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    Both of them have really good bowling attacks.

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    It amuses me when old sports grounds have really shit sponsorship names appended to them so I pleased to spot there the game is taking place at 'Six Gun Grill Newlands.'

    The Hamilton Academical stadium is currently the 'Fountain of Youth Stadium.'

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    212 South Africa's target to win the series. Should be a cracker.

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    Yeah, I'll stick this on for a bit. How long is left of today? Couple of hours?

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    We're after tea so guess it's about that.

    Feels a bit like Elgar is the game.

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    How deep is the Saffer batting line-up? I feel like this could do with another quick wicket to keep it interesting but it's hard to say.

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    Not very deep. Rookie keeper at 6 and inexperienced all rounder at 7. It's the sort where if India get a few quickly they could rattle them over. On the other hand, it isn't that many runs. Quality stuff.

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    I hear the Indian team threw their toys out of the pram because of DRS?

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    I was just reading up on it on Reddit. It’s great. So much seethe

    The comments on sky’s tweet and then Supersport’s (the shadowy figure behind editing the DRS obviously) tweet are great,




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    Does the 5th test start in 4 hours or Saturday morning?

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    In 4 hours.

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    In four hours.

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    Class. My body is ready for a Hameed 8 (67). If he’s playing right enough

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    Did Australia all turn up pissed or something?

    EDIT: I've just seen Labuschagne's wicket. He's definitely had half a case of VB before getting his pads on.

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    I hadn't really ever noticed how quiet Buttler is for a wicketkeeper until I heard Billings here.

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    You love to get up having missed the good stuff and settle in as Australia start to score for fun.

    Strong away Ashes energy this morning.

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    Starting to think Mark Wood is more wishful thinking.

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    As in, not as good as we'd like to think he could be?

    I reckon he's a great change of pace but not up to being one of the main men.

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    Yeah, as in, like Buttler's batting, he looks like a great bowler in theory but is he really. He clocks on the speed gun and has bowled the odd dangerous spell, but is 34.5 average and 62 balls per wicket what it needs to be? I'm not sure it is. Those are the numbers for a bit of a luxury pick.

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    I didn't realise his average was that high. Yeah, that's a bit of a worry if he's the best option for that role.

    If everybody was fit but Broad and Anderson retired to go and live in the Maldives together tomorrow what do you think our bowling line-up would be? I assume Archer and Robinson, would Archer's presence mean Wood was then deemed surplus to requirements for pace or d'you reckon they like him enough that they'd keep him in there anyway?

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    Wood has always had terrible stats and in the end they are fairly representative of bowling skill/ability.

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    I think he'll always be in their thoughts as long as he's bowling 90+ mph, as we don't have many of those.

    I think at home it would be Robinson, Archer and Woakes maybe, or *insert good county seamer here*. Away from home is the bigger issue as Woakes and the county mob kind of go out of the window and you're left with people like Olly Stone (always injured) to provide the PACE. If I were in charge I would pivot to accuracy with the seamers and then pick Matt Parkinson to attack.

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    Has BT ever televised an English test win?

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    Meanwhile South Africa seem to be cruising home against India, in a game which will always be remembered for this picture of an unhinged Kohli ranting into the stump mic after a DRS review didn't go their way:


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    220/5 with Warner/Khawaja/Smith getting a combined 6 is some going

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jimmy Floyd View Post
    Meanwhile South Africa seem to be cruising home against India, in a game which will always be remembered for this picture of an unhinged Kohli ranting into the stump mic after a DRS review didn't go their way:

    What?

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    This was the DRS seethe from yesterday.

    Just glorious stuff once again from the plucky Indians, fighting against a whole country and the cheating broadcasters.

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    Just seen 'Ravi Shastri' trending on twitter after India's loss (in his first series after the sack).

    How funny would it be if England appointed him. I'd be ride or die behind that.

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    Is there a proper video of Kohli shouting at some wood? All I've found googling for it are a series of stills with people talking over it in whichever of the Indian languages it is they're using.

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    The king of seethe.

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    I love the way he starts walking away and then goes back for another bite.

    "And here's another thing..."

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    Jesus Christ. That Malan wicket is so fucking stupid.

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    The commentator joked about avoiding the follow on earlier. It looks like a challenge now.

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    Thank God 'Spoons' gave them all those HOME TRUTHS a couple of tests ago now. It's really sharped up our batting.

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    I saw Rory Burns run out 0 and didn't bother to read the rest of the scorecard.

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    I've no idea why Crawley called for that run but Burns didn't exactly seem to bust a gut to get there either.

    Quote Originally Posted by Kikó View Post
    Jesus Christ. That Malan wicket is so fucking stupid.
    It's not the first time he's got out chasing some shit down the leg side this series, is it?

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    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/59999080

    Kohli stepping down as test captain, eh.

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    I fought the stumps and the stumps won.

    It seems he has been the target of some kind of putsch enacted by Ganguly and others in the last few weeks, not sure why this was necessary with them riding high in all formats but that's India for you.

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    Who's the heir apparent?

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    Only 267 left until we win!

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    Highest opening partnership of the tour!

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    How good are green tops!

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    Top order collapse incoming

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    Looks like I spurred Mark Wood into action.

    We should win from here.

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    Despite not being competitive in the previous games, winning a test in Australia is still bloody difficult and should be commended.

    Let's see if I've jinxed it.

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    Cameron Green is very, very good.

    137 all out

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    Regardless of how the result ends up, we've shown fight in thse last two games which is a big improvement. Normally our Ashes tours go in the other direction.

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    Nice one, Stokesey.

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    FFS Stokes, compulsively hooking with two men out. Do these people never think about just letting short balls go by? They literally can't get you out unless you let them.

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