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[Manormanic]

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/695963.html

Good performances from Sam Robson and Mark Wood, with Jonny Bairstow seemingly finding a bit of form as well.

[03jaworf]

good to see at least one of the england mens teams doing well

[Nato]

Good for Bairstow to get some time in the middle after being thrown into the Ashes series.

[Ams4287]

See Borthwick got some tap - you look at the young lad Muirehead in the Aussie team at 20 vs our young leggys (Waller, Borthwick and the lad at Essex etc and there some difference in control & genuine turn - poles apart).

[Manormanic]

is this where I remind everyone about Rash....ah sod it, his cars are marked!

[ProCricketer1982]

I'd rather they were playing shield cricket in aus tbh

[fros23]

I'd rather they were playing shield cricket in aus tbh

Why?

[ProCricketer1982]

Why?

Because I suspect they'd learn a darn sight more and the selectors would learn a darn sight more if they were playing competitive (probably a better standard!) 4 day cricket.

[T-Rapta]

I think Sam Robson has a good chance for a test call up v Sri Lanka. 3 hundreds on the bounce for England Performance Programme and Lions.

Muirhead looks promising but has hardly played. I quite like Cameron Boyce as well. Couple decent leggies plus Lyon and maybe Agar, spin department looks good for the Aussies.

[smilley792]

So bairstow has another ton.

Kerrigan has 5 wickets in the match, and Borthwick 4 in the first innings.



Then I've just read that onions has been called up to the lions tour as fast bowler cover?

What? What? What?

I'm pretty sure onions is in a different league than what's on tour, how can he be classed as cover?

[Alvaro]

Onions has been playing FC in South Africa, which is more than likely a better standard of cricket than the glorified jolly of an A tour. He hasn't really been pulling up trees either.

I'm not a subscriber to the Onions has been wronged club. His last performance in an England shirt was terrible, his pace is down and he is getting on a bit.

[cricketbadger]

Because I suspect they'd learn a darn sight more and the selectors would learn a darn sight more if they were playing competitive (probably a better standard!) 4 day cricket.

There's more to the cricketing world than playing in Aus

when else will they get the experience of playing in SL conditions? this is all part of their development

[ProCricketer1982]

There's more to the cricketing world than playing in Aus

when else will they get the experience of playing in SL conditions? this is all part of their development

You rotate through the different areas, so spend time on FC in aus, sa, so, India etc. give you experience of the whole lot then

[Manormanic]

Onions wronged?  I'm not sure he would have gone on to achieve very much after a recall to the squad but you can't argue that he made a compelling case for selection for this tour - especially when compared with Rankin and Tremlett!

Interesting on a separate note to see Plunkett doing well for England - even if it was in the wrong discipline!

[FattusCattus]

Surprised there's no more comment about this, seeing as England are supposedly in turmoil and this is the next generation!

lions going well today - Robeson and Taylor tucking in. onions the pick of the bowlers. Spinners maybe a bit of a worry though? Borthers a little expensive, Rayner a little impotent - and where's Moeen for this match, I thought he was our best spinner in the last game?