I really think that England's efforts in the Australia Day match were one of the worst fielding performances by a non-minnow International team that I've ever seen.

Sure, there was a laughable batting collapse, but we're used to that. The fielding was what really struck me. There was hardly an over without a fielding error.

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I really think that England's efforts in the Australia Day match were one of the worst fielding performances by a non-minnow International team that I've ever seen.

WTAAS

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WTAAS

There's nothing wrong with that sentence.

Clues are there for all to see, Flintoff didn't open the bowling and barely bothered bowling - England were resigned to defeat. Judge them when there's a proper contest

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WTAAS

There's nothing wrong with that sentence.

Were one? You going Yorkie?

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Flintoff didn't open the bowling and barely bothered bowling - England were resigned to defeat. Judge them when there's a proper contest

I think that's a bad attitude for them to have. I think they should look to perform well even when it seems all is lost.

Matches have been won defending lower totals than that.

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Were one? You going Yorkie?

No, in English the verb agrees with the subject of the sentence (in this case, "efforts"), not necessarily the object.

Fair enough. I'd have written 'effort' and 'was'; or used 'some' not 'one' if I'd started out as you had.

Yes, it is a little inelegant.

I really think that England's efforts in the Australia Day match were among of the worst fielding performances by a non-minnow International team that I've ever seen.

That's helped tremendously.

Actually, now I've said "among of", which makes me look like a mongtard.

really think that England's efforts in the Australia Day match were among the worst fielding performances by a non-minnow International team that I've ever seen.

Mongtard - that's good.

Did you see Kaneria against South Africa yesterday - throwing the ball backwards.

Also, the Safs gave away 4 overthrows (to MoYo) twice in a couple of overs.

NZ are looking pretty ragged in the field of late, which is isn't like them.

Australian fielding is still way ahead of the pack in all forms.

In the inaugural Ireland v England ODI, Ireland out-fielded England comfortably. I think it's a symptom of the morale of the side; it wasn't good then, and it isn't good now. They have been better, such as against Pakistan.