what were what were the questions to root that were awkward is there a link to the interview
for the record we’re definitely not gonna chase the runs down in any of those 3 tests, I could not be more wrong . Unreal the way they’ve gone about it ….. brilliant
Plenty of kebab shops in Headingly, will we see you all in one in the early hours of tomorrow morning?
It was pretty shit at the end of your captaincy wasn't it. Are you enjoying it more now?
Well played England.3 great run chases made to look incredibly easy.I have been a big critic of the team over the last couple of years deservedly so as we have been awful.But these last 3 test matches we have been fantastic.Fair play to Bairstow, as in the past ive been one he's biggest critics but thanks for proving me wrong.Great to see so much positivity for once.Yes there will be defeats on the way no doubt but i think this team now has the spirit and class to bounce back.One negative is our own Zak Crawley.I really hope they keep faith with him as he is a good player.Good to see mcCullum has come out and praised him and will keep faith with him.I think mccullum and Stokes will get the best out of him and improve his tecnique.Bring on India.BARMY ARMY BARMY ARMY!!
YJB has been battling like Mccullum at his peak. Just brilliantly destructive and so fun to watch. Think Crawley gets the India test and then if he underperforms there then you look at other options. Personally not sure about Sangakkara wanting Buttler to open in red ball cricket , that feels like a return to the Jason Roy experiment. Do you go back to Burns or Hameed in that case or look to go in a completely different direction?
YJB has been battling like Mccullum at his peak. Just brilliantly destructive and so fun to watch. Think Crawley gets the India test and then if he underperforms there then you look at other options. Personally not sure about Sangakkara wanting Buttler to open in red ball cricket , that feels like a return to the Jason Roy experiment. Do you go back to Burns or Hameed in that case or look to go in a completely different direction?
I don’t expect to see Hameed again. Key likes Haines of Sussex - not sure if he’s made any runs this year . Left field would be Billings opening . I know he’s never done it before but he’s pretty wound technically and he’s the kind of character that McCullum would like .
Send him back to Kent to get a load of runs to force a recall?
What about the person that replaces him? If Crawley is so well thought of it will only be a matter of time before he is back.
But is it fair on Lees and Pope to have him there either at the moment?
My mind is to drop him now, for his own good but I can also see that how you do that is a problem. You can't bring someone in knowing they only have one test. Unless you bring someone in like Roy or Butler who are doing you a "favour" and know they aren't there long term.
Rather harshly put but I don't disagree with any of thr points. In particular about singles and manipulating he field early on to show intent. It's the sign of a class player and is obviously absent in Zaks game.
YJB has been battling like Mccullum at his peak. Just brilliantly destructive and so fun to watch. Think Crawley gets the India test and then if he underperforms there then you look at other options. Personally not sure about Sangakkara wanting Buttler to open in red ball cricket , that feels like a return to the Jason Roy experiment. Do you go back to Burns or Hameed in that case or look to go in a completely different direction?
Another great test match and throughly enjoyable to watch. Does anyone know who would have come in next if Root or Bairstow got out? Stokes was sitting on the balcony in a tracksuit at the end of the match. Wondered if they would have given Billing a knock?
what were what were the questions to root that were awkward is there a link to the interview
for the record we’re definitely not gonna chase the runs down in any of those 3 tests, I could not be more wrong . Unreal the way they’ve gone about it ….. brilliant
Haven't got a link but have had another listen
For the penultimate question Atherton said to Root that he must know the importance of celebrating a win like this and that there were a few kebab houses near the ground - a reference to them visiting one, somewhat worse for more than a few drinks, after the previous Test. And then of course there was the Australian incident when the Police were called. Root was somewhat sheepish and answered "probably not, try not to do that again". But he did follow that up by saying that you have to enjoy a series win like this and that they would celebrate in the right way.
The final question related to the Test team under his leadership in the final few years not being given priority and whether there was a shift now and determination to continue the "rise". Again he looked uncomfortable at answering that and clearly doesn't want any comparisons made because he replied with "we should leave what's happened previously where it is and is just enjoying playing under Stokes leadership."
No major fall out but a reflection that he felt the constant scrutiny (and I suspect via social media especially) a bit unfair and that he doesn't want to go down the line of comparing eras of captaincy, presumably because of the inevitable finger pointing at not just him but the coaches he worked under.
YJB has been battling like Mccullum at his peak. Just brilliantly destructive and so fun to watch. Think Crawley gets the India test and then if he underperforms there then you look at other options. Personally not sure about Sangakkara wanting Buttler to open in red ball cricket , that feels like a return to the Jason Roy experiment. Do you go back to Burns or Hameed in that case or look to go in a completely different direction?
