Brook's dismissal was unusual but looked preventable to me. Stokes gone as well.

This is going well. Get Root out and we’re looking at under 250 to chase in this first innings

C'mon YJB, one of your angry innings plz

Start of the day I felt 400+ was what we needed for a 1st innings score. Now it will be hard work to get to 300!

Stokes has/had the second best technique in the team behind Root so I just don't understand why he's batting like a moron since he became captain

Pathetic from England

Bairstow coming in now. Feels like a situation for Ben Foakes doesn't it

comment by Emile Death Rowe (TCM) (U8959)
posted less than a minute ago
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Feels like they will be batting for 45 minutes later

Bairstow coming in now. Feels like a situation for Ben Foakes doesn't it

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Scandal he’s not in the team…

comment by Emile Death Rowe (TCM) (U8959)
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Foakes is a big miss

comment by The Welsh Xavi (U15412)
posted 44 seconds ago

Stokes has/had the second best technique in the team behind Root so I just don't understand why he's batting like a moron since he became captain
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But he always gets out like that. thats why hes averaging 34..

comment by The Welsh Xavi (U15412)
posted less than a minute ago
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Nowhere near the worst innings he's played since becoming captain tbf. Just a loose shot but at least he wasn't charging at everything beforehand

I dunno, just trying to find the positive spin

Firmly in favour of Australia now.

comment by Aggers Right Elbow (U3402)
posted 10 seconds ago
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Agreed

Back to normal, up to Root to save England

I do think this pitch will offer a lot. its very dry. we need to get 300

comment by Dave&Danny COYH (U4428)
posted less than a minute ago
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Some things don't change

English fans not happy with selection. Aussies delighted, I think this is the strongest XI we could have played.

Ah, there's the Bairstow we all know and lo--- er

The biggest front pad in world cricket. Behind Shane Watson, obvs

This is such an average hit and miss Test squad. Not good enough against better teams.

Hmm, not a shocking review.

what will the excuse be for Stokes? not a lot first class batting? NO he always gets out like that

comment by bestoftherest2021 (U22523)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by The Welsh Xavi (U15412)
posted 44 seconds ago

Stokes has/had the second best technique in the team behind Root so I just don't understand why he's batting like a moron since he became captain
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He was averaging close to 38 at the end of 2019.

Shows the decline.

I thought the bairstow review was wide but it was pretty shoddy all the same

Really despise sand paper smith and his arrogant body language