The biggest opening stand by England in an Ashes test since 2010; it should've been so much bigger.
Crawley averages 28 for a reason. He can look brilliant and then throws his wicket away as if he's playing 20/20. Isn't it possible to play Bazball with just a bit of nous.
exactly my problem with him. He's always been like that when i've seen him for kent - looks 100% a test match batsman and plays some wonderful strokes and then plays a silly shot and gets out for 30.
I was staying in Canterbury for a few days and Crawley scored a big ton, it may have been his debut 100 for Kent. In the second innings he got a duck from a poor shot ! Zak goes from the sublime to the ridiculous.
The biggest opening stand by England in an Ashes test since 2010; it should've been so much bigger.
Crawley averages 28 for a reason. He can look brilliant and then throws his wicket away as if he's playing 20/20. Isn't it possible to play Bazball with just a bit of nous.
exactly my problem with him. He's always been like that when i've seen him for kent - looks 100% a test match batsman and plays some wonderful strokes and then plays a silly shot and gets out for 30.
Reminds me of Vince for the pretty 20s and 30s before getting out, and we cut our losses on him in the end.
Though we had a lot more options in the middle order than opening.
The biggest opening stand by England in an Ashes test since 2010; it should've been so much bigger.
Crawley averages 28 for a reason. He can look brilliant and then throws his wicket away as if he's playing 20/20. Isn't it possible to play Bazball with just a bit of nous.
exactly my problem with him. He's always been like that when i've seen him for kent - looks 100% a test match batsman and plays some wonderful strokes and then plays a silly shot and gets out for 30.
Reminds me of Vince for the pretty 20s and 30s before getting out, and we cut our losses on him in the end.
Though we had a lot more options in the middle order than opening.
The most annoying thing about Vince (and Jennings) not managing to nail down a slot in the test side is that they are genuine decent part time seam bowling options and would be really useful in making up the overs that Stokes is unable to bowl currently.
Since Cook retired, he is by far the most successful of the 12 batsmen asked to open. He's also done it in different conditions - in Pakistan, New Zealand and now in England
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100 consecutive balls this series without leaving.
I was staying in Canterbury for a few days and Crawley scored a big ton, it may have been his debut 100 for Kent. In the second innings he got a duck from a poor shot !
Zak goes from the sublime to the ridiculous.
Though we had a lot more options in the middle order than opening.
Is that a record for an opening Batsman ?
With a big total you would think the Aussies would bowl more balls in the corridor of uncertainty to Ben Duckett.
Duckett 62
Pope 32
Since Duckett was recalled last season:
Innings - 15
100s - 2
50s - 5
Runs - 782
Average - 65.17
Since Cook retired, he is by far the most successful of the 12 batsmen asked to open. He's also done it in different conditions - in Pakistan, New Zealand and now in England
I still see Australia as comfortable favourites here. 163-1 could easily become 200-4 or 5, and we've got a long tail now.
Australia 3.20
Draw 5.30
"Still 59% England win 40% Australia"
Think they only needed about 11 at the time.
Not sure I trust the stats at the moment!!
They are meaningless now. We will lose games we should have won and win games we had no right to. Won't draw many.