**Official** Group A Discussion

[Spark]

Bell is much, much better at the top of the order than lower down. Needs boundaries to get himself clicking early or can become very, very pedestrian (and is hardly a noted finisher)

 

[Cabinet96]

Yeah for some reason he has gotten top order batsman from Sri Lanka out in classic dismissals like lbw or edging which England should be thankful for as I think he got into the Test team on the basis of his SL showing.

Just curious why England choose to open the batting with Bell and not Root when Root has been talked about as a potential opener in the Test team and Bell is comfortable at 4. Is there a specific reason?.

Bell came in to open before Root had played an international game, and it revolutionised his one day career. Therefore when Root came in the only option was at 4. He's done well there too, has shown much better finishing potential than Bell ever did.

 

[Spark]

wtf

 

[NUFAN]

Thanks guys.

And lol at that sequence of events.

 

[Stapel]

How so is throwing to the wrong end a brilliant piece of fielding?

 

[Spark]

How so is throwing to the wrong end a piece of brilliant fielding?

how is a diving stop and accurate throw whilst still lying down not a brilliant piece of fielding?

needed someone to call bowler's end, that's all. did it on instinct.

 

[Cabinet96]

Was only inches away from running Cook out at the wrong end as well.

Decent start this for England.

 

[Sylvester]

Geez Starc looking crap so far.

 

[Stapel]

how is a diving stop and accurate throw whilst still lying down not a brilliant piece of fielding?

needed someone to call bowler's end, that's all. did it on instinct.

It would have been brilliant if he had kept an overview by himself

 

[Furball]

Mitchell Johnson seems to have modelled his hair do on Adolf Hitler.

 

[BeeGee]

It would have been brilliant if he had kept an overview by himself

*facepalm*

 

[smash84]

brilliant first delivery by mckay

 

[smash84]

MJ surprisingly on target in his first 2 overs....

 

[Cabinet96]

Brilliant first post by Smali

 

[smash84]

Brilliant first post by Smali

was such a ridiculously wide wide that i had to

 

[Spark]

It would have been brilliant if he had kept an overview by himself

it's instinct. you don't do these things by waiting - not if you're any sort of decent fielder.

 

[King Pietersen]

Mitchell Johnson seems to have modelled his hair do on Adolf Hitler.

Was thinking that myself. Worst hairdo in international cricket?

Solid start from England this, Bell looking good, trying to get after the bowlers. Enjoying the commentary of Shane Warne too, one of my favourite commentators on Sky!

 

[BeeGee]

Too many balls on Cook's pads.

 

[Bahnz]

Wow, Mitch is really rocking the undercut look.

 

[smash84]

Too many balls on Cook's pads.

There shouldn't be too many and should ideally be in the region above the pads