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ClaretTony

How about the young lad John Cofie? Moved at 16 to united for a million, think I saw a poster saying he was in non league football now? He was 14 when he left us and hardly anyone had heard of him so he couldn't really have been over rated. Last I heard he was playing in Australia for a low level t...

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Steve1956 wrote:Just out of interest how many more boundaries did we score more than NZ?

New Zealand
14 fours and 2 sixes

England
22 fours and 2 sixes

We went into the super over with an advantage of 8 although those in the super over needed to be added to those totals.

ClaretTony

I'm not that bothered to be honest but heard that the home friendlies could not be put on ST holders cards because they wouldn't have them and they would have to buy cardboard tickets. It may not be true but if it is are we really a PL club in 2019 operating turnstile staff? Or just maybe the probl...

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I understood that ty. But it’s strange how England won on boundaries rather than NZ for losing less wickets. It’d make more sense for the winners to be chosen on firstly (obviously) runs scored and if level who lost the least wickets. I was surprised they were the rules to be honest, but one way or...

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Am I getting two games mixed up or just the wrong keeper? I think you are getting two games mixed up. The QPR game in Nov 2007, we were 1-0 down into stoppage time and got a corner. Coyle sent Kiraly up but they broke and scored. The Scunthorpe game was the final game of 2010 when we turned in a mi...

ClaretTony

Our players definitely got Brian Laws the sack with their performance against Scunthorpe...still have flashbacks of Gabor Kiraly trying desperately to run back to his goal as they broke on us from a corner he had come upfield for Gabor Kiraly left the club long before the game you refer to which wa...

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JohnDearyMe wrote:Any news on how the Jackie Barnes derby between Haslingden & Rawtenstall went on?

Big scoring affair

Rawtenstall 84
Haslingden 88/8

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dougcollins wrote:And at some point, they may actually arrive.

Late July

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dougcollins wrote:You knew it was all over for Wortho when Delia rolled her sleeves up.

Awful from her at the end

ClaretTony

I’ve had a break and been for something to eat but I’m still struggling to believe what I’ve seen. I had all but given it up at one point and then came the tension of the Stokes/Buttler partnership, thinking if either of them got out it would be fatal. Those two brought us back in but with an over t...

ClaretTony

Longside4evr wrote:Can anybody say that they have seen a better more exhilarating game of cricket than this what a game

No

ClaretTony

I’m shaking, never witnessed anything like that at cricket.

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Absolutely unbelievable

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Unbelievable

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Have we chosen the wrong bowler? Did it need experience?

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Ashingtonclaret46 wrote:Who said that cricket is boring?

It’s a fantastic game

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BigRedrose wrote:Crompton 156 all out. 6 wickets for Smit.

Thanks BigRedrose - a proper pro

ClaretTony

I’ll take 15

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I’ve not moved an inch other than to make a brew between the innings

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I’ve not seen a super-over before

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It’s a tie after all that

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What a game - incredible those overthrows

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CaptJohn wrote:I'm a bit confused why Buttler and Stokes didn't give it the "long handle" from over 10 onwards. The rate was already getting difficult at that stage. It was reaching "sh*t or bust time."

Because they couldn’t afford to get out

ClaretTony

24 from 2 overs will take some getting but come on England

ClaretTony

This would be brilliant to watch if it were two neutral teams

ClaretTony

Difficult to come in and hit the ball as required. It will have to be Stokes I think if we do it.

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Tricky Trevor wrote:Are they playing with a heavy ball?
I believe we’ve still only had one 6 in the match.

You don’t get them on a pitch like this

ClaretTony

Jos gone. Stokes has to stay now.

ClaretTony

Whatever happens now, these two have brilliant. If they can stay there we can get these.

ClaretTony

Inchy wrote:What reasons? Moving fans wouldn't be a huge problem. Clearly time scale isn't a problem. With a bit of imagination and decent engineering what I am suggesting should have happened was entirely possible

And where would you move them too?

ClaretTony

Question with the power play, when you're not allowed more than 5 fielders outside of the circle, is this just when you're setting the field before the shot, or after a shot is taken you're still only allowed 5 fielders, so a player within the circle can't chase a ball out of it? At the time of del...

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Billy Balfour wrote:This is a good tense game, though. Proper cricket.

It’s enthralling stuff now. Really is proper cricket.

ClaretTony

MACCA wrote:That was a very silly review, could cost them that.

Not even close with umpires call, so lose it now.

Probably realise how key a wicket would be

ClaretTony

We’ve declared at fall of 6th wicket.

494/6

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These two have done well so far.

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Longside4evr wrote:Far to slow is this run rate we are going to need 8 + an over if this carries on soon to much to do

Because it is so difficult on this wicket. New Zealand never accelerated, just kept going at four and a bit per over.

ClaretTony

MT03ALG wrote:Seemed to work...

Always catches up eventually

ClaretTony

lakedistrictclaret wrote:We ought to be declaring now and have ten overs at them tonight.

If we did and got an early wicket it would be very useful.

ClaretTony

Rileybobs wrote:Terry and Ferdinand have both retired. The game has moved on.

Clearly not for spijed

ClaretTony

Spijed wrote:For £80 million you'd expect a world class defender and one of the best around

Does anyone seriously think he is at that level. He doesn't even come close to VVD.

No, but you wouldn’t get VVD for anything like that price now so the comparison in fees is pointless.

ClaretTony

Ton for Vila’s

442/5

ClaretTony

I think we have to give New Zealand some real credit here. They posted a decent score in difficult batting conditions and they’ve bowled superbly.

ClaretTony

I think that win predictor must be a big England fan, it still only has NZ at 51%.

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Four down - Morgan gone

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MACCA wrote:Why they keep playing these crucial games at Lords I'll never know.

I can’t imagine they’d ever play it anywhere else when it’s being held here. It’s considered the head quarters of the game worldwide.

ClaretTony

Tall Paul wrote:I'd still take England to win at evens

I’m not sure getting 167 from 174 balls is very likely on this wicket.

ClaretTony

kentonclaret wrote:CT

Win Predictor says 60% England 40% NZ

Shows how much a computer knows. Would you say it’s 60% England?

ClaretTony

Difficult to get momentum and they batted at just over four per over all the way through. We are fast approaching six per over.

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Clearly second favourites now. Think this will be very difficult to win now.

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We needed Root to bat like Root. Just didn’t understand what he was trying to do but my fears that 240 would make it tough is now looking so.

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