God help me - the Test Cricket thread

[ElwoodBlues1]

Jim was right twice with Khawaja, it's a reflection on the English bowling and Roots lack of nous as captain that he could come in and score with such ease.
Worst English team I have seen for sure...

[LP]

Jim was right twice with Khawaja, it's a reflection on the English bowling and Roots lack of nous as captain that he could come in and score with such ease.
Worst English team I have seen for sure...

The Poms are broken, right at this moment they are weaker than Bangladesh!
 

[capcom]

Well, that was the one that got away .... meh, it happens

[ElwoodBlues1]

Well, that was the one that got away .... meh, it happens

English showed some fight today, Crawley can play and Stokes, Leach love a rear guard action. Jonny Bairstow showed plenty of grit and spirit but they need more youth coming through.
Langar and Cummins mucked up the declaration but that's cricket...

[capcom]

English showed some fight today, Crawley can play and Stokes, Leach love a rear guard action. Jonny Bairstow showed plenty of grit and spirit but they need more youth coming through.
Langar and Cummins mucked up the declaration but that's cricket...

Given they were never likely to chase down that target, it was at least 45 minutes too late.  Boland's got the goods though.

[Professer E]

There was plenty enough time,  I thought we were poor with both new balls,  especially the first one.

[ElwoodBlues1]

There was plenty enough time,  I thought we were poor with both new balls,  especially the first one.

Didn't think Lyon was great either and of course we dropped a couple of catches plus Green half bowling Stokes was an unusual non dismissal when the bails wouldn't fall.
Lost seven overs due to rain after lunch and couldn't bowl our quicks at the end because of the light.. All conspired against us...

[sandsmere]

Can.t do a lot better than 3 wins and the ashes in the first 3 games and only one wicket stopping us in the fourth game.

Usman K . . . . . . . great match.

[Mav]

In a parallel universe, did Boland get an early selection and shut Hazelwood out of the Test team? No wonder wicketkeepers would prefer to play with broken fingers rather than give their competition a chance at stealing their spots.

[LP]

No wonder wicketkeepers would prefer to play with broken fingers rather than give their competition a chance at stealing their spots.

I think the quality differences between keepers is greatly over-stated by the media, unless they are like Gilchrist and piling on the runs the incumbent is always the favourite to get the next gig.

Carey should be a long term as he has both keeping and batting potential, batting with quick scoring which can bring results.