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Originally Posted by Rachael  In fairness... the ball was swinging as much in the morning session as any bowler could ever want...
... he was just about unplayable at times.. |
With the new ball there was indeed loads of swing on offer- think overcast Headingley in May. However niether Sidebottom or Hoggard were ever "unplayable" although the ball swung they never troubled the bats and the one wicket that Sidebottom did take didnt swing much
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Moores meduim pace ideas wont work at international level. If we are to play medium pacers then ONLY Hoggard or Sidebottom should be selected regardless of the conditions. Harmsion, our only quick bowler has constantly threatned, been economical and but for some bad fielding would have bagged at least a 5 wicket haul.
I feel Moores tenure as a coach could be coming to an end soon as he clearly does not understand interantional cricket. We struggled in the 80's and early 90's because we had no pace in our attack, we now have a few decent quick bowlers around and we play 2 meduim pacers
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For me the game is lost, I cant see us winning it and a draw is useless in terms of the series result. Hopefully this is the wake up call the management need.