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    #812
    Mysterypunter
    Registered Users Posts: 2,806 ✭✭✭Mysterypunter


    Sir Everton Weeks has died at the age of 95. He was a fantastic batsman who once hit five consecutive test centuries and was run out for 90 going for a sixth, fittingly he came close to a ton of years as well. The three Ws were born within 18 months of each other, and all debuted for West Indies in 1948 Weekes averaged over 58 in tests, Sir Clyde Walcott 56, and Sir Frank Worrell was a dismal failure averaging 49, and was also the First Black West Indies captain, before unfortunately dying of leukaemia at 42 years of age, Sir Clyde Walcott died in 2006 at 80. RIP


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    #813
    y0ssar1an22
    Registered Users Posts: 16,023 ✭✭✭✭y0ssar1an22


    Mysterypunter wrote: »
    Sir Everton Weeks has died at the age of 95. He was a fantastic batsman who once hit five consecutive test centuries and was run out for 90 going for a sixth, fittingly he came close to a ton of years as well. The three Ws were born within 18 months of each other, and all debuted for West Indies in 1948 Weekes averaged over 58 in tests, Sir Clyde Walcott 56, and Sir Frank Worrell was a dismal failure averaging 49, and was also the First Black West Indies captain, before unfortunately dying of leukaemia at 42 years of age, Sir Clyde Walcott died in 2006 at 80. RIP

    apparently the run out was fairly contentious as well!

    RIP and condolences to friends and family.


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    #814
    Slim Charles
    Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 621 ✭✭✭Slim Charles


    Still no idea on today's play as it's impossible to find any weather news amongst the pandering thats going on across all tv channels and social media right now. So glad I took today off to watch....


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    #815
    Strumms
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    Have to say Sibley got a good one there, 9/10 batsmen would try and leave that with no problems but seemed to jag back a foot and a half. First ball after the break behaving similarly.


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    #816
    Gillespy
    Registered Users Posts: 2,215 ✭✭✭Gillespy


    English top order looks very workmanlike on paper with no Root but there is Pope so some class to come.

    Broad very unlucky to not be playing. Was very good last summer and in South Africa. Archer and Wood is exciting and Stokes has real pace too. Nice carry and some variable bounce will help them.


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    Inquitus
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    Not much of a day's cricket today, 35/1 with multiple bad light, showers etc. etc.


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    Strumms
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    Overcast and pretty windy with the chance of an odd shower tomorrow, but after that the weather is set very fair for the remaining three days play.


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    #819
    y0ssar1an22
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    presume its due to covid that all the officials are english? no problem with that really


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    #820
    Royale with Cheese
    Registered Users Posts: 8,979 ✭✭✭Royale with Cheese


    y0ssar1an22 wrote: »
    presume its due to covid that all the officials are english? no problem with that really

    Well, three LBWs turned down and then overturned on review today isn't a great look. Don't think I've seen that before, certainly not where there have been no unsuccessful reviews at all.


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    #821
    y0ssar1an22
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    holder having some day with 6 wickets. eng 178/9


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    #822
    Inquitus
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    Eng 204ao, WI 15 without loss!


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    #823
    Gillespy
    Registered Users Posts: 2,215 ✭✭✭Gillespy


    Umpires having a bad game. DRS to the rescue again.

    Off for bad light again. West Indies in good shape if the forecast is right for good weather tomorrow on.


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    #824
    Royale with Cheese
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    Lol, 5th successful review in a row for the windies. The umpires are having a mare.


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    #825
    Gillespy
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    Great pace from Wood.


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    #826
    Slim Charles
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    Poxy bad light....


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    #827
    Strumms
    Registered Users Posts: 24,804 ✭✭✭✭Strumms


    A positive start by West Indies but a really crappy shot there by Blackwood and the possibility or probability of WI compiling a quite big or decent lead takes a blow.


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    #828
    Royale with Cheese
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    Not sure about Stokes' decision to bat here, conditions were gloomy and nobody in their top 5 even averages 40.


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    #829
    y0ssar1an22
    Registered Users Posts: 16,023 ✭✭✭✭y0ssar1an22


    Slim Charles wrote: »
    Poxy bad light....

    lets hope the bad light doesnt save them.

    WI 274/6, lead of 70. They'll want another 80 on top i reckon. lead of 150. eng will be hard pressed to win at that stage IMO


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    #830
    y0ssar1an22
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    Royale with Cheese wrote: »
    Not sure about Stokes' decision to bat here, conditions were gloomy and nobody in their top 5 even averages 40.

    i think he should bat 7 at best. he's not a middle order batsman. averages about ~35. he obviously has the odd whopper innings!


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    #831
    Gillespy
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    Holder vs Stokes! Our version of the legendary all-rounders battling in the 80s.

    I would hold fire on the toss decision for a while. Looks bad at the moment but if it's as dry as they say, batting last will be tough. Lead is manageable still.


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    #832
    Slim Charles
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    Gillespy wrote: »
    Holder vs Stokes! Our version of the legendary all-rounders battling in the 80s.

    I would hold fire on the toss decision for a while. Looks bad at the moment but if it's as dry as they say, batting last will be tough. Lead is manageable still.

    Bess could have a field day in 4th innings


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    #833
    Gillespy
    Registered Users Posts: 2,215 ✭✭✭Gillespy


    Excellent little session there. Gabriel and Roach on the money, threatened every ball. Holder a lot less dangerous looking today and probably shouldn't have brought himself on. English pair left very well to survive.


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    #834
    Richard Hillman
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    Can't see the pitch breaking up too much. Day 5 will effectively be a Day 4 pitch. Not much sun and heat on the wicket and definitely not a recently used pitch. England will have to put on a target of at least 200.


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    #835
    Cal4567
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    All 3 results possible here. Hard to call. Head says Draw, but we could be facing one of those nail biters tomorrow afternoon. Two even and average sides, well matched.


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    #836
    Strumms
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    Run rate is just 2.3 an over. A pretty conservative effort by the English batsmen but that said the WI team seem to have their field placement spot on. Been a few good shots that merited more than a dot.


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    #837
    Royale with Cheese
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    Denly does it again.


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    #838
    Strumms
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    A seriously soft dismissal, no idea why he was so forward so early to the ball. With the field as it was a shot like that was akin to putting your hand in a piranha tank. Soft.


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    #839
    Royale with Cheese
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    50 for Crawley, that's Denly finished so.


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    #840
    Strumms
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    Poor from the English batsmen. Again, a lot of starts, only one score of note through Crawley making a dogged 76 and Sibley the only other batsman to even make a half century and at that it took him 164 balls, a strike rate of 30.49.

    Stokes looked decent if a little more watchful which was to be expected given the circumstances but he’ll be disappointed and he should be with the shot that led to his dismissal, Phil Tufnel would have been kicking himself had he got out in that manner.


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    #841
    Slim Charles
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    Strumms wrote: »
    Poor from the English batsmen. Again, a lot of starts, only one score of note through Crawley making a dogged 76 and Sibley the only other batsman to even make a half century and at that it took him 164 balls, a strike rate of 30.49.

    Stokes looked decent if a little more watchful which was to be expected given the circumstances but he’ll be disappointed and he should be with the shot that led to his dismissal, Phil Tufnel would have been kicking himself had he got out in that manner.




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