smashing the Aussies all over the place. 4-0 up in the series
smashing the Aussies all over the place. 4-0 up in the series
It's a bit too easy, but I agree. Smashing the world record against them would really have hurt. Mind you, I was hoping we'd get 500 just to really humiliate them.Originally Posted by PSRB
smashing the Aussies all over the place. 4-0 up in the series
Yes, I was willing us to get 500. 311 used to be a winning score, we chased it with more than 5 overs to spareIt's a bit too easy, but I agree. Smashing the world record against them would really have hurt. Mind you, I was hoping we'd get 500 just to really humiliate them.
Our top order is very special, Bairstow, Roy & Hales and then you still have Buttler in reserve
I am beginning to think that Root should consider ducking out for a while and concentrating on tests. His contributions in the one day game seem to see him steady early on but then struggling to up the pace and getting out.Yes, I was willing us to get 500. 311 used to be a winning score, we chased it with more than 5 overs to spare
Our top order is very special, Bairstow, Roy & Hales and then you still have Buttler in reserve
Hales played a nice sensible innings yet and made sure he was there at the end. When Stokes comes back, I am not convinced you really need Root in there.
Certainly don't need both Root and Morgan, I guess they won't drop the captain though
21 one-day centuries between them - I think you do
You're right. Root can't do the ballistic bit. It's a sad fact that the two squads are drifting further and further apart into almost entirely specialist disciplines. Test cricket and one-day cricket are just moving further and further apart.
Ridiculous - sorry utterly ridiculous - the man has more one-day centuries than any Englishman bar Trescothick. Stokes is another basher though of course he comes back in - at some point England are going to need an accumulator even in these days (see Pakistan last year). By all means change the order when needed but give me a batsmen like Root rather than the all-too-often brainless Hales (and yes he played well yesterday) any day of the year
I am just saying maybe he should duck out for a bit and sort his game out. My bigger concern here is for the test side. Root has been underperforming (for him) for a while and there is a definite confusion in his game. This becomes more evident in the one day game. He can get stuck at one end early in his innings but lately his ability to up the pace once he settles seems to be lacking.
Yesterday a patient innings was fine, given the situation. It was Hales who did it- Root got himself out as soon as he tried to go through the gears.
I want Root to focus on his test game and start scoring horrifically dull double hundreds.....
We should have played them once and Scotland 5 times. Still, if you can't enjoy smashing the Aussies ...smashing the Aussies all over the place. 4-0 up in the series
Something needs to be done to rebalance the game though - not a huge fan of these massive totals. Basically no one will want to be a bowler anymore
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