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[smilley792]

nice to see we are giving people more than one innings..............

[Sivlar13]

It's more good bowling from Shah than it is (No Swearing Please) batting from Vince and Ballance. People can make hundreds week in week out but every now and then they're bound to make a low score. The "Ballance Experiment" as you say is one innings in and considering Compton was in the test squad for a fair while, don't see why Ballance or Vince don't deserve more time. If you play tomorrow and don't make any runs, the side aren't going to drop you for next week.

[Felix Tito]

It's more good bowling from Shah than it is (No Swearing Please) batting from Vince and Ballance. People can make hundreds week in week out but every now and then they're bound to make a low score. The "Ballance Experiment" as you say is one innings in and considering Compton was in the test squad for a fair while, don't see why Ballance or Vince don't deserve more time. If you play tomorrow and don't make any runs, the side aren't going to drop you for next week.

Ballance was shoehorned back into the side at 5, to protect him from the new ball. Thus meaning Root moving up the order and Vince a rookie moving up as well.

Ballance has made no improvements to his game so what merited his return?

[ElPerro]

Is that the end of the Vince and Ballance experiment?

Surely must be the end for Ballance (so much for being "in form")

the end? It's his first innings back in the side for christ's sake at least give him the series

[L21]

nice to see we are giving people more than one innings..............

Gary Ballance
Matches - 15
Innings - 27
NO -   2   
Runs - 1194   
HS - 156   
Average - 47.76   

James Vince
Matches - 3   
Innings - 4   
No - 0   
Runs - 54   
HS - 35   
Average - 13.50   

[northernboy1987]

nice to see we are giving people more than one innings..............

It's the part about all British sport I hate, it's the same in football, everyone is far too fickle. Look at Pakistan or India, for the most part their players are hero's to them win, lose or draw, they love their sportsmen, we hate ours.

[L21]

the end? It's his first innings back in the side for christ's sake at least give him the series

I wrote that in full knowledge that both will be given the rest of the series, I just hope, unless they produce something exceptional then there will be changes.

England selectors do not cut players half way through a series unless there are exceptional circumstances (Trott e.t.c.)

[ppccopener]

I wrote that in full knowledge that both will be given the rest of the series, I just hope, unless they produce something exceptional then there will be changes.

England selectors do not cut players half way through a series unless there are exceptional circumstances (Trott e.t.c.)

they will def leave both in for the series, nowadays England don't ship players out quick unless they are forced to.
Of the two of them Vince looks like he has the class, Ballance is clearly a good player. They got to be given time.
With Compton and Taylor going new players have to settle in. England are def in a match and that's what we want as fans so we can't complain when the opposition have some quality bowling

We didn't really learn much against Sri Lanka did we?

[Big Mac]

It's the part about all British sport I hate, it's the same in football, everyone is far too fickle. Look at Pakistan or India, for the most part their players are hero's to them win, lose or draw, they love their sportsmen, we hate ours.

Tell that to Misbah! 

[rickjames]

Tell that to Misbah! 

Afridi would also like a word with you

[brokenbat]

Gary Balance has a few technical issues. Should probably spend some time with quality coaches. Like this guy maybe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVJigsBe--A

[Calzehbhoy]

YJB looks like he's struggling to pick it up today. Seems late on everything. Even looks a little late picking up Shah.

[Sivlar13]

Gary Ballance
Matches - 15
Innings - 27
NO -   2   
Runs - 1194   
HS - 156   
Average - 47.76   

James Vince
Matches - 3   
Innings - 4   
No - 0   
Runs - 54   
HS - 35   
Average - 13.50

Jacques Kallis
Innings - 7
No - 0
Runs - 57
HS - 39
Average - 8.14

And he turned out alrite.

[Felix Tito]

Ah fudge...Cook gone for 81. Amir cleans him up who needs slip fielders...

[Felix Tito]

Jacques Kallis
Innings - 7
No - 0
Runs - 57
HS - 39
Average - 8.14

And he turned out alrite.

Big lad Kallis could bowl a bit though