3rd Test at Headingley, Leeds

[stephen]

So many of the great fast bowlers in the world at the moment are young blokes in their mid 20s. From the top of my head:

Cummins
Rabada
Ngidi
Archer

Not going to be a fun decade for batsmen.

 

[ajdude]

So many of the great fast bowlers in the world at the moment are young blokes in their mid 20s. From the top of my head:

Cummins
Rabada
Ngidi
Archer

Not going to be a fun decade for batsmen.

bum rash

 

[GoodAreasShane]

Bumrah too. And possibly Alzarri Joseph if he can stay fit.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

So many of the great fast bowlers in the world at the moment are young blokes in their mid 20s. From the top of my head:

Cummins
Rabada
Ngidi
Archer

Not going to be a fun decade for batsmen.

Especially if the batsmen Smith, Williamson and Kohli apart play like prunes for the most part.

 

[morgieb]

So many of the great fast bowlers in the world at the moment are young blokes in their mid 20s. From the top of my head:

Cummins
Rabada
Ngidi
Archer

Not going to be a fun decade for batsmen.

For all the criticism of modern batting techniques, this really does feel like a golden generation for quicks. Even India have a few good ones.

 

[Burgey]

How the **** do you be a member of an international cricket ground and move behind the bowlers arm?

 

[ajdude]

denly seems like a likable dude tbh

 

[Lillian Thomson]

How the **** do you be a member of an international cricket ground and move behind the bowlers arm?

The bloke was about 90 with two walking sticks.

 

[Spark]

How the **** do you be a member of an international cricket ground and move behind the bowlers arm?

"Move" is a generous description of what that fellow was doing

 

[social]

I was never ever as good as these batsmen but can guarantee that I would not have been hit as much

Whatever happened to keeping your eyes on the ball, staying side on and moving your head?

These techniques are woeful

 

[GoodAreasShane]

Yeah, bloke wasn't exactly mobile

 

[Jarquis]

He overbalanced, basically

Nah - overbalancing makes it sounds as though there was a movement in one direction but the movement was too large.

He basically goes nowhere. Pushes his hands at it in an utterly bizarre in-out at 45 degrees and once the ball beats him it almost looks as though he tries to get his right hip out of the way. He ends up with his hands pushing to mid off, the bat face angling as though he's bombed it over long on and then squaring himself up with his back hip.

It's appalling.

 

[Burgey]

Haze is all over Root like a cheap suit. Looks like a wicket coming every ball

 

[Burgey]

The bloke was about 90 with two walking sticks.

I can empathise, but why is he not waiting until they’re bowling from the other end to shuffle across?

 

[GIMH]

Haze is all over Root like a cheap suit. Looks like a wicket coming every ball

Root really needs to stand up for the count here. Tough it out and make the rest of the guys believe we can pull off a miracle.

Easy to say of course

 

[Lillian Thomson]

I can empathise, but why is he not waiting until they’re bowling from the other end to shuffle across?

The steward probably thought getting him sat down was more important than holding the game up for 30 seconds for the next delivery.

 

[Test_Fan_Only]

Denly has made it past to double figures in each of 8 innings in tests this English summer but is yet to get past 30. Maybe he can do it this innings

 

[fredfertang]

I can empathise, but why is he not waiting until they’re bowling from the other end to shuffle across?

The old boy was probably desperate to take a leak

 

[fredfertang]

Denly has made it past to double figures in each of 8 innings in tests this English summer but is yet to get past 30. Maybe he can do it this innings

Your lot are easing up against him till he gets in double figures just to keep him in the team

 

[Lillian Thomson]

Tension eased there with Root becoming the second England batsman to reach double figures in the match.