3rd Test at Headingley, Leeds

[Arachnodouche]

Don't want to see yet another lower order bailout. A decapitulation is in order.

 

[vcs]

That series, he basically was tbh. Curran flipped two tight games their way and moeenailtharan is our kryptonite.

Kohli was outstanding but Smith this year is making even his efforts look ordinary TBH (by being Bradmanesque).

 

[Fuller Pilch]

When the 2nd highest average in your side is 36 (Bairstow) and there’s a pronounced seam on the Dukes the biggest surprise is that England has topped 200 earlier in this series.

 

[Burner]

Genuinely did not know that. Why isn’t it Josh?

Probably parents couldn't decide between Joss and Josh, left it Jos for the time being and then forgot to decide.

 

[ImpatientLime]

England's batting is shocking. They were owned by us in the Caribbean and are being owned here. I think they need a re-think. Root at 4. Roy out. Denly out. Pope in. An opener in with a decent technique (don't know if that exists). Butler in tests is severely overrated and should be under pressure also.

Burns
AN Opener
Pope
Root
Stokes
Butler (on probation)
Bairstow
Archer
Broad
Leach
Anderson (Woakes when Jimmy isn;t fit)

Feels like England will have an excellent attack for a long time but they desperately need to sort their batting out. Not sure I rate England's selectors, they're giving ours a run for their money.

this isn't a selector issue

there is nothing in county cricket to make this xi better

 

[Neptune]

Let’s hope our middle order and tail bail us out as usual.

 

[Son Of Coco]

Denly quickly becoming more annoying than Burns here.

 

[Burgey]

Terrific analysis from Hussain there.

 

[Beamer]

this isn't a selector issue

there is nothing in county cricket to make this xi better

Pope being ignored? Roy being expected to succeed as a test opener? Those are selector issues. Is your point that they are forced to make funky decisions due to a lack of batting options in county cricket?

 

[Burgey]

Probably parents couldn't decide between Joss and Josh, left it Jos for the time being and then forgot to decide.

I genuinely thought it was an abbreviation.

 

[cpr]

I genuinely thought it was an abbreviation.

It is, for Joseph, not Joshua.

 

[Burner]

Ponting seems to me like someone who takes whatever he does very seriously and probably takes commentary with that seriousness unlike the blokes that are there to have a good time and think they can wing it.

 

[Lillian Thomson]

Buttler's name is Joseph. The double T in Buttler is more baffling.

 

[stephen]

this isn't a selector issue

there is nothing in county cricket to make this xi better

Maybe you can find someone in Antigua.

 

[Flem274*]

Drinks break. Go put that pizza in the oven flem

it is. can these two make it to drinks pizza?

 

[trundler]

Maybe you can find someone in Antigua.

Will Young slots in quite nicely at 3. Zubayr Hamza too..

 

[Spark]

Wow that's a donation.

 

[stephen]

Patto with a wicket with a rank half volley.

 

[trundler]

it is. can these two make it to drinks pizza?

Nooooooooooope.

Some good luck for Patto! This is brilliant.

 

[NotMcKenzie]

Lol.