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[WalkingWicket37]

English medium pacer James Anderson has suffered a stress fracture to his shoulder blade and is doubtful for the first Test. Surprising that a medium paced trundler has suffered an injury bowling on green tops...

Yes, because bowling on a green top puts less stress on your shoulder than on other types of wicket, doesn't it...

[Aussie In England]

Yes, because bowling on a green top puts less stress on your shoulder than on other types of wicket, doesn't it...

Spot on, you need heart and a strong mind to bowl on flat pitches...something Anderson has never shown #MentallyWeak

[GoodLeave]

Spot on, you need heart and a strong mind to bowl on flat pitches...something Anderson has never shown #MentallyWeak

Right then Boys. Let him have it.

#WheresMyPopcorn
#ItsAussieBashingTime
#WhoActuallyUsesHastagsNowadaysAnyway
#WhyAmIStillUsingHashtags

[smilley792]

Oh my god! Did he say something controversial in a trolling manner?
I really was not expecting that........


#snoozefest #gerryisso2014

[ppccopener]

Interesting stuff from Bayliss interviewed in the Guardian.....

Big hints Butler's one day form could be carried over into red ball cricket and a re shuffling of the batting order may work to replace the missing Compdog.

Bayliss says clearly 'long term Root should bat 3' as the Aussie way(he's said the before) is your best bat is No 3.

So.....it's possible England will reshuffle rather than have a debutant in the batting, or that Bayliss thinks we don't have the quality batting outside the group.

There's no real case for a recall for Bell on current form so if Bayliss, and Cook you presume, have big influence on the batting line up things could look slightly different come the Pakistan series.....

[rickjames]

Root just doesn't want to go there though, that's the problem. I imagine it'll be Vince plugging the gap and another reshuffle. If Stokes can't bowl I'd rather have a fit all rounder than another batsman. I love Buttler but what's he done to earn a test recall?

[Calzehbhoy]

I'll probably get pelters for this...

I don't think Root is that good against the moving red ball. Don't get me wrong he's a world class middle order player when the ball is slightly older but if he has to face the swinging new ball he always looks a little exposed to me.

[ppccopener]

I'll probably get pelters for this...

I don't think Root is that good against the moving red ball. Don't get me wrong he's a world class middle order player when the ball is slightly older but if he has to face the swinging new ball he always looks a little exposed to me.

No pelters  do you think the Australian way of doing things where your best bat is 3 is wrong?

English wise our best player at his peak was Pieterson, love or hate the bloke he was our best bat. He never batted 3, stuck at 4 all the way thru......

[rickjames]

Lovely delivery from Amir here https://twitter.com/SomersetCCC/status/749926565077811202

[Calzehbhoy]

You've got to bat everybody in a position that suits their strengths and, where possible, they feel comfortable batting.

I don't think you'd see Australia wanting Smith at 3 due to his vulnerabilities against the newer ball, I hope England don't do that with Root as he's so prolific where he is. If 3 is the position, then find a top order player to do that job, don't play around with a settled, prolific middle order that has basically won the last 2 series for England.

I do however think you could get away with having Woakes & Stokes in the same side and dropping Finn which strengthens the batting further (Without really weakening the bowling in anyway) allowing for an inexperienced 3 to be given time to bed in.

[Calzehbhoy]

Lovely delivery from Amir here https://twitter.com/SomersetCCC/status/749926565077811202

Good luck keeping that out!!

[mdg20]

Good luck keeping that out!!

Easy, take a few pound notes out with you and pay the greedy git not to bowl that at the stumps 

[brokenbat]

Is any channel showing this game?

[ppccopener]

not on the TV I don't think but Pakistan have skittled Somerset and Amir is definatley back in the wickets.

Jimmy should be fit now come the first test so for the bowling purists of you Anderson V Amir

 

[csnew]

Lovely delivery from Amir here https://twitter.com/SomersetCCC/status/749926565077811202

Surely this one was better:
https://twitter.com/SomersetCCC/status/749952703065890820

Play that!