LangleyburyCCPlayer
State 12th Man
May have got lucky a bit today, but that’s England’s first daddy hundred since Pope’s own one in India, the first at home since Crawley went berserk at Old Trafford
Hard to say what a ‘par’ score is for England considering they score more quickly but give away wickets cheaply. Sri Lanka bowled poorly yesterday, they’ll have a task on their hands to match what England end up withCan't help thinking England are going to be leaving 100 runs or so out there again.
Potts will struggle to do much damage in this game.That said it might be very encouraging for the bowlers. You would back players like Woakes and Potts to do damage here, just need to keep their lines.
You're ruling out a concussion sub so soon?Potts will struggle to do much damage in this game.
Well the median 1st innings score after being put in to bat in England is 294, to give you a bit of a ballparker. It's about the same if you exclude pre-21st century tests.Hard to say what a ‘par’ score is for England considering they score more quickly but give away wickets cheaply. Sri Lanka bowled poorly yesterday, they’ll have a task on their hands to match what England end up with
Fair point.You're ruling out a concussion sub so soon?
I dunno. He might drop a glass in the pub later.Potts will struggle to do much damage in this game.
He should definitely have looked to play the percentages there with the man at the other end on 150. Woakes isn't good v spin though. Good captaincy.Woakes has never quite decided whether he should bat like a proper batsman or lower-order chancer. I guess being in this team has pushed him towards the latter, but I always think he should play like the former. Such an underperformer.
Especially when he's been pushed up the order to number 7Woakes has never quite decided whether he should bat like a proper batsman or lower-order chancer. I guess being in this team has pushed him towards the latter, but I always think he should play like the former. Such an underperformer.
It's bowling conditions and they've bowled better today but I'm particularly frustrated with Brook. Our batting has had an air of wastefulness all summer.All 6 wickets just thrown away
Make that all 7.All 6 wickets just thrown away
Big problem with Woakes's batting has always been how vulnerable he is to the short ball.Woakes has never quite decided whether he should bat like a proper batsman or lower-order chancer. I guess being in this team has pushed him towards the latter, but I always think he should play like the former. Such an underperformer.