[Cricket] England vs Australia Third Ashes Test - Leeds 22nd-26th August 2019

[Luke93]

Get Denley opening or out of the side. Be strict with Bairstow and tell him we need him to focus on batting, and promote him up the order, 3 or 4 to make Root happier. Buttler and Foakes are capable wicket keepers and one of them should be in the side batting at 7. Roy should be batting 6. Stokes 5. I’d also give Broad or Stokes the captaincy and let Root focus on batting again.

Fed up being not very much for 1 each game. Will be not very much for 2 very soon.

 

[BensGrandad]

Don’t mind batsman getting out to good balls but since Edgbaston the Aussies having bowled a single ball that’s been hitting Roy’s stumps. It’s test cricket it’s not acceptable to keep getting out like that. Roy should be a middle order batsman.

For Surrey 2nds.

 

[The Wizard]

**** sake, another duck for Root.

 

[pasty]

Oh FFS

Joe Root c Warner b Hazlewood 0

 

[Luke93]

There we go. Root gone. No surprises. ‘Sake

 

[the right footed denilson]

Root again at 3. What on earth is going on with our batting line up?


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[Pavilionaire]

Moving Root up to No. 3 is working well, isn't it?!

 

[Argartu]

We'll do well to match the Aussie total at this rate.

 

[blockhseagull]

For Surrey 2nds.

Cock

 

[Sussex Nomad]

Here we go... all the bowlers good work from yesterday being undone by inept batting.

 

[Notters]

What a load of old shit.

 

[Pavilionaire]

I just expect England to be 50-3 after 20 overs. Every test match.

 

[blockhseagull]

Here we go... all the bowlers good work from yesterday being undone by inept batting.

Spot on, not one batsman even looks in control in what is again favorable batting conditions.

 

[maltaseagull]

At least Root knows how to play here, even if he is out of nick.


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[BensGrandad]

Get Denley opening or out of the side. Be strict with Bairstow and tell him we need him to focus on batting, and promote him up the order, 3 or 4 to make Root happier. Buttler and Foakes are capable wicket keepers and one of them should be in the side batting at 7. Roy should be batting 6. Stokes 5. I’d also give Broad or Stokes the captaincy and let Root focus on batting again.

Fed up being not very much for 1 each game. Will be not very much for 2 very soon.

That is exactly what I said after the 2nd test except that I would drop Roy full stop and bring in Curran with Denly opening, JB at 3, Root 4, Stokes 5, Buttler 6, Curran 7, etc. Stokes captain.

 

[the right footed denilson]

Get Denley opening or out of the side. Be strict with Bairstow and tell him we need him to focus on batting, and promote him up the order, 3 or 4 to make Root happier. Buttler and Foakes are capable wicket keepers and one of them should be in the side batting at 7. Roy should be batting 6. Stokes 5. I’d also give Broad or Stokes the captaincy and let Root focus on batting again.

Fed up being not very much for 1 each game. Will be not very much for 2 very soon.

Totally agree. Personally think Foakes should by wk and Bairstow at 3. Denly offers very little- give him a go opening or sack him off, and get Roy in the lower middle order or sack him off. It’s all over the bloody place.


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Got a really good ball, in fairness.

 

[Mellotron]

At least Root knows how to play here, even if he is out of nick.

talk

Well done

Frustratingly, Root and Roy have both been punished for being better than Warner. He would've missed both of those.

 

[The Wizard]

Denly survives, I see Umpire stevie wonder is back.

Poor decisions

 

[Simster]

For Surrey 2nds.

Not really. You often get more license to play your shots in the middle order whereas opening bat is a very specialist position that involves far higher than average levels of attrition. Roy is a talented batsman (as we saw in the world cup) with absolutely no patience, so I agree with [MENTION=14080]The Wizard[/MENTION]. The problem is, we have some good players in the middle order already.

What we don't have is many limited but belligerent openers. I'd be tempted to ask Root to open