3rd test - Headingley

[dark destroyer]

Dear me roots normally a cert

 

[zebediah]

Best fielder dropping them now!

 

[mackembhoy]

Bairstow has been incredibly bad. I felt before this series he was a decent international wicketkeeper who was very good at the bread and butter stuff. I was happy for him to be selected but his keeping has cost us big time. There is a danger mind of people thinking Foakes is some sort of machine behind the stumps - he has missed catches and stumpings himself but he is generally excellent.

Aye definitely. Pant was much better in India.

Pant is seen as not a decent keeper too.

First point I agree with too I was of the same thinking. I wanted both in ideally.

 

[rubberface]

Our catching this series has been f***ing horrendous

13 dropped according to Nasser. Not good enough at all.

 

[dixonsafc]

On second viewing that’s even worse for Root.

Regulation first slip catch.

 

[Shahid Afridi Googly]

What is going on with our catching?

 

[DonaldDownTheWing]

Aye definitely. Pant was much better in India.

Pant is seen as not a decent keeper too.

An English keeper in India is always going to struggle at times. Bairstow would be like a dog chasing a balloon.

 

[Father Jack Hackett]

Our fielding overall has been horrendous

 

[skullmeister]

That's just piss poor.
I've said before they need to spend more time on fielding practice and less time playing football and golf.

 

[mackembhoy]

An English keeper in India is always going to struggle at times. Bairstow would be like a dog chasing a balloon.

True enough just highlighting. As Foakes was massively bigged up and he wasn't great behind the stumps.

He was superb in Sri Lanka mind

 

[Raker]

Eh

 

[mackembhoy]

Dear me roots normally a cert

He's shelled a few this series

 

[Voice of fair play]

Both current batsman in have been dropped from straightforward catches, too good of a side to keep giving them second chances

 

[FatDrummer]

Well THAT was a four. What is third Ump looking at?

 

[SAFC11]

He's shelled a few this series

He is very hit and miss with his slip fielding. We don't seem to have any quality within the cordon these days

 

[mackembhoy]

Aussies saying spirit of the game Ben should have signalled four

Joel Wilson is horrendous as an umpire mind.

 

[DonaldDownTheWing]

marsh will put 50 on.

 

[McGregor]

Two simple catches dropped..you have to wonder how long England are going to persist with Barstow behind the stumps. He's had a pretty poor series as WK

 

[Durham-Mackem41]

They should be 100/6 and trying to get them for 150 we have let them off the hook constantly in this series.

 

[mackembhoy]

marsh will put 50 on.

He has 7 tons and 2 fifties in his last 18 FC knocks.

Head has also been superb in recent years. Both can motor if they get going.