To be fair to Bethell, I would like to think that he's playing inside the line of most of these that are close to the bat. The pressure will build but the longer he's in the more chance he has of doing something meaningful and delaying Root's arrival at the crease.
To be fair to Bethell, I would like to think that he's playing inside the line of most of these that are close to the bat. The pressure will build but the longer he's in the more chance he has of doing something meaningful and delaying Root's arrival at the crease.
You'd expect a bowling change soon too which might provide a chance to score a bit
To be fair to Bethell, I would like to think that he's playing inside the line of most of these that are close to the bat. The pressure will build but the longer he's in the more chance he has of doing something meaningful and delaying Root's arrival at the crease.
You'd expect a bowling change soon too which might provide a chance to score a bit
As it just has with two lovely boundaries off Smith. What he has shown is that he has a good temperament and certainly hasn't looked like a rabbit in headlights in what are very difficult conditions. His and Duckett's job now is to get us to lunch just one down.
To be fair to Bethell, I would like to think that he's playing inside the line of most of these that are close to the bat. The pressure will build but the longer he's in the more chance he has of doing something meaningful and delaying Root's arrival at the crease.
You'd expect a bowling change soon too which might provide a chance to score a bit
As it just has with two lovely boundaries off Smith. What he has shown is that he has a good temperament and certainly hasn't looked like a rabbit in headlights in what are very difficult conditions. His and Duckett's job now is to get us to lunch just one down.
To be fair to Bethell, I would like to think that he's playing inside the line of most of these that are close to the bat. The pressure will build but the longer he's in the more chance he has of doing something meaningful and delaying Root's arrival at the crease.
You'd expect a bowling change soon too which might provide a chance to score a bit
As it just has with two lovely boundaries off Smith. What he has shown is that he has a good temperament and certainly hasn't looked like a rabbit in headlights in what are very difficult conditions. His and Duckett's job now is to get us to lunch just one down.
Jinxed!
But I wasn't wrong about Root not coming to the crease before lunch
To make thing's even worse TNT are doing a piece on Smith's girlfriend Amelia Kerr, player of the final and the tournament in the Women's T20 WC. Yesterday's lunchtime slot about Glenn Phillips and how he has had to cope with having ADHD was fascinating with footage of him and his wife climbing the highest peaks in NZ by way of escape from the pressures of cricket.
Funny how the 2 legal deliveries took wickets. Also funny that we don't get a reply of those "legal" deliveries.
And why dudnt they go off for lunch once Bethel was out......but did once Root was out. Same over. So either go off when Bethel was out (it was a minute to lunch) or carry on the over until all 6 (legal) deliveries have been bowled.
And if anyone says...."but there was still a minute of play until lunch" I will gently remind you that we lost 7 overs yesterday due to slow play. So 60 seconds isn't going to make a jot of difference.
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29-1 (10) with Duckett on 28 (33) and the other end compiling just 1 (27)
43-2
45-3 (14.3) at lunch
Duckett 32* (40)
And why dudnt they go off for lunch once Bethel was out......but did once Root was out. Same over. So either go off when Bethel was out (it was a minute to lunch) or carry on the over until all 6 (legal) deliveries have been bowled.
And if anyone says...."but there was still a minute of play until lunch" I will gently remind you that we lost 7 overs yesterday due to slow play. So 60 seconds isn't going to make a jot of difference.
71-4 (21.2)
Duckett
Smith
Root
Brook
Pope (WK)
Stokes (c)
Atkinson
Carse
Wood
Bashir