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Windies have bowled very well. Nice and straight on a length that hits the stumps.
Crawley appears to be one of those guys, like Vince, that always looks good but just gets out without making a big score - momentary lapses of concentration maybe. Might explain why his 1st class average is so poor. I'd have preferred Lawrence at 4.
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Never been quite sure how he's close to the side
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It's OK. They'll drop a bowler after this batting performance.
Stokes was very fortunate - Roach really should have caught that mistime hook. Anyway, still some hope of getting something more respectable. Stokes is there and Buttler looked good in the warm up match (I'd still have Foakes, of course), and he's due a few runs for England. Clearly not an easy pitch to bat on and the Windies have a good pace attack. Going to be interesting to see how our bowlers get on - especially as the weather is supposed to be considerably better for the last 3 days.
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Stokes dropped twice now. He looks a street ahead of the rest of the batsmen so far.
What about Buttler?And 1 guest wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 1:19 pm Stokes dropped twice now. He looks a street ahead of the rest of the batsmen so far.
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Probably setting myself up here but I don't see Buttler batting a long innings.
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Stokes gone. Round the wicket to left handers really seems a good tactic in test cricket these days
he might run out of partners soonAnd 1 guest wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 1:36 pm Probably setting myself up here but I don't see Buttler batting a long innings.
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Buttler ct behind - good ball. TBF he batted well - but we're just left with the tail now - might be better to play a few shots before you get the ball with your name on it.
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And it's go well and cheers to Archer. Holder is some player
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I think a dodgy top 4 got found out by a good bowling attack and that would have happened regardless of the toss.
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If only we also had a tall bloke who pitches it up and bowls 80...
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With 400 test wickets behind himPaddington Bear wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 2:33 pm If only we also had a tall bloke who pitches it up and bowls 80...
Chris Woakes would probably also be a handful in these conditions....And 1 guest wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 2:39 pmWith 400 test wickets behind himPaddington Bear wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 2:33 pm If only we also had a tall bloke who pitches it up and bowls 80...
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Let's see what the guys they have picked can do on this pitch. It's the batters who have put England into a bad place.
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If Jimmy pitches it up he will be very dangerous on this pitch. As said before, I would love to see Broad in the side
I can only assume they are taking a longer term view with the Aussie tour in mind, but as of today Broady would be more than handy. Having said that the conditions will probably change over the next few days. Would Stokes have made that decision on his own? Athers thinks he would have taken soundings.
And another one that the Windies have won the review. Six reviews in the match, Windies have won five and the other one was umpires call.
Edit - and another one, but this one proves to be out.
And are there two g’s in Bugger Off?