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[Sam]

Well I'll put my money on this game being a draw then  . Feel free to come back and make me feel stupid when we get all out for <200 tonight  .

[awp]

Well I'll put my money on this game being a draw then  . Feel free to come back and make me feel stupid when we get all out for <200 tonight  .

Theresno reason to think that englamd shouldnt perform here.  Thisis the easiest batting pitch in the country and kp, bell with carbs and root should be able to put an excellent score on the board. You blokes give up way too easy.

[ProCricketer1982]

Root gone. Complete idiot of a shot too

[procricket]

Going to say what i have always said Root is overrated massively.

Not just on this performance i just do not see what is so good about him 

[Krs]

Root gone. Complete idiot of a shot too

Agree, stupid shot to play when the pressure is on

[procricket]

Once again is Root good enough so many questions being asked.

I never have been convinced

[ProCricketer1982]

Once again is Root good enough so many questions being asked.

I never have been convinced

Bogged himself down then played a silly shot. Very amateurish ! Just bloody bat, does matter the scoring rate as they should know they can't win so are batting to save the game. Runs at this point are irrelevant

[ProCricketer1982]

Pathetic

[Pendles10]

KP GONE!!!!!! The Aussies are up!!!!!!

[procricket]

Bogged himself down then played a silly shot. Very amateurish ! Just bloody bat, does matter the scoring rate as they should know they can't win so are batting to save the game. Runs at this point are irrelevant

Runs are important mate but we will agree to disagree.

Poor cricket again.

Not looking too good is it.

Were getting blown away here we need a miricle

[ProCricketer1982]

Runs are important mate but we will agree to disagree.

Poor cricket again.

Not looking too good is it.

Were getting blown away here we need a miricle

Agree runs are important, I suppose I meant play each ball on its merits rather than overly worry about run rates. Aus will give bad balls if you stay in long enough. Bell needs to go big now and carbs for us not to be following on this evening

Barring cook, it's eng giving it away rather than aus being awesome which is sad.

[smokem]

Wonder how long it will take Clarke to bring on Smith to bowl to Bell...

[smilley792]

Once again is Root good enough so many questions being asked.

I never have been convinced

England in 2013

Only bell and cook have scored more runs than root(827,765, vs 728)

Only bell and Carberry have a better average than root(43, 41 vs 35)

Root has the highest test score in 2013 of 180

Only bell has scored more centuries than root in 2013(3vs2)


All the above has been without a settled position, 6-1-6-3



You may not be convinced, but he's certainly not having the worse run of England players at mo, and who would replace him?

[ProCricketer1982]

England haven't succession planned and will pay the price. Some of the senior players seem to have lost that something in the last 12-18 months.

Anyway, Bell is going to smash a daddy ton and carbs is going to keep surviving somehow and score a gritty 150 off 6 million balls

[Gerry SA]

Joe Root's problem is his footwork is very ordinary for someone batting at 3.

Root is heavy footed and being continually camped on the backfoot isn't gonna get the job done against a high class pace attack.