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Reply | Hirst 2-0
at 17:47 19 Jul 2025
Who scored the first? |
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Reply | 1st Half XI
at 17:11 19 Jul 2025
Kipre it seems |
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Thread | Omari off
at 22:05 16 Jul 2025
According to Eddy Ebeneezer |
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Reply | Zak Crawley
at 17:09 10 Jul 2025
I think we're both happy to disagree on this one. Nonetheless I've thoroughly enjoyed the debate, and appreciate your POV.
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Reply | Zak Crawley
at 16:31 10 Jul 2025
Do you genuinely think someone with such sound judgement as Rob Key has demonstrated would put his professional reputation on the biggest stage in jeopardy over a personal friendship? That sounds like you're looking through your agenda tinted glasses. It doesn't suit the alternative option, which is the alternatives are no better.
That the England selectors (not Rob Key in isolation) have indeed been ruthless in selection in other positions but not the opening pair proves this point. |
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Reply | Zak Crawley
at 16:06 10 Jul 2025
Had there been an obvious potential successor he may have been dropped, but the simple fact is there isn't one. None of those names you mentioned would give me any greater confidence opening in Australia, so Crawley it is. |
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Reply | Zak Crawley
at 15:12 10 Jul 2025
Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying Crawley is flawless or one of the greats, clearly he is not. Also he's not the first test batsman to be susceptible to a particular delivery. Kevin Pietersen frequently lost his wicket to left arm spin and Brian Lara had a blind spot with a leg slip, to name just two. Crawley's flaw is the corridor on a length outside off stump, but many a better batsmen than him have the same issue throughout their career, without being able to resolve it.
You're comparing him directly to someone who is currently regarded as one of the best openers in world cricket in all formats. He is obviously the junior partner in this current partnership, but he is a partner nonetheless.
The fact that Duckett has been so good over the last year/18 months has probably caused the spotlight to fall on Crawley more so, and unfairly so IMHO.
Nonetheless, whatever the merits of this debate, you called him out as failing today without even seeing the delivery. Does that suggest you have an anti-Crawley agenda? Had you seen it, and realised he copped an absolutely unplayable nut, I wonder if you'd have still started this thread? |
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Reply | Zak Crawley
at 14:22 10 Jul 2025
You can't criticise someone fairly with selective data that suits a particular agenda.
That's like saying Greece have never won anything, discounting the Euro's win which was just lucky.
Even if England have wanted to drop him there's not exactly a plethora of openers knocking the door down to claim the spot. |
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Reply | Zak Crawley
at 13:19 10 Jul 2025
He part of the best opening partnership England have had since Cook & Strauss. Duckett has outshone him for sure to the point where he's now considered one of the best openers in world cricket in all formats, but Crawley has played his part in that success. |
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Reply | Zak Crawley
at 13:08 10 Jul 2025
He copped a real snorter there, nothing to throw at Crawley on this one |
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Thread | Tim Iroegbunam
at 12:46 10 Jul 2025
Someone with 113 followers on X posted that he's booked into Milsoms this week. |
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Reply | Longstaff.
at 11:23 20 Jun 2025
Geordie season ticket holder mate of mine says he's in the last year of his contract and definitely on his way out, and that they're wanting £20m for him with Everton and Leeds looking most interested at this stage. |
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