Was he? He played any number of shots every bit as bad as the one Jennings got out to but had the luck for them to fall into gaps then missed a straight ball by a mile to start the collapse.
I didn't see how anyone can suggest dropping both Ali and Rashid until we see what the surface for the next test will be like a
Was Burns perfect? No - he had a few wafty moments first thing yesterday morning. But he showed a good knowledge of where his off stump was, at least against the seamers, and did an excellent job of putting away the bad balls, as 15 boundaries evidenced. He has worked very hard on his game - he made a big leap forward last season, even having scored heavily the year before - and did enough here to suggest that he might have the makings of a decent test player.
As for dropping Ali abd Rashid, lets call a spade a spade. It doesn't matter if the pitch is Chittagong on steroids if you bowl a full bunger and two half trackers most overs. One has to go to make way for Leach to bring some much needed control (and relief for the pace bowlers) and if there is need for a second, at this point there is decent argument to consider Denly as a bowler (yes, thats a deliberate exaggeration - but not as big a one as it would have been a week ago)
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