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Jason Roys shot today sums it up well. We just don't produce long format cricketers anymore. The shot he attempted wasn't the problem, it was the time that he attempted it. Loads of top class cricketers have played the very same shot in test matches, but not on a turning wicket on the fifth day of a test match when you are trying to save the game. Its the mentality thats the problem, and this will only get worse as the long format of the game slowly dies.

 

Can we not grab a solid opener from a county who'll stick around for a session or 2. I like Roy, he's a great one day player but in those conditions there's field restrictions and therefore always places for him to score. They bowl differently in tests with a field set to it. He's not that guy.

 

Well, that was a cracking test match.

Jofra Archer was blistering, although I'm worried we will finish him off by the end of the Summer. That was a lot of overs to bowl.

Impressed with Jack Leach as well. He looks as though he can get into a good rhythm and bowl with control.

The innings from Ben Stokes was superb. He has found his confidence again after the World Cup. I felt he'd lost a bit of his presence at the crease after the court case, but that ability to dominate the bowling is back.

England have got to think about Jason Roy. I thought he'd do okay as an opener but his technique doesn't look up to it. Maybe move to number four and move Denly to open?

 

Even better afternoon session.
What's the betting Siddle hangs around while Steve Smith gets 150?

 

Edited for accuracy.

BTW, Steve Smith has been superb

 

Let them off the hook today, still, it was a good effort given Anderson's early injury.

Despite what we think of Smith, he is a brilliant batsman, and he was excellent today

 

Good solid batting display today by England. Well done to Rory Burns for a magnificent maiden test century.

 

Simple really, we've concentrated on tip n' run at the expense of cricket

 

Two different games but only one of them is and can be still called 'Cricket'
T'other is a strange version of Baseball

 

Ben Foakes showed a surprisingly good technique when he played and has the temperament for Test match cricket. Get him in at 4.

 

Sadly the shorter forms are taking over for TV companies/sponsors etc. I’d call test cricket real cricket, but it’s going by the way side. India have so much power in the game and they’ve lost interest in test cricket, their fans don’t turn up to it anymore, and did you see how bad their test side was last time they came here losing 4-0 to a side which is nowhere near the team it once was.

Test cricket got me into the sport, I’m worried it’s dying a slow death. As Bob Willis said the other day, players are more bothered about their strike rates than batting averages.

 

There’s no doubt that the ball was turning sharply today. But it’s the fifth day of a test match in August - it’s supposed to do that! We just don’t seem to have the mentality to bat sensibly to save a game.
But we shouldn’t have been in this position. We should have had a 200+ first innings lead but threw away a commanding overnight position on the third morning.
Even then we ought to have expected Moen to get wickets on a 4th day pitch that was turning. His failure to do that seriously hamstrung us, particularly with Anderson crocked. And then Root compounded the problem by under bowling Woakes.

 

How's Jason Roy doing?

 

Totally different game, as Jason Roy is finding out. Some excellent one day players, such as Stokes, can adapt to both formats, but there are quite a few who specialise in one format or the other.

Plus, Morgan is considering standing down from one day captaincy anyhow, due to recurring back injury

 

Our test batting is as awful as our one day batting is great. We seem to have forgotten how to defend and build a test innings.
It's certainly one of the worst Aussie batting sides I can remember. But your bowling is high class, as is ours. I can't remember a test series where the bowlers so dominated the batters (Smith excepted, obviously).

 

Bowlers isn't our problem. It's batsmen brought up on limited overs cricket who can't build patient test match innings.

 

Unbelievable Jeff.

 

No, @Onside ,the cupboard is bare.

Would you like to see buster/keaton jennings again?
Remember stoneman or borthwick or gubbins or robson or malan or vince or lyth or.....................
the list is endless as many have been tried and failed.
Sadly lankysheer's hameed never progressed after an early start for england.

It alright for @Offcomedun in the counties as they are not taking any essex players at the moment.
Zummerzet have to make do without the legendary 1* jack leach.

 

Personally I’d put Roy at 6 and have Denley open next test, not ideal put there’s nothing else in the county game that’s played against an attack like Australia’s. Roy has ability but he’s not a test opener, doesn’t mean he can’t bat down the order.

Bowling wise as I’ve already mentioned Jimmy to come in for Woakes fitness permitting. It’s 1-1 if things had gone different we could be winning or losing, we’ve not played particularly well but to many changes at this stage will only make things worse imo.

 

Pretty close series apart from Smith being super human. He's been the difference .