I don’t expect to see Hameed again. Key likes Haines of Sussex - not sure if he’s made any runs this year . Left field would be Billings opening . I know he’s never done it before but he’s pretty wound technically and he’s the kind of character that McCullum would like .
Haines started the season really well but has fallen away quite badly. Probably the burden of captaining one of the worst/most inexperienced County sides ever.
Another great test match and throughly enjoyable to watch. Does anyone know who would have come in next if Root or Bairstow got out? Stokes was sitting on the balcony in a tracksuit at the end of the match. Wondered if they would have given Billing a knock?
The commentators did suggest that it might be Billings
Send him back to Kent to get a load of runs to force a recall?
What about the person that replaces him? If Crawley is so well thought of it will only be a matter of time before he is back.
But is it fair on Lees and Pope to have him there either at the moment?
My mind is to drop him now, for his own good but I can also see that how you do that is a problem. You can't bring someone in knowing they only have one test. Unless you bring someone in like Roy or Butler who are doing you a "favour" and know they aren't there long term.
Rather harshly put but I don't disagree with any of thr points. In particular about singles and manipulating he field early on to show intent. It's the sign of a class player and is obviously absent in Zaks game.
It really did put me in mind of Warne's comment about Monty a few years ago.
He hasn't played 50 tests, he has played the same one 50 times.
YJB has been battling like Mccullum at his peak. Just brilliantly destructive and so fun to watch. Think Crawley gets the India test and then if he underperforms there then you look at other options. Personally not sure about Sangakkara wanting Buttler to open in red ball cricket , that feels like a return to the Jason Roy experiment. Do you go back to Burns or Hameed in that case or look to go in a completely different direction?
I don’t expect to see Hameed again. Key likes Haines of Sussex - not sure if he’s made any runs this year . Left field would be Billings opening . I know he’s never done it before but he’s pretty wound technically and he’s the kind of character that McCullum would like .
Haines started the season in sensational form but has tailed off much like the whole Sussex side. Still a big talent but not currently in the best of nick, might be someone that needs a Lion's tour this winter.
YJB has been battling like Mccullum at his peak. Just brilliantly destructive and so fun to watch. Think Crawley gets the India test and then if he underperforms there then you look at other options. Personally not sure about Sangakkara wanting Buttler to open in red ball cricket , that feels like a return to the Jason Roy experiment. Do you go back to Burns or Hameed in that case or look to go in a completely different direction?
I don’t expect to see Hameed again. Key likes Haines of Sussex - not sure if he’s made any runs this year . Left field would be Billings opening . I know he’s never done it before but he’s pretty wound technically and he’s the kind of character that McCullum would like .
Haines started the season really well but has fallen away quite badly. Probably the burden of captaining one of the worst/most inexperienced County sides ever.
Without Mohammed Rizwan proving why he's one of the best in the world , Sussex would be even more of an embarrassment than they are currently. Just an absolute shambles
Another great test match and throughly enjoyable to watch. Does anyone know who would have come in next if Root or Bairstow got out? Stokes was sitting on the balcony in a tracksuit at the end of the match. Wondered if they would have given Billing a knock?
The commentators did suggest that it might be Billings
I can't make up my mind whether Crawley's issue is just technical (as with the straight leg issue) or shot selection - or a combination of the two.
One thing I will say is this - Crawley does look like he might be a product of facing too many balls on the bowling machine. Looks fantastic when the right ball is served up but looks awful when that shot is played to the wrong ball.
Growing up, I believe that Crawley had a net in his back garden with a machine, he would have constant access to a machine at Tonbridge School and then he owned a flat on the County ground just so he could go and use the nets there. The issue with over use of the bowling machine is that, when a batsman gets to the middle, he tries to turn a ball into the shot he wants to play because that's the one that the mind and his muscle memory has told him he should be playing. You can, of course, change the length on a bowling machine but not without the person feeding the balls making it obvious that they have done so. If he's on his own and using an auto feeder that option is even more limited.
Of course, when Crawley plays that drive through the covers or down the ground and nails it, he does look different class. However, for that dismissal in the first innings, he tried an expansive drive to Boult rather than blocking it or even using a check drive where he would have been in far more control of the shot. For the second dismissal, he just threw his hands at a ball from Bracewell (who, let's face it, offered very little threat in the Test) and simply did not recognise that it wasn't just too wide but also that it wasn't full enough to do so and it was a slower ball too. He could not have got it more wrong if he tried!
