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[oddfellows]

The Root and Malan partnership has scored almost all of the runs in the entire series.

And Root was out for a duck 1st innings 1st test

 

[dadnlad]

dont even look threatening

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

dont even look threatening

Too slow.
Much too short.
Too old?

 

[waspish]

Root should just take them off if they ain’t bowling full Enough

 

[Gabriel]

There’s some good talent in that squad. Bar Foakes putting any of them into the Ashes squad could be very harmful to their development.
Having said that if they are good enough ?

Agree with that. This tour was always going to result in defeat, the only question was over its margin. I’d suggest using the remainder of this tour to decide who stays in the Test squad and whose time is up. I also think it’s time to thank Anderson and Broad for their service and rebuild the bowling unit. That might be painful for them but arguablly needs to happen. The tour to the West Indies should be a new beginning, with maybe a new captain as well.

 

[Gray]

Utter shite.

 

[waspish]

Agree with that. This tour was always going to result in defeat, the only question was over its margin. I’d suggest using the remainder of this tour to decide who stays in the Test squad and whose time is up. I also think it’s time to thank Anderson and Broad for their service and rebuild the bowling unit. That might be painful for them but arguablly needs to happen. The tour to the West Indies should be a new beginning, with maybe a new captain as well.

With the amount of cricket England play you can continually fail and still have chance of getting back in down the line if dropped.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Agree with that. This tour was always going to result in defeat, the only question was over its margin. I’d suggest using the remainder of this tour to decide who stays in the Test squad and whose time is up. I also think it’s time to thank Anderson and Broad for their service and rebuild the bowling unit. That might be painful for them but arguablly needs to happen. The tour to the West Indies should be a new beginning, with maybe a new captain as well.

Problem is, there is no one remotely ready to step up.

 

[Gabriel]

Problem is, there is no one remotely ready to step up.

I think the tour to the West Indies and the visit of New Zealand should be used as building series with an eye to the visit of South Africa and then next winter. Write off those first two series and build a young team that grows for the next Ashes.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

I think the tour to the West Indies and the visit of New Zealand should be used as building series with an eye to the visit of South Africa and then next winter. Write off those first two series and build a young team that grows for the next Ashes.

Don’t disagree. We’d probably lose both series anyway.