Didn't see Roots but Pope wow what a fucking div , chasing that so far ouside off stump , idiotic shot
Simply copied his mindless captain in playing a dreadful stroke when he should be digging in and setting an example.
We cannot cope with being tied down and not scoring. We panic. We are never in a million years getting the runs so why are we playing expansive shots???
Didn't see Roots but Pope wow what a fucking div , chasing that so far ouside off stump , idiotic shot
Simply copied his mindless captain in playing a dreadful stroke when he should be digging in and setting an example.
We cannot cope with being tied down and not scoring. We panic. We are never in a million years getting the runs so why are we playing expansive shots???
I think Root was having the ball angled in at his stumps by Bumrah so he prolly felt he had to play at it (which he didn't), Popes was a delivery going wide and wider but Root should still do better
recalls for Ian Bell, James Vince, Moeen Ali and Sam Curran .. still leaves the issue of who opens ? .. will Bairstow be OK for the rest of the series and when will the selectors take the publicised risk of resting Anderson & Broad ? .. any answers/guesses/hopes and wishes ?
recalls for Ian Bell, James Vince, Moeen Ali and Sam Curran .. still leaves the issue of who opens ? .. will Bairstow be OK for the rest of the series and when will the selectors take the publicised risk of resting Anderson & Broad ? .. any answers/guesses/hopes and wishes ?
It can't be long before Robson and Lyth are given another chance :-(
recalls for Ian Bell, James Vince, Moeen Ali and Sam Curran .. still leaves the issue of who opens ? .. will Bairstow be OK for the rest of the series and when will the selectors take the publicised risk of resting Anderson & Broad ? .. any answers/guesses/hopes and wishes ?
It can't be long before Robson and Lyth are given another chance :-(
recalls for Ian Bell, James Vince, Moeen Ali and Sam Curran .. still leaves the issue of who opens ? .. will Bairstow be OK for the rest of the series and when will the selectors take the publicised risk of resting Anderson & Broad ? .. any answers/guesses/hopes and wishes ?
It can't be long before Robson and Lyth are given another chance :-(
recalls for Ian Bell, James Vince, Moeen Ali and Sam Curran .. still leaves the issue of who opens ? .. will Bairstow be OK for the rest of the series and when will the selectors take the publicised risk of resting Anderson & Broad ? .. any answers/guesses/hopes and wishes ?
recalls for Ian Bell, James Vince, Moeen Ali and Sam Curran .. still leaves the issue of who opens ? .. will Bairstow be OK for the rest of the series and when will the selectors take the publicised risk of resting Anderson & Broad ? .. any answers/guesses/hopes and wishes ?
Not against India or Australia that's for sure.
Although some of the old stagers who played throughout the county season would be laughing at them needing a rest.
What has happened to Haseeb Hameed who was going to be the next Boycott ?
last time i checked he had an average of 8 in first class cricket this season.
He's only 21 so he has a lot of time, but hope he doesnt fall out of love with the game.
A batsman consistently scoring that poorly shouldn't be given 'a lot of time' by either club or country. He's not a child and shouldn't be treated like one.
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He ain't no test cricketer.
We cannot cope with being tied down and not scoring. We panic. We are never in a million years getting the runs so why are we playing expansive shots???
He's only 21 so he has a lot of time, but hope he doesnt fall out of love with the game.