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England v Ireland, One Off Test

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Root hasn’t covered himself in glory in this match and I know that Denly isn’t any good but Root shouldn’t run him out
I worry about Root’s captaincy nous against the crafty convicts
Sometimes he looks like a little boy lost against the aggressive Aussie bad boys
I am worried that the sandpaper gang will be too sharper operators next week with the moving red ball if Anderson is only half fit
 
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It was terrible decision to bat first and he's made a few other gaffes (not least the run out).
Otherwise, there's been an awful lot of stinking batting. Amongst other things, I really wonder what Ali has to offer.
 
Monument View said:
Root hasn’t covered himself in glory in this match and I know that Denly isn’t any good but Root shouldn’t run him out
I worry about Root’s captaincy nous against the crafty convicts
Sometimes he looks like a little boy lost against the aggressive Aussie bad boys
I am worried that the sandpaper gang will be too sharper operators next week with the moving red ball if Anderson is only half fit
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Not convinced at all with Root as skipper like
 
Ireland won't be chasing too many runs, it seems. Slow pitch, some moisture in the air... 200-ish could still be tricky for them, and it'll be a close finish
 
Still fancy us to snatch it but this has been a pitiful batting performance across 2 innings. Too close to the first Ashes test to make wholesale changes, not that I think they would anyway, but only Root and Roy should be safe.
 
I was 20 secs late in putting my earphones in and missed the end of our innings :lol:

Reminds me of the time i nipped to the toilet as Lennox Lewis was fighting Glenn McCory - it was about 10 mins in when I realised there weren't still doing the pre-match ramble and were actually talking about the completed fight!
 
The Breen Machine said:
Still fancy us to snatch it but this has been a pitiful batting performance across 2 innings. Too close to the first Ashes test to make wholesale changes, not that I think they would anyway, but only Root and Roy should be safe.
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There are no better players. We're just shuffling the same pack over and over again expecting different results.

We need a total change in mindset and strategy in test cricket, coaches who understand this format.
 
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