated from the competition was practically a certainty, in retrospect.

    Tonight is quite important, although we might be mathematically better off with a loss. India are surely going to run the table now, and NZ winning might be Australia's best chance of having India and England run into each other in the other half of the draw.

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    Run the table? India have yet to face the might of James Vince, Ital.

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    I do think England could knock them over on their day. Don't know that you have the bowling to knock over Sharma and Kohli cheaply though.

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    What scenes if the hounds do us a huge favour and turn over Pakistan here...

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    From what I gather they don't have much batting left now either.

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    I stuck on the NZ game and watched Boult get a hattrick to end the Innings, fliicked the stream over to the Afg game to catch that run out

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    Take it the captain is on a fix then. Why the hell is he bowling himself when the spinners have it under control.

    Either that or its JT with his 2008 penalty and he wanted to be the hero.

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    Yeah he fucked it bowling himself. Oh well. It’s on us tomorrow to do the business.

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    Edgbaston has spun a fair bit so leaving Mo out despite his form is a big call but I like Plunkett coming back in, think we’ve missed him. Roy back as well.

    Batting first

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    Think this is the right setup for us, just need to 'execute' now.

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    England dismantling bowling attacks on absolute roads. I have missed this.

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    Are these runs as aesthetically pleasing as they should be, though?

    #justice4vince

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    Batting first

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    Bairstow started playing really weirdly after he got his hundred.

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    Nicely balanced this one. Kohli going could be influential.

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    Pretty much on a knife edge at this point.

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    It shouldn't be, but you can just see Dhoni helicoptering 30 off an over at some point to fuck us.

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    I do love when Dhoni just decides they cant win so plays for the red inkers

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    Ok i think we've won.

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    You'd think at this point they would just go for it, they need sixes. Seems MS Hitler just doesn't care.

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    Stokes to bowl the last with them needing 30-odd . . .

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    What nonsense from Dhoni

    He’s keeping the strike now? It’s mathematically impossible mate.

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    Bit of a change in a year for Roy, wasnt he getting left out for being shit this time last year? Now he's the catalyst for the entire team.

    What's the most likely route to getting bombed out of this now? Does a wash-out in Durham screw us? If not I guess it's either a nibbly greentop or someone (India?) chucking a game (against the Desh?).

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    The back end of that was just bizarre shit from India.

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    Roy's return obviously gets the headlines, but Plunkett's was probably as significant. Was quite surprised he wasn't straight back in after the Pakistan game. Looking like a choice between Mo and Rashid at the moment. Who was it that was on Rashid as leading wicket-taker? He's been dross.

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    Dhoni has been fixing for years, nothing should surprise anyone.

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    I seem to remember this same conversation, post for post, last year, when Dhoni was trundling his way to a 50 in about 75 balls when the asking rate was around 10. The Lords ODI I think it was. He's a fucking disgrace.

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    Quote Originally Posted by niko_cee View Post
    Roy's return obviously gets the headlines, but Plunkett's was probably as significant. Was quite surprised he wasn't straight back in after the Pakistan game. Looking like a choice between Mo and Rashid at the moment. Who was it that was on Rashid as leading wicket-taker? He's been dross.
    Baz. I went back and found it on Page 109

    I thought I had recommended Starc as wicket taker but apparently not.

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    Can India genuinely not do any better than Dhoni or does his knowledge of who has the greasiest palms see him through?

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    He still has his moments, but Rishabh Pant should really be first choice now and they must have another bat who has more gears than MSD. Indian cricket tends to move very slowly when it comes to replacing legends.

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    Do I, for England's benefit, strictly speaking "want" India to win here?

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    I suppose in theory, but I can't ever support India in anything really.

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