2nd Test, Lord's, London

[King Pietersen]

Denly to come in, make a pretty 20 and get out. He's like Ian Bell at his very worst.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

That is why I always think Hazlewood is perfect to bowl over here, class act in these conditions.

 

[morgieb]

Five (5) years of waiting

It's certainly the best I've seen him bowl since that 16/17 summer.

Have they even left a ball off him? Either they've had to play at it or missed it. That's the first runs off him since his first over too.

 

[social]

Haze spent last tour floating ball up trying to swing it

Massive improvement

 

[TheJediBrah]

Pitched that one up.

Yeah and Root played it off the back foot for some reason

 

[Starfighter]

All the talk of dropping Roy and we still pick Denly. Neither should be in the side really but at least we know why Roy is in as we have no options to open. Denly just seems a dopey choice.

On what basis was Denly picked in the first place? I know there's guys in CC scoring more than him. The talk around him that I remember always seemed to be over vague qualities rather than weight of runs.

 

[Cabinet96]

That reminds me of Root's dismissals in Australia.

Kind of funny how much more vulnerable to LBWs Root is compared to Smith.

 

[Woodster]

Bull****. Finch never succeeded as an opener at first class level, and failed at tests when given the opportunity. Roy has never succeeded as a first class opener either. If someone fails in easier first class matches it defies logic to think that they would succeed in tests where attacks are better and opening harder.

Ok, please offer a solid case for another opener to have Roy’s spot ? Should we have more options of better quality and opening batsmen more suited to opening in English conditions with a solid first-class record behind them, then the selectors could correctly have asked Jason Roy to go back to Surrey and make some runs at the top if he wants to open for England.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

On what basis was Denly picked in the first place? I know there's guys in CC scoring more than him. The talk around him that I remember always seemed to be over vague qualities rather than weight of runs.

Hunch from Smith I think. Only reason I can see.

 

[TheJediBrah]

The real dangermen for England are 5-7. The earlier we can get them in the better. Stokes/Buttler/Bairstow could do some real damage on this 500+ par wicket

 

[Starfighter]

Haze spent last tour floating ball up trying to swing it

Massive improvement

He's better in general when he doesn't try to swing it, and I also reckon he's better when he's not obviously trying to go flat out.

 

[Woodster]

All the talk of dropping Roy and we still pick Denly. Neither should be in the side really but at least we know why Roy is in as we have no options to open. Denly just seems a dopey choice.

I rate Roy as an opener slightly more than this, but I agree with most of that.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Ok, please offer a solid case for another opener to have Roy’s spot ? Should we have more options of better quality and opening batsmen more suited to opening in English conditions with a solid first-class record behind them, then the selectors could correctly have asked Jason Roy to go back to Surrey and make some runs at the top if he wants to open for England.

Woakes or Leach IMO. Seriously why not? I know it sounds crazy but England's team strengths are a bit unusual

 

[vcs]

Kind of funny how much more vulnerable to LBWs Root is compared to Smith.

Bumrah had him in a lot of trouble with the incoming ball last year.

 

[aussie tragic]

I really thought Paine stuffed it up by bowling, but 2-28 says otherwise

 

[TheJediBrah]

All the talk about how **** Roy is opening in Tests, but I'm still happier that he's the one back in the sheds and Burns is still out there.

 

[Starfighter]

Kind of funny how much more vulnerable to LBWs Root is compared to Smith.

He's obviously falling over a bit and playing across to the incoming delivery.

This is a better approach from Siddle.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Bring Cummins on from Hazlewood's end and see if he can get the same movement.

 

[Lillian Thomson]

The real dangermen for England are 5-7. The earlier we can get them in the better. Stokes/Buttler/Bairstow could do some real damage on this 500+ par wicket

Are you sure you're not watching hanging upside down from a tree?

 

[TheJediBrah]

Are you sure you're not watching hanging upside down from a tree?

England should get 600 from here