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Hope. Braithwaite. Test cricket has their new stars!

because there's never been any false dawns with the WIndies before?

Not too sure you can call a bloke who's played 39 tests 'new' either!

[Bats_Entertainment]

Blackwood was batting wirhout a helmet? I thought that was no longer allowed?

[Tom]

ECB regs enforce helmet wearing, but as Test Matches are played under ICC Playing Regulations no helmet is ok.

[Bats_Entertainment]

ECB regs enforce helmet wearing, but as Test Matches are played under ICC Playing Regulations no helmet is ok.

Thanks.

[alexhilly1492]

Take a bow West Indies! Great comeback after edgbaston.

Before everyone slates England I don't think we were THAT bad! Let's for once praise someone who beat us rather than slating England!
I liked the declaration and Think it was he best time! We should have won but they were better! Fair play! Now onto a series decider!

[Bats_Entertainment]

I don't think it is wrong to risk losing in order to try to win. It was a good declatation.

Well played West Indies.

Call up for Liam Livingstone?

[Seniorplayer]

Nothing wrong with the declaration 5 overs at the openers before the close Leading to a wicket or two would have been seen as an excellent decision

[roco]

If test cricket is to survive we need more games like this and aus vs ban

Attacking declaration made game interesting and all results possible going into last session of day 5 rather than a run fest boring 600 plays 600 or a 3 day odi

great game and we maybe could have bowled better but I would say we were beaten more than we lost the game

sets up a cracking next test.

[Seniorplayer]

I don't think it is wrong to risk losing in order to try to win. It was a good declatation.

Well played West Indies.

Call up for Liam Livingstone?

There should be cant see England changeing with one test left.

[northernboy1987]

I had no issue with the declaration, if we'd batted till close of play adding another 40 runs say, then had West Indies 260/8 at the end of the test everyone would be whinging that Root was too conservative and that he should have declared early.

[northernboy1987]

Unchanged squad named for the deciding Test at Lord's, would people make any changes or pick the same XI?

[Mr_Orange]

Unchanged squad named for the deciding Test at Lord's, would people make any changes or pick the same XI?

I think they'll name the same XI.

If they'd have won at Headingley then they might have picked Crane but as it's winner takes all they'll go unchanged I think with only TRJ/Woakes the possible swap depending on Woakes' fitness.

[northernboy1987]

I think they'll name the same XI.

If they'd have won at Headingley then they might have picked Crane but as it's winner takes all they'll go unchanged I think with only TRJ/Woakes the possible swap depending on Woakes' fitness.

I tend to agree, although it would be good to have a look at Crane in a match situation, I get the feeling they only wanted him to get used to being in and around the squad.

[golders]

So Westley gets another opportunity.Looked a bit all over the place at Headingly. Did anyone listen to Tuffers and Vaughan?Was quite interesting, Ashley Giles was talking up Liam Livingstone,who has great first class stats- his double hundred took his career average above 50. I feel if he had done a Malan and performed in those 2 T20's,he would have been called up by now.
How many do take in the squad to Aus?16 or 17? Anyone tempted to name their preferred Ashes squad?Or predict who the selectors will go for?

[WalkingWicket37]

How many do take in the squad to Aus?16 or 17? Anyone tempted to name their preferred Ashes squad?Or predict who the selectors will go for?

I imagine the touring party will look something like:

Cook
Stoneman/Hameed
Westley
Jennings/Livingstone
Root*
Malan
Hales/Ballance
Stokes
Bairstow+
Buttler
Ali
Woakes
Broad
Anderson
Roland-Jones
Crane/Rashid
Wood