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[Randall]

Not a particularly good delivery.

Beaten for pace.
We are making these two looked like wasim and waqar.

[M H]

Seen bits through the day. Thought Cook got a good ball early doors but a few very doubtful getting wickets.

[Kimmy]

Seen bits through the day. Thought Cook got a good ball early doors but a few very doubtful getting wickets.

Cook is the only one who has got a real good delivery.

Malan's was not the worst either.

[Randall]

Seen bits through the day. Thought Cook got a good ball early doors but a few very doubtful getting wickets.

Barstow as well first up but a lot of it has been very soft.
Malan looked scared to death.

[M H]

Seen bits through the day. Thought Cook got a good ball early doors but a few very doubtful getting wickets.

Barstow as well first up but a lot of it has been very soft.
Malan looked scared to death.

Stokes gave them his wicket on a shiny platter

[Randall]

Seen bits through the day. Thought Cook got a good ball early doors but a few very doubtful getting wickets.

Barstow as well first up but a lot of it has been very soft.
Malan looked scared to death.

Stokes gave them his wicket on a shiny platter

Hardly a surprise.

[Kimmy]

Amir should fuck off along with John Higgins tbf.

[M H]

Just may go into the fourth day

[Kimmy]

Tendulkar and Dravid at the crease. Lovely play.

[Kimmy]

Get Bess opening with Cook imo.

[M H]

Didn't expect this going into tomorrow. Another hundred on the lead and it gets interesting

[Kimmy]

Didn't expect this going into tomorrow. Another hundred on the lead and it gets interesting

150 lead and the tourists missing one of their best batters. Would be interesting.

[Randall]

Get Bess opening with Cook imo.

Pity it takes 7 and 8 to get stuck in.

[M H]

Remember Ali digging England out many times? Same shit different day

[Randall]

Remember Ali digging England out many times? Same shit different day

Favourite rearguard was Smith and Russell in Bridgetown one year, so nearly saved the game.

[Randall]

Pathetic

[M H]

England know how to stage a batting collapse

[Randall]

England know how to stage a batting collapse

The top order needs wholesale changes.
Playing 7 specialist batsman including the two all rounders and still being shot out for fuck all on blameless pitches against inexperienced attacks.
The mind boggles.

[M H]

Problem is too many specialist batsmen are knee deep in the bish bash bosh game where they generally don't have to focus on batting out 90 or more overs. Add to that stupid toss decisions and the result is one nil down on a track that England had first dibs on

[Randall]

The days of playing a balanced team are long gone.
Ironically, given that they sacrifice bowlers it is still the strength of the team.
Comparitively at least