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

[91Jmay]

Your forecast is better than mine, which suggests it will rain all day Saturday and all day Sunday too.

It said that today but raindar looks not too had midday Sunday. Wet outfield biggest problem I'd imagine

 

[CarlsbergXpress]

Travis loves a bouncer as well.

 

[Saket1209]

Wow Smith is really a shadow of the player from 4 years back, isn't he?!

really struggling this year. And that's what happen for an unorthodox player. Player with great hand eye coordination really struggles in later half. Eg Viv in later half. Smith isn't the same player either.

 

[trundler]

Smith is FINISHED

Must be tired from the 41 he scored in the first innings

 

[GIMH]

Seriously let’s get this done tonight

 

[Alex0paul]

Why is Smith playing at that ffs

 

[trundler]

really struggling this year. And that's what happen for an unorthodox player. Player with great hand eye coordination really struggles in later half. Eg Viv in later half. Smith isn't the same player either.

@TheJediBrah

 

[GIMH]

Must be tired from the 41 he scored in the first innings

Yes true

 

[CarlsbergXpress]

I didn’t hear that nick at all, was it glove?

 

[CartyDurham]

Woakes back on

would love another one

 

[CartyDurham]

I didn’t hear that nick at all, was it glove?

Had to be. Smith walked so it must have been a good bit of it

 

[weeman27bob]

Maybe he was just scared and wanted to give up

 

[CartyDurham]

Why is Smith playing at that ffs

The whole series has class batsmen on both sides falling to very soft and strange dismissals

I couldn’t believe that one though

 

[Saket1209]

He average 30 in this series even after a Hundred. And his second Inning game is really bad.

 

[mackembhoy]

If wood actually bowls at Head we might get him.

He's not going to be attacking at anything for once.

We've only got him out to the short ball cos he's played stupid shots. Not gloves any straight up from memory this series.

 

[CarlsbergXpress]

Good bumper

 

[Niall]

He average 30 in this series even after a Hundred. And his second Inning game is really bad.

To be fair he did get a century v India and for many winning the world test championship is the pinnacle of the game.

 

[CarlsbergXpress]

Taking time out of the game here

 

[Saket1209]

To be fair he did get a century v India and for many winning the world test championship is the pinnacle of the game.

We weren't upto the standards. And even then he threw in second Innings

 

[CartyDurham]

Bloody hell. He could have easily got an edge on that but bairstow dropped it