comment by TCM (U8959)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Amanda Hugginkiss (U11574)
posted 5 minutes ago
It's funny, isn't it. You get bowlers like Chase who are utterly average against every side in the world except England. England always seem to be the side that naff players break their bad streak against and suddenly turn up with a massive performance. It's hard not to draw the conclusion that it's our team that is the problem. We're the common denominator.
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Probably a case of being too tentative or potentially not treating an average bowler seriously enough. We get through a tough spell against qualify bowlers and then switch off.
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It's too easy for our guys to play rubbish and still get picked.

Such a shiiit batting line up

Wouldn't say shiiit, just massively inexperienced in test cricket barring Root and Stokes

comment by TCM (U8959)
posted 5 minutes ago
comment by Amanda Hugginkiss (U11574)
posted 5 minutes ago
It's funny, isn't it. You get bowlers like Chase who are utterly average against every side in the world except England. England always seem to be the side that naff players break their bad streak against and suddenly turn up with a massive performance. It's hard not to draw the conclusion that it's our team that is the problem. We're the common denominator.
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Probably a case of being too tentative or potentially not treating an average bowler seriously enough. We get through a tough spell against qualify bowlers and then switch off.
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Yeah, there's been a mental/concentration issue in the side for years. We're just a bit soft.

comment by palmers_spur (U8896)
posted 2 minutes ago
Such a shiiit batting line up
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It's not, though. That's the frustrating thing.

I think the likes of root, Stokes, Crawley and Curran are going to play a massive part with the bat today, feel like all will hit big scores.

comment by Edbo (U17933)
posted 47 seconds ago
I think the likes of root, Stokes, Crawley and Curran are going to play a massive part with the bat today, feel like all will hit big scores.
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Think Crawley will struggle tbh

comment by Amanda Hugginkiss (U11574)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by Edbo (U17933)
posted 47 seconds ago
I think the likes of root, Stokes, Crawley and Curran are going to play a massive part with the bat today, feel like all will hit big scores.
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Think Crawley will struggle tbh
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He means in the second innings after tea.

Fack, bit behind

Maybe we should have kept Denly.

I think the batsmen are too negative, on the whole, dont attack the bowlers enough

Makes a nice change from the Bayliss era which was all about putting the bowlers under pressure by batting quickly. The top order are there to set a platform and the personnel we've got now look more capable of doing that.

Sibley getting stuck in.

Think we have another cracking test match in store here.

Root sigh

Pathetic.

Said earlier can we survive the first day?

Oh ffs. Drinks break. Second ball. Loose shot. Out.

At least stokes is not negative like the previous batsmens

comment by Dave&Danny (U4428)
posted 32 minutes ago
I think the batsmen are too negative, on the whole, dont attack the bowlers enough
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Gabriel has just limped off so we just need to not do anything stupid for a while and allow the bowlers to tire and get frustrated. Then you cash in later in the day. I know Root likes to move things along but give yourself a couple of overs to get your eye in again after a break.

comment by Dave&Danny (U4428)
posted 2 minutes ago
At least stokes is not negative like the previous batsmens
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Root is such a bottler

Every time Steve Smith gets to 20 a big score is on the way

Root normally gets to about 50 and then goes out

comment by Scouse (U9675)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by Dave&Danny (U4428)
posted 32 minutes ago
I think the batsmen are too negative, on the whole, dont attack the bowlers enough
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Yeah, "England bats don't attack enough" is definitely one of the more interesting hot takes I've read recently, considering how badly they got pilloried for YEARS for attacking too much under Trevor F*"£ing Bayliss.

That Root wicket is everything that's wrong with this team. They're capable of doing the hard work but don't capitalise on it.

Root was set up nicely for a good score, but has put us right back in trouble.

comment by Amanda Hugginkiss (U11574)
posted 6 minutes ago
comment by Scouse (U9675)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by Dave&Danny (U4428)
posted 32 minutes ago
I think the batsmen are too negative, on the whole, dont attack the bowlers enough
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Yeah, "England bats don't attack enough" is definitely one of the more interesting hot takes I've read recently, considering how badly they got pilloried for YEARS for attacking too much under Trevor F*"£ing Bayliss.


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It's the Aussie philosophy dont allow the bowlers to dominate, would you deny that this works? Or is it just a fact they have better batsman than us