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by **alfie** » Thu Jul 06, 2017 12:15 pm

So having failed to review a rotten lbw call against Jennings , Ballance wastes one on a stone dead out decision :facepalm

He played some nice shots but his judgement was way off...

England in trouble. The extra bowling looking more and more a questionable luxury .

by **rich1uk** » Thu Jul 06, 2017 12:15 pm

Aidan11 wrote:We wait all this time for the test series to finally get under way this summer and already we get treated to this shambles.

all your axes will be dull from under-use and the outrage bus might not start up

by **backfootpunch** » Thu Jul 06, 2017 12:24 pm

Balance seems to be studying at the shane Watson school of using Drs

by **alfie** » Thu Jul 06, 2017 12:26 pm

Root leading a charmed life today...

Two chances already , he should make 150 now. Team certainly could do with it.

by **budgetmeansbudget** » Thu Jul 06, 2017 12:26 pm

Not sure why everyone is so worried, we have been consistently rebuilding from not alot for three for many a year.

by **rich1uk** » Thu Jul 06, 2017 12:51 pm

another LBW

looked like it might have been borderline on height

in trouble now 4 down before lunch

by **rich1uk** » Thu Jul 06, 2017 12:52 pm

who was it that said bowling first might be the best time to take wickets :halo:

by **alfie** » Thu Jul 06, 2017 12:54 pm

Bairstow gone now ...rotten session for the home team.

Been decent conditions for the bowlers , as rich suggested earlier - not unusual for Lord's. and they've bowled very well.

But this has been poor from England : Root is lucky to be there too.

He's had the only luck going ...Jennings was fired , and I see now this lbw against YJB was borderline. Hope te skipper can cash in...

by **bigfluffylemon** » Thu Jul 06, 2017 12:58 pm

rich1uk wrote:who was it that said bowling first might be the best time to take wickets

Stupid bloody stats giving me confidence. That'll learn me.

Welcome new England. Same as the old England. Can't bat their way out of a paper bag.

by **mikesiva** » Thu Jul 06, 2017 12:58 pm

Three wickets so far for Philander....
:clap

by **rich1uk** » Thu Jul 06, 2017 1:00 pm

mikesiva wrote:Three wickets so far for Philander....

it was a toin coss for me between him and Rabada for my FL team and guess who i went with :no

by **rich1uk** » Thu Jul 06, 2017 1:02 pm

is it too early to say Root out !

by **bigfluffylemon** » Thu Jul 06, 2017 1:06 pm

It's not just our imaginations, we're always down for not many. Geez, England's average for wickets 1-3 over the last couple of years is a paltry 33.55, 7th ahead of only Sri Lanka, West Indies and Zimbabwe.

For wickets 4 to 6 on the other hand, we're top of the pack with 46.4. Says it all really.

by **backfootpunch** » Thu Jul 06, 2017 1:52 pm

rich1uk wrote:
mikesiva wrote:Three wickets so far for Philander....

it was a toin coss for me between him and Rabada for my FL team and guess who i went with

Did the same thing

by **alfie** » Thu Jul 06, 2017 1:53 pm

backfootpunch wrote:
rich1uk wrote:
mikesiva wrote:Three wickets so far for Philander....

it was a toin coss for me between him and Rabada for my FL team and guess who i went with

Did the same thing

That's three of us fools then

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