There is one final thing that might not actually be doing Crawley too many favours - his reach. This should be a strength because it should allow him to get to other balls that shorter batsman can't. But that strength over done becomes a weakness and just because you know you can do that doesn't mean you have to. Think of all the greatest batsmen of all time - Bradman, Lara, Tendulkar, Sangakkara, Ponting, Dravid, Jawardene, Chanderpaul etc etc and not one of them is over 5' 8'' - they all played within their box. But they also knew when to go all the way forward or all the way back. When you are as tall as Crawley you can take that obvious asset for granted and the temptation can be to play to that strength too much.
I've seen quite a few batsmen in age group cricket in the last decade who are capable of playing absolutely fantastic shots and look different class doing so. They don't necessarily go on to make great batsmen. One thing that is for sure is that I really do not know how Crawley is expected to clear his head between now and Friday. I'm not sure that it's even fair on him but I understand McCullum's reasoning - we are a winning team and Crawley has played in all three of those wins - it is a one off Test and he probably feels that this is not the time, for that reason, to introduce someone else. If Crawley does produce a big score then, hopefully, that will give him the confidence to kick on and let's face it McCullum has got very little wrong to date. I hope for Crawley's sake he is right once again.
YJB has been battling like Mccullum at his peak. Just brilliantly destructive and so fun to watch. Think Crawley gets the India test and then if he underperforms there then you look at other options. Personally not sure about Sangakkara wanting Buttler to open in red ball cricket , that feels like a return to the Jason Roy experiment. Do you go back to Burns or Hameed in that case or look to go in a completely different direction?
I don’t expect to see Hameed again. Key likes Haines of Sussex - not sure if he’s made any runs this year . Left field would be Billings opening . I know he’s never done it before but he’s pretty wound technically and he’s the kind of character that McCullum would like .
harsh to say that about hameed - he's the same age as zak crawley and still has years to refine his game. Clearly has something about him.
Potts has bowled 10% more balls this season than any other bowler and 30% more than any other seamer. The modern way is for bowlers not to bowl too much for fear of injury. Strength and conditioning coaches have a job to do and their biggest task is to keep a player fit - as such, these days any niggles result in a bowler being told that they have to do certain exercises and not play for "x" number of weeks. Bowlers used to stay fit by playing. As Potts is doing. There never used to be central contracts either. I hear that people say that those bowlers of old ended up with issues later in life. I wouldn't mind betting that a lot of the ones that are constantly out injured suffer as many such issues later in life.
Potts plays in Division 2. We've always been told that runs and wickets in the second tier mean nothing. Which is why players at counties in Div 2 feel that they have to move. Another trend that Potts is bucking. But would if have got the call with the old regime and specifically the influence of his county team mate, the newly elected captain, Stokes?
And Pott's somewhat left field selection rather brings me back to Ben Compton. Potts has less than a hundred First Class wickets but was called up. Compton has almost a thousand runs in Div 1. If Crawley is dropped eventually than why not Compton?
Massive shame he didnt have the form or fitness to see us through to the world cup and leave on a high there. But The emergence of Livingstone in that middle order probably made it a bit harder for him too.
His impact on English cricket and international cricket is unbelievable.
Deserves to be in the same breath as brearley, Hussain and Vaughan in all time best/most impactful leaders of English cricket. Finally turned us into a great one day side.
Deserves to be in the same breath as brearley, Hussain and Vaughan in all time best/most impactful leaders of English cricket. Finally turned us into a great one day side.
Special mention for Paul Collingwood, England's first World Cup winning captain.
The Edgbaston ticket exchange is awful and doesn’t work on my mobile, but quite a few tickets available for India this weekend still. I’ve had to put my 3 up on Sunday due to a wedding (South Lower block 36).
YJB has been battling like Mccullum at his peak. Just brilliantly destructive and so fun to watch. Think Crawley gets the India test and then if he underperforms there then you look at other options. Personally not sure about Sangakkara wanting Buttler to open in red ball cricket , that feels like a return to the Jason Roy experiment. Do you go back to Burns or Hameed in that case or look to go in a completely different direction?
I don’t expect to see Hameed again. Key likes Haines of Sussex - not sure if he’s made any runs this year . Left field would be Billings opening . I know he’s never done it before but he’s pretty wound technically and he’s the kind of character that McCullum would like .
Haines started the season really well but has fallen away quite badly. Probably the burden of captaining one of the worst/most inexperienced County sides ever.
As a Sussex supporter, I would agree with that comment. However, Haines has become more reckless this season and given away his wicket too often. I am suspicious that Key has told to score at 5 an over and he is in the team. Scoring at 3.5 an over is fine.
Deserves to be in the same breath as brearley, Hussain and Vaughan in all time best/most impactful leaders of English cricket. Finally turned us into a great one day side.
