Cricket Thread

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Beefy is watching the golf.

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G.Smith 99*

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Smith gets his customary century against England!

Hiis 25th in tests.

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187-1 at lunch. Interesting documentary about the foreign players playing for England coming up. I'll record it so I can watch other sports for the time being.

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It was a nice summary. Nothing you probably wouldn’t have read about before but just goes to show the incredible history of Test Cric. Some of the ‘foreigners’ used by England proved to be instruments for positive political change. And then you’ve got WUMs like Tony Greig.

My view about it has always been the same - the fact that I have Indian blood shouldn’t mean I get to play for India. Whatever country has invested/contributed the most in your development from the age you can physically hold a cricket bat through to 17/18 is the country you should represent. IMO, of course. In the special cases like D'Oliveira, I don’t think many would object but it was a very different time.

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I can't see anything happening for England until the new ball comes around. A ball from Swann did explode just a minute ago but only from an area that isn't going to cause much damage in the first place.

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314-6 off 50 overs

Raina got his 50

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Amla gets his century.

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Bit of a stupid review. Not quite Andy Murray stupid but there were a couple of obvious reasons why that wouldn't be lbw.

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If SA are serious about wanting to win in England they really have to start scoring more quickly. Although NASA reckons the batsmen will find it easier to score off the new ball.