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England v Ireland, One Off Test

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Nasser is really playing up to his ‘misery-guts’ persona....but to be fair he has a point about the real dearth of English openers you can rely on to do it at test level.
 

FatDrummer said:
Nasser is really playing up to his ‘misery-guts’ persona....but to be fair he has a point about the real dearth of English openers you can rely on to do it at test level.
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There is a dearth, and T20 has really been detrimental in that respect as openers now have to be able to score quickly in order to play in the most lucrative form of the game, as a result the classic type opening batsman like Cook is dying off. The mentality has changed and England currently have a coach that can't set up a side to change their mentality when it's needed.
 
England are unplayable in these conditions.

There's a reason why the bookmakers have England favourites for Ashes, could you imagine Anderson out there today too? Ireland wouldn't even get 50.

They beat India, the number one side in the world, 4-1. No matter how mediocre England appear to be or what turmoil they're in, they're a superb side at home.
 
Moving both ways through the air and off the seam, almost impossible today. Keep it at 4th stump and these will be gone for under 100.

Smacks on the head will help as well. :eek:

4. This isn't really fair.
 
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