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Good grief this is tedious.. Was it 24 overs to reach 100.
 

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English cricket (all forms) is becoming an embarrassment.
 

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New players but the same old issues?

Guess they need time to adjust against a strong side.

Or maybe we will be slow starters again like v the Aussies?
 
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It's the whole balance of the side that's a mess. You can't just stack the side with all-rounders or bowlers that bat abit. We need a couple more batters in there. I know root, stokes, brook, duckett ect are unavailable due to playing in test series and buttler is injured but they could have picked a couple of extra batters like Sam Hain or tom banton instead of someone like overton that's a pointless selection to me. Out the 11 that played yesterday Adil Rashid is the one in the team that has the most one day runs which is all you need to know about the team we selected to play.
 

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Good day to hide a bad defeat potentially.
 
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Based on what I've seen of Jordan Cox so far in an England shirt he looks out of his depth at international level. He is going be playing the 3 tests as a wicketkeeper batter instead of smith at the new Zealand tour. Smith has done well so far at international level but Cox looks dreadful.
 

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Making a good fist of things at the moment.

113 needed off 13 overs.

But with 4 down really on the edge.
 
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Livingston isn't very consistent but he's played one of them innings that he's able to do occasionally to win us this game. Good support from salt, bethall and Curran with the 50s aswell. I still think the balance of the side is totally wrong but at least it's a win.
 

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Livingston isn't very consistent but he's played one of them innings that he's able to do occasionally to win us this game. Good support from salt, bethall and Curran with the 50s aswell. I still think the balance of the side is totally wrong but at least it's a win.
Yes got people who can do it like Livingstone but not consistent enough.
 

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White wash for New Zealand in India.

Very impressive - fantastic.

Wonder who they play next...
 

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Great win that yesterday almost single-handedly achieved by the man from Barrow in Furness.
 
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I will repeat what I said the other day, I worry about Cox replacing Jamie Smith as wicket keeper batsman for the test series against new Zealand as smith has looked really good whereas Cox has looked totally out of his depth.
 

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Apparently India don't want to travel to Pakistan for the Champions trophy?

How will this be resolved as surely they won't pull out but not be allowed to play at home either.

Well played to Phil Salt and Jacob Bethall - good innings to lead to the win.
 
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17 wickets fall on day 1 of the Perth Test between the Aussies and India. Right now that 150 all out India ended up with looks a pretty formidable total.
 
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Great win for India v the Aussies - crushed them.

England team for the first test.

Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Jacob Bethell, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ollie Pope (wicketkeeper), Ben Stokes (captain), Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Brydon Carse, Shoaib Bashir.

Tough start for Bethell and Pope takes the gloves so moves down the order.

Obviously gone for the 4 seamers.
 
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Pope has kept in 3 tests previously and done alright but I'm presuming England will call up a replacement for Cox for the remainder of the series. At least when woakes Atkinson and carse all play it means England bat deep instead of having 3 number 11s in the team.
 

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Well done Harry Brook - another ton on the road.

Also good to see Pope in form as well.

Funny old day for New Zealand in the field - so many missed chance but take one blinder.
 

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Really well poised test match. England should get a lead but usually over there the pitches get better to bat on as the tests progress so need to go as long as possible. Mature knock from Brook, loved the fact he didn’t just try to wallop the bowlers and worked a lot of singles and twos instead. Did rely on some luck with the dropped catches but as they say you make your own luck and he took advantage.
 

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Excellent cameo by Atkinson and Stokes closing in on 3 figures.
 

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See if can get it as close to 500 as possible though lead is great right now. NZ having a ridiculous amount of drops has shown England are way above par already. Brilliant from Atkinson. A test match to forget so far for Woakes with both bat and ball.
 

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See if can get it as close to 500 as possible though lead is great right now. NZ having a ridiculous amount of drops has shown England are way above par already. Brilliant from Atkinson. A test match to forget so far for Woakes with both bat and ball.
But found his form in the second innings .

Very good day for England .

Puts us in full control .
 

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Carse gets a fiver and this will soon probably be over I expect.

Excellent from England .
 

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Only downside is Stokes pulling up lame while bowling. Don’t need that as don’t think they can trust Bashir to hold an end up at the moment. Brilliant from Carse though, seems areal find.
 

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Job well done for England there. Chased down 100 in double quick time. Great for Bethell to get a test 50 doing it.
 
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Providing everybody is fit then there's no need really to make any changes to the team for the next test. England don't work that way though and they like to rotate there bowlers so wouldn't be surprised see Potts and stone play. Robinson could come up as wicketkeeper but be harsh to drop pope after finally making some runs.
 

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Job well done for England there. Chased down 100 in double quick time. Great for Bethell to get a test 50 doing it.
Yes - will give him loads of confidence and the selectors will be pleased the bold call worked.
 

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