4th Test (Old Trafford, Manchester) - 23rd to 27th of July

[ImpatientLime]

hard not to rate jof when he bowls like this, but he really does feel to me like the bloke who bowls eye catching spells but rarely takes the big bag. very flintoff esque.

just cheeky 2 and 3-fers.

 

[Daemon]

pretty crazy that pant can't bat like
surely he can come out at eleven and just block it or bash it

Yeah he should bat on one knee and scoop everything imo, it’s what I would’ve done

 

[Burgey]

Looks like Archer is looking to target and #punish Thakur’s butt cheek here

 

[Woodster]

How many edges have not carried so far in this Test? Old Trafford used to be such a good cricket wicket with pace and carry, now it’s just dead.

 

[Shady Slim]

Yeah he should bat on one knee and scoop everything imo, it’s what I would’ve done

i mean the entire english batting philosophy is just hacking at the ball with no footwork lol

 

[Johan]

How many edges have not carried so far in this Test? Old Trafford used to be such a good cricket wicket with pace and carry, now it’s just dead.

Fault of Capitalism and global warming.

 

[Daemon]

i mean the entire english batting philosophy is just hacking at the ball with no footwork lol

You still need to be able to put your weight on the foot though which it seems like he’s struggling to do.

 

[Daemon]

Actually are you even allowed to wear a moonboot according to the rules? @cnerd123

 

[Johan]

i mean the entire english batting philosophy is just hacking at the ball with no footwork lol

Depends, does Brook charging down Bumrah count as footwork

 

[Burgey]

Any chance of Sundar firing a ****ing shot here ffs? He’s looked horrendous all tour.

 

[Johan]

Holy **** he made a run

 

[wpdavid]

hard not to rate jof when he bowls like this, but he really does feel to me like the bloke who bowls eye catching spells but rarely takes the big bag. very flintoff esque.
just cheeky 2 and 3-fers.

Maybe, but he's still finding his way back just now. Perhaps he'll take more when he's properly established, especially now that he's being more sensibly managed by his captain.

Incidentally, haven't all of his wickets in the series been left-handers?

 

[Daemon]

These are pretty much unplayable conditions right now. Someone like Boland would have had all 10.

 

[GIMH]

That first Archer over may be the best thing I’ve seen in person in sports.

 

[ImpatientLime]

These are pretty much unplayable conditions right now. Someone like Boland would have had all 10.

unless he was bowling versus england, in which case he'd be going at 10s.

 

[Uppercut]

England have had a lot of spells this series where they've gone past the outside edge a lot more than they've found it. I reckon they've not been full or straight enough during the best periods for bowling. Except for the second innings at Lord's when they did a much better job of bringing the stumps into play.

 

[ImpatientLime]

England have had a lot of spells this series where they've gone past the outside edge a lot more than they've found it. I reckon they've not been full or straight enough during the best periods for bowling. Except for the second innings at Lord's when they did a much better job of bringing the stumps into play.

a strong case of the hilfenhaus'

 

[wpdavid]

Really? I get it that Archer will sometimes do that, not the rest of them.

Mind you it did swing a fair bit.

 

[wpdavid]

England have had a lot of spells this series where they've gone past the outside edge a lot more than they've found it. I reckon they've not been full or straight enough during the best periods for bowling. Except for the second innings at Lord's when they did a much better job of bringing the stumps into play.

I get that Woakes may be worried about being driven at his pace. But that's the risk you should be taking when the ball is moving around.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Need wickets here.