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  carl1984 > 05/11/2013, 20:25

  Absolutely, thoughts on Warne's comments about Cook, mind games is my general assessment mixed in with a bit of genuine feeling that Cook is too negative a captain. Kind of agree but he is winning test series by doing so and we beat Australia without needing to play well so I think Beefy's riposte of Australia needing to worry about themselves is spot on

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  thewolfman > 05/11/2013, 21:56

  Botham can hardly have a go at Warne for those comments as he is forever slagging off Cook, plus Strauss before him, for being too negative in games. Botham's record as a test captain and the results that have come from these games mean that all those comments about negativity can be dealt with exactly as Cook has done with them, laugh them off!

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  carl1984 > 05/11/2013, 22:21

  Yeah, I think a lot of it is all banter by the Beefy and Warney, for me England are favourites by right this winter but they will need to play better than they did over here to win the series this time

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  carl1984 > 06/11/2013, 20:57

  Pretty emphatic statements of intent by Cook and Carberry this morning, 150's for the pair of them and they took apart the bowling attack of Australia A, which is not the real acid test but it's a massive step towards it

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  StrumSolo > 07/11/2013, 13:02

  (06/11/2013, 20:57)carl1984 Wrote: Pretty emphatic statements of intent by Cook and Carberry this morning, 150's for the pair of them and they took apart the bowling attack of Australia A, which is not the real acid test but it's a massive step towards it

  
  ...and then day 2 was a washout, momentum gone. Thought that sort of thing only happened over here?
  
  Play will start at 22:30 our time tonight and tomorrow (half an hour early) to try and make up some of the lost time. Likely to be another draw though isn't it?

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  carl1984 > 07/11/2013, 22:18

  Yeah, it was a lost day in many ways today, will be likely that cook and carberry will retire at the start of play tomorrow to allow more batting practice for the middle order players like balance and kp

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  StrumSolo > 08/11/2013, 13:49

  (07/11/2013, 22:18)carl1984 Wrote: Yeah, it was a lost day in many ways today, will be likely that cook and carberry will retire at the start of play tomorrow to allow more batting practice for the middle order players like balance and kp

  
  No play overnight either. Day 3 gone.
  
  Without decent weather, what is actually the point of Australia?

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  carl1984 > 10/11/2013, 14:28

  I was thinking that Scotty, after such a great first day it's annoying that the next 2 were washed out and the other batsmen didn't get a proper knock, only one warm up match left now

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  carl1984 > 12/11/2013, 21:29

  Australia squad: Michael Clarke (captain), Brad Haddin (vice-captain, wk), George Bailey, James Faulkner, Ryan Harris, Mitchell Johnson, Nathan Lyon, Chris Rogers, Peter Siddle, Steven Smith, David Warner, Shane Watson.
  
  Interesting choice in bringing Bailey in for his debut

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  StrumSolo > 13/11/2013, 10:42

  (12/11/2013, 21:29)carl1984 Wrote: Australia squad: Michael Clarke (captain), Brad Haddin (vice-captain, wk), George Bailey, James Faulkner, Ryan Harris, Mitchell Johnson, Nathan Lyon, Chris Rogers, Peter Siddle, Steven Smith, David Warner, Shane Watson.
  
  Interesting choice in bringing Bailey in for his debut

  
  Got to try something haven't they? When's the England squad announced? 8 days to go!
  
  No rain on the first day of the final warm-up in Sydney, where the Invitational XI finished up on 271-5. Stuart Broad with 3 of the wickets, and Steve Finn the other 2.
  
  England did have them on the ropes at 93-5 but the Aussies rallied thanks to an unbroken 6th wicket stand of 178 from Ryan Carters and Peter Nevill.
  
  Frustrating.
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