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***Official*** West Indies Tour of the UK 2017

StephenZA

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
This extended Eng batting line-up has gotta be one of the most frustrating things in Test cricket at the moment... Ali at 8 is ridiculous.
 

grecian

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
This extended Eng batting line-up has gotta be one of the most frustrating things in Test cricket at the moment... Ali at 8 is ridiculous.
Woakes at 9 is arguably worse/better, he actually is a perfectly orthodox decent Test batsman.

Don't think Moeen will be too distraught at seeing Bishoo rip it.
 

91Jmay

International Coach
Mo playing for the team, should have just got himself a ton though.

Great knock though, has put us into a safe looking position.
 

grecian

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
To be fair, we don't get many people now speculating about batting much higher up the order do we ?
Haven't seen it recently, but I'm sure it'll recur, just like when he has a bad bowling innings people will say he's a poor bowler.

He's fine for England doing what he does, one of our few consistent things.

Bollox, century for the asking there, but hey still pretty decent, now take a fivefer.
 

Howe_zat

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To be fair, we don't get many people now speculating about batting much higher up the order do we ?
I saw one on KC the other day when England were bowled out, so it's still around, and we did start this summer trying to play him as a batsman.
 

Howe_zat

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Lead is 275 - enough to favour us comfortably but hardly out of sight.

Hope Broad gets a few away and we nudge it up to 300. Then I'm really confident.
 

Scaly piscine

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
450 up without a century.

And yes the 8th wicket partnership was strangely surreal. It was almost like England already had a 300+ lead when they came together. But it has been absolutely massive to England's chances.
 
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grecian

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Is Woakes going to open up now, with Broad only now playing one way, could be more fun until we see the hell of Jimmehs reverse sweep.
 

91Jmay

International Coach
Need to get to 300 lead then can open up properly. Broad being sensible so far which is good to see rather than doing any dumb ****.
 

superkingdave

Hall of Fame Member
Kind of situation where no one would be particularly bothered if Broad threw his wicket away so he'll probably bat till close.
 

grecian

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Be pretty shocked if we declared tonight to be honest.
Who is suggesting it?, we're 1-0 up in a three match series, ridiculous to even talk about it, anyway with Broad and Jimmeh batting it may not be an issue. fair enough if they play their shots and get out, because let's face it that's the best way of them making runs.
 

Howe_zat

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Who is suggesting it?, we're 1-0 up in a three match series, ridiculous to even talk about it, anyway with Broad and Jimmeh batting it may not be an issue. fair enough if they play their shots and get out, because let's face it that's the best way of them making runs.
Sky commentary are, of course.
 

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