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[Manormanic]

Root dropped, he should tell them where to go

He's a Yorkshire lad, he's kinda expected it.  Make a few scores, do a decent job in (No Swearing Please) circumstances...get dropped for the Southerner Caberry.  Go figure...

Come to think of it, Bresnan dropped, Anderson survives is suspicious...

[smilley792]

Broad. What a (No Swearing Please). 1ball and asking for sawdust?

[Overdrive]

He's a Yorkshire lad, he's kinda expected it.  Make a few scores, do a decent job in (No Swearing Please) circumstances...get dropped for the Southerner Caberry.  Go figure...

Come to think of it, Bresnan dropped, Anderson survives is suspicious...

As good as i think he will be, he has a big flaw in his technique.
He will come back stronger...i hope.

[Lefty100]

What a disgrace to drop Root, he did a great job lower down the order and was put up too early. The selectors should be ashamed. In Australia a few of our young prospects were put up the order too early and have not prospered.

[procricket]

To be fair to Root neither him or Carberry deserve to be in the side was a harsh dropping to a degree both have batted without any intent which has been the biggest disappointment


Atherton and Hussain are both doing my but in I sometime hate Cook defensive attitude but at least as captain he can say he won the ashes as a a skipper .

Let the man captain at least

[SOULMAN1012]

See ya Warner, well batted good to see him get himself in.

The guy really is a flat track bully without a brain cell in sight. Still not that I'm complaining 

[Gerry SA]

Root fully deserved to  be dropped.

He's vastly overrated.

He's got rubbish footwork and in Tests outside England he averages 28.

He needs to go back to Yorkshire and  learn how to move his feet otherwise he'll be exposed every time he comes up against high quality fast bowlers.

[Overdrive]

Root fully deserved to  be dropped.

He's vastly overrated.

He's got rubbish footwork and in Tests outside England he averages 28.

He needs to go back to Yorkshire and  learn how to move his feet otherwise he'll be exposed every time he comes up against high quality fast bowlers.

Agreed. He just cant leave some balls alone. Winds me up the way he wafts his bat at some of them.
Patience and choosing your run making balls is the order of the day in tests.
Seems like a bright fella though so i'm sure he will get it right.

[alexhilly1492]

liking the look of rankin, few loose balls, put that down to nerves, but looks to be getting plenty of bounce

[DaanalSeed]

We're in trouble, 4/94 at lunch. Oh deary me.

Liking the look of Boyd Rankin, always thought he was very good. Carberry looks sharper in the field this Test.

I still think it was too harsh of them to drop Root, I reckon he should've stayed in with Carberry. My XI would've been:

Cook
Carberry
Bell
KP
Root
Stokes
Bairstow
Borthwick
Broad
Anderson
Rankin

[Number 11]

8 lefties in the england side is this a first???

AHHHHH Offspinners paradise

[Wedge2408]

It's been an interesting start to the match.

Even though the Aussies are 4 down an in a bit of trouble I still can't help but feel that England didn't really take advantage of the favourable bowling conditions. It could have been worse. Also, I would have liked to see Cook throw the ball to Borthwick for a couple of overs towards the end of the session. Oh well, at least it has been a competitive first session.
 
Hopefully the Aussies go on to post a reasonable score and we have a decent test match (that ends in a 5nil result )

[alba caerulea]

It's been an interesting start to the match.

Even though the Aussies are 4 down an in a bit of trouble I still can't help but feel that England didn't really take advantage of the favourable bowling conditions. It could have been worse. Also, I would have liked to see Cook throw the ball to Borthwick for a couple of overs towards the end of the session. Oh well, at least it has been a competitive first session.
 
Hopefully the Aussies go on to post a reasonable score and we have a decent test match (that ends in a 5nil result )

Who would you have liked Borthwick to have a bowl instead of? Stokes or Anderson? They both took a wicket towards the end of the session.

There was something in it for the seamers and England have 4 of them. Correct decision from Cook to hold Borthwick back.

[procricket]

Yes get that idiot ou of there hopefully only one more innings then I the end of that pollock
All the chat but does not contribute one more should do it Mr Bailey

[lewis_faulds]

C'mon Australia. 200 then stroll on!!