This is a decent score given the pitch and given the circumstances of the match.
Can see England restricting west indies to 250
Can see England restricting west indies to 250
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I suspect at the start of the match we'd have taken this score, but being 260-4, this is an awful collapse. There could easily have been a few more dismissals in those 22 balls as well.
I keep hearing he’s decent with the bat but he’s showed absolutely nothing.
He maybe has the ability to play more shots than a true no.11 but his defence is almost non existent. If you can't play a forward defence you are gonna struggle at test cricket
Love seeing a tail ender smash a 6
Yeah I saw those figures the first time you posted them. I’m not trying to change your mind, just giving my opinion. He deserves his place at the moment but I want to see more from him. I would put an awful lot of money on it that the selectors do too.
Stu Broad is pure Hollywood
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Windies aren't bowling very intelligently
They should be trying to keep the score down. Runs will be precious in this match methinks!
They should be trying to keep the score down. Runs will be precious in this match methinks!
He's a medium term option. If Crawley develops I could see him moving to opener.
The average point is important, but there are limitations. You also look at how many centuries you make. Centuries win games fo teams. 8 50's and 2 centuries is not a great return.
The best openers I've seen (with the exception of Atherton) had the ability to change gears. Trescothick, Vaughan in particular brillaint, Strauss when playign well too and to a degree even Cook had another gear. I worry for Burns in this regard, and to a degree even Sibley. Thats just my initial thoughts.
Broad and Swann were always great entertainment. Saved England a few times
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That was an utterly amazing shot, fair play. This is great from broad, really needed this, why exactly is he below archer? I said before broad's batting is getting back to some sort of form
Archer on the other hand was chucked straight in at 9 when he should have gone in at 10 and earn going up the order.
I think this collapse worked in England's favour though based on the weather and the team we've picked.
If we can get 350 there’s a fair amount in this pitch for all of our bowlers.
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I saw him smash a warm up hundred last summer but it was against some Sunday league team. He's probably got a good eye, but needs learn this isn't t20, hes got to wait for the bad balls.
Broad/Archer are prtty useful number 9/10's really. They go out swinging, sometimes it comes good. England I think will be deceptively pelased how it's gone. 350 is very good on this track. They've not used much time up which was imperative.
Bit odd bringing the spinner on