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[ppccopener]

Early chance for gaz hope he goes well
Good players come good eventually(hopefully!)

[csnew]

Oh dear, not the best of starts. 2 down and pressure on the captain now

[rickjames]

Should have picked Stoneman. Ah.

The cream shirt/white jumpers looks so village

[csnew]

Should've reviewed more like

[rickjames]

And that.

[SAFC2403]

Should have picked Stoneman. Ah.

The cream shirt/white jumpers looks so village

Personally think the cream is proper cricket kit imo. but then i'm a traditionalist and a big fan of the cable knit jumper!!

[Seniorplayer]

Anyone spot  how less figity Balance is at the crease

[it's_a_pudding]

Does anyone else think Ballance get a lot of negative commentary and I understand that he went through a rough patch and he doesn't get a massive stride but he plays the ball under his eyes??

[t2ylo]

New England. Same old problems

[LEACHY48]

So balance suggests not to review Jennings decision which was so not out it hurts and then reviews that ... dear god

[Shinpathy]

Another predictable failure for Ballance,

just another Graeme Hick.

[rickjames]

Please can we have a petition to never play at Lords ever again

[Kulli]

Another predictable failure for Ballance,

just another Graeme Hick.

Think you have to give the bloke more than one knock in his comeback, it's not like the rest have looked untroubled, two out cheaply and Root should have been too!

EDIT and Root dropped now too.

[northernboy1987]

Think you have to give the bloke more than one knock in his comeback, it's not like the rest have looked untroubled, two out cheaply and Root should have been too!

Absolutely right. You'll get @ppccopener started on the "bad old days where we dropped people after two games" again 

[it's_a_pudding]

Looks tough conditions to bat alot of balls seem to be doing a bit off the seam. I think there is a lot for the England bowlers to work with the Dawson selcetion looks like a bit of an error then again if it's seaming around it should spin. As for ballance I would say the openers looked alot less decisive I suspect stoneman might replace jennings at some point this series.