jimharri
Moderator
As I said earlier, at least one of Root/Brook/Stokes/Bairstow would fail today. That's two of them now.
She only appears when the Aussies are on top, she’ll fuck off when we smatter another 30-40 runs
It used to be really rare for a top order batsmen to be caught down the leg side - seems to happen regularly these days. It always looks such a poor way to get out - rank bad balls not needing to be played getting important scalps.It’s the wicket most batters tend to forget, like there’s no jeopardy in attempting the shot, funny thing is when teams put a leg slip in it never happens because they put the shot away
It's both teams batters to be fair.Concentration as been abysmal from the England batters this series.
So many more seem to get out with nicks or gloved down the leg side than used to happen. Stokes and Root this innings alone.
There seems to be a trend of trying to hit every ball.That’s because players used to actually leave balls alone.
Especially when facing Allan Donald.That’s because players used to actually leave balls alone. Atherton used to leave more than he hit.
Thought soTime for Bairstow to show that it's not a big mistake to keep picking him as a keeper batter as so far he has done neither well.
Mark Wood, hit the winning 6 straight into Mel Jones’s gobBig chance for someone else to be the hero for a change…..who steps up?