Special mention for Paul Collingwood, England's first World Cup winning captain.
I didn’t realise Paul Collingwood captained the women in 1973. He really did have a long, interesting career didn’t he…
Harmer takes 15 wickets in the match as Essex beat Hants by 12 runs .. he is a remarkable bowler for Essex .. 2nd innings he bowled 32 overs on the trot ..
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Plenty of kebab shops in Headingly, will we see you all in one in the early hours of tomorrow morning?
It was pretty shit at the end of your captaincy wasn't it. Are you enjoying it more now?
Pretty much the gist of it.
For the penultimate question Atherton said to Root that he must know the importance of celebrating a win like this and that there were a few kebab houses near the ground - a reference to them visiting one, somewhat worse for more than a few drinks, after the previous Test. And then of course there was the Australian incident when the Police were called. Root was somewhat sheepish and answered "probably not, try not to do that again". But he did follow that up by saying that you have to enjoy a series win like this and that they would celebrate in the right way.
The final question related to the Test team under his leadership in the final few years not being given priority and whether there was a shift now and determination to continue the "rise". Again he looked uncomfortable at answering that and clearly doesn't want any comparisons made because he replied with "we should leave what's happened previously where it is and is just enjoying playing under Stokes leadership."
No major fall out but a reflection that he felt the constant scrutiny (and I suspect via social media especially) a bit unfair and that he doesn't want to go down the line of comparing eras of captaincy, presumably because of the inevitable finger pointing at not just him but the coaches he worked under.
He hasn't played 50 tests, he has played the same one 50 times.
Haines started the season in sensational form but has tailed off much like the whole Sussex side. Still a big talent but not currently in the best of nick, might be someone that needs a Lion's tour this winter.
Without Mohammed Rizwan proving why he's one of the best in the world , Sussex would be even more of an embarrassment than they are currently. Just an absolute shambles
One thing I will say is this - Crawley does look like he might be a product of facing too many balls on the bowling machine. Looks fantastic when the right ball is served up but looks awful when that shot is played to the wrong ball.
Growing up, I believe that Crawley had a net in his back garden with a machine, he would have constant access to a machine at Tonbridge School and then he owned a flat on the County ground just so he could go and use the nets there. The issue with over use of the bowling machine is that, when a batsman gets to the middle, he tries to turn a ball into the shot he wants to play because that's the one that the mind and his muscle memory has told him he should be playing. You can, of course, change the length on a bowling machine but not without the person feeding the balls making it obvious that they have done so. If he's on his own and using an auto feeder that option is even more limited.
Of course, when Crawley plays that drive through the covers or down the ground and nails it, he does look different class. However, for that dismissal in the first innings, he tried an expansive drive to Boult rather than blocking it or even using a check drive where he would have been in far more control of the shot. For the second dismissal, he just threw his hands at a ball from Bracewell (who, let's face it, offered very little threat in the Test) and simply did not recognise that it wasn't just too wide but also that it wasn't full enough to do so and it was a slower ball too. He could not have got it more wrong if he tried!
There is one final thing that might not actually be doing Crawley too many favours - his reach. This should be a strength because it should allow him to get to other balls that shorter batsman can't. But that strength over done becomes a weakness and just because you know you can do that doesn't mean you have to. Think of all the greatest batsmen of all time - Bradman, Lara, Tendulkar, Sangakkara, Ponting, Dravid, Jawardene, Chanderpaul etc etc and not one of them is over 5' 8'' - they all played within their box. But they also knew when to go all the way forward or all the way back. When you are as tall as Crawley you can take that obvious asset for granted and the temptation can be to play to that strength too much.
I've seen quite a few batsmen in age group cricket in the last decade who are capable of playing absolutely fantastic shots and look different class doing so. They don't necessarily go on to make great batsmen. One thing that is for sure is that I really do not know how Crawley is expected to clear his head between now and Friday. I'm not sure that it's even fair on him but I understand McCullum's reasoning - we are a winning team and Crawley has played in all three of those wins - it is a one off Test and he probably feels that this is not the time, for that reason, to introduce someone else. If Crawley does produce a big score then, hopefully, that will give him the confidence to kick on and let's face it McCullum has got very little wrong to date. I hope for Crawley's sake he is right once again.
Potts plays in Division 2. We've always been told that runs and wickets in the second tier mean nothing. Which is why players at counties in Div 2 feel that they have to move. Another trend that Potts is bucking. But would if have got the call with the old regime and specifically the influence of his county team mate, the newly elected captain, Stokes?
His impact on English cricket and international cricket is unbelievable.