NottsRam
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23 minutes ago, MK-Ram said:
Hi all
I am sure there has been a thread on this before but couldn't find it using search.
Has anyone been on the stadium tour before and can give any comments?
Interested in going and would love to take my son, who is still too young to sit through a full game, but wondering if it's worth it?
I have been a couple of times, the most recent was about 3 or 4 years ago. I would say yes, it's worthwhile, you get to see the boardroom, dressing rooms, sit in dugouts etc. Unfortunately the great Sid Marsden is no longer around to lead the tours but i'm sure you and your lad would enjoy the experience.
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Looking forward to this clash, would be great if its local
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27 minutes ago, jimbo jones said:
Bat for an hour after tea and then let Madsen, du Plooy, and Haider have a smash?
Madsen gone 😒
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18 minutes ago, Chellaston Ram said:
What about making some of South Stand terracing like a few other clubs that would increase the capacity of the South stand at a smaller cost
Does safe standing even increase the capacity though?
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2 minutes ago, CBX1985 said:
19 now. Must be going very quickly.
10 now!
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No spinner other than Joe Root for second test! Gone with Josh Tongue for Moeen.
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4 minutes ago, Anag Ram said:
Let’s not knock attacking, exciting captaincy.
It’s taken us to a place where we can compete with the best. Remember Australia are the best - they’re world champions.
Without the declaration this would have been a bore draw.
I agree but it won't go down well on here. I am more concerned with the wicketkeeper situation than the declaration. Three relatively easy missed dismissals but people will focus on the declaration.
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1 minute ago, sage said:
Yes, all 3 results are possible. With Moeen and Stokes not being fully fit i think they are slight favourites.
I agree, i think the Aussies are just about favorites but its a close call. I dont think the wet outfield will help our bowlers much but runs might be hard to come by.
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1 hour ago, sage said:
Could you explain the potential less time?
Well rain for one, anyway play due at 2.15pm let's hope for a cracking afternoon's play
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5 minutes ago, sage said:
Why would we have less time? We would have started bowling on Saturday morning 430ish ahead, instead of 380 ahead with 10 wickets still intact.
I said potentially, it is all conjecture, no-one know what would have happened had we not declared, not even you 🙄
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4 minutes ago, sage said:
If we had continued batting for the the rest of the day instead of having those 4 overs, we would have a bigger lead. Probably an additional 40 or 50.
and potentially less time to win the game. It's all conjecture.
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2 hours ago, RadioactiveWaste said:
Well unless the weather has other ideas, today is decision day.
I suspect whatever happens today, England will feel they were right with the declaration on the basis they had a fist innings lead (albeit a small one).
I get the nagging feeling that over this series we'll get some demonstration of just why traditional test match captains and tactics are so conservative - baz ball is going to blow up in their faces at least once.
Still, England have a damn good chance this morning.
But they will be wrong as the cricket experts on here have said so 😉
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4 minutes ago, AndyinLiverpool said:
That's very silly. Why can't you appreciate the batting etc but be critical of a declaration? They can still play the same way without a showy declaration on day 1.
Thanks
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1 minute ago, nottingram said:
No I just think it was a bad decision. The pitch wasn’t doing anything and Root was batting with a cigar in his mouth.
If Broad and Robinson had been in, fine. But the world’s best batsman was out there and they brought him in.
The question is were 4-5 more overs bowling, more valuable than 50 more runs? I can’t think of a single reason it would be. The win predictor has Australia at 56%, what do you think that number would be if they were chasing 330 now!
I understand where you're coming from, i really do. But who knows what the match position would be if we had not declared? Its not a given that we would be 330 ahead, so many factors to consider. There will be some bad decisions made, especially with England hell bent on making a result out of every game but i am enjoying the unpredicatability of it all.
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11 minutes ago, nottingram said:
Add 50 on to this lead and you’re at 322. Huge difference.
The sun was baking down, the track was doing zilch and Root was slapping it about. We gained nothing from the 4-5 overs we got at them and it was unlikely we were ever going to.
I like the positive cricket but that declaration didn’t increase Englands chances at the expense of a draw, it increased Australias chances at the expense of Englands
So you think they just did it for effect? I think they firmly believed they would get at least one of the openers out in the evening, especially with Broad's history against Warner. It didn't work out on this occasion but if they had been 10-2 at stumps no-one would have criticised the declaration.
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10 minutes ago, sage said:
Jimmy reverse sweeping Lyon first ball for four, brilliant stuff.
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5 minutes ago, sage said:
Wow. That is the language of a cult.
I generally like what we are doing, but it doesn't mean i agree with every decision, such as dropping Foakes again.
We gave up 6 overs of batting in good conditions with 2 batsmen well set, to bowl 4 overs in good conditions when you know it will be cloudy the next morning.
So it didn't come off on this occasion but has done before, personally i am enjoying the way we keep the opposition guessing all the time and mostly things are working well. Some of the unusual field placings Stokes has employed have been brilliant. With rain expected tomorrow for good periods of time we have certainly given the game every chance of a result one way or the other.
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25 minutes ago, sage said:
This comes down to that silly declaration. Cost us, probably, net 50 runs. How they would be useful now.
If England bat much longer, expect another declaration after tea I reckon!
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13 minutes ago, sage said:
This comes down to that silly declaration. Cost us, probably, net 50 runs. How they would be useful now.
I think that's a bit harsh. You either buy into the new England way of playing tests or you don't. It has been very successful thus far and I'm loving it. You won't win every game but you won't die wondering!
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Found this site which is a great reference guide for all the kits.
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Hi Alram, i had a quick look at this, their cheapest adult st is same price as our most expensive st, our cheaper seats are much cheaper than theirs, as you would expect for league one against Premier league.