3rd Test at Headingley, Leeds

[Starfighter]

Wouldn’t be surprised to see England rolled for under 100 here

Settle down Burgey.

 

[old_kookaburra]

So happy thta Warner and Manus got runs.

Warner to punch back in the 4th and 5th test to be the key batter ?

Manus, clinical, mentally tough batter

 

[vcs]

Root is becoming the Andy Murray of the fab four.

Great comparison.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Sam Curran. It helps I guess that while Kohli is brilliant, he's not Smith either.

That series, he basically was tbh. Curran flipped two tight games their way and moeenailtharan is our kryptonite.

 

[Cabinet96]

Denly has been beaten on the inside edge so many times lol.

 

[Burgey]

Doesn't overdo it like Sanga either. Great to listen to overall

I just realised, he very rarely talks about himself in commentary. They usually all talk about the old days or some anecdote, but he seems virtually devoid of ego. Yet on the park he was alpha and gobby as it gets

 

[morgieb]

Sam Curran and you bowled too short

These pitches also seem a bit flatter, so the impact of England's lower order is a bit reduced?

 

[trundler]

Imagine McGrath here

 

[King Pietersen]

Denly off the mark. WAG.

 

[NUFAN]

Oh ****. I remember a time when one could argue that Root was the best batsman in the world. Is he even top 5 right now?

Nope. The 9th best batsman in the ICC rankings (Root) is no longer top 5 right now.

 

[Beamer]

England's batting is shocking. They were owned by us in the Caribbean and are being owned here. I think they need a re-think. Root at 4. Roy out. Denly out. Pope in. An opener in with a decent technique (don't know if that exists). Butler in tests is severely overrated and should be under pressure also.

Burns
AN Opener
Pope
Root
Stokes
Butler (on probation)
Bairstow
Archer
Broad
Leach
Anderson (Woakes when Jimmy isn;t fit)

Feels like England will have an excellent attack for a long time but they desperately need to sort their batting out. Not sure I rate England's selectors, they're giving ours a run for their money.

 

[trundler]

Drinks break. Go put that pizza in the oven flem

 

[flibbertyjibber]

So what have I missed in the first hour?

 

[Starfighter]

So what have I missed in the first hour?

Three wickets and another DRS overturn.

 

[Lillian Thomson]

Predictable first hour. Bowler friendly conditions with the new ball whether the sun is out or not. Good seam attack and inadequate batsman.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Nope. The 9th best batsman in the ICC rankings (Root) is no longer top 5 right now.

He will be outside the top 10 unless he gets runs in the 2nd innings

 

[NUFAN]

Imagine McGrath here

The top order is misfiring but I don't think Glenn McGrath at 3 would significantly help.

 

[Compton]

England can’t accommodate Buttler as a specialist batsman in a team that doesn’t have an in-form Moeen.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Three wickets and another DRS overturn.

DRS again?

Not the clown again was it?

 

[Compton]

The top order is misfiring but I don't think Glenn McGrath at 3 would significantly help.

Wouldn’t be much worse, tbf.