DRAMA!

got scared there

Narrow escape for Buttler. Looked like a great catch by Nevill but replay showed the ball touched the ground. Aussies not happy.

Dropped catch!

Didn't see it, did it 100% hit the ground?

comment by Duncan1987 (U2291)
posted 4 minutes ago
Didn't see it, did it 100% hit the ground?
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yeah 100% hot the ground, keeper didn't touch the ground with his fingers so he wouldn't have known in fairness

*hit

Yeah, those catch replays get a hammering because they end up being given not out something like 90% of the time, but that one definitely wasn't a clean catch

GONE!!

Yeh, Australia had one of those disallowed at the WC, think everyone knew it had actually carried but the replays made it impossible to tell if fingers were under the ball.

Buttler badly off form now

Think we need Bairstow in, get Root up to 4, Stokes to 5, Bairstow to keep and bat 6, take a bit of pressure off Butler

comment by Chris HaaKsworth (U11574)
posted about a minute ago
Buttler badly off form now

Think we need Bairstow in, get Root up to 4, Stokes to 5, Bairstow to keep and bat 6, take a bit of pressure off Butler
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dropping his puts even more pressure on him when he comes back

*him

beautiful shot Moeen Ali

comment by Forrr - Suplex City (U18420)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by Chris HaaKsworth (U11574)
posted about a minute ago
Buttler badly off form now

Think we need Bairstow in, get Root up to 4, Stokes to 5, Bairstow to keep and bat 6, take a bit of pressure off Butler
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dropping his puts even more pressure on him when he comes back
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No I mean keep him at 7, just take keeping duties off him so he's less constantly in the spotlight.

In any case, that's terrible logic - by that logic you can't ever drop a player for bad form.

Cook to carry his bat?

comment by Chris HaaKsworth (U11574)
posted less than a minute ago
comment by Forrr - Suplex City (U18420)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by Chris HaaKsworth (U11574)
posted about a minute ago
Buttler badly off form now

Think we need Bairstow in, get Root up to 4, Stokes to 5, Bairstow to keep and bat 6, take a bit of pressure off Butler
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dropping his puts even more pressure on him when he comes back
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No I mean keep him at 7, just take keeping duties off him so he's less constantly in the spotlight.

In any case, that's terrible logic - by that logic you can't ever drop a player for bad form.
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ah get what you mean

nah i just don't think Buttler should be dropped now, i thought you were suggesting take him out for a game or two to then come back with less pressure on, my mistake.

Bell's the man dropped in that scenario ^

Bell's been on borrowed time basically his entire career, utterly fed up of his "one pretty ton under no pressure followed by 10 single-figure innings" crap, he can't even field any more. Just doesn't have any fight.

Five 1s in his last 8 Test innings

Sorry, his last 10

Holding showing the difference between the pitch for the NZ and Aus matches.

Heading towards inevitable defeat.

Ian Bell last 10 innings (oldest first)

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0
0
1
29
12
1
1
60
1

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comment by Chris HaaKsworth (U11574)
posted less than a minute ago
Ian Bell last 10 innings (oldest first)

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wow, definitely under pressure

His 2nd innings in this match will be crucial so let's see what happens