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[SOULMAN1012]

How does Bopara keep getting a run?

Generally been in good form for England in the lower order and can certainly get the ball over the ropes, also a handy fill in bowler. Personally I like Bopara and feel he is under rated a lot of the time

[skip1973]

Finch's poor form continues. Looks like he's been worked out.
This should be over pretty quick if these 2 stay in
Pretty poor bowling so far, can only get worse with Jordan bowling.

He was always going to be found out, his footwork is non existent. It was laughable when people suggesting he should be in the test side.

[skip1973]

Generally been in good form for England in the lower order and can certainly get the ball over the ropes, also a handy fill in bowler. Personally I like Bopara and feel he is under rated a lot of the time

He averages 31 with the bat and 38 with the ball.

[smilley792]

He averages 31 with the bat and 38 with the ball.

That's the thing with averages. They dont current recent form. Just overall ccareer. Which most would admit has been poor overall. but


He got dropped. We were pants. He came back and had done a decent job since. We are still pants mind.

Kingravi!!!

[skip1973]

He averaged 26 in 20 digs through 2014, sorry I can't agree with you. I don't think Finn looks too bad, looks miles better than Jordan.

[csnew]

How can the Umpire not give that one out, it was dead!
This SL umpire has been poor for a while, made a number of shockers in the test series too.

England look 100 short. Broad must be a bit embarrassed calling this line up the most powerful batting line up, Judged that on 2 warm up games against poor opposition.

[FattusCattus]

What's wrong with Anderson?

[Kieron_BT]

The Aussies must be laughing once again. Twice now they've done the same to England. Give them 2 poor teams to play against with no pace and aggression (minus Maxwell's innings), then hit them with full on pace and aggression and hard wickets.

[csnew]

More shocking umpiring.

Find this bonus point rule pointless, not too sure why it's allowed. It's pretty stupid having a game within a game

[Gerry SA]

England's attack has no menace. Broad, Jordan, Woakes, Ali and Finn. On these kind of pitches they don't have the skills to get wickets. England eill br chasing 300+ pretty much all the time if they bowl first.

[smilley792]

@skip1973 yoru rights stats don't show. He started well against Sri Lanka though with two 50s and many of his innings are last ten overs were he's expected to slog straight off.
He seemed in good nick to us, but as england are poor....... It's probably just better than most.


@Kieron_BT in the warm up cummins and berrendorf were both bowling quicker than any of the england ATTACK in this game! Cummins hits 150 plus regularly. It was the pitch which was dead.


Another poor decision. I see the Indian board have forced the non drs on the england and aus games too. Disgraceful

[smilley792]

Clever from Australia.

Throw a few wickets away ate nd. But still win easily.

Narrow minded England set up now be talking about "we took 7 wickets, ran them close. No need to change, jolly good game"

Australia laughing,

[csnew]

The Aussies must be laughing once again. Twice now they've done the same to England. Give them 2 poor teams to play against with no pace and aggression (minus Maxwell's innings), then hit them with full on pace and aggression and hard wickets.

Hard wicket? Looked a slow one to me. England couldn't play the swing more like, something they play against everyday in England.

[Stuey]

We seem short of an out and out quick or 2, but Woakes and Ali did ok. Broad seems short of a gallop and doesn't appear to grasp the senior bowler nettle.
But the real issue is we haven't scored enough runs again, Morgan saved us from a real hammering.

[ppccopener]

we have only just binned the mentality that 250 is a decent score in one dayers,it was 10 years ago,not today
at least we are going with more aggressive players in the batting who can play a few shots

the problem is the same one it's been for years, our bowlers get panned on good tracks, and Anderson,terrific bowler thou he is,is up and down and will get smacked.

Tredwell has got to play all the time just because it's pace off the ball and he has a brain....
Bops is a decent bowler but the rest?
we need someone who can stick it in one srea on the pithc so at least you can set a field...