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Thoughts on players having names & numbers on their backs? Call me a traditionalist, a fossil even, but that ain't Test Cricket IMO.
^ my inner cynic thinks gambling is somehow involved.
Thoughts on players having names & numbers on their backs? Call me a traditionalist, a fossil even, but that ain't Test Cricket IMO.
Just like in rugby, the national selectors are not hesitant to show their lack of smarts when they put a team together.
The numbers are a bit meh, but the names are useful. And I think it looks a bit better than I thought it would.
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We may still not win the game and we've certainly been helped by the injury to Anderson (and maybe Woakes), but it's been a really pleasing effort from our team thus far.
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Cricket is a funny game, isn't it.
Wade scored crucial runs today, and justified the selection. Siddle has bowled well, and saved us with his dig in the first innings.
The only bloke who hasn't fronted is Bancroft. While I advocated for Harris ahead of him, it's hard to say he'd do any better under the conditions we have seen.
We may still not win the game and we've certainly been helped by the injury to Anderson (and maybe Woakes), but it's been a really pleasing effort from our team thus far.
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