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Decent performance - back 5 need some time to gel. Some sloppy almost "no look" passes across the back weren't pretty - on the left side overplaying/dallying were the cause of Boro's best 2 chances - both of which should have been scored. Still can be that gap with mids not getting up quickly...

Team has to settle in - particularly upfront. Leicester should be challenging for automatic with that squad so hardly a disasterous result. Started last season with only 1 win and 4 draws in first 10 games & couldn't score a goal so hardly panic stations yet.

If their batsman had been better he'd got his head out of the way then there wouldn't have been a ball change😄 so it's their own fault.

looks like Hundred could go soon. Calendar and the domestic T20 isn't financially strong enough to compete with existing & new international T20s competitions. Hundred hasn't brought in the international star names and is impacting T20 revenue by being in the prime month of August. ECB &...

Another thing I've missed is why exactly were the Ashes crammed into a basically 5-6 week window? World cup isn't until October. Protecting the Hundred?

Sure but because there is little else available. That's not a comment on his ability but where he is at in terms of development. More the point was his development is difficult/hindered by the lack of overs he's bowling in a UK season - spinners more than quicks need overs to learn their "craft".

Still this issue with the way CC is set up atm. Ahmed has only bowled 100 overs (over 8 games) in red ball cricket so far this summer. Because of the calendar (and effect on pitches) bowling overs and wickets dominated by seamers.

Interested to see what lessons they've learnt from the series. Key one (especially with India coming up) is to find proper spinners. Think Leach would have done this summer in terms of Aussie left handers and creating pressure but having to call Ali out of retirement a sad comment on county...

Big hundreds too but his keeping needs work

So last ball faced as a batsman was a six, last ball a wicket - that's got to be unique

ironic he gets Carey

get in. what a fightback

unbelievable

that's a great start

People weren't necessarily sticking with it through Mercedes dominance. TV viewing had slumped from 600 million per year to around 350 million by the time Liberty bought F1. Even now they've only recovered to 450 million and that's with all the extra races & new markets. What F1 has done to...

Changed the rules to slow down Mercedes for this reason so makes sense to do the same now. But in a budget capped sport fingers have to be pointed at all the other teams for allowing this gap - particularly the big money teams like Mercedes & Ferrari. Don't mind so much him winning every race if...

Smith key wicket with his Oval record and his importance to the mindset of their other players

Surprised how one-sided Crawford - Spence was. Dominant display. Rare to see the genuine 1 and 2 in boxing actually get to fight.

one of those unnecessary shots. so many 2s out there they could go at 6 an over without taking risks and make Australia do something

Difference between 2 captains is so noticeable. Stokes makes things happen in the field, Cummins just can't. So quick to defensive fields and just waiting for English batsmen to get themselves out - love to know how many drag-ons England have had this series seems a fair few