*Official* Fourth Test (Old Trafford, Manchester) 19-23 July

[trundler]

Root does not look comfortable defending that off stump line despite nearing a 50.

Why defend when you can do that I guess

 

[subshakerz]

One awesome thing about this England side is how resistant they are for a batting lull.

 

[social]

He's strayed on to the pads 2-3 times every over it seems. Very odd.

And bowling lots of no balls

Look at this over

It’s just ****

 

[Himannv]

Cummins just hasn't looked that good whenever I've watched him, so I don't see this as very unusual. It's like he's not threatening enough on certain decks and somewhat dependent on pitching it in good areas. However, when he gets even that bit wrong...

 

[ashley bach]

Where's @Burgey hiding when the chips are down?

 

[Howe_zat]

Aggers comments that as Root's 59th Test fifty. Zaltzman immediately chimes in with it being his 89th fifty-plus score.

I see you Zaltz. I see you being on the side of truth.

 

[cnerd123]

Is @morgieb doing okay?

I want the series 2-2 going into the final Test, but if Aus are battered by an innings idk if they can recover to put up a fight. Losing Lyon was a big loss.

 

[Howe_zat]

Where's @Burgey hiding when the chips are down?

Stop that. There's no posting quota.

 

[Spark]

Cummins just hasn't looked that good whenever I've watched him, so I don't see this as very unusual. It's like he's not threatening enough on certain decks and somewhat dependent on pitching it in good areas. However, when he gets even that bit wrong...

Where have you watched him because this is like his sixth bad Test of his whole career.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Aggers comments that as Root's 59th Test fifty. Zaltzman immediately chimes in with it being his 89th fifty-plus score.

I see you Zaltz. I see you being on the side of truth.

Zaltzman definitely one of the good ones. His article was one of the first times I saw it being acknowledged online.

 

[Whistler]

To be fair to Cummins he is being put under an awful lot of pressure. You don’t suddenly become a bad bowler overnight. Even supreme athletes have mental blocks.

 

[Molehill]

Where's @Burgey hiding when the chips are down?

Trying to find his fork.

 

[Wayner]

eating that deficit up effortlessly

 

[quincywagstaff]

He's strayed on to the pads 2-3 times every over it seems. Very odd.

Been getting into habit ever since start of India tour.

 

[trundler]

Normally Cummins would zone in on that off stump line after watching Root struggle a bit there. He's bowled too straight all series somehow.

 

[subshakerz]

Cummins just hasn't looked that good whenever I've watched him, so I don't see this as very unusual. It's like he's not threatening enough on certain decks and somewhat dependent on pitching it in good areas. However, when he gets even that bit wrong...

Well it speaks to his quality that he has been below par this series yet has 15 wickets so far.

 

[GIMH]

Busy out here today so the wifi quality deteriorating and with it the quality of my image. I can follow the action but the text is all blurred so I have no idea what the score is until the commentators say

Every now and again the quality sharpens just in time for an ad break

 

[loterry1994]

Man hazlewood a been poor at tests ever since he became good at t20s

 

[Spark]

He's strayed on to the pads 2-3 times every over it seems. Very odd.

It doesn't help that he's overbowling himself again.

 

[Kirkut]

And bowling lots of no balls

Look at this over

It’s just ****

Painful to see a champion sports person struggle like this.