jaggyness Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 Ah, here's the collapse. Feel sorry for pope who will be left without a score in all likelihood 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlandmagyar 2nd Tier Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 Bad misjudgement from Curran. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 Ah, here's the collapse. Feel sorry for pope who will be left without a score in all likelihoodNew ball coming up too, should be like shooting fish in a barrel for the Saffers. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlandmagyar 2nd Tier Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 Just now, peasy23 said: 3 minutes ago, jaggyness said: Ah, here's the collapse. Feel sorry for pope who will be left without a score in all likelihood New ball coming up too, should be like shooting fish in a barrel for the Saffers. Yep. Can see them being bowled out before end if play. ETA. Do they need the new ball? Bess gone. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandarilla Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 8 down, miles off 300 on what's being described as a good pitch. Absolutely shocking... And totally predictable. For those on here who understand the game better than me (essentially everyone on this thread) - is this team underperforming or are they just not very good?Broad gone now. 9 down for 234. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Jo Jo Junior Shabadoo Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 Good leave by Broad. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlandmagyar 2nd Tier Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 3 minutes ago, pandarilla said: 8 down, miles off 300 on what's being described as a good pitch. Absolutely shocking... And totally predictable. For those on here who understand the game better than me (essentially everyone on this thread) - is this team underperforming or are they just not very good? Broad gone now. 9 down for 234. I think this exposes England's shallow depth of batting. Their bowlers have been their strength for years. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Jo Jo Junior Shabadoo Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 (edited) 6 minutes ago, pandarilla said: 8 down, miles off 300 on what's being described as a good pitch. Absolutely shocking... And totally predictable. For those on here who understand the game better than me (essentially everyone on this thread) - is this team underperforming or are they just not very good? Broad gone now. 9 down for 234. They can't bat in Test Cricket when the ball is doing something. The attitude is all wrong. Flat track bullies, the lot of them. ETA: Even when the ball isn't doing anything, actually. They need flat wickets and defensive fields or it invariably goes wrong. Edited January 3, 2020 by Joey Jo Jo Junior Shabadoo 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandarilla Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 Ollie pope flashing it about here...gaun yoursel chief. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorlomin Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 Ollie Pope now has the third most test runs this decade. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandarilla Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 Pope top scorer now, and annoying the saffers. Good stuff. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaggyness Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 8 down, miles off 300 on what's being described as a good pitch. Absolutely shocking... And totally predictable. For those on here who understand the game better than me (essentially everyone on this thread) - is this team underperforming or are they just not very good? Broad gone now. 9 down for 234. For what it's worth I think it's a combination of a few things. This particular team is relatively young and inexperienced. There won't be many international opening pairs with as few appearances as England today. A more significant issue is that there are a lot of players in the team who aren't good enough currently but are there through lack of competition. ETA or in the team through past achievements 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 Pope saved by a no ball. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 262-9 at the close, Pope on 56.Far too many batsmen got in and made a start, then contributed to getting themselves out. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaggyness Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 Pope saved by a no ball.The one he ramped two balls earlier was a huge no ball and dharmesena just wasn't doing his job 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 The one he ramped two balls earlier was a huge no ball and dharmesena just wasn't doing his jobThey never do these days. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Tarmo Kink Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 I slightly agree with Dorlomin that Stokes hasn’t reached his potential. He’s had a few great moments but isn’t consistently a great batsman yet. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 For what it's worth I think it's a combination of a few things. This particular team is relatively young and inexperienced. There won't be many international opening pairs with as few appearances as England today. A more significant issue is that there are a lot of players in the team who aren't good enough currently but are there through lack of competition. ETA or in the team through past achievements They said at the start this morning that it was England's most inexperienced top 3 for 30 years. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Moomintroll Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 They really don't get it. Red ball cricket can be dominant in England but is pushed to the worst part of the year. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Tarmo Kink Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 I’d go as far as saying Root leaving one in on Burns has ended the series for England. Sibley is learning on the job next to Burns but now we’re left with 2 inexperienced openers.It’s a bit too early for Crawley. He has a career average of 30 and only averaged 34 this season in County cricket. That’s below Ravi Ashwin and Dom Bess. Even with guys he has scored comparable runs to, he’s well behind the likes of Cook, Ballance, Kohler-Rapemore, Northeast and Denly etc. Sibley (1324 runs at 69) and Pope (averaging over 80) are the two clear standouts to come in from County cricket.Ideally Foakes and Moeen are brought back soon, and hopefully Sibley can be the long awaited competent opener. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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