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  • Re: Shubman Gill: 'The game loses its essence' without help for thebowlers

    From David North@nospam@lane-farm.fsnet.co.uk to uk.sport.cricket on Mon Jul 7 06:59:06 2025
    From Newsgroup: uk.sport.cricket

    On 06/07/2025 20:54, FBInCIAnNSATerroristSlayer wrote:




    England's pitches have become too batsmen friendly compared to the past.

    I hope the curators prepare BETTER pitches for the rest of the series.

    We've had little rain for months, and there's another heatwave coming
    for Lord's, so I'm not expecting any greentops.

    Shubman Gill: 'The game loses its essence' without help for the bowlers




    https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/eng-vs-ind-shubman-gill-the-game- loses-its-essence-without-help-for-the-bowlers-1493877

    Shubman Gill feels the combination of flat pitches and the Duke's balls
    is taking away from the essence of Test cricket in England.

    Cricinfo has apologised to the Duke for any offence caused, and amended
    the above sentence to read "the Dukes ball".
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    David North
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  • From John Hall@john_nospam@jhall.co.uk to uk.sport.cricket on Mon Jul 7 07:33:16 2025
    From Newsgroup: uk.sport.cricket

    In message <md161aFhpbaU1@mid.individual.net>, David North <nospam@lane-farm.fsnet.co.uk> writes
    On 06/07/2025 20:54, FBInCIAnNSATerroristSlayer wrote:
    England's pitches have become too batsmen friendly compared to
    the past.
    I hope the curators prepare BETTER pitches for the rest of the
    series.

    We've had little rain for months, and there's another heatwave coming
    for Lord's, so I'm not expecting any greentops.

    Shubman Gill: 'The game loses its essence' without help for the bowlers

    https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/eng-vs-ind-shubman-gill-the-game- >>loses-its-essence-without-help-for-the-bowlers-1493877
    Shubman Gill feels the combination of flat pitches and the Duke's
    balls is taking away from the essence of Test cricket in England.

    Cricinfo has apologised to the Duke for any offence caused, and amended
    the above sentence to read "the Dukes ball".


    LOL!
    --
    John Hall
    "I look upon it, that he who does not mind his belly,
    will hardly mind anything else."
    Dr Samuel Johnson (1709-84)
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  • From FBInCIAnNSATerroristSlayer@FBInCIAnNSATerroristSlayer@america.com to uk.sport.cricket on Mon Jul 7 03:05:59 2025
    From Newsgroup: uk.sport.cricket

    On 7/6/2025 10:59 PM, David North wrote:
    On 06/07/2025 20:54, FBInCIAnNSATerroristSlayer wrote:




    England's pitches have become too batsmen friendly compared to the past.

    I hope the curators prepare BETTER pitches for the rest of the series.

    We've had little rain for months, and there's another heatwave coming
    for Lord's, so I'm not expecting any greentops.

    Shubman Gill: 'The game loses its essence' without help for the bowlers




    https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/eng-vs-ind-shubman-gill-the-game-
    loses-its-essence-without-help-for-the-bowlers-1493877

    Shubman Gill feels the combination of flat pitches and the Duke's
    balls is taking away from the essence of Test cricket in England.

    Cricinfo has apologised to the Duke for any offence caused, and amended
    the above sentence to read "the Dukes ball".



    :-))
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