God help me - the Test Cricket thread

[ElwoodBlues1]

Today's openers don't get the concept of "knocking the shine off" and putting overs into the bowlers.  As a side we don't do well batting time .  Then again, Warner never lasts long enough.  But on that pitch bazball was the option because you were a  walking wicket trying to bat time, as Head, Smith and Veeryn showed.  Eventually you were going to get a good one (QED Smith).

Aus don't play the real quicks well imho, they got lucky because the saffies batsman are very poor but in England we will get knocked over imho.
The short stuff worries our top order regardless of this pitch and when it's coming down at 150k you can see the techniques that won't hold up.
England will be doing everything they can to get Wood and Archer on the park for the Ashes series.