England's greatest test captain

[Johan]

Had to leave home, how?

just a slightly difficult but ultimately simple third slip catch iirc, dropped. Bumrah was bowling, now Pope made a hundred

 

[kyear2]

just a slightly difficult but ultimately simple third slip catch iirc, dropped. Bumrah was bowling, now Pope made a hundred

Gill?

 

[Johan]

Gill?

It was Jaiswal

 

[kyear2]

It was Jaiswal

He struggled at gully as well.

Think he missed two half chances there earlier.

 

[sayon basak]

It will be really funny when root doesn't

Good one.

 

[peterhrt]

To be fair, we'd be saying the exact reverse if Jadeja had caught Duckett.

On commentary yesterday Mike Atherton talked about a possible ideal composite fielding team. It came after Jadeja had made a couple of errors, which did not prevent Atherton including him in his select group. Other names mentioned were Bland, Rhodes, Ponting, Mark Waugh and Roger Harper. Mel Jones added Andrew Symons and said the best fielder in the world today was Glenn Phillips.

 

[Johan]

Good one.

Pope got a century so it's fine it's a nothing pitch

 

[Johan]

On commentary yesterday Mike Atherton talked about a possible ideal composite fielding team. It came after Jadeja had made a couple of errors, which did not prevent Atherton including him in his select group. Other names mentioned were Bland, Rhodes, Ponting, Mark Waugh and Roger Harper. Mel Jones added Andrew Symons and said the best fielder in the world today was Glenn Phillips.

sounds like a dream setup, would put Hammond at slip and it's almost perfect.

 

[sayon basak]

Pope got a century so it's fine it's a nothing pitch

And Root did nothing in a nothing pitch.

 

[Johan]

And Root did nothing in a nothing pitch.

Root doesn't make wanker runs, he is above that.

 

[Johan]

does Root have an argument to be the GOAT English captain?

 

[Fuller Pilch]

does Root have an argument to be the GOAT English captain?

One of the worse surely

 

[Johan]

One of the worse surely

he improved tactically but was such an awful leader of men

 

[Coronis]

does Root have an argument to be the GOAT English captain?

First he tries to gee up Stokes as a bowler, now Root as a captain. Next thing you’ll be telling us Crawley is a good batsman.

 

[Johan]

First he tries to gee up Stokes as a bowler, now Root as a captain. Next thing you’ll be telling us Crawley is a good batsman.

Crawley No but Duckett...

 

[sayon basak]

Crawley No but Duckett...

Better than Root sure....

 

[Johan]

Better than Root sure....

don't be rude, and be grateful.

 

[kyear2]

sounds like a dream setup, would put Hammond at slip and it's almost perfect.

Hammond, Sobers, Viv

 

[sayon basak]

Hammond, Sobers, Viv

Simpson

 

[kyear2]

Simpson

Yeah, arguably Harvey as well.