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[ppccopener]

Yep!! We had four captains in one series back in the day!!

[Seniorplayer]

Jennings failure to review proper game changer

[HallamKeeper]

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

If you blame Ballance for the first then you have to blame Root for the 2nd don't you?

I know we should wait for a bigger sample size of England's new selection but if it continues then maybe a bit of blame needs to start going Bayliss and Root's way.

I really hope this is just a slight blip before we go on to become a solid team again. Just if it doesn't, will Root get away with picking his mate because of his allies in the media? That sounds like I don't like Root, I do but I do think it is unfair to hammer Ballance and not the people who asked him to play.

[LcWoodward]

The Review that Jennings didn't take was poor all round, but listening talksport on my way back to the office how they are hammering Ballance for it is a bit far. Saying that he was wanting to save the referal for himself

[smilley792]

Ballance was wide of the crease. Not really a great place to judge.

The ball only just pitched outside leg, only just missed the stumps.
Poor decision by the umpire who was in the best position to see.
If he thought it was out, how is it balances fault, 5foot to the right of the ump to judge it better?


To many people with knifes out already on social media etc looking for a reason to get into ballance.

Philandering bowled well, ballance did a better job than cook, and bairstow with the bat. But then you should never judge anything off one innings.

Give him a chance,  But I will say I don't think he's a 3, his chance should be at 5/6

[LcWoodward]

Both Cook & YJB shots where awful. Just allowing chances and on the first morning of a test. Not great!

[Seniorplayer]

Ballance was wide of the crease. Not really a great place to judge.

The ball only just pitched outside leg, only just missed the stumps.
Poor decision by the umpire who was in the best position to see.
If he thought it was out, how is it balances fault, 5foot to the right of the ump to judge it better?


To many people with knifes out already on social media etc looking for a reason to get into ballance.

Philandering bowled well, ballance did a better job than cook, and bairstow with the bat. But then you should never judge anything off one innings.

Give him a chance,  But I will say I don't think he's a 3, his chance should be at 5/6

Give a him a chance yes  but he's shown this morning he's not a  test match number 3 against the new ball bowled at  extra pace

[Sam]

The Review that Jennings didn't take was poor all round, but listening talksport on my way back to the office how they are hammering Ballance for it is a bit far. Saying that he was wanting to save the referal for himself

Doesn't look great on Ballance when he talks his partner into not reviewing one that even on first viewing looked pretty unlikely to be out then reviews his own plumb lbw shortly after.

[LcWoodward]

To be honest Root looked a touch at sea early doors. Give it time and let the boys get back into playing test match cricket.

[HallamKeeper]

It is the funny thing with LBW referrals. You're asking your partner, stood a few feet away from the stumps, to make a judgement over that of an experienced umpire who has given them out from straight on.

[rickjames]

'To the benefit of the bowler'

How on Earth was that not a no ball?!

[Seniorplayer]

Surely though when it comes to a review the guy who is batting should take the initiative and decide not the non striker.

[Seniorplayer]

'To the benefit of the bowler'

How on Earth was that not a no ball?!

It was nothing behind the line umpire failed to call it.

[LcWoodward]

The umpires are relying far too much on DRS to pick up no balls now.

[HallamKeeper]

The umpires are relying far too much on DRS to pick up no balls now.

What happened to the 3rd umpire calling them? Did the experiment not work?