*Official* Fourth Test at Chester-le-Street

[Furball]

Is Botham thick? Surely you push mid on back to stop the hit over the top down the ground?

 

[The Battlers Prince]

oh yes, I like Bell playing back like that, not the way to play spin

 

[Ruckus]

Bird will be a serious threat on any pitch that is offering a bit

 

[Philhughesisbes]

lol meant clone

 

[Nate]

Such deserved reward for Bird. Bought a robot vacuum cleaner in celebration.

 

[Furball]

Yeah, it's pretty random tbh. I bat right handed because that's what most of the guys on the telly did when I started playing and I knew nothing better. I can certainly see how big cricket parents might get their kid to have a dominant top hand though.

Of course, some people just do what Mike Hussey did, and chose their stance based on what their hero did.

Lefty?

 

[benchmark00]

Bairstow shows so much of his stumps.

 

[91Jmay]

I am still a Bairstow fan but good christ he looks awful early in his innings (although he only improves marginally later tbf).

 

[Spark]

oh yes, I like Bell playing back like that, not the way to play spin

Never watched Damien Martyn bat?

 

[dermo]

comms not giving bird enough credit here, just reward for bowling a good area all morning

lolstow looking so average

 

[NUFAN]

Such deserved reward for Bird. Bought a robot vacuum cleaner in celebration.

Now your house will be as tidy as Bird's figures.

 

[Maximas]

not out

 

[Spark]

Oh man if this is out

 

[91Jmay]

This would be such a Bairstow way to get out.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Cheating **** needs glasses.

 

[Cabinet96]

Have any of those ever been out?

 

[Howe_zat]

Did Aus just effectively get a free review there?

 

[Maximas]

great session of cricket, something for everyone, disappointing for England though, needed to fill their boots after a good grind early on

 

[Spark]

Have any of those ever been out?

I'm sure there was one in the 05 ashes given out off the boot

 

[91Jmay]

Everyone got in and out. Will bite us big time, still fully expect the Aussies to win a match sometime - at the moment they are on top here.