*Official* Third Test (Headingley, Leeds) 6–10 July

[Niall]

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Jeez, can someone just leave a delivery?

No, can't save test cricket doing that.

Its a weird one I have money on Australia, but quite annoyed I have not absolutely lumped on as England have looked so vulnerable today.

 

[ImpatientLime]

staring down the barrell of a whitewash defeat at home but don't worry lads, you played it your way

 

[halba]

Either play him as a batsman only or drop him.

Playing him at WK looks to have shot his confidence.

yep cos all the drop catches hurts an individual obviously.

 

[ripper868]

Think Australia still need to attack Brook tbh, cant give 20 easy singles for the chance to bowl at woakes

 

[CartyDurham]

Either play him as a batsman only or drop him.

Playing him at WK looks to have shot his confidence.

Agreed but his batting is all over the shop as well

be surprised though if they admit error and drop him , though it’s beyond obvious they should

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

Playing normal cricket should steer either side to victory but we've gotta do some entertaining first

 

[quincywagstaff]

Starc has been wasting his time trying to bowl late in-swingers to right-handers; just bowl wide half-volleys outside off and that'll do the trick.

 

[Michelle Fivefer]

Don’t think he will. He should but it’s usually bowlers changed

Foakes should replace him. But it won’t happen.

 

[straw man]

Want Broad to arrive at the crease with 15-20 to get for maximum fun pls

 

[halba]

A few boundaries here would help from eng point.
STarc 4 wickets- guarantees spot for Test #4.
Boland still yet to get a wicket, if he can't- likely >> dropped for Test #4.
Murphy- no results from this pitch but they always use a spinner so he's in test #4
bowl off between Ness and Haze for the #3 bowling position.
Warner - not sure if he's safe with Green returning. Marsh gets wickets bowling(1 wicket again this InN- he's a vital part of the XI)

 

[KungFu_Kallis]

Lol, the next two fastest to 1,000 runs are Southee and De Grandhomme.

Foakes in for Bairstow plz.

yeah that is the most hilarious stat. Southee woulda been out nearly 100 times in getting that

 

[Spark]

This is better from Boland. No half volley crap, just hammer that length and force the batsman to make all the play

 

[Spikey]

Woakes shot from his first ball was so bad Aus had to give up the single to get Woakes back on strike

 

[chris.hinton]

staring down the barrell of a whitewash defeat at home but don't worry lads, you played it your way

We are still winning this

 

[ashley bach]

Bairstow has done nothing since the 1st innings of 1st test

Bullshit he's floored about 35 catches.

 

[silentstriker]

God damn England is a hard team to support

 

[Cubiscus]

staring down the barrell of a whitewash defeat at home but don't worry lads, you played it your way

This is mostly idiotic batting not 'positive'. No wonder Foakes was dropped if this is the gameplan.

 

[Michelle Fivefer]

Is Bairstow place in side secure? I mean , he cant catch and certainly cannot bat anymore. Foakes can keep and certainly can be solid with the bat

Also “Bairstow” is redundant when you have Foakes, Stokes and Woakes…

 

[Kraken]

You lot lose a few wickets and completely lose faith (besides a few notable exceptions of course)

 

[Shri]

bazball only works against substandard touring test teams like india