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[jimharri]

Strike rotation Jim but as you say you shouldn’t get run out.

I can understand it if you've got a number 5 and a number 9 at the crease, and you're trying to farm the strike. But they were two of the top 3 in the batting order.

 

[BeerIsTheBest]

That’s the cricket equivalent of a crappy backpass from a midfielder to a centre half facing his own goal in the last minutes of a pre- season footy opener at Wembley.
if England award a dick of the day that’s an outstanding application for consideration.

 

[jimharri]

But aren’t both of those factors in the equation this afternoon? It’s partly why Test cricket can be so exciting.

This afternoon, maybe. Not at this present time.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

I can understand it if you've got a number 5 and a number 9 at the crease, and you're trying to farm the strike. But they were two of the top 3 in the batting order.

It helps stop a bowler lining up a batsman.

 

[jimharri]

It helps stop a bowler lining up a batsman.

Yes; I get that. But you shirley don't take risks doing it.

 

[Gabriel]

This afternoon, maybe. Not at this present time.

Only listening to TMS and they’re regularly updating the run rate. Even Vaughan was saying this morning that they’d have a plan for X number of runs in this session, but I agree it shouldn’t happen. Doesn’t help when those two have hardly batted together.

 

[Protein Junkie]

55 for 2 in the morning session May give us England’s mind set here.
360 plus to win is improbable. Had we got 80 plus This morning just losing Burns maybe a chance.
Just my honest opinion.

 

[Manc in London]

I can never understand how you can get run out in a five day test match. Time, or run rate, isn't an issue. Why risk it?

A lack of concentration and miscommunication happens.

 

[jimharri]

55 for 2 in the morning session May give us England’s mind set here.
360 plus to win is improbable. Had we got 80 plus This morning just losing Burns maybe a chance.
Just my honest opinion.

Yep. Someone on here was toying with the idea of us being near to 200 at lunch. That was never going to happen. Two sessions left (in theory, sixty overs, though it may end up nearer to 53 or 54). 237 runs still to get. You're talking 4 an over. Over a 10-15 over spell, that would be possible. Over two sessions? I doubt it.

 

[supercity88]

55 for 2 in the morning session May give us England’s mind set here.
360 plus to win is improbable. Had we got 80 plus This morning just losing Burns maybe a chance.
Just my honest opinion.

I don't think it's mindset I just think it's form/ability to be honest. Hameed played well last night but he gets bogged down quite easily and really struggles to find scoring shots. Root in comparison, comes in and immediately can find some singles/scoring shots to rotate the strike and push the run rate. We need just shy of 4 an over. It's doable but we've been at 2 an over this morning session.

On balance I agree with you and think we'll draw this test. They're talking a lot about getting to tea and then having an onslaught. But England wont have that mentality because we'll be too concerned about losing wickets. We could maybe do it with an hour left if we've got 6 or 7 wickets left. But I just can't see it.