The Ashes; Melbourne

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Re: The Ashes; Melbourne

Postby Making_Splinters » Mon Dec 25, 2017 11:02 am

When asked about Crane, Root replied, "We want something different". So they pick a quickish right arm pace bowler, to add variety to the other three quickish right arm pace bowlers we have in the side.

The mind boggles.
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Re: The Ashes; Melbourne

Postby Arthur Crabtree » Mon Dec 25, 2017 11:18 am

Pretty weird answer.
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Re: The Ashes; Melbourne

Postby from_the_stands » Mon Dec 25, 2017 12:17 pm

What ever came of that Irish pie thrower who debuted for England during the last Boxing Day Ashes Test?
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Re: The Ashes; Melbourne

Postby Arthur Crabtree » Mon Dec 25, 2017 12:33 pm

Plays for Ireland when he's fit. Quite a good limited overs bowler.

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Re: The Ashes; Melbourne

Postby from_the_stands » Mon Dec 25, 2017 5:13 pm

Arthur Crabtree wrote:Plays for Ireland when he's fit. Quite a good limited overs bowler.

Boyd Rankin.


He was rubbish in the Ashes. I tend to think he was spooked by playing in front of such large crowds.
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Re: The Ashes; Melbourne

Postby Arthur Crabtree » Mon Dec 25, 2017 7:57 pm

Apparently he was unfit when he played. That tour was a disaster.

He wasn't a Test player. Might have had more of a chance for England in ODIs.
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Re: The Ashes; Melbourne

Postby Arthur Crabtree » Mon Dec 25, 2017 9:16 pm

Steve Smith averages 127 at the MCG! Bradman averages 128.
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Re: The Ashes; Melbourne

Postby GarlicJam » Mon Dec 25, 2017 10:43 pm

Arthur Crabtree wrote:Steve Smith averages 127 at the MCG! Bradman averages 128.

I think it fair enough to say that you can put Bradman's in past tense, but Smith may even improve to be "better than Bradman"?!?!

What will the media do then?
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Re: The Ashes; Melbourne

Postby Arthur Crabtree » Mon Dec 25, 2017 11:24 pm

Hope Alfie has a good trip to the G today.

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Re: The Ashes; Melbourne

Postby Arthur Crabtree » Mon Dec 25, 2017 11:25 pm

GarlicJam wrote:
Arthur Crabtree wrote:Steve Smith averages 127 at the MCG! Bradman averages 128.

I think it fair enough to say that you can put Bradman's in past tense, but Smith may even improve to be "better than Bradman"?!?!

What will the media do then?


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Re: The Ashes; Melbourne

Postby GarlicJam » Mon Dec 25, 2017 11:36 pm

As someone with a brother Steve, who is often referred to as S, I could see that he may even become "The S"
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Re: The Ashes; Melbourne

Postby Arthur Crabtree » Tue Dec 26, 2017 12:05 am

Teams as promised. Aussies bat.
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Re: The Ashes; Melbourne

Postby Arthur Crabtree » Tue Dec 26, 2017 12:21 am

Wee Davie doesn't have a good record on this ground... or in this series.
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Re: The Ashes; Melbourne

Postby alfie » Tue Dec 26, 2017 12:30 am

Arthur Crabtree wrote:Hope Alfie has a good trip to the G today.

And any other CMSers making their way to the great Melbourne Colosseum.


Thanks Arthur but I'm watching from home today...going tomorrow. Weather , like teams , as promised so should be a good day for cricket.

About time Australia won a toss I suppose. Winning them doesn't seem to have helped young Joe and his band yet. So maybe won't be any worse...

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Re: The Ashes; Melbourne

Postby Red Devil » Tue Dec 26, 2017 12:33 am

This feels like it could be a big test. 4-0 would really pile the pressure on the Eng team and management
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