Hands up if you ever thought you'd see the day when Buttler would score 25 off 184 balls? It's gotta be an imposter under that helmet because the real Buttler would have won the game for us by now.
Pope is a problem and the obvious one to be dropped now. Woakes is a problem too but who else is going to do what he does batting at 8, face 134 balls and score 68 in the match? And yes I know we should have 7 batsmen capable of doing the job but, sadly, we don't. But Woakes has been so ineffective with the ball.
How comes every time I turn it on to watch we lose a wicket within two bloody overs. I’ve barely watched any of this and think I’ve only missed popes and stokes dismissals.
This whole coverage is so biased!!!! Caption on bottom - "Australia needs 1 wicket to win". How about a bit of equilibrium with an added "and England needs a miracle to draw let alone win"
How comes every time I turn it on to watch we lose a wicket within two bloody overs. I’ve barely watched any of this and think I’ve only missed popes and stokes dismissals.
Can I politely sugges that you turn if off. And leave it off!!!
One day gone out of 5. Aussies only have 220. Does no one think we can win this one ?
well .. the Aussies are without their two best bowlers (Lyon is still there though) and that really weakens them .. nothing is impossible, however I am not putting any of my hard earned on an England win
I really rate Jhye Richardson. Hope I'm wrong about him!
He didn't get his rewards for bowling OK in the first innings (19-4-78-0) but did in the second (19.1-9-42-5) especially as Buttler was one of his "victims"
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31 overs to navigate still.
- one edge that passes by bat pad
- one bowled through the gate but over the stumps
- one lbw shout that was not out on review
180-8, 108 overs.
Buttler 25 (196)
Broad 0 (16)
26 overs to face in the last session.
Even so, that one was a howler from the ump. Massive edge into the pad.
Buttler didn’t even realise, he was still trying to call through a run.
What a sickening was to get out
In the second test, on a turning pitch we leave out the spinner. Then we bowl too short until well into the second innings
So never mind the lack of runs, the management have a lot to answer when it comes to tactics and bowling plans as well