1st TEST - England v Sri Lanka

[mackembhoy]

We've still got Stokes down the order man.......

Ner man he's injured and out of fitness yet has played more games this season than the out of form prior.

 

[viccarlton]

Good old sam looks like he has a worse defence than fulham

Easy to slate a player, but how can a first class professional cricketer even contemplate playing a shot like that, schoolboy cricket.

 

[The Breen Machine]

Easy to slate a player, but how can a first class professional cricketer even contemplate playing a shot like that, schoolboy cricket.

Can only put it down to nerves.

 

[mackembhoy]

Easy to slate a player, but how can a first class professional cricketer even contemplate playing a shot like that, schoolboy cricket.

Nerves likely. It's his home ground after all should have known not to play that shot.

But the step up from FC to Test is what makes the best cricketers.

 

[viccarlton]

Nerves likely. It's his home ground after all should have known not to play that shot.

But the step up from FC to Test is what makes the best cricketers.

Of course everything you say is true, but they're picked on ability, he showed a distinct lack of it with that shot.

 

[CraigyLee]

Boycotts at his whingey best like ... I say whingey he's bang on

 

[mackembhoy]

Of course everything you say is true, but they're picked on ability, he showed a distinct lack of it with that shot.

You are spot on like mate.

 

[Safc_Luke]

Ian Bell to save the day yet again??

 

[Icarebecauseyoudo]

Why is bell not at 3. Sacklass wazzock

Ballance doesn't bat at 3

 

[mackembhoy]

Why is bell not at 3. Sacklass wazzock

Ballance doesn't bat at 3

Ali doesn't bat at 6 as well usually opens or is at 3.

Very bizarre all round.

 

[Icarebecauseyoudo]

Ali doesn't bat at 6 as well usually opens or is at 3.

Very bizarre all round.

If bell wanted to run the show he should have fooking applied

Prolly would have got it

 

[brandon]

I love Ian Bell me.

 

[mackembhoy]

Is it the fact that Ali is our main spinner the reason he's not a 3 or even being mentioned as a number 3

I love Ian Bell me.

Always been one of my favourite players. So classy

 

[chopsfc007]

balance out

 

[viccarlton]

Boycotts at his whingey best like ... I say whingey he's bang on

One thing is for sure Sir Geoffrey would never have been out to either of the shots that Robson and Balance have played.

 

[chopsfc007]

Why is bell not at 3. Sacklass wazzock

Ballance doesn't bat at 3

neither does bell

 

[Safc_Luke]

74/3

 

[mackembhoy]

One thing is for sure Sir Geoffrey would never have been out to either of the shots that Robson and Balance have played.

He never played a bad shot in his life(well in his head anyways)

 

[Randy Ostrich]

Unballanced

It's shocking how many of our international batsmen still have so many technical deficiencies. How has Cook not sorted out his footwork by now?

 

[mackembhoy]

Bloody hell, so root, cook and now ballance can't play on the front foot.

f***ing great stuff