snowychap Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 (edited) Did the Aussies swap the track whilst we weren't looking? I think the calls for Lyth to get the chop are a little premature. He's only in his fourth test. If he keeps getting out the same way though he wont last long Quite probably but I'd like to think that, as we've got about 450 support staff, we might try and sort out some of the issues a new Test batsman has.In the meantime, half the country* starts calling for his head three tests after he gets a century on debut**. *May be a bit of hyperbole. **That was wrong, wasn't it? He got the century in his second test. Edited July 19, 2015 by snowychap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 Yes but the top 3 batsmen all left handers isn't ideal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapal_fan Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 I want to know why Ballance keeps getting picked. He's frickin' woeful... and fat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 (edited) Because he averages 50 in test cricket, possibly. Edited July 17, 2015 by snowychap 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 Ballance is not going to be dropped anytime soon. Thing is he bats at 5 for Yorkshire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 I think Bell struggles in 2nd innings will be calls for him to be dropped.. Watching England and it shows what a top player that Trott was. Its a huge hole in the team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 Bell is a better batsman than Trott though but I agree we miss Trott at 3. I think Bell is ok because of that 60 in the first test. He got a very good ball. Lyth and Ballance are bigger issues because a) Lyth doesn't know where his offstump is and Ballance has problems against the short ball. It was why he never got selected in Australia. Cook and Stokes did well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PongRiddims Posted July 17, 2015 Author Share Posted July 17, 2015 Very impressed with the way Cook played, I'm his biggest critic but he did exactly what he had to today, defend, leave, defend, leave, mightily impressed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 Bell is a better batsman than Trott though but I agree we miss Trott at 3. I think Bell is ok because of that 60 in the first test. He got a very good ball. Lyth and Ballance are bigger issues because a) Lyth doesn't know where his offstump is and Ballance has problems against the short ball. It was why he never got selected in Australia. Cook and Stokes did well. Bell is a more elegant batsman I would say but Trott had that grit and wasnt going to play shots for the sake of playing them and would stick around Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 ...it shows what a top player that Trott was...For a while but he went downhill very quickly (for many reasons, I guess) and was unable to adapt. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 whilst Bell has been playing test cricket for 10 years. This shows how mentally tough Cook is! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 (edited) Why is Rogers retiring? He is probably in best form of his career speaking of being out of form, Anderson has only 3 wickets so far Ali and Root are ahead of him and is lowest out of all the bowlers in series so far (except Marsh who still has 2 after 1 match) Edited July 18, 2015 by Zatman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 (edited) He made the decision before the series, guess he may have a rethink or not. Its the way it goes sometimes with bowlers. He hasn't had a lot of luck. Anderson has been around a long time now but I wouldn't write him off. Its fair to say the Aussie seamers have got more out of this wicket than the England ones. They look tired to me. I would drop one of the top 4 (Not Cook of course) and promote Moeen to 5 and then bring in Rashid. You would loose nothing in the batting and gain a bit in the bowling. Don't see how you can have a player that bats at 3 for his county bat at 8 with the dregs and think of him as a bowling allrounder which he isn't. It was only two years ago he was leading run getter in the country and voted cricketer of the year for his batting. Edited July 18, 2015 by PaulC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andykeenan Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 Absolute brilliant An unsuspecting fan was left embarrassed when she went to take her seat at Lord's but ended up on the floor! Unluckily for her, it was shown live on the big screen to the rest of the crowd and even the players! http://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/cricket/9917318/invisible-seats-at-lords 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 speaking of being out of form, Anderson has only 3 wickets so far...He'd have had a few more if we'd held our catches.I don't think he's out of form - he bowled well in the first test. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Absolute brilliant An unsuspecting fan was left embarrassed when she went to take her seat at Lord's but ended up on the floor! Unluckily for her, it was shown live on the big screen to the rest of the crowd and even the players! http://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/cricket/9917318/invisible-seats-at-lords would 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Absolute brilliant An unsuspecting fan was left embarrassed when she went to take her seat at Lord's but ended up on the floor! Unluckily for her, it was shown live on the big screen to the rest of the crowd and even the players! http://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/cricket/9917318/invisible-seats-at-lords would was at my dads when that happened...was hoping her small but pert tits would pop out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 When do Aussies declare? Lunch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted July 19, 2015 Moderator Share Posted July 19, 2015 I'd have thought so, but they seem keen to put on an extraordinary total. They could have declared overnight and been big favourites, but there's plenty of time left so I guess they feel confident they can bowl us out in a day and a bit (probably rightly so) - this one needs the intervention of the great British summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Lyth out the same way yet again. Sorry but you just cant keep him in the side. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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