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[rickjames]

Lawrence might be scoring the easiest looking ton on debut

[six and out]

Lawrence makes me want an Icon. 
I also really wish Root used someone other than NB, and went back to GM or something. I'm not saying that his runs would look better with a different bat, but his runs would totally look better with a classier bat. 

I know what you mean about Root using NB and it is interesting when you go back through the brands used by England captains -

Cook - GN
Pietersen - Woodworm (at time of captaincy)
Strauss - GN
Flintoff - Woodworm
Trescothick - GM
Vaughan - GM
Hussain - GN

[billyb]

I know what you mean about Root using NB and it is interesting when you go back through the brands used by England captains -

Cook - GN
Pietersen - Woodworm (at time of captaincy)
Strauss - GN
Flintoff - Woodworm
Trescothick - GM
Vaughan - GM
Hussain - GN

 
I'm ever hopeful that GN or GM will snap him up. Root using a retro Gray Nics would be so cool!

[ppccopener]

Alarm set just in time for Root to get his ton, well played certainly our best player of spin.

GM for me if they ever had the money to sponsor him, the Icon remains