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[SOULMAN1012]

Hope Billings gets a big score and then a run in the team

[ppccopener]

Steady start don't look like the other wickets in the series so far.

There three t20 games after this so you would think billings will get 4 matches to play. Root will need to come back in when fit, prob for bairstow?

We are getting clos to our very best side for the summers tournament here. As others have mentioned thou wonder if Stuart broad will come in

[smilley792]

Roy has caught the big from root. The failure to convert big!!


Or he just jadejas bunny.

[ppccopener]

Jadeja is a very good and clever bowler for India I've rarely seen hi go round the park and it's the length he bowls which is so good.

It's exactly what we need a bowler like him, not sure where we are going to get one thou 

[billyb]

Another lesson in how not to manage a player by the ECB.

Billings, young, talented, in good form, isn't selected for the first two games. Fine.

They then make him open instead of promoting a senior player, placing him under instant tremendous pressure in unfamiliar territory.

He's now struggled, got out for a sticky 30 odd and looked distraught on the way off, giving a little scream. He'll be thinking that was his big chance- and he blew it! Which isn't true, or fair.

Great bowling by Jadeja, sure- but that was a wicket signed, sealed and delivered by the ECB.

[csnew]

Bairstow survives thanks to the no ball. Needs to make the most of his luck

[smilley792]

No ball!!!


Never under stand that, the first reply shows there nothing anywhere new rbehond the line, so why do they then search dodgy angles to try and find something that is??

Call it a no ball and move on!!



Life for jb

[Northern monkey]

Has Morgans sf got a big taper bottom to top?
Looks a nice bit of willow

[rickjames]

This is quite nice

[csnew]

Great hitting here after that no ball! Target should be 370

[rickjames]

Mogggggggy

[billyb]

Enjoying this. Decent scoring pace!

EDIT- My fault, sorry Morgs

[csnew]

How unlucky is that! Either side

[rickjames]

Time for the angry northern gingers to save us once again

[FattusCattus]

Is anyone else enjoying the fact that this pitch has a little in it for the bowlers? I find this much more interesting than a batting onslaught on a flatty.