I know it's only the white ball stuff but I am enjoying England

[PSRB]

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.

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

[Peter]

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

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.

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.

[PSRB]

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.

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

[Luis Anaconda]

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

[PSRB]

21 one-day centuries between them - I think you do

Still don't rate Morgan, Stokes or Morgan, I know which I'd choose

[Luis Anaconda]

Still don't rate Morgan, Stokes or Morgan, I know which I'd choose

England's highest ever one-day runs scorer? And you don't rate him. ****ing hell

[Peter]

England's highest ever one-day runs scorer? And you don't rate him. ****ing hell

To me he is the complete one day batsman. He can play the accumulator role and the ballistic and is able (when in form) to switch between the two.

Root's ability to do this, although not in quite the same way, is what is lacking form his game at present.

[PSRB]

England's highest ever one-day runs scorer? And you don't rate him. ****ing hell

I honestly have no idea how he's achieved this feat, I know he was decent a few years back but not so much recently

[Burney]

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.

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.

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.

[Luis Anaconda]

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.

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.

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