3rd Ashes Test - Headingley

[mackembhoy]

So I've seen foakes taking spinners down legside for Surrey this season

And bairstow can't even take regulation catches yesterday and now decides to steal roots catch and fucks up.

Foakes does nowt wrong in Sri Lanka. And batted as well as everyone else in the windies and he was turfed out cos Jonny wants to keep wahhhh.

 

[Mr Redknapp]

... And another drop by Bairstow. Unforgivable.

How is Foakes not in the team?, because Johnny would take a huff and under-perform ?

Australia have been streets ahead of England in this series when it came to the crunch.

 

[TopCat]

How many do the Aussies reckon they need? They could bat for a couple of sessions, get 450-500 ahead and really humiliate us

 

[cooky]

Root just looks shot to bits at minute in field.

 

[chunkyshanhawk53]

Keep Bairstow for me, he’s world class. And has feelings

 

[Mr Redknapp]

Does anyone think Root will survive a 60-odd all out innings as captain?

 

[TopCat]

How is Foakes not in the team?, because Johnny would take a huff and under-perform ?

Australia have been streets ahead of England in this series when it came to the crunch.

In the batting department. I think our bowlers have been excellent and constantly let down by the batters

 

[cooky]

How many do the Aussies reckon they need? They could bat for a couple of sessions, get 450-500 ahead and really humiliate us

They will just bat til out, prolong it for us.

 

[TopCat]

Does anyone think Root will survive a 60-odd all out innings as captain?

He can't survive 2 Ashes series with no wins and (likely) 8 defeats
Archer bowling Sam Curran speeds now.....

 

[mackembhoy]

In the batting department. I think our bowlers have been excellent and constantly let down by the batters

Which is why I don't understand why the media and all the sky pundits went after our bowlers in Australia and India.

Our batsman were utterly shocking in both series. They didn't give our bowlers enough of a break.

 

[TopCat]

Never seen so many overthrows in one test

 

[Mr Redknapp]

Ben Stokes is bowling too much imo, he is the best batsman atm.

 

[cooky]

Sloppy as fuck this mind

 

[Fletch73]

Ben Stokes is bowling too much imo, he is the best batsman atm.

14 overs on the bounce last night, then opens this morning.
I mean, it's not like Ben has had persistent knee problems in the past.
The captain is a f***ing melon.

 

[TopCat]

FINALLY!

 

[BOYCEY]

I know as a test team we have been shit for years, but this is bloody humiliating, time for wholesale changes, starting with recruiting a decent Test team coach. This Ashes squad is packed with one day players, most of whom are probably still mentally recovering off our World Cup success.Even Morgan said the other day that the tournament had really taken its toll and he needed the time off to pick himself up, so I presume its the same for the other lads.

 

[HeroHurley]

About bloody time.

Only another 2 and half hours until the next one then.

 

[BIG BAZ]

be all over this today

 

[Mr Redknapp]

be all over this today

England can't score 430 in a day mate!

 

[Boo]

Root has a grim look about him, but it's not defiance. He looks sulky and defeated.