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Listed below are comments made by WiggiesWanderers between Wednesday, 11th March 2009 and Wednesday, 11th March 2009.

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Strauss's nearly-men have work to do 3:46pm on 11 Mar 2009 just a thought - why cant KP bat at three?

Strauss
Cook
Pietersen
Shah / Bopara
Collingwood
Prior
Swann
Flintoff
Broad
Tremlett
Anderson

If Freddies injured id play Mascarenhas - never gets a look in -

http://content.cricinfo.com/england/content/player/16932.html

check out his first class stats and let me know why its such a bad idea!
Strauss's nearly-men have work to do 3:36pm on 11 Mar 2009 Re: 6andout - and others who defends the decisions in the the 3rd Test

Its hardly hindsight if its points that are raised at the time. There was split opinion on whether right or wrong decision in the media. The decision based around Harmison being tired and poorly from the sunshine, and flintoff having a bad hip.

Given they had about 20 odd overs remaining that day, they could have been split between Broad, Anderson and Swann without much problem.

By batting again, it only served to use up a further session and a half of the next day too, at which point Harmison was back bowling again, as he could have done first thing if England were fielding, not batting, and Flintoff was still injured as they knew he would be anyway.

The reasons to bat again far outweighed the decisions to field - and the proof is that England contrived not to win a match that was won almost by the halfway point.

As it was England dawdled with the bat and then batted too long for too many runs - another very bad decision

The two big decisions Strauss made were over cautious, Strauss gambled and got it wrong, it lost England the game, and probably the series.

Yet "Strauss could not have looked more comfortable as a Test captain"
Strauss's nearly-men have work to do 12:52pm on 11 Mar 2009 So instead of using two and a bit days to bowl them out comfortably the bowlers are at fault for not being able to remove the dogged tailenders who'se sole intent was to block the ball out to preserve the wickets in the final minutes and therefore the bowlers were to blame, and the decision by Strauss was justified.

You're sharing Strauss's illogical logic!!!!
Strauss's nearly-men have work to do 11:29am on 11 Mar 2009 Why has the biggest fault of all in this series been ignored? Strauss's decision not to enforce the follow on in the 3rd Test cost England a certain win, and subsequently the series. The decision to bat for far too long in the same Test was equally indefensible. They were awful decisions to make, with lame reasoning providing scant justification.

So, how can the Strauss / Flower partnership be praised for some inept decision making throughout the series?

England would likely have tied the series at least if they had enforced the follow on, as the Windies would have been a little less defensive in the 4th and especially 5th tests, and people wouldnt be here now trying to achieve the impossible and offer a solution to Englands woes.

Mind you, the biggest farce of all wasnt Strauss's decision making, it was that awful horrendous Review system. I hope we see the back of that, it ruined these games.

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