Guest Manini Posted 24 July 2019 Posted 24 July 2019 Broad has a real problem with bowling back of a length, short rubbish at lower order batsmen. It winds me up no end, he must think he’s express pace. Bowl it full and straight and get them out of there!
fuchsntf Posted 24 July 2019 Posted 24 July 2019 Well again the bowlers did their job .. Let's see if the English Batsman can stack up,and give their own bowlers a fighting chance...
purpleronnie Posted 24 July 2019 Posted 24 July 2019 6 hours ago, MattP said: Still think we'll win as our second innings total on a flat pitch under sunshine should be huge, but I didn't expect that. Well done Ireland. If I remember correctly you were against Ireland getting test match status...has that changed matt?
UpTheLeagueFox Posted 24 July 2019 Posted 24 July 2019 85 all out vs Ireland. Shocking. On the bright side, it's England's highest test score vs Ireland
Guest MattP Posted 25 July 2019 Posted 25 July 2019 15 hours ago, purpleronnie said: If I remember correctly you were against Ireland getting test match status...has that changed matt? Was I? I don't remember that. If so then yes, more test playing nations the better. I'm actually looking at this and thinking what might have been, may have been good enough go play county cricket had I taken it seriously, had I done so I might be playing for Ireland in the last stages of my career now.
Guest Manini Posted 25 July 2019 Posted 25 July 2019 A lot goes past Burns’ bat doesn’t it? He doesn’t look assured at all. He’s either picking the wrong lines completely or he’s horrendously our of touch. It isn’t doing as much as it was yesterday morning. Ive also loved Ireland’s fields in this match, properly aggressive, everyone around the bat. Proper test match settings.
martyn Posted 25 July 2019 Posted 25 July 2019 Burns has been massively disappointing since coming in to the test side. He was the obvious pick at the time given his volume of runs in the championship, but he has never looked comfortable in an England shirt, even when he was in form last year. Now he's just clearly out of nick, which makes him look terrible because of his unusual technique. Massive, massive problems at the top of the order.
Guest MattP Posted 25 July 2019 Posted 25 July 2019 Burns doesn't look good enough does he? How we are going to score runs this summer if Root, Bairstow and Stokes fail I've no idea.
walkerleeds Posted 25 July 2019 Posted 25 July 2019 4 minutes ago, MattP said: Burns doesn't look good enough does he? How we are going to score runs this summer if Root, Bairstow and Stokes fail I've no idea. Easy. Just get big Jack Leach opening
David Guiza Posted 25 July 2019 Posted 25 July 2019 It is great see a number 11 play like that, assume Anderson would be at number 11 even with Leach in the side? That said, didn't Anderson have some ridiculously long run of ending the innings not out? I think Monty is still my favourite awful batsman. That partnership with Anderson .
Guest Manini Posted 25 July 2019 Posted 25 July 2019 16 minutes ago, David Guiza said: It is great see a number 11 play like that, assume Anderson would be at number 11 even with Leach in the side? That said, didn't Anderson have some ridiculously long run of ending the innings not out? I think Monty is still my favourite awful batsman. That partnership with Anderson . I remember Jimmy scored 60 odd against South Africa (?) at Headingley. Great counter attacking batting
Guest MattP Posted 25 July 2019 Posted 25 July 2019 19 minutes ago, David Guiza said: It is great see a number 11 play like that, assume Anderson would be at number 11 even with Leach in the side? That said, didn't Anderson have some ridiculously long run of ending the innings not out? I think Monty is still my favourite awful batsman. That partnership with Anderson . No one compares to Tuffers when it comes to number 11 batsmen. The time when he walked out having forgotten to put his pads on still cracks me up.
Voll Blau Posted 25 July 2019 Posted 25 July 2019 I don't think there really are many genuine bunnies at Test level any more. All are capable of playing their shots on their day. The fact Mark Wood, who is more than capable when he puts his mind to it, batted 11 in our ODI side shows how far we've come since the days where our tail was basically interchangeable between 8/9 and 11 as they were all equally useless.
Guest MattP Posted 25 July 2019 Posted 25 July 2019 20 minutes ago, cambridgefox said: Well played Jack Leach. This must be weird for him. Absolutely perfect conditions, poor bowling attack, at Lords - you are number eleven with a genuine chance to get a century and get on the honours board, he'll also know it's his one and only chance he'll ever get to do it.
purpleronnie Posted 25 July 2019 Posted 25 July 2019 How can you not like test cricket? Especially watching England, it's always entertaining.
Izzy Posted 25 July 2019 Posted 25 July 2019 No better sight than Jason Roy when he's in full flow. What a technique.
Crinklyfox Posted 25 July 2019 Posted 25 July 2019 3 minutes ago, Izzy said: No better sight than Jason Roy when he's in full flow. What a technique. He's great to watch when the wicket's reliable and the ball's not doing much but he won't always find that at the start of the innings in test cricket and particularly in England where the Dukes ball is used. I'd love to have him in the team but not as an opener.
Guest Manini Posted 25 July 2019 Posted 25 July 2019 4 minutes ago, Crinklyfox said: He's great to watch when the wicket's reliable and the ball's not doing much but he won't always find that at the start of the innings in test cricket and particularly in England where the Dukes ball is used. I'd love to have him in the team but not as an opener. He strikes me as a decent number 3 and an excellent number 4. Well, he’d be a decent number 3 if the openers could see off the opening bowlers and the new ball - 3 is basically opening for England at the minute.
Izzy Posted 25 July 2019 Posted 25 July 2019 I love all the terminology that’s unique to cricket. Googlys, doosras, flippas, sliders, etc, etc. Marvellous And nightwatchman is another beauty.
Guest MattP Posted 25 July 2019 Posted 25 July 2019 Imagine Leach on the Lords honours' board for his batting ?
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