[Cricket] England V Pakistan.

[Simster]

His biggest problem as Captain is that he has lost Joe Root as a capable batsman.

Completely agree.

 

[pasty]

Early days but Joe Root is showing all the hall marks of being the worst captain in living memory.

Although not quite as bad a decision as Nasser "we'll bowl first at The Gabba" Hussain

 

[pasty]

Lunch Day 1

Eng 72/3 from 26 overs

Cook 46*

 

[Mackenzie]

Don't think the rules allow for you to do both at the same time.

Thanks for the heads up.

 

[Peter Grummit]

Pakistan making the ball talk.

Think Jimmy might have bowled Pakistan out by now on this green top. Looks a poor decision to bat.

 

[Pevenseagull]

Apart from Cook getting a few that level one like a Sussex card.

 

[pasty]

4 down

JM Bairstow b Faheem Ashraf 27

Eng 101/4

Thank goodness for (ex) Cap'n Cook

 

[Gritt23]

Early days but Joe Root is showing all the hall marks of being the worst captain in living memory.

Your memory doesn't stretch back to Andrew Flintoff then.

 

[Simster]

Your memory doesn't stretch back to Andrew Flintoff then.

No it does, he was poor. I just firmly believe Root will prove to be considerably worse. He makes terrible decisions, his personal form is shocking, and he seems to make the team considerably worse than the sum of it's parts. He's dreadful, sadly.

 

[Gritt23]

No it does, he was poor. I just firmly believe Root will prove to be considerably worse. He makes terrible decisions, his personal form is shocking, and he seems to make the team considerably worse than the sum of it's parts. He's dreadful, sadly.

That still reads like a description of Flintoff as captain, but add that he brought about his own demise, by massively over bowling himself when out of shape vs Sri Lanka, bringing on the ankle injury that ruled him out of the rest of the Test summer, only to return for the Ashes Tour when he never got up to full pace, or indeed got through a great deal of work. Add to that the total unravelling off the field, and the impact all of this had on the dressing room. Can't see Root is going to challenge those depths.

Love the bloke, love the cricketer, but Flintoff was a dreadful captain.

 

[BensGrandad]

It will not help Root batting at no 3. Some of the pundits suggested another opener and putting Cook at no 3. This would leave Root at no 4

 

[Simster]

149/5, Cook out for 70.


We are sh1t at cricket.

 

[Beach Hut]

149/5 Cook out

 

[pasty]

Be lucky to get 200 at this rate

 

[studio150]

Tea 165/5

Not great when you won the toss and decided to bat

 

[studio150]

168/7 going well in the evening session

 

[pasty]

Be lucky to get 200 at this rate

As I was saying......

168/6
JC Buttler c Asad Shafiq b Hasan Ali 14

168/7
BA Stokes lbw b Mohammad Abbas 38

 

[sams dad]

Plus ca change.....

 

[studio150]

As I was saying......

168/6
JC Buttler c Asad Shafiq b Hasan Ali 14

168/7
BA Stokes lbw b Mohammad Abbas 38

Stokes was 6th wicket to fall and Buttler 7th