Interesting selection and toss question this morning. It's not been an easy place to bat first in recent years.
Hopefully Ollie Robinson is in the starting line-up.
Hopefully Ollie Robinson is in the starting line-up.
Ollie Robinson has been presented with his Test cap by Jon Lewis
Last year when "Soul Limbo" played out I was quite emotional after the months that had gone before that some vision of normality was returning. Listening to it this morning it was nothing but expectation and excitement. Granted the excitement might only last until lunchtime today when New Zealand are 120/0 but right now it feels so, so good.
The sun is shining, TMS on the radio, Ollie Robinson making his test debut. Happy days
Root did say he has more confidence in his own bowling now. And Robinson has bowled spin at county level.England with no spinner ... bold
That's a decent batting line-up for the Kiwis. Interesting to see how Conway takes to test cricket, he's a bit of a bish-bosh merchant. The task is to get Williamson out cheaply and the rest should follow
Teams batting first at Lords haven't done so well recently. Second innings often produces the best totals.
Love to hear Jeremy Coney and love to have the Kiwis here