Anyone else fancy the 9/1 to pull this off? Worth a tenner imo
Time for coooooool heads imo...and a Joe Root double century :nod:
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Anyone else fancy the 9/1 to pull this off? Worth a tenner imo
Time for coooooool heads imo...and a Joe Root double century :nod:
Nah. It'll be all over just after tea.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tony C
I reckon you could get even better odds now, t :hehe:Quote:
Originally Posted by Tony C
Only Jennings to be fair. As far as I can see his purpose is to eat up some of the new ball. Anything is a bonus.Quote:
Originally Posted by Burney
Can't we put Bairstow in to open with Cook and bring in Buttler?
:hehe: Bairstow would be a terrible opener. also we would then be looking for another No 5Quote:
Originally Posted by Rich
Bairstow's technique is shocking. His left hand might as well be made of wood for all the control it exerts over his strokeplay.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rich
There really is an alarming dearth of young batting talent coming through. Root, Ali and (to a much lesser extent) Bairstow have sort of masked it, but the cracks are starting to show quite badly. You've got two of the top three who simply are not test class batsmen.
We're kinda of a bit **** now, aren't we b. Back to normal :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Burney
Broad and Anderson can't keep going forever and I think Moeen Ali is our leading wicket taker in this series. I think that - unless something remarkable happens - there are lean times ahead.Quote:
Originally Posted by Luis Anaconda
Also, what the fúck is Liam Dawson doing in a test team?Quote:
Originally Posted by Luis Anaconda
Ballance stuck in the crease and out lbw? Surely not?
Surely this Gary Ballance nonsense has to end now?Quote:
Originally Posted by Tony C
It should have ended the last time he was dropped due to his technical shortcomings being laid embarrassingly bare at test level, but apparently not. :shrug:Quote:
Originally Posted by Just Trent
James Vince and Dawad Malan should be playing imho. Both lovely strokemakers.Quote:
Originally Posted by Burney
If that fails we can just recall Ian Bell :-\
I have no idea - some very strange decisions going onQuote:
Originally Posted by Burney
Was on a work call...ffs 2 down already...
Was hoping for a good knock from Keaton...nice little 75.
Anyways all on Cook and Root imo..got to dig in. I won't even mind if they get no runs until lunch...just dig in for now
:clap: Gets better - Vince is nowhere near Test level. And even as a big Malan fan I can't see him making it either. Would you even have considered him before that T20 knock?Quote:
Originally Posted by Rich
Oh boy....Root star trekked i.e. Gorn
Ok time for the Moeeeeen double century :clap:
You were saying, t?Quote:
Originally Posted by Tony C
Think I may have been generous with my 'after tea' prediction.
What are you blubbering on about? Vince is a class act. His cover-drive is one of the wonders of the game - not seen anything like it since a certain MP Vaughan.Quote:
Originally Posted by Luis Anaconda
It's a beautiful shot. He's very good for a pretty 20 - not a Test batsmen, plays far too loosely (as he proved last summer - didn't even average 20, in fact he averages less than 40 in first-class cricket, which is, well, pretty average)Quote:
Originally Posted by Rich
Lame....wtf was that from Cook