Crawley gone swinging at a wide one in Jamieson's first over. Was an obvious noise and he almost reviewed it!
Had to be talked down by Lees at the other end. Think he was more peed off / in disbelief that he'd got out like that (again) than actually thinking that he hadn't nicked it.
Pope is seriously pissing me off and im5a Surrey supporter. I don't care how good his technique is supposed to be. He can average over 50 in first class cricket but play like a novice in test cricket. He reminds me of Hick and Rampracash. Prove me wrong Otherwise you will end up just like them. Great in county cricket and bang average in test cricket. Rant over.
Pope is seriously pissing me off and im5a Surrey supporter. I don't care how good his technique is supposed to be. He can average over 50 in first class cricket but play like a novice in test cricket. He reminds me of Hick and Rampracash. Prove me wrong Otherwise you will end up just like them. Great in county cricket and bang average in test cricket. Rant over.
I think it is that belief mindset. One can't help thinking that if he had the persona of say a KP he would score plenty of runs. He's still only 24 and this is only his first go at 3. I'm more confident that a McCullum can persuade him to impose himself than a Silverwood could for example.
You cannot convince me that Lees is in the top 30 English batters right now
No one has said he is. Name someone better as an opener and it gets a bit harder. England do not have a world class batsman at the top of the order. That's the problem.
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51-0, 12.1 overs
Lees 11 (25)
Crawley 39 (49)
Me and the Mrs are off out at about 3pm tomorrow 😮💨😮💨
Had to be talked down by Lees at the other end. Think he was more peed off / in disbelief that he'd got out like that (again) than actually thinking that he hadn't nicked it.
59-1
Crawley 43 (56) c Blundell b Jamieson
Pope 7 (27) c Mitchell b Jamieson
I don't care how good his technique is supposed to be.
He can average over 50 in first class cricket but play like a novice in test cricket.
He reminds me of Hick and Rampracash.
Prove me wrong Otherwise you will end up just like them.
Great in county cricket and bang average in test cricket.
Rant over.
Root 11 (15) c Southee b de Grandhomme
Lees 25 (77) lbw b Southee
Should really be out of sight by tomorrow lunchtime. Instead we'll be all out with a lead of less than 100.
Edit.
Make that a lead of less than 10.
Name someone better as an opener and it gets a bit harder.
England do not have a world class batsman at the top of the order.
That's the problem.
Stokes 1 (9) c Blundell b Southee
It gets worse & worse.
Bairstow 1 (9) b Boult
From 92 for 2 to 100 for 7.
Potts 0 (2) c Mitchell b Boult