*Official* Second Test at Trent Bridge

[superkingdave]

Bring James Taylor in for the third test? No Bopara please

 

[oitoitoi]

amazingly bookies still have India as surprisingly large favourites, 8/9 england value imo at 7/4.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Athers going on about how the Trott injury looked innocuous. History of watching sport tells you they have a habit of being the worst injuries.

 

[Van Buren]

Bell's played a few nice shots, but ffs, time and a place.

He's edged/mis-hit at least four times so far. Nervous moments for Anderson.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Bring James Taylor in for the third test? No Bopara please

Both?

Drop Morgan too perhaps?

 

[Goughy]

Trott's got his arm in a sling apparently. Doesn't look like he'll bat.

He has to bat even if drugged up to the eyeballs and down in the tail.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

He has to bat even if drugged up to the eyeballs and down in the tail.

Unless we are 400 in front he has to bat. Any runs the guy at the other end makes while Trott is there could be vital.

 

[Jacknife]

trott will come in like Malcolm Marshall and bat with one arm.

 

[Goughy]

Both?

Drop Morgan too perhaps?

I would be fine with Morgan being dropped.

 

[oitoitoi]

cloudy skies tomorrow, more cloud and possible rain on Monday. Batting going to be very tough.

 

[wpdavid]

He has to bat even if drugged up to the eyeballs and down in the tail.

Lots of drugs plus a hypnotist telling him he's Malcolm Marshall imo.

EDIT
Beaten to it by Jacknife

 

[Uppercut]

He has to bat even if drugged up to the eyeballs and down in the tail.

Prob still better than Morgan

 

[BoyBrumby]

Both?

Drop Morgan too perhaps?

No probs with dropping Morgan, but Hales or Stokes must be ahead of Ravi now for my quid.

 

[Cevno]

Depends on what injury he has and whether he can move his hand ,tbf.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

No probs with dropping Morgan, but Hales or Stokes must be ahead of Ravi now for my quid.

Na, Ravi got 170odd this week didn't he. Bound to get called up.

Gale possibly, having a decent season and is older than the kids and left handed?

 

[BoyBrumby]

WTF is Strauss playing at that with 9 balls to stumps? Did well to reach it.

 

[oitoitoi]

trott will come in like Malcolm Marshall and bat with one arm.

dunno, if his arms in a sling that might be too much to bat.

 

[Goughy]

Depends on what injury he has and whether he can move his hand ,tbf.

Unless the injury is 'dead' then he has to pull the pads on and make do for the team. "Play up! Play up! And play the game!" and all that.

 

[wpdavid]

No probs with dropping Morgan, but Hales or Stokes must be ahead of Ravi now for my quid.

Hales bats at 3 doesn't he? And he's in form, last I heard. Depends how swayed the selectors are by Bopara's knock against Leicestershire.

As for Taylor, my impression is that he's struggled lately.

 

[Jacknife]

dunno, if his arms in a sling that might be too much to bat.

I was being a bit sarcastic but the sling may be there just for precaution and comfort, hopefully anyway.