3rd Test at Headingley, Leeds

[Starfighter]

Stokes of course managing to get the 60 over old ball hooping around.

 

[Second Spitter]

Pattinson looks a decent 8. He's certainly above 'no mug' or 'can a bat a bit'. I'd have him just below the 'solid' level.

I am all for having 4 quicks and Lyon in the line-up, if three of the quicks are Patto, Starc and Cummins. Admittedly, Starc's batting has regressed in recent years.

 

[thierry henry]

Arguably the greatest and one of the quickest bowlers of all-time stood at 5'11.

Who was denying that? Actually you could rattle off numerous elite and/or very quick bowlers around that height.

 

[GIMH]

Not like you to pop up during a height discussion th

 

[Burgey]

What’s the playing condition wrt Archer bowling after his rest break? Does a new day nullify the time off,

 

[Son Of Coco]

Yes, however they also absolutely have to win one of the next two, and draw another. So blowing your load here wouldn't be very smart. Quality over quantity matters too of course. Clarke in 13/14 with Johnson a proven case. At a minimum, Root lacks imagination as a captain. And that's being kind.

To be fair to Root, he didn't exactly have an inspiring captaincy role model in Cook.

 

[Lillian Thomson]

How many less runs would Australia have scored if England had a third man and competent ground fielding? Must be over 100.

At the risk of sounding like “all our yesterdays”, it used to be a third man and no mid-on, invite the the batsman to drive with protection for anything that goes through the slips.

 

[Son Of Coco]

350+ lead today please. Then roll England for under a hundred again.

 

[Test_Fan_Only]

They said he can bowl now

 

[artvandalay]

Which was the game where mark butcher scored a century in the 4th innings to win it for england ? I remember the pitch easing out against all expectations and a McGrath less attack(?) getting panned for not being able to defend it.

 

[Second Spitter]

What’s the playing condition wrt Archer bowling after his rest break? Does a new day nullify the time off,

It is my understanding that it does not. He came on late last night, so I think he's served his time.

 

[thierry henry]

Not like you to pop up during a height discussion th

It’s a 6th sense. I came here to talk about the TV situation and y’all are talking height

 

[Son Of Coco]

Sides usually do a lot better next innings after a collapse, and I fully expect this crack england outfit to double their first innings total second time around here.

I can't find the laughing emoji on my phone, so hahahahaha. Very good!

 

[Starfighter]

The problem with having the sound off is you never know what these discussions are about.

 

[ajdude]

the world's gone mad

 

[Jarquis]

'Can you take those 4 runs off please'

 

[Uppercut]

At the risk of sounding like “all our yesterdays”, it used to be a third man and no mid-on, invite the the batsman to drive with protection for anything that goes through the slips.

Probably worried the bowler would bowl too wide to a field like that.

 

[trundler]

Well then

 

[Starfighter]

I've never seen that before. To Broad's benefit it no longer goes against his figures.

 

[TheJediBrah]

lmfao did they seriously just go through all of that to get it changed to leg byes instead of runs? Expect something like that from Stuart "Malfoy" Broad tbh