120 will be good from here..... my prediction was like Golfie. I realise I was too optimistic. Our batsmen make Warner look like world class. We are just rubbish. We haven't had any devent openers now for a few years.
Only root from the top 7 deserves to keep his place on current form, possibly stokes.
england somehow need to find a 1-3 and a 6 with foakes coming in at 7
Malan is fine at 3 for me. It’s the openers failing every time meaning he always comes in at overs 1-3 every innings.
Buttler needs to be dropped.
Stokes is a difficult one because you know he can pull magic from nowhere with the ball, bat or in the field.
Stokes drops to six for me. Isn’t reliable enough to play at five in current form.
We need to find two openers and someone who can come in at five - Hameed, Burns, Crawley, Pope? Who else is there in the county game?
We also need Foakes behind the bloody stumps batting seven. Or Pope takes the gloves and bats seven if you really want to go that direction… Just stop the Bairstow/Buttler experiment PLEASE. Excellent white ball players and extremely talented but will never be good enough consistently for red ball.
I like Wood, Robinson and Leach in the bowling attack. Fourth seamer spot long term probably goes to Archer or Mahmood. Or both if/when Wood needs the rest.
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Buttler runs down the wicket at Lyon but skies it into the deep.
And that’s tea. Another wicket with the last ball of the session.
Robinson, Wood, Leach and Anderson to come.
And to be honest, unlike the first session… all three wickets came from brain dead batting.
How depressing.
england somehow need to find a 1-3 and a 6 with foakes coming in at 7
Wood gone. First wicket in Test cricket for Boland.
Bairstow bounced out by Starc. Gloved to gully.
Leach edges Lyon to slip. Shame, he was being aggressive and having some fun
Robinson caught in the leg side trying to play shots off Lyon.
About an hour and 15 minutes for Australia to bat before stumps.
We need to find two openers and someone who can come in at five - Hameed, Burns, Crawley, Pope? Who else is there in the county game?
I like Wood, Robinson and Leach in the bowling attack. Fourth seamer spot long term probably goes to Archer or Mahmood. Or both if/when Wood needs the rest.
Warner gone for 38 from 42 balls. Anderson with the wicket.
fuck optimism
Lily livered twats
Some genuine brain dead shots
get Dan Lawrence in at least he might get 35 runs before he gives his wicket away
apart from Root the batting is junk