Would you have dropped Stokes?
Would you have dropped Stokes?
No, he is our match winner.
Official quote.
England all-rounder Ben Stokes will be withdrawn from the Ashes squad if he remains under police investigation when the tour to Australia begins.
Big job for Root on Sunday morning. Cracking start to series
A draw would be a good result.
How much longer can they leave Cook in the team.
The lad is broken and needs a break.
He will score big in 1 or 2 innings but out of 10 that's not good enough for this level.
Cook (along with Root) is the senior batsman. No’s 2,3 and 5 have been of concern for a good while, not Cook. The next couple of sessions will have a huge impact on the whole series. Root is world-class, but very much finding his feet as captain. A big score from him is vital. It’s been a fascinating “proper” test match so far. Good bowling from both sides at times, and a real captain’s innings from Smith. Brilliant stuff
Aussies will be 1-0 up after this test.
Oh dear, I see us losing the little Urn.
3-1 to the home side is my prediction.
Funny how home teams chose a ground where they have a good record of winning for the first test.
Our lot go to lord's, where we have a poor win record but the ties like it.
First session or two tomorrow might well be the crux of the series. Good match so far
Looking like a draw.