FIRST ASHES TEST: Edgbaston

[cooky]

touch wood burns looks good

You just had to didnt you

 

[The Snowman]

roy still not a test player for me like....first country i ever recall using a pinch hitter type opener was india early 80's with srikanth
oh for a boycott, ammiss, tavare/edrich front 3
about boycott and tavare, ridiculous to think we opened with those 2 in one dayers lol
roy ffs man 3rd time unlucky

 

[Scotty 1978]

Bollocks

 

[Steesafc]

He'd had a few let offs with edging the ball and it seemed just a matter of time. Roy gone.

 

[The Snowman]

an opener cant give 3 chances behind in 6 overs, just cant be done

 

[Snappy]

Roy can't help himself. He's not patient enough for test cricket.

 

[cooky]

Really need a good partnership. Need 1 of these 2 to go on and bat for a good few hours. Just can't afford to be 50/3

 

[The Snowman]

we need at least 150 lead or else face a potential tricky chase

 

[zebediah]

Root effectively opening again. May as well just do it man

 

[The Snowman]

cant play roy 2nd test, its plain

 

[rentaghost]

Roy can't help himself. He's not patient enough for test cricket.

For opening anyway. Its amazing how many people see the likes of him and hales smashing it around in ODI's and think that their success would be replicated in test cricket. Its a completely different sport and a test that is completely alien to them.

 

[The Snowman]

Root effectively opening again. May as well just do it man

if he wasnt captain he would

 

[Snappy]

For opening anyway. Its amazing how many people see the likes of him and hales smashing it around in ODI's and think that their success would be replicated in test cricket. Its a completely different sport and a test that is completely alien to them.

And the worst people for it are the selectors.

 

[zebediah]

If these two can see off 20 overs we'll be fine

 

[The Snowman]

gary ballance id suggest, ok hes had chances but is in great county form

 

[willo]

Roy can’t convert his one day stuff to test arena. No more chances

 

[cooky]

cant play roy 2nd test, its plain

Not as an opener. Not against giving him a go at 4 where he should be coming in after the main movement is gone. His technique and how hard his hands are will always get him into trouble opening in red ball cricket.

 

[The Snowman]

id offer cook big money to rethink

 

[cooky]

Roy can’t convert his one day stuff to test arena. No more chances

it's his 3rd test innings man and he got 70 odd in 1 of them

 

[The Breen Machine]

For opening anyway. Its amazing how many people see the likes of him and hales smashing it around in ODI's and think that their success would be replicated in test cricket. Its a completely different sport and a test that is completely alien to them.

Agree with this but in the absence of credible alternatives he is worth a shot. Warner managed to transform himself from limited overs specialist to one of the best test openers around and hopefully Roy can replicate that. I do have my doubts however.