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[Manormanic]

He really stepped it up a gear after Root got out, great awareness to get on the counterattack given the pitch.

Interesting to watch Nasser reviewing the knock and the pitch.  Its not complementary of the pitch, though personally I think it far more interetsing test cricket than 500 plays 500 every time.

[ppccopener]

Bairstow has been superb this morning. 

It helps he can play naturally but yes..excellent innings so far top class

[SLA]

in the 90s when T20 was limited to under 15s and below at club level

What now? Were you genuinely unaware that evening T20 cricket leagues go back to the 1980s around the uK if not earlier? I started playing T20 cricket in 1996, and the league my club played in was well established with several divisions.

[mo_town]

I wonder if someone mentioned 3 keepers to him before he went out to bat...that really seems to grind his gears )

[SLA]

No excusing a shocking shot from Denly

Bairstow is playing his shots and this could suit his game on this track. He is aggressive and so that's how you has to play on this

Hang on a minute. You can't praise Bairstow for being aggressive, but then throw Denly under the bus for having a go at a wide long hop.

Either being aggressive is the right tactic or it isn't. Fair enough criticise the execution, but not the intent.

(or equally, criticise the intent but then you have to criticise Bairstow equally)

[csnew]

what poor umpiring that was! thank god for DRS. 2nd time.

[Seniorplayer]

Yep Bairstow gone England 5 down

[rickjames]

That ball to Stokes was nasty

[Seniorplayer]

No excusing a shocking shot from Denly and burns was got out

But how do you play one Root got? This pitch looks uneven and clearly is!!

You can't

[ppccopener]

Hang on a minute. You can't praise Bairstow for being aggressive, but then throw Denly under the bus for having a go at a wide long hop.

Either being aggressive is the right tactic or it isn't. Fair enough criticise the execution, but not the intent.

(or equally, criticise the intent but then you have to criticise Bairstow equally)

Denly played way too far away from his body, no feet for a top order player that's only a getting out shot-he should of left it as wide as it was

Bairstow saw what the track was like and went ultra aggressive and took a calculated risk - that's intelligent batting

Denly wasn't in long enough to see what the pitch was like.i like Denly but call it as I see it.

[Seniorplayer]

Denly played way too far away from his body, no feet for a top order player that's only a getting out shot-he should of left it as wide as it was

Bairstow saw what the track was like and went ultra aggressive and took a calculated risk - that's intelligent batting

Denly wasn't in long enough to see what the pitch was like.i like Denly but call it as I see it.

Correct assessment above   Denly  played a one day shot.

[edge]

I thought Denly did quite well to reach it, never mind think about scoring off it.

Someone needs to have a word with Moeen, shocking hooking. Also taking one slap on the front of the head from Shannon Gabriel and not changing lids. On a not unrelated note, anyone else looking forward to seeing Broad bat on this?

[Mister Le Chiffre]

Why the fudge can we not play fast bowling. Time and again we get blasted out without any improvement

[SLA]

Denly played way too far away from his body, no feet for a top order player that's only a getting out shot-he should of left it as wide as it was

Bairstow saw what the track was like and went ultra aggressive and took a calculated risk - that's intelligent batting

Denly wasn't in long enough to see what the pitch was like.i like Denly but call it as I see it.

Rubbish. It's a cut shot, the ball is supposed to be wide. Balls like that get hammered to the fence all day long. He just got unlucky. If he'd have middled it you'd all be shouting great shot.

[Seniorplayer]

Rubbish. It's a cut shot, the ball is supposed to be wide. Balls like that get hammered to the fence all day long. He just got unlucky. If he'd have middled it you'd all be shouting great shot.

Unlucky
Well not according to Bumble  on commentary Quote it wasn't the worsed delivery to get a wicket but it's up there