PC MutliPlayer Match Up Thread
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Stephen Bailey
Executive member
To say I'm annoyed would be an understatement. 
: I'll be doing everything in my power to convince the old farts in this house to ditch AOL, although moaning about it before didn't make any difference. I'd start another game but we won't be done before they start throttling their crappy service.
As for the match.....I batted like a fool against Anderson, had it not been for that I reckon I could have pushed on towards 200. It also seems my stuttering problem is waaaaay worse when I host. When I join someone else's game or play offline it is nowhere near as bad.
: I'll be doing everything in my power to convince the old farts in this house to ditch AOL, although moaning about it before didn't make any difference. I'd start another game but we won't be done before they start throttling their crappy service.As for the match.....I batted like a fool against Anderson, had it not been for that I reckon I could have pushed on towards 200. It also seems my stuttering problem is waaaaay worse when I host. When I join someone else's game or play offline it is nowhere near as bad.
To say I'm annoyed would be an understatement.
Yeah it was lame. The game was so nicely poised. I can see I'm going to have to work on my field with Rashid when i play you next.
I have to say though, i was confident of chasing down that target.
Stephen Bailey
Executive member
So you should be, chasing anything under 200 is easily achievable if you don't play like I did against Anderson!
So you should be, chasing anything under 200 is easily achievable if you don't play like I did against Anderson!
Are you kidding, i find anything over 150 hard to chase. My batting is not as good as my bowling for sure.
But yeah, i was pleased with my fast bowlers, and Swann. I thought i bowled ok with Rashid, but you just played him really well. I'm gonna have to protect that area where you kept picking out Lol.
Stephen Bailey
Executive member
It looked pretty good the other day.
Crap! It's hard enough picking the gaps against you already, lol.
It looked pretty good the other day.
Crap! It's hard enough picking the gaps against you already, lol.
I think you still had me 5 or 6 down the other day.
I thought you did it really well, no one has ever played Rashid like that before. The problem is there is no way i can plug that gap that you were picking. Maybe i could try a short leg, but I'm not even sure that would work.
It all comes down to the stupid 'good' area that leg spinners have to bowl in.
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Green connections.
lazy_chesnut
International Coach
I had a couple of total control failures in the middle there. 1 it just wouldn't play a shot, and 2nd it wouldn't get back into the crease when I was hammering 'return'. Oh well, I gave you a bit of a scare in the middle there - shouldn't have put on that spinner.
I was getting the hang of it more towards the end of my innings though.
I was getting the hang of it more towards the end of my innings though.
Hahaha, yes i didn't mean to select Swann. As soon as you slogged the first ball i knew i was in trouble.
I was going to set the field back, but i think you were 8? down at the time.
When it came to the chase i was trying to practice slogging, but I'm just useless at it since the patch, you bowled well and have improved from when we last played.
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I think its time myself and Colin crossed Pork Swords. I want to dazzle him with spin.
lazy_chesnut
International Coach
I meant I shouldn't have put White on as he got humped all around the ground by Fred.
I figured you were going easy on me when I was batting as I was 8 down. I can't imagine you not putting the field back after the first 3 4s!
I figured you were going easy on me when I was batting as I was 8 down. I can't imagine you not putting the field back after the first 3 4s!
Damn you and your hectic life Colin.
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Its still too easy to slog the spinners, but at least its not as bad as before.
lazy_chesnut
International Coach
It's because they have no meaningful variation of pace. With the quicks, it's all about using the slower ball - sometimes knowing yuo might go for some runs just to try and get them out next ball.