4th Test at Old Trafford, Manchester

[trundler]

More swing than at any stage in the game with a 70old over ball, no less

It's only tampering if you're away

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Can't bat can't bowl..

 

[Starfighter]

More swing than at any stage in the game with a 70old over ball, no less

Nah, later in the first session yesterday towards the end on Broad's spell and earlier in Stokes' spell it was going more.

 

[Groundking]

**** off Roy you useless tosser, you should have been dropped for this test but the spineless selectors dumped you down the order to 4 instead. Ridiculous, I've seen enough I don't want to see him in whites ever again. ****ing rubbish.

 

[social]

There’s no doubt there’s a huge amount of skill in what he does and of course it’s effective. As a spectacle though, it’s not for me, but each to their own.

I find it fascinating rather than attractive

Imagine that it’s like watching Bradman back in the day

 

[Spark]

Is Smith the only modern day player who plays that shot?

 

[Starfighter]

It's like he sort of squats slightly and swats it through the covers.

 

[Groundking]

I don't see us winning this test and I definitely don't see us winning at the Oval, ffs.

I can't wait to see the end of Bayliss.

 

[Spark]

omg what was that

 

[Woodster]

I don't see us winning this test and I definitely don't see us winning at the Oval, ffs.

I can't wait to see the end of Bayliss.

It’s your optimism and positivity that keeps you going!

 

[Starfighter]

What the hell was that? Won't improve his average against left am spin like that.

 

[Groundking]

It’s your optimism and positivity that keeps you going!

The biggest positives so far from this series is Stokes is a gun with the bat and is hopefully coming good, we've finally got the correct spinner in the team and Archer looks great. I'm struggling past that.

 

[Jarquis]

Smith has more Ashes tons in England than any Englishman ever.

 

[TimAngas]

This has been a really weird day for Smith. Like there's no justice for England with the number of errors he's made today, but at the same time there's sort of a resignation that he'll do as he pleases.

 

[Woodster]

The biggest positives so far from this series is Stokes is a gun with the bat and is hopefully coming good, we've finally got the correct spinner in the team and Archer looks great. I'm struggling past that.

Hard to disagree with those three positives. Broad’s not past his best yet ?

 

[Spark]

This has been a really weird day for Smith. Like there's no justice for England with the number of errors he's made today, but at the same time there's sort of a resignation that he'll do as he pleases.

It only feels like it's felt like a lot of errors for him. Not for anyone else.

 

[Starfighter]

The biggest positives so far from this series is Stokes is a gun with the bat and is hopefully coming good, we've finally got the correct spinner in the team and Archer looks great. I'm struggling past that.

You're still in the series when you should have been out of it, so there's that.

Actually England have had really good luck in general recently considering how much the ECB has attempted to damage the sport. Two umpiring decisions are given correctly and you'd have nothing to show for it, but you have a World Cup and you won the last test and are still in this series.

 

[Spikey]

you know, if tim paine is gonna play a useful innings, i'm glad it's only because of jason roy

 

[social]

That shot was pure genius

 

[Starfighter]

I see Stokes has gone for the bowling gash strategy again.