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3 minutes ago, Wainy316 said:

Does anyone else think Trent Boult looks like Stewart Downing?

Yes! Like an old, sensible version, even though I imagine he's quite a bit younger!

Our goose is being cooked.. 

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Stokes making it clear what his approach is going to be here. If him and JB can get established, and both are in good nick, the next couple of hours could be entertaining. If not, the Kiwis will be through them in no time. 
 

(fully appreciate my assessment is a bit 50/50)

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What the **** is Stokes doing? 

No need to be out there swinging like the final over of a T20. 

Big swing and miss with the previous ball. We're on the ropes, just need to calm it down, get a bit of age onto the ball then play into the game.  These England players are such dead heads at the moment. Got to play the conditions and circumstances. 

Instead just hand over your wicket on a platter. 

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5 minutes ago, sidcow said:

Got to play the conditions and circumstances. 

Exactly. All this 'play your natural game' talk is such bollocks. You have to play the situation. England couldn't win the game with runs but they could lose it by losing more wickets. Go out and block for a few overs and steady the ship. 

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Is there another game that ebbs and flows like cricket? 

Early afternoon England totally on the ropes. No batsman could get any kind of score. Every ball looked dangerous, a wicket looked likely every over and usually was. 

3 hours later and you've got a bowler out scoring the batting line up on his debut smashing sixes on his way towards a century and his often rash but always spectacular partner, our last batting hope looking unstoppable again. 

Magic stuff. 

Thing is with a clearer head Stokes could have been enjoying this with the older ball with the potential to build a lead. 

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