We left early. As did a lot of people. Dont know the full details, but Roots decisions were strangely erratic all day.. No Woakes in morning (was he injured?) No Broad or Woakes at all after tea when new ball was @6 overs old. Denly v Wade when he was new to crease. Lack of ntensity. Strange field placings. Almost giving Oz the game... On a plate.
Ali, Bairstow and Jimmy should be cleared out for 2nd game. Ali is just a liability, and Bairstow just does not justify selection right now. Bring Leach, Archer and Foakes in. And also, a new captain, but we all know that is not going to happen.
We left early. As did a lot of people. Dont know the full details, but Roots decisions were strangely erratic all day.. No Woakes in morning (was he injured?) No Broad or Woakes at all after tea when new ball was @6 overs old. Denly v Wade when he was new to crease. Lack of ntensity. Strange field placings. Almost giving Oz the game... On a plate.
Ali, Bairstow and Jimmy should be cleared out for 2nd game. Ali is just a liability, and Bairstow just does not justify selection right now. Bring Leach, Archer and Foakes in. And also, a new captain, but we all know that is not going to happen.
We left early. As did a lot of people. Dont know the full details, but Roots decisions were strangely erratic all day.. No Woakes in morning (was he injured?) No Broad or Woakes at all after tea when new ball was @6 overs old. Denly v Wade when he was new to crease. Lack of ntensity. Strange field placings. Almost giving Oz the game... On a plate.
Ali, Bairstow and Jimmy should be cleared out for 2nd game. Ali is just a liability, and Bairstow just does not justify selection right now. Bring Leach, Archer and Foakes in. And also, a new captain, but we all know that is not going to happen.
They seem to be saying he wasn't injured, but i'm not convinced.
I thought Denly's first spell this afternoon was very good. Shame in the last session he was serving pies.
Bairstow missed a decent stumping chance
Root could have had Smith run out if he backed up properly instead of standing staring into space.
Would have had Wade (?) out if we had had a review left.
All that could have meant we would be chasing 320-350 instead of virtually 400. Obviously not looking to win the game now & theres the rub. England cant bat out a day for a draw. Looking to get 330 in what could have been 110 overs could have been winnable. Not anymore.
Had a couple of chances to win this Test. First day having them 120/8, not making the most of our lead (by losing a few quick wickets yesterday & so not getting a bigger lead) and then having them 3 down & still in deficit late yesterday.
There was a fair amount of criticism for Bairstow's keeping yestrday both from sky sports commentators and on TMS. Sanga did avery good third man piece showing he thinks JB's Keeping confidence has gone.
On the sky commentators. I also read that Botham and Gower's contracts haven't been renewed. On Botham I say good he has for a long time been the weakest commentator of the lot. Gower is a good host and a reasonable commentator so fairly indifferent to him tbh.
Moeen and Bairstow out. Cannot have players who aren't doing their fundamentals properly.
We've all seen the stats about Bairstow's test record and average since 2017 on balls bowled at the stumps. Way too many good wicket-keeper batsmen in the country. Or give it to Jos and bring somebody else in.
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Respect to Rory and Jason.
Roy can garner some Kudos if he can bat long into tomorrow afternoon.
Was it in Pakistan ?
I assume it was after the Ashes in 2005/06 when England played in Pakistan and before the injuries occured ?
Or do you mean that Rory batted every day of the Ireland game as well ? (No he didn't)
I always call him Mr Burns
Cant recall him batting a whole day.
Dont know the full details, but Roots decisions were strangely erratic all day..
No Woakes in morning (was he injured?)
No Broad or Woakes at all after tea when new ball was @6 overs old.
Denly v Wade when he was new to crease.
Lack of ntensity.
Strange field placings.
Almost giving Oz the game... On a plate.
Ali, Bairstow and Jimmy should be cleared out for 2nd game.
Ali is just a liability, and Bairstow just does not justify selection right now.
Bring Leach, Archer and Foakes in.
And also, a new captain, but we all know that is not going to happen.
;-)
PS And right!
Bairstow missed a decent stumping chance
Root could have had Smith run out if he backed up properly instead of standing staring into space.
Would have had Wade (?) out if we had had a review left.
All that could have meant we would be chasing 320-350 instead of virtually 400. Obviously not looking to win the game now & theres the rub. England cant bat out a day for a draw. Looking to get 330 in what could have been 110 overs could have been winnable. Not anymore.
Had a couple of chances to win this Test. First day having them 120/8, not making the most of our lead (by losing a few quick wickets yesterday & so not getting a bigger lead) and then having them 3 down & still in deficit late yesterday.
Only one winner tomorrow I fear.
If Moeen has to go, Bairstow has to go too.
(if either player saves the game for England today they can stay)
Moeen and Bairstow out. Cannot have players who aren't doing their fundamentals properly.
We've all seen the stats about Bairstow's test record and average since 2017 on balls bowled at the stumps. Way too many good wicket-keeper batsmen in the country. Or give it to Jos and bring somebody else in.
Et tu Brute?
Flintoff's five days batting was in India 2006 not Pakistan as i believed yesterday.