summerisle
The rain, it raineth every day
Looks worse every time you see it.
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Root shouldn't have gone to the big bash before this series.
Chris O'Connor
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A scary pitch, Root helpless as it lifts from nowhere and hits the bathandle, ct off the rebound too.
34-3, why wouldn't you bowl first?
It really does look a win the toss win the match, dreadful to be on the wrong end of it.
Every reason to get out on this, score as many as quickly as you can because there's an impossible ball coming
No blame on Joe Root whatsoever.
Anyone and everyone would have got out to it
Buttler out this really is the pitch
34-3, why wouldn't you bowl first?
It really does look a win the toss win the match, dreadful to be on the wrong end of it.
Every reason to get out on this, score as many as quickly as you can because there's an impossible ball coming
No blame on Joe Root whatsoever.
Anyone and everyone would have got out to it
Buttler out this really is the pitch
Chris O'Connor
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Or perhaps win the toss and take advantage of an extremely helpful wicket, win the toss, win the match.
Chris O'Connor
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summerisle
The rain, it raineth every day
Lunch, England 78-4, Bairstow 52 off 62 balls, 9 fours, 1 six.
Chris O'Connor
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Lunch 78-4
England have had a very tough morning on a green and spicy pitch that has offered plenty to all the bowlers fully vindicating Holder's decision to field first.
Only Denly gave his wicket away and Root in particular received an absolute brute of a ball.
Only Jonny Bairstow has prospered in any way whatsoever, seemingly changing his attitude completely after an initially circumspect start, hit out before i get out became his way, perhaps responding to the situation as he saw it first hand and the tricks the wicket was playing on the batsmen.
England have had a very tough morning on a green and spicy pitch that has offered plenty to all the bowlers fully vindicating Holder's decision to field first.
Only Denly gave his wicket away and Root in particular received an absolute brute of a ball.
Only Jonny Bairstow has prospered in any way whatsoever, seemingly changing his attitude completely after an initially circumspect start, hit out before i get out became his way, perhaps responding to the situation as he saw it first hand and the tricks the wicket was playing on the batsmen.
summerisle
The rain, it raineth every day
summerisle
The rain, it raineth every day
Bairstow out, 92-5.
Chris O'Connor
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106-6,
Bairstow went straight after lunch and then Stokes nicked behind.
Holder made his call to bowl for the very same reasons that Root admitted he would have bowled too.
I would imagine with the early morning rain the wicket will get easier and batting second on it is a huge advantage.
Every now and then the ball jumps of a goodish length for no apparent reason. You have to be aggressively looking to hit out on any seriously spicy wicket, hopefully they do get a chance later in the match and the fourth innings wont be easy, although with such a disadvantage up front I'd rather be bowling than batting.
With a low total to chase and easier conditions batting second, it's by no means certain West Indies will be batting last on this..
Starting a second innings miles behind has a pressure all of its own regardless of the pitch. The first innings can set the tone and a side can just get completely on top.
I can't really blame the batsmen, Denly aside and even he probably just chased it because of the wicket and the desperate need to score runs.
Its a devilish wicket and a brilliant toss to win.
I don't even think they've bowled particularly well on it.
Bairstow went straight after lunch and then Stokes nicked behind.
Holder made his call to bowl for the very same reasons that Root admitted he would have bowled too.
I would imagine with the early morning rain the wicket will get easier and batting second on it is a huge advantage.
Every now and then the ball jumps of a goodish length for no apparent reason. You have to be aggressively looking to hit out on any seriously spicy wicket, hopefully they do get a chance later in the match and the fourth innings wont be easy, although with such a disadvantage up front I'd rather be bowling than batting.
With a low total to chase and easier conditions batting second, it's by no means certain West Indies will be batting last on this..
Starting a second innings miles behind has a pressure all of its own regardless of the pitch. The first innings can set the tone and a side can just get completely on top.
I can't really blame the batsmen, Denly aside and even he probably just chased it because of the wicket and the desperate need to score runs.
Its a devilish wicket and a brilliant toss to win.
I don't even think they've bowled particularly well on it.
stannyr
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Hope you are wrong about the wicket getting easier.
Chris O'Connor
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Yes agreed although I don't think I'm being particularly grudging by saying winning the toss has been a tremendous advantage in both matches.
I can't see it affecting the summer too much on English wickets, we beat India 4-1 in England and India are possibly the equal of even a strong Australia with their stars back.