1st Test, Edgbaston, Birmingham

[NotMcKenzie]

What an... odd dismissal!

 

[Spark]

seriously, go past the dressing room and just keep on walking

 

[Prince EWS]

Roy/10

 

[GIMH]

Thanks for that Roy

 

[Lillian Thomson]

Roy playing his natural game.

 

[Gnske]

Someone has been reading Brad Haddin's book

 

[Daemon]

...wha

 

[GotSpin]

Nice Roy

 

[StephenZA]

Is anybody really surprised though...

 

[OverratedSanity]

That was not good

 

[GotSpin]

One more!!’

 

[NUFAN]

I was wanting David to say its a fine line between pleasure and pain.

 

[Prince EWS]

Is anybody really surprised though...

Lots of people seem to be. Not really that sure why.

 

[Starfighter]

I'd be encouraging it. Lyon gets bounce.

I've never fully bought the "can't just shut up shop" comms line. England saved far more games when they just blocked relentlessly under Flower.

Obviously you don't want to override your natural instincts too much but a sweep is premeditated, playing it is just a bad decision.

Lyon does get bounce but he gets swept a lot because doesn't bowl a straight one.

 

[slippy888]

Roy was always gonna go for the win it the only way he knows

 

[quincywagstaff]

Roy running off after the dismissal in embarrassment the icing on that cake.

 

[slippy888]

I would have sent in Stokes at 4 really and made a statement to Australia

 

[Prince EWS]

I'd be encouraging it. Lyon gets bounce.

I've never fully bought the "can't just shut up shop" comms line. England saved far more games when they just blocked relentlessly under Flower.

Can't remember how much you followed cricket at the time but South Africa employed absolutely dead batting it a couple of times to great effect too, with one of the players you'd most associate with not liking it too (de Villiers).

 

[Uppercut]

Lyon does get bounce but he gets swept a lot because doesn't bowl a straight one.

Yeah but that's only a problem under normal circumstances. Here he's happy to be swept, brings the top edge into play.

 

[Spark]

I'm not actually convinced that's actually a great shot to play