England tour West Indies 2019 (13 Viewers)

[eastwoodsdustman]

Kiss of death that was!

 

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[Gazolba]

Time to get rid of Jennings and Moeen. And I can't believe Joe Root is considered one of the world's best batsmen. When did he last get a big score?

 

[eastwoodsdustman]

I was almost right!

 

[Terry Gibson's perm]

I haven’t bothered watching much of it when there are no Bears in the side I am less interested

 

[eastwoodsdustman]

I haven’t bothered watching much of it when there are no Bears in the side I am less interested

There should be one in for the next game.

 

[I_Saw_Shaw_Score]

Denly In Jennings out!

2 of Broad, Curran and Leach to play.

 

[tisza]

Denly In Jennings out!

2 of Broad, Curran and Leach to play.

Be Broad and Curran - they'll pass Denley off as a spinner

 

[I_Saw_Shaw_Score]

Be Broad and Curran - they'll pass Denley off as a spinner

Yep makes sense really.

 

[Terry Gibson's perm]

Woakes has a good job there as never likely to play.

 

[I_Saw_Shaw_Score]

Woakes has a good job there as never likely to play.

In fairness he’s injured for this test.

 

[tisza]

In fairness he’s injured for this test.

Shame he's suffering so many injuries. He always seems to be improving as a bowler just needs a run to add the necessary wickets.

 

[Terry Gibson's perm]

In fairness he’s injured for this test.

Shows how much attention I have been paying to these tests

 

[tisza]

usual garbage start.

 

[scottccfc]

don't know why im still so shocked at seeing England @ 55/4

 

[Terry Gibson's perm]

usual garbage start.

Getting worse now

 

[Otis]

don't know why im still so shocked at seeing England @ 55/4

Going to be an improvement on the first test first innings score.
Small apples, but it's something.

 

[Terry Gibson's perm]

This is underprepared cricket

 

[I_Saw_Shaw_Score]

180 on here and bowl as they did in the first inns of the first test it’ll be interesting.

 

[tisza]

England helping pick the Aussies Ashes attack for them. Need to pray for a wet summer.

 

[Terry Gibson's perm]

England helping pick the Aussies Ashes attack for them. Need to pray for a wet summer.

Could be low scoring games in the summer if that happens

 

[I_Saw_Shaw_Score]

Could be low scoring games in the summer if that happens

I’ve got tickets for Day 3 at Edgbaston so I’m worrying haha!

 

[I_Saw_Shaw_Score]

Would have been a decent attack to have unleashed Olly Stone on had he been fit!

Balls are popping all over the place!

 

[tisza]

Could be low scoring games in the summer if that happens

way we're batting recently low scoring no matter what the conditions

 

[Covstu]

Proper shite start again today. I would move Bairstow to 2 and root to 3

 

[I_Saw_Shaw_Score]

Need to knock 3/4 over tonight now!

 

[I_Saw_Shaw_Score]

Any chance of Broad and Anderson making the 2 openers actually have to play a ball?
Really poor opening spell!

 

[Covstu]

Piss poor, early dig in and looking comfortable

 

[I_Saw_Shaw_Score]

Windies bat all day tomorrow series is theirs!

Poor showing today by England with bat and ball!

 

[Covstu]

Didn’t learn from the first test and made the same mistakes. Poor batting, weak shots, think ramps may need to be replaced as coach as it’s not working

 

[tisza]

Didn’t learn from the first test and made the same mistakes. Poor batting, weak shots, think ramps may need to be replaced as coach as it’s not working

A player known for his own mental weakness at test level and not being much good against pace

 

[Gazolba]

usual garbage start.

I think we should have realized by now that form in the County Championship means little when it comes to opening for England in tests.
Englands openers lasted just 39 balls and were out for 10 runs between them.
West Indies openers have lasted 127 balls and have scored 30 without loss.
I'd vote for Haseeb Hameed to come back as an opener.
He has the defensive qualities sorely needed for an opener to be difficult to dislodge.

 

[Covstu]

I think there is also a lot of these batsman playing too much 20/20 and ODI and this is translating into the test team. Cooky played like a test cricketer whereas a lot of our current lot don’t and get bowled cheaply inc our captain

 

[Terry Gibson's perm]

I think we should have realized by now that form in the County Championship means little when it comes to opening for England in tests.
Englands openers lasted just 39 balls and were out for 10 runs between them.
West Indies openers have lasted 127 balls and have scored 30 without loss.
I'd vote for Haseeb Hameed to come back as an opener.
He has the defensive qualities sorely needed for an opener to be difficult to dislodge.

He has had a shocking time at Lancashire recently

 

[I_Saw_Shaw_Score]

I think there is also a lot of these batsman playing too much 20/20 and ODI and this is translating into the test team. Cooky played like a test cricketer whereas a lot of our current lot don’t and get bowled cheaply inc our captain

And people think Jason Roy opening is the answer......

 

[I_Saw_Shaw_Score]

He has had a shocking time at Lancashire recently

Averaged under 10 last season!