Izzy Posted 18 August 2019 Posted 18 August 2019 Valiant effort. Good test match in the end all things considered. Loving 9 fielders around the bat those last few overs
yorkie1999 Posted 18 August 2019 Posted 18 August 2019 That’s why the Americans don’t play cricket. Play for 5 days and it’s a draw. Enjoyed watching archer.
Md9 Posted 18 August 2019 Posted 18 August 2019 Shame we didn’t have a another hour to play on that would ha e been close
StanSP Posted 18 August 2019 Author Posted 18 August 2019 Surprised there's not more on this about Denly's catch! Sensational.
Corky Posted 18 August 2019 Posted 18 August 2019 Showed the benefit of having a fully fit pace attack plus an in-form spinner. With Anderson out and Ali all over the place, we were in effect two bowlers down in the First Test. In this one we looked threatening throughout.
UpTheLeagueFox Posted 18 August 2019 Posted 18 August 2019 9 hours ago, Izzy said: How on earth Bob Willis captained England I’ll never know. The most boring human being in history.
Voll Blau Posted 19 August 2019 Posted 19 August 2019 So we appear to be retaining Denly on the strength of one admittedly stunning moment of fielding yesterday, as it can't be because of his batting or bowling. As for Roy? Think the selectors should have been bolder. We may have fought our way back into the series, but the Aussies only need one more victory and on the strength of this current squad I reckon they'll get it.
David Guiza Posted 19 August 2019 Posted 19 August 2019 3 minutes ago, Voll Blau said: So we appear to be retaining Denly on the strength of one admittedly stunning moment of fielding yesterday, as it can't be because of his batting or bowling. As for Roy? Think the selectors should have been bolder. We may have fought our way back into the series, but the Aussies only need one more victory and on the strength of this current squad I reckon they'll get it. I'm hoping Buttler and Bairstow can kick on a little after this test as they both, particularly the latter, looked better. Otherwise we seem to be heavily reliant on a knock like Burns at Edgbaston or Stokes yesterday. I've seen some talk of switching Denly and Roy, but it doesn't seem like that would make a difference as both of them are usually batting within the first few overs anyway.
RowlattsFox Posted 19 August 2019 Posted 19 August 2019 I think it would be worth going with Denly opening, even if he gets to his usual 20 and gets out. Better than we have been doing so far. Difficult with Roy, I think you've probably got to give him a fair go which means more than 2 tests. Difficult to bring anyone in when no-one has played any red ball cricket for ages until yesterday (where all potential replacements got out cheaply from what I could see) Need to have some sort of Lions matches or something going on alongside a test series so at least players can be brought in if on form.
Guest MattP Posted 19 August 2019 Posted 19 August 2019 Can't really believe we are still persisting with these batsmen who simply aren't up to the job. Hopefully we'll at least see an alteration in the batting order.
Bobby Hundreds Posted 19 August 2019 Posted 19 August 2019 17 minutes ago, Voll Blau said: The lad's cooked. He's bowled 39 overs with an econ of 3.2.
Voll Blau Posted 19 August 2019 Posted 19 August 2019 1 hour ago, Bobby Hundreds said: He's bowled 39 overs with an econ of 3.2. But why switch to doing that? I want him to succeed as much as the next bloke, but how does that look to the selectors?
Guest MattP Posted 19 August 2019 Posted 19 August 2019 That's pretty tragic go watch, someone should be bringing him out rather than watching him go through that.
Izzy Posted 19 August 2019 Posted 19 August 2019 We’ve gotta find a way to get the best out of Jason Roy. I think he’s massively talented but clearly struggling as a test opener. I don’t know what the solution is but we need to mix up the order for the next test I think.
Bobby Hundreds Posted 20 August 2019 Posted 20 August 2019 It's the right call. I can't think of any other sport where it would have even been up for debate.
Finnegan Posted 20 August 2019 Posted 20 August 2019 6 minutes ago, Bobby Hundreds said: It's the right call. I can't think of any other sport where it would have even been up for debate. ****ing amazed he came back on. Cricket ball to the skull a lot worse than some of the knocks that end a rugby player's game. Halfpenny took a Fijian shoulder to the dish and missed months.
Brainy Posted 20 August 2019 Posted 20 August 2019 18 hours ago, Voll Blau said: But why switch to doing that? I want him to succeed as much as the next bloke, but how does that look to the selectors? He's done it with Worcs before, both before and during his time in the England side
ScouseFox Posted 20 August 2019 Posted 20 August 2019 would be gutted if i was going to headingley and he wasn’t playing. he better be back for OT, only reason i’m going is to spend all day booing the cu nt.
Bert Posted 20 August 2019 Posted 20 August 2019 You’ve still got Warner and Bancroft to have a go at. If Smith was playing this test they’d just bowl short at him to try and knock him over again. Bonus for us gives us a much better chance.
ScouseFox Posted 20 August 2019 Posted 20 August 2019 yeah but seen as them two only seem capable of spending 15 minutes each in the middle that isn’t gonna last all day is it!
Bert Posted 20 August 2019 Posted 20 August 2019 35 minutes ago, ScouseFox said: yeah but seen as them two only seem capable of spending 15 minutes each in the middle that isn’t gonna last all day is it! Well done scouse
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