Yeah but there’s that old adage - do what the opposition don’t want you to do. The last thing the Aussie openers wanted was to come out for a few overs tonight. After years of hum drum English test cricket this is fantastic stuff.
True but it was counter productive.
Yes if we're criticising Moeen then the same should be said for Bairstow dancing down the pitch on 78. When he might have been better batting sensibly for his 100 and hanging around with Root
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The weird thing is that Stokes is the world's most unlikely Mike Brierly. His record as captain is terrible. On numbers alone since being captain he's absolutely not worth his place. But you'd never ever want us to be without him because he's utterly transformed this team.
They did and we do, let’s hope it’s overcast in Birmingham
Or they'd have got 2 wickets and Jimmy would have padded up unnecessarily.
True ish. But we'd be 40 or 50 runs further ahead this morning.
Maybe but you're forgetting the new ball was due in 2 overs also, that changes the ability to be smashing it around trying to get quick runs.
I didnt realise the new ball was due. Fair enough.
5 or 6 down I would be saying WTF but we only had Robinson and Anderson to hang around with Rooty. Let's see what happens. Broad will get Warner early doors.
Stokes risk/reward calculator is quite unlike any other human beings. And I love it.
Root is incredible. He's gone up a notch from about 4/5 years back when he was Very,very good, but not Kohli or Smith - now he's just peeling of big score after big score without it even feeling like he's trying. I'm struggling to think of anyone English I've known who gives that sense of certainty. You just always feel as if he will score, because he's got so many ways to score. It's so hard to tie him down and he's completely unfussed by needing to dominate. He's happy just rotating the strike but also happy hitting ridiculous 6s.
The only dip he had was when he not only had to be the only one to score runs but to make every decision as well. Which shite 2 opening batsmen should we go with this time? Coming into bat after 4/5 overs every game must be draining too. Pressure like nothing else.
Yeah i totally agree. Its brilliant. He played in the side that kept losing and worked out why and had the balls to tear it all up. Let the players play their own game and enjoy it. Fire them up snd take the fear of losing away. I was just a bit shocked by the declaration on day one. Could go either way. But so much better for cricket.
He's not even interested in drawing. As for his own stats it's as though he has no regard for his own numbers, whereas most cricketers are obsessed by them.
That's what I mean... it's like he'd rather lose trying to win than draw a game.He's not even interested in drawing. As for his own stats it's as though he has no regard for his own numbers, whereas most cricketers are obsessed by them.
Oh, and see you later Warner
