3rd Test at Headingley, Leeds

[Starfighter]

Cummins now trying the strategy that worked oh-so-well in the first test.

 

[Spikey]

all this talk about root at 3 root at 4. get him back opening

 

[Uppercut]

I think England have to get in the position where they have Root, Pope, Stokes but you want that from 4 rather than from 3 so no idea what you do with the top 3.

Somehow they have a literal specialist opener batting 4.

 

[GIMH]

Someone made a good point yesterday* that Headingley is a bit like the WACA with LBWs, they are often going over by more than you think live.

*Unless it was Burgey, in which case he no doubt heard it from someone else.

 

[stephen]

Cummins should be bowling over to Burns.

 

[GIMH]

That is a horrible decision

Seems a bit of a harsh assessment

 

[Pothas]

Somehow they have a literal specialist opener batting 4.

Yeah the Denly thing is genuinely mad.

 

[Flem274*]

you have 18 ****ing counties. surely you have a couple of ****s scoring runs somewhere in the top 3.

 

[Uppercut]

you have 18 ****ing counties. surely you have a couple of ****s scoring runs somewhere in the top 3.

Runs would be a bonus. Someone who can leave and block for 15 overs would do.

 

[King Pietersen]

Somehow they have a literal specialist opener batting 4.

Batting at 3 this season for Kent, and that's where he should be batting in this side if he wants to keep his spot.

Burns
Sibley
Denly
Root
Pope
Stokes

Should probably be our top 6 right now.

 

[Gnske]

Burns and Sibley opening

That could be the ugliest opening partnership in test history when it comes to munted looking techniques.

 

[mackembhoy]

Denly lucky as hell. Looked stone dead

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Root’s average looks likely to fall below KP’s. They are pretty close now.

 

[Neptune]

**** me what an absolute mess. Denly should be batting 3, root 4. Roy shouldn’t be anywhere near the test team. Whoever made those decisions should be slapped. Utter madness.

 

[Pothas]

Batting at 3 this season for Kent, and that's where he should be batting in this side if he wants to keep his spot.

Burns
Sibley
Denly
Root
Pope
Stokes

Should probably be our top 6 right now.

Something like that yeah. Can we just bring Trott back?

 

[King Pietersen]

I ****ing miss the Cook, Strauss, Trott, Pietersen top 4.

 

[Son Of Coco]

Burns is like that really annoying 4th grade batsman who can only get wood on it if it's hitting the stumps.

 

[Pothas]

I ****ing miss the Cook, Strauss, Trott, Pietersen top 4.

Miss every batsman from that team. I mean we would absolutely love to have Collingwood back right now. He would probably have to bat 3 in this team.

 

[Spark]

Seems a bit of a harsh assessment

Yeah, probably a bit harsh actually

 

[OverratedSanity]

I can't really work out how burns keeps doing a decent job up front this series. Thought he looked rubbish but he must be doing something right.

Root’s average looks likely to fall below KP’s. They are pretty close now.

It was over 53 at the start of the last Ashes. Pretty alarming drop.