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It’s a risk bowling Parkinson right now I fear. If they successfully go after him…
England Cricket 2022
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The Foakes & Parkinson dream team is tense stuff.
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Interesting weather this weekend. Not sure it’ll impact the result mind.
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One aspect is perception - if he avoided bowling Parkinson it would say to the Kiwis that there’s was concern of the situation and a lack of confidence in the spinner. Plus there’s the precedent of avoiding bowling Leach and the impact that had on him and the mindset of the team.
Parky is doing alright.
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Bowling him is an assertive and positive move…even if he occasionally gets spanked.
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Steady on! An effective lead of 119-4 in most other situations would be favourable to England.
littlebabyjesus
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It's in the balance. I make it almost exactly 50:50 right now. NZ need another good session to get ahead. England bowl NZ out this evening and they're big favourites.
I fancy England to chase anything up to 220-230. NZ need to double their score from here at least.
Yes but that won't be happening I don't think. At the very least they'll send out their battering rams in the lower order to score a quick 60-70 minimum and that's that. We'll see. Either way, the MCC isn't getting revenue for a 4th and 5th day.
littlebabyjesus
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This might well be the best day to bat.
I'm calling this as whoever is batting at the close tonight wins.
I'm calling this as whoever is batting at the close tonight wins.
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Yeah. Can't see us dropping another 6 wickets by CoP tonight.
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Time for Parkinson again. The wicket has lost what little life it had in it and the ball is old.
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Brave call though. If these two stick on 20 or 30 in a handful of overs, that's the game gone.
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It’s high risk for sure. Jimmy’s looking a bit fucked. Broad not far behind.
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There appears to have been an outbreak of proper test batting.
I'm confused.
England are in the poo. Need both these early tomorrow or it could be 350+ to chase.
Well done to NZ. They are a team that knows how to fight.
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England are in the poo. Need both these early tomorrow or it could be 350+ to chase.
Well done to NZ. They are a team that knows how to fight.
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As much as I like De Grandhomme he doesn’t appear to be one of the great thinkers of the game. Parkinson should be able to mug him off after a few boundaries.
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Latest from the Met Office…
Looks like a delayed start is possible. Then a murky start, ideal for a quick couple of wickets. Then Broad and Anderson can tuck in with the new ball wrapping up the NZ innings in time for lunch. The day brightens as England come out to bat and all is well. That or I need some medication.
Looks like a delayed start is possible. Then a murky start, ideal for a quick couple of wickets. Then Broad and Anderson can tuck in with the new ball wrapping up the NZ innings in time for lunch. The day brightens as England come out to bat and all is well. That or I need some medication.
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I think Parkinson bowled some proper crap today. The deck didn't help him but he looked very ordinary.
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It was an uninspiring display for sure, though I’m tempted to cut him some slack as he was meant to be having a BBQ oop north today. Not the best mental preparation, haring it down the M1 while England batters collapsed.
littlebabyjesus
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Didn't see it today but from what I've seen of him before, he turns it both ways but is very very very slow. Can that work in tests?
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I don't know much about his county form but today he was just straight up and down, very slow, and often wide and over-pitched. The commentators tried to make a thing about him bowling from the wrong end because of the slope but I've always thought that's bollocks given the mere inch of contact that the ball makes with the deck. Let's see how he does tomorrow..
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Yup - the amount of time the ball is on the wicket, the amount of slope on the wicket (no more than an inch) means all the talk about the slope is bollocks. Run ups may be a little off centre, but the slope is from the wicket down to the Mound Stand. If you're looking for an edge, you don't want the ball moving a lot off the seam, just enough to get an edge.
