England vs West Indies (3 Tests)

[Gethelred]

That review was a poor one, but that ball was a jaffa.

 

[Ekomaira]

Actually quite looking forward to hearing Rory Burns in the tea break assuming he will be explaining a few of his technical idiosyncrasies

left eye dominant!

 

[Seedsfan]

Crawley surely stays in over Denny when Root comes back.

 

[Gethelred]

This has really been a very placid deck today. There was a little swing this morning, but barely anything since. Just a bit more bounce today, but it's been consistent more than excessive.

 

[Seedsfan]

Terrible by Stokes. You have to leave that. You could see all three of his stumps he went that far across.

 

[toml]

Crawley has looked excellent. Had a rant to a friend earlier about him not looking ready, has made me look stupid so far

 

[Seedsfan]

Another great knock from Jos Buttler lol.

 

[Seedsfan]

Crawley has looked excellent. Had a rant to a friend earlier about him not looking ready, has made me look stupid so far

What hurts Crawley is England’s lack of experience. It’s hard to carry Pope and Crawley in a test side as you can’t rely on either of them. Future of English batting looks strong though

 

[toml]

What hurts Crawley is England’s lack of experience. It’s hard to carry Pope and Crawley in a test side as you can’t rely on either of them. Future of English batting looks strong though

I think Pope is definitely ready, if I was an English fan I'd certainly be wanting to see Crawley at Kent for another season at least. He really does look promising, but I don't think he is quite there yet. I'd be worried about his confidences if/when he ends up in a slump

 

[Seedsfan]

I think Pope is definitely ready, if I was an English fan I'd certainly be wanting to see Crawley at Kent for another season at least. He really does look promising, but I don't think he is quite there yet. I'd be worried about his confidences if/when he ends up in a slump

Pope has more runs of the board no pun intended in FC and test cricket but is still establishing himself as a player at test level. 100% he should be persisted with and I thought he should of played in the Ashes last year. Just makes it hard having two batsmen trying to establish themselves. That said Crawley has to Denly

 

[footyfan1978]

Excellent late day bowling Gabriel.
C'mon, knock these last two Poms over and chase down 180 tomorrow.

 

[Seedsfan]

West Indies in the box seat

 

[PhatBoy]

Tantalising spot for my boys.
Though he’s about as reliable as a screen door on a submarine a player like Blackwood becomes important in a situation like this. He could theoretically knock off a third of the likely target in an hour or so.
Come on boys, don’t stuff this up.

 

[Lynchy04]

Cummins and Gabriel the best quicks in the game right now IMO

 

[Seedsfan]

Cummins and Gabriel the best quicks in the game right now IMO

Holder is definitely on par.

 

[Seedsfan]

What would everyone’s current world XI’s be?

 

[PhatBoy]

What would everyone’s current world XI’s be?

latham
Warner
Smith
Kohli
Williamson
Stokes
De Kock
Holder
Cummins
Lyon
Rabada

lot of spots very hard to pick at the moment though and venue would be a big factor particularly for warner

 

[Zach Package]

Is Sibley punishing himself for something with that technique?

Someone in this thread before asked about ugliest batsmen to watch but I think Sibley is way uglier than Burns

 

[Seedsfan]

latham
Warner
Smith
Kohli
Williamson
Stokes
De Kock
Holder
Cummins
Lyon
Rabada

lot of spots very hard to pick at the moment though and venue would be a big factor particularly for warner

On 2019 form I would go

Williamson
Labuschange
Kohli
Smith
Azam
Stokes
De Kock
Holder
Cummins
Wagner
Lyon

Now none of the openers inspire great confidence in me Latham would be the best in the world at the moment. Warner needs away runs.

 

[PhatBoy]

Is Sibley punishing himself for something with that technique?

Someone in this thread before asked about ugliest batsmen to watch but I think Sibley is way uglier than Burns

he’s hideous too. His wagon wheel is even uglier

 

[PhatBoy]

Aside from maybe hope the two most pleasing players on the eye in this game are the two primary allrounders

 

[t_94]

Is Sibley punishing himself for something with that technique?

Someone in this thread before asked about ugliest batsmen to watch but I think Sibley is way uglier than Burns

If you’re referring to the open stance it’s a method implemented by freelance coach Gary Palmer, who has worked with Sibley, Alistair Cook and Shan Masood amongst others. Not very aesthetic but helps with balance and head position.

 

[PhatBoy]

If you’re referring to the open stance it’s a method implemented by freelance coach Gary Palmer, who has worked with Sibley, Alistair Cook and Shan Masood amongst others. Not very aesthetic but helps with balance and head position.

cook could score runs through the offside though - sibley had 3 scoring shots on the offside in his 50

 

[Zach Package]

If you’re referring to the open stance it’s a method implemented by freelance coach Gary Palmer, who has worked with Sibley, Alistair Cook and Shan Masood amongst others. Not very aesthetic but helps with balance and head position.

Seems like an exercise in self chastisation.

I see the resemblance to Cook but he seems like a broken, more disjointed version of Cook with a far worse bat plane.

 

[frankrizzo]

Once it gets over 200 England might be slight favourites so need to get them wrapped up in the first 30 minutes.

Got a bad feeling archer or wood might get some arsey 40 and take the game away.