Cricket Thread

[BringBackSwales]

Woakes deserved that.

 

[Postman Pep]

I doubt he'll do more than 4 at a time so he can bowl several times a day and will be fit for the rest of the series. 7 or 8 will ruin him.

Couple of short bursts either side of lunch hopefully.

 

[MCFC1993]

Woakes and Wood a breath of fresh air. Dragged the level of the others up as well.

 

[Jesus H Gabz]

Woakes deserved that.

He did, he’s looked far more threatening than Jimmy, albeit on a bowlers surface, I had my reservations about the attack this morning, just need Mo to come on now with some tweak!

 

[trueblue1972]

Yeah it's harsh to drop Tongue, but Wood is a more proven bowler and that bit quicker. Woakes should have played at Lords in my opinion, but Jimmy hasn't taken wickets and needs a rest so it's a logical choice. At times we've failed to bowl the right length, but Woakes will do that consistently. I see it as a much more balanced side. Pope didn't score many runs in the two tests he's played so far but adding in Jimmy and Tongue as a trio and comparing to Woakes, Wood and Moeen you'd expect a pretty similar number of runs overall.

Good start, let it continue!

I feel that they are trying to protect Toungue' s fitness rather than him being droped id have liked to have to have seen him in tandem with wood also , but we simply can't keep our fast bowlers fit .Saqib Mahmood confirmed to be out again now with a reoccurrence of his stess fracture of his back .if we had all our fast bowlers available our attack would be a far different ( and scary ) proposition

 

[Dr Jacoby]

He did, he’s looked far more threatening than Jimmy, albeit on a bowlers surface, I had my reservations about the attack this morning, just need Mo to come on now with some tweak!

Hoping he won’t be needed much this innings.

 

[SWP's back]

How many chances Bairstow?

 

[Ric]

Fuck’s sake, Bairstow.

 

[Wretched Vengeance]

Bairstow is fucking hopeless with the gloves.

 

[BringBackSwales]

We have to put Foakes into the side, Bairstow is a great batsman but a shambolically amateur wicket keeper. That’s both these 2 dropped. Catches win matches