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by Donny » Mon Aug 26, 2019 2:18 pm
September 4-8.
Australia v. England.
An Aussie win will retain the Ashes.
Cummins needs a rest. Starc in.
Who will miss out to include Smith - Wade, Khawaja or Harris ?
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by Donny » Mon Aug 26, 2019 2:20 pm
If Harris, Khawaja would open with Labu at first drop. Or Smith, with Labu at 4.
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by Donny » Mon Aug 26, 2019 5:24 pm
Tour match: Australia v Derbyshire, August 29-31.
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by K » Mon Aug 26, 2019 7:16 pm
This is purely hypothetical now, but who else bats in the top three in Sheffield Shield cricket? Harris & Khawaja both disgraced themselves. I'm not sure Khawaja should have made the squad at all. Can Burns really be any worse?
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by K » Thu Aug 29, 2019 12:37 am
On the other side, playing a specialist batsman at 7 is odd --- and, like Wade, if you can keep but aren't keeping then you are picked as a specialist batsman.
Here's ECB slo-mo from the nets of Buttler in 2014, before what must have been an ODI (because the ball is white):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afbiXBFnwAg
Look at how little footwork there is. He's always on that crease. He never gets back towards the stumps, even for the back-foot defence and the cut.
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by Donny » Thu Aug 29, 2019 4:27 am
Cameron Bancroft
Marcus Harris
Usman Khawaja
Steve Smith
Marnus Labuschagne
Matthew Wade
Alex Carey
Mitchell Marsh
Michael Neser
Peter Siddle
Mitchell Starc
Wade will bat at 6.
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by Donny » Thu Aug 29, 2019 8:01 pm
Derby won the toss. Elected to bat first.
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by Donny » Thu Aug 29, 2019 8:08 pm
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by Donny » Thu Aug 29, 2019 8:14 pm
Early wicket for Neser. Caught by Wade.
Derby 1/0.
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by Donny » Thu Aug 29, 2019 8:15 pm
Another duck. Neser has both.
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by Donny » Thu Aug 29, 2019 8:18 pm
Neser missed the hatty.
Some fun ahead if he outbowls Starc, significantly.
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by Donny » Thu Aug 29, 2019 8:51 pm
2/35. Leus du Plooy 17*, Luis Reece 14*.
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by Donny » Thu Aug 29, 2019 10:45 pm
3/71. Neser has 3/20 from 8 overs.
Starc 0/15 from 7.
Sids 0/3 from 5.
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by Donny » Thu Aug 29, 2019 11:09 pm
Wicket for Labu. 7 overs 1/28.
4/96.
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by Donny » Fri Aug 30, 2019 12:22 am
Starc roars back into the limelight, with 3 quick wickets.
Derby 8/154.
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