England v India (2nd test) Lords

[Jack Torrance]

trouble is that there is no one to hang around with him given that we are a Joe Root away from being a pretty bad batting side.

I’d normally agree but that was a road today got to score runs on those pitches. Bairstow looked absolutely fine before he went out. Shame Stokes isn’t available hopefully Woakes is fit enough to take Curran’s place as he’s a decent bat

 

[smoker]

I'd take 391, given we were at 119 for 3

But not from 340/5 you wouldn't. Joe's innings masked another pathetic collapse from the tail.

 

[SAFC11]

But not from 340/5 you wouldn't. Joe's innings masked another pathetic collapse from the tail.

Could say the same about India's innings

 

[smoker]

Could say the same about India's innings

Indeed, they will be disappointed with their tail.

 

[The Hesford Diet]

Pakistan tagging in for the 3rd innings? It'd be an interesting concept having a Sub Contintental Lions touring team.

I've got West Indies v Pakistan on. As it happens, the third innings has been very tricky for them so far.

Pakistan tagging in for the 3rd innings? It'd be an interesting concept having a Sub Contintental Lions touring team.

I've got West Indies v Pakistan on. As it happens, the third innings has been very tricky for them so far.

 

[Voice of fair play]

Keep pointing it out, but why do our batsmen keep exposing 9 and 10 to the strike? Root let Robinson and Wood take 50% or more of the deliveries. However good these two might think they are, they're sloggers and a well set batsman should keep them off strike unless we are playing for a declaration. Correctly marshalled the strike with Anderson, but Jimmy played a daft shot.

That should automatic mate, especially a brilliant player like Root should take nearly all the strike if possible

 

[smoker]

That should automatic mate, especially a brilliant player like Root should take nearly all the strike if possible

Yup, he exposed Robinson to 60% of the strike and Wood just under 50%. We'd have been fucked without him but if he'd marshalled these two we'd still be batting and looking at 450 or so

 

[The Rat]

Watching that last over again by bumrah. He defs bowling no balls on purpose

twats

Yup, he exposed Robinson to 60% of the strike and Wood just under 50%. We'd have been fucked without him but if he'd marshalled these two we'd still be batting and looking at 450 or so

not necessarily like. It’s not that easy,

plenty of tops batsmsn let bowlers have strike

shouldn’t be shielding Robinson at 8 likr

 

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[dixonsafc]

Watching that last over again by bumrah. He defs bowling no balls on purpose

twats

Lucky twat getting the wicket off the extra delivery. I was hoping he'd take a wicket off one where he'd overstepped.

 

[TravellingMackem]

But not from 340/5 you wouldn't. Joe's innings masked another pathetic collapse from the tail.

Think you’re being very harsh on the tail. Bigger questions again should be aimed at the top order. The tail bat where they do for a reason and are a get out of jail free card rather than something to be relied on too much. Id throw more blame on Hameed, Sibley, Buttler and Ali tbh

 

[The Rat]

Think you’re being very harsh on the tail. Bigger questions again should be aimed at the top order. The tail bat where they do for a reason and are a get out of jail free card rather than something to be relied on too much. Id throw more blame on Hameed, Sibley, Buttler and Ali tbh

of course but the tail were poor

needed to dig in for captain

 

[smoker]

Think you’re being very harsh on the tail. Bigger questions again should be aimed at the top order. The tail bat where they do for a reason and are a get out of jail free card rather than something to be relied on too much. Id throw more blame on Hameed, Sibley, Buttler and Ali tbh

The top order are shite but 51/5 is still a collapse. As mentioned above this lot think they are better batsmen than they are and Root, as the set batsman, should have sheltered them from the strike a bit better.

 

[TravellingMackem]

The top order are shite but 51/5 is still a collapse. As mentioned above this lot think they are better batsmen than they are and Root, as the set batsman, should have sheltered them from the strike a bit better.

The pitch is also deteriorating and was a lot harder to bat on than at the beginning of the innings when Burns etc got themselves out.

 

[Voice of fair play]

Can't believe some posters can't see when you have one the worlds best batsman at the crease and on a big hundred and in terrific form, that he should not take the high majority of the strike and not the tail.

It's clearly obvious that should happen.

 

[brandon]

Roooooooot

I’m quite drunk

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Pakistan tagging in for the 3rd innings? It'd be an interesting concept having a Sub Contintental Lions touring team.

We should be able to bowl them out cheaply after their overnight flight in from Jamaica.

 

[The Rat]

Can't believe some posters can't see when you have one the worlds best batsman at the crease and on a big hundred and in terrific form, that he should not take the high majority of the strike and not the tail.

It's clearly obvious that should happen.

tell that to the likes of Steve Waugh

You dont keep the strike from Robinson like, sorry youre just wrong on that point

When everyone is fit Robinson might get the nod because of his batting.

Fair enough on anderson, but Bumrah bowled a 10 ball over

Also you are going on like its the easiest thing in the world to score runs and keep the strike every over, its not

its certainly easy sat from an arm chair thats for sure

 

[Wayne The Punk]

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We should be able to bowl them out cheaply after their overnight flight in from Jamaica.

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[rentaghost]

Can't believe some posters can't see when you have one the worlds best batsman at the crease and on a big hundred and in terrific form, that he should not take the high majority of the strike and not the tail.

It's clearly obvious that should happen.

But not to those at the very top of the game apparently.

 

[Voice of fair play]

tell that to the likes of Steve Waugh

You dont keep the strike from Robinson like, sorry youre just wrong on that point

When everyone is fit Robinson might get the nod because of his batting.

Fair enough on anderson, but Bumrah bowled a 10 ball over

Also you are going on like its the easiest thing in the world to score runs and keep the strike every over, its not

its certainly easy sat from an arm chair thats for sure

No I get that it’s not always possible and agree not always easy.

However without a shadow of doubt imo a player of that ability and on that score should at least try and keep as much strike as possible

But not to those at the very top of the game apparently.

It just seems common sense and logical that a brilliant on form batsman where possible should try to keep the strike in the latter part of a innings when the bowlers are batting.

If I am wrong then fair enough but just don’t see the logic bowlers having more of the strike in that situation than somebody on a big hundred