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[RowlattsFox]

Baristow showing why he should be opening in the T20s. Just as I type this he's out, but great innings. Need someone to get us over the line, hopefully Billings can show he can be the finisher. 

 

 

 

 

[AKCJ]

4 minutes ago, RowlattsFox said:

Baristow showing why he should be opening in the T20s. Just as I type this he's out, but great innings. Need someone to get us over the line, hopefully Billings can show he can be the finisher. 

Trouble is we've got about 4/5 players who should be opening the batting in T20s.

[Voll Blau]

Making a hash of this now...

[UpTheLeagueFox]

England falling apart now after smashing them to pieces

[Leicester_Loyal]

Yep, we're gonna throw this away.

[deejdeej]

Oh bloody hell  can't see us getting over the line now, was fearful we chose too many bowlers and Tom Curran is pretty much a waste of a spot.

[Leicester_Loyal]

6 minutes ago, deejdeej said:

Oh bloody hell  can't see us getting over the line now, was fearful we chose too many bowlers and Tom Curran is pretty much a waste of a spot.

I can see Tom Curran coming in and getting a quick 30 or something, hopefully Ali and Billings can stay in for 10-12 overs at least.

[wardyfox86]

Could have really frustrated them in the middle overs, wasn't any need to keep the run rate up. But some really poor shot choices and now we need a couple of strong partnerships I just can't see happening from here. 

[Voll Blau]

We genuinely do bat all the way down to 11 here which might come in handy.

[AKCJ]

Doing our utmost to throw this game away.

[RowlattsFox]

Why isn't root at 3? Thought he'd back given he doesn't play T20s. The white ball team in both formats being chopped and changed, people moving around the order. 

[Innovindil]

4 minutes ago, RowlattsFox said:

Why isn't root at 3? Thought he'd back given he doesn't play T20s. The white ball team in both formats being chopped and changed, people moving around the order. 

He's being rested. 

[RowlattsFox]

This should have been a cruise. Less than run a ball but going to run out of wickets.

[deejdeej]

How come Woakes isn't playing? I hear he's being rested but he hasn't played at all recently?

[RonnieTodger]

How have we messed this up ffs

[surrifox]

56 minutes ago, deejdeej said:

Oh bloody hell  can't see us getting over the line now, was fearful we chose too many bowlers and Tom Curran is pretty much a waste of a spot.

Both Currans are 

[Leicester_Loyal]

From that great position we were in this has been a total collapse. Off out now, I hope to check the score at 5pm and see Tom Curran has got a 50 to win us the game.

[Simmo86]

Brainless from England 

[Voll Blau]

Well that's unforgivable from the start they had.

[purpleronnie]

We remain very good at collapses.

[wardyfox86]

I was typing "we need another 6 overs from these" just as Bairstow chose to go for another 6, forgivable but a poor choice, from that point I have no idea what the game plan was.

 

Wickets 1 to 7, you can't even look at the India bowling and say it was good.

 

Felt inevitable as soon as Morgan almost got caught on his 1st ball. 

[Innovindil]

Well that was shite. 

[StanSP]

I enjoyed it (in the end)

[AjcW]

Would have been a completely different outcome if we'd had an actual number 3.

 

Surely if Root is rested then we have to have an alternative in the squad?

 

Stokes is not the alternative! 

 

It meant that after the incredible start the next batsman in went with the same approach and ended up getting out quickly... rather than someone like Root coming in and calming things down.

[surrifox]

I can only assume the selectors are treating the whole Indian tour as a glorified net opportunity . An attempt to give as many players as possible some match practice before the English summer and next years ashes . Fair enough but losing can become a habit