Root saved them. Without that hundred India would have won it yesterday
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He was overdue it. When he got into the eighties sky said it was his highest score in a home test for over three years.
Mildredblues
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Lucky with the weather there. Bring in Hameed for the next game? Or is Pope fit enough to play? Curran has to bat higher. He looked better than the specialist 'batsmen' out there.
Chris O'Connor
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Pope in for the next test looking very likely now. A couple must be sweating on being left out. Almost certainly that means one of Zac Crawley and Ollie Lawrence to make way for Pope. Personally I think it hardly matters both look well short so either of those two should make way. Pertinently neither has the experience to fall back on which is now so crucial given the long absence of any domestic red ball cricket. I would guess Dan Lawrence the number one candidate for the chop.
Chris O'Connor
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Tbf It's generally far easier to score hundreds on wickets without seam and swing. England encounter those wickets away from home but most batsmen will find it tougher in the bowling conditions you generally find in England. Even Kohli has a relatively average record in England - and for him it was yet another poor start to a series
gonetomorrow
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Lucky escape for India. They'd have been skittled out in a couple of hours.
Chris O'Connor
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Tbh although I posted a laughing 'like' emoji an England win was hardly out of the question on the wet drying wicket. I think they would have had at least nine chances to take s wicket, they just couldn't waste them if they were to win, as they unfortunately did in the first innings.
Chris O'Connor
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Michael Vaughan, never short of a controversial opinion, reckons Sibley, Crawley, and echoing the opinion of so many other commentators - Dan Lawrence need to be axed from the test side.
I thought Jonny Bairstow looked the part with a better technique and his extensive big match experience, but gave it away in the second innings just as he was looking set. He looked to have adjusted his technique getting more across to off stump when defending which made him less vulnerable to easy dismissals..
I thought Jonny Bairstow looked the part with a better technique and his extensive big match experience, but gave it away in the second innings just as he was looking set. He looked to have adjusted his technique getting more across to off stump when defending which made him less vulnerable to easy dismissals..
arminisgod
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They all need dropping, i just can't think of anyone deserving to come in their place.
tsubaki
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Australia thrashed by Bangladesh after collapsing to 62 all out
Bangladesh completed a 4-1 T20 series victory against Australia after bowling the tourists out for 62 in Dhaka
messymascot
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I would get Ali back in as number 6 then we've always got a spinner in the side. If it's a pitch that is really spinning it means we can have 2 spinners and still have some quick options. At the top it's a real problem because non of the three are good enough but to find an entire new top 3 will be really difficult.
Chris O'Connor
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Moeen's batting is nowhere near consistent or even good enough to bat that high imo. The fact that others are failing doesn't make him more worthy of a place batting so high in the order. He can't be thought of as a batsman in his own right anymore, but a tailender who may come off from time to time imo. His bowling isn't what it used to be either but possibly considered solely on the lack of viable alternatives in the spin department.
Rashid is head and shoulders above any other spinning option but won't do red ball cricket anymore.
Cool_Blue
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Sibley: not proactive enough and forever playing with an angled bat, this is dodgy technique for an opener.
Burns: done enough to persevere with imo.
Crawley: way more talented than Sibley, but seems to be in poor form this summer, will come good I feel.
Am I imagining this, or did Bairstow used to open the batting years ago?
Others: Having seen him in the one dayers, I was very impressed with Phil Salt, his technique looked excellent, high elbow etc. No idea how he’s been doing in the championship games.
Burns: done enough to persevere with imo.
Crawley: way more talented than Sibley, but seems to be in poor form this summer, will come good I feel.
Am I imagining this, or did Bairstow used to open the batting years ago?
Others: Having seen him in the one dayers, I was very impressed with Phil Salt, his technique looked excellent, high elbow etc. No idea how he’s been doing in the championship games.
Cool_Blue
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Why Jack Leach is hardly talked about I’m not sure, he’s never let England down, offers a different spin option and is a gutsy tail end batsman. Will never forget that match winning effort against the Aussies.