bigfluffylemon wrote:Ton up for Root at least. Then he gets out.
Will 320 be enough (if we even get there)?
alfie wrote:At work so didn't see any of it. But obviously certain batsmen played brilliantly and there can't have been much there for the bowlers.
You'd think England should have had at least 350 after the position they were in when Bairstow's innings ended ? Someone said they went for 400 and it cost them 350 ...that was what I had been thinking following on line. Do we condemn the all or nothing approach for going wrong today though , or rejoice that it comes off rather often (as constant comparisons with the "bad old days" remind us ) ?
Again without having seen it : but having promoted Buttler to 4 (arguably a reasonable move - though I am in two minds as I think he is an excellent last five overs player anyway ) it might have made sense then to send Stokes in next to keep swinging ...with Morgan held back to play a more considered role after the two failures . Being smart after the event perhaps ; but I'd suggest the other two are more out and out attack dogs and he can be versatile. Failing that Stokes should have been more circumspect.
Moeen remains totally out of it with the bat apparently. I think Tom Curran should bat higher.
Whatever , 335 wasn't a disaster was it ...fifteen under par ?
Both Kiwi openers out for ducks : you'd fancy a win from there ! Taylor just played a blinder I guess but I wonder if Morgan couldn't have shuffled his bowlers around a bit earlier : Woakes not bowling his quota seems odd ? Sounds as if one or two of the bowlers didn't hit their lengths : is it too early to worry about Wood post-injuries ?
Two all. Series deserves a decider , no ? Hope it doesn't rain...
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