Nothing to do with whether or not we should have batted on Thursday. We were outplayed with bat and ball in essentially identical conditions on day 1 and 2. We're now reaping in spades what the ECB has sown over decades. English domestic cricket is so grossly dumbed-down that Cook and Root are patently the last of their kind - batsmen capable of building a test innings and resisting the impulse to lay the bat on every delivery. Similarly, there are no English successors to Anderson or Broad worthy of the name of opening Test bowlers. We are truly shite at test cricket and will remain so for the foreseeable future.
So then @PeanutsMolloy I must ask, why are India and Australia only improving as Test teams? They have the two biggest T20 leagues in the world.
I think the shortest form is being demonised by some who don't like changes. The bottom line for me is that cricket is cricket and the technical skills are easily transferable between formats. Test cricket does require a different mindset so why are these other countries able to do it but apparently not England?
Total embarrasment.If Pakistan are beating us this easily just imagine what India will do to us and the worse thing about it is that im going to Edgebaston for 1st test against India days 2 and 3.Bloody madman.
So then @PeanutsMolloy I must ask, why are India and Australia only improving as Test teams? They have the two biggest T20 leagues in the world.
I think the shortest form is being demonised by some who don't like changes. The bottom line for me is that cricket is cricket and the technical skills are easily transferable between formats. Test cricket does require a different mindset so why are these other countries able to do it?
Australia "only improving"? Because they thrashed us? Over what time-frame? 2~3 years? Maybe. 10~25 years? I think not. Ball-tampering aside, do you really think the Aussie public is happy with their test team (apart from when they're thrashing us)?
Have to say, I'm impressed with Pakistan, especially their bowling attack - great line and length and they are changing their approach well to exploit each batsman's weaker points - could be an innings defeat here, and Pakistan will fully deserve it
As for England, I cannot think of one positive I'm afraid
Have to say, I'm impressed with Pakistan, especially their bowling attack - great line and length and they are changing their approach well to exploit each batsman's weaker points - could be an innings defeat here, and Pakistan will fully deserve it
As for England, I cannot think of one positive I'm afraid
They're a good team, and well prepared. Bizarrely it's the home players who are the one who look all at sea (bad form, IPL etc)
It's a shame that they are just playing 2 Tests and no ODIs or T20s, and instead we have that completely random ODI series against Australia
I, like most people, was expecting a tame ending tonight, to put on that partnership showed some guts and application,sadly lacking in English batting at the moment
Spirited knock against the old ball on a flat deck. He's bought himself another Test. But why can't they pick someone with first class runs for fuck's sake?
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Only good thing is that I will now be able to concentrate on the final round at Wentworth tomorrow & no need to keep flipping channels
We were outplayed with bat and ball in essentially identical conditions on day 1 and 2.
We're now reaping in spades what the ECB has sown over decades.
English domestic cricket is so grossly dumbed-down that Cook and Root are patently the last of their kind - batsmen capable of building a test innings and resisting the impulse to lay the bat on every delivery.
Similarly, there are no English successors to Anderson or Broad worthy of the name of opening Test bowlers.
We are truly shite at test cricket and will remain so for the foreseeable future.
I think the shortest form is being demonised by some who don't like changes. The bottom line for me is that cricket is cricket and the technical skills are easily transferable between formats. Test cricket does require a different mindset so why are these other countries able to do it but apparently not England?
Because they thrashed us?
Over what time-frame? 2~3 years? Maybe. 10~25 years? I think not.
Ball-tampering aside, do you really think the Aussie public is happy with their test team (apart from when they're thrashing us)?
As for England, I cannot think of one positive I'm afraid
It's a shame that they are just playing 2 Tests and no ODIs or T20s, and instead we have that completely random ODI series against Australia
I, like most people, was expecting a tame ending tonight, to put on that partnership showed some guts and application,sadly lacking in English batting at the moment
I’m now wondering if this will be over in so few overs we get a 50% refund....
There were 16.3 i think today. Grr.