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[MENTION=141557]Chief Destroyer[/MENTION] England got lucky
Lets hope the WI put up a good fight with the bat

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[MENTION=141557]Chief Destroyer[/MENTION] England got luckyLets hope the WI put up a good fight with the bat
England got away! they should have been 100 all out !!!!! [MENTION=7774]Robert[/MENTION] I told you not to get overconfident before the series![]()
England didn't get away - WI weren't good enough.
They can't play the moving ball. England will win this test.
England didn't get away - WI weren't good enough.
They can't play the moving ball. England will win this test.
England got lucky WI's didn't take their catches, would have been 100 all out. England are struggling against a low ranked team, England should be ashamed. England are out of their depth and no where near as good as they think they are. England are garbage.
Bring Hales back and bat him at 3 in Australia. He's scoring like crazy and if David Warner bros. can hit tons in test cricket there for fun then any one can. Their tracks are a joke.
[MENTION=53290]Markhor[/MENTION] [MENTION=1842]James[/MENTION] [MENTION=7774]Robert[/MENTION] [MENTION=46929]shaz619[/MENTION] how many chances did Root have in his match winning 59?
Among the best batsmen in the world that lad.I saw the dolly which was dropped at slip but there may have been another reprieve, so potentially 2 but I saw one
Among the best batsmen in the world that lad.
Forget the fact he's scored 3 100s away from home and converts at 20%![]()
Consistently average doesn't put you in the top 5 in the world. He's the weakest of the fab 4 atm.I'd still take his 50's solid and consistent, can't score hundreds every game; he's not a big match winner like KP but a solid 50 averaging batsman
Would you want someone who's consistent at being average, or would you want someone like KP who can win you a game with a brilliant performance?
I know who I would pick![]()
The batsmen who scores 50s in generally rated as the #3 or #4 batsmen in the team, with match winners being #1 and #2. Here England have made him number #1 in their batting unit and fans are putting him in the top 3 batsmen in the worldKP without a doubt, but you need someone like Root in the team as well who's 50's have been taken for granted. I'd still say he's very important to the England team but the A/R's are not appreciated as much
The batsmen who scores 50s in generally rated as the #3 or #4 batsmen in the team, with match winners being #1 and #2. Here England have made him number #1 in their batting unit and fans are putting him in the top 3 batsmen in the world![]()
At the ground, cloudier and milder than expected but really enjoying it.
Agree with [MENTION=52348]majiz[/MENTION], a good shout on Brathwaite - did not notice him before this game, but he looks by far the best Windies player out there - much more comfortable against the English bowlers than anyone else.
At the ground, cloudier and milder than expected but really enjoying it.
Agree with [MENTION=52348]majiz[/MENTION], a good shout on Brathwaite - did not notice him before this game, but he looks by far the best Windies player out there - much more comfortable against the English bowlers than anyone else.
Kyle Hope looks out of his depth at Test level.
Anderson, Broad, Woakes and Stokes is a bit of a samey attack for me.
In places like Australia where there's little lateral movement they could struggle. Hence why someone like a Mark Wood who provides extra pace is important to England's chances in the Ashes.
Anderson, Broad, Woakes and Stokes is a bit of a samey attack for me.
In places like Australia where there's little lateral movement they could struggle. Hence why someone like a Mark Wood who provides extra pace is important to England's chances in the Ashes.
Moeen needs to come back on. Sun is beating down now and it's doing nothing for the seamers. Lots of chatter in the stands about the uncanny uselessness of Woakes after lunch, could be carrying another niggle already.
Well, I say WI got lucky that England played some loose shots. If they had played better they would be 309-3. England aren't really trying and still beat WI by an innings and plenty. They will go on to win 3-0 and it would be 10-0 given enough tests. WI have not won a test in England in seventeen years, are an embarrassment to their illustrious firebears and should not have turned up.
Shai Hope is quality. WI needs to back him and he'll come good. Brathwaite and Hope are the future for WI.
moeen is and always will be a pie chucker and england should look at acquiring Essex's brave simon harmer as an englishman
I can only hope you are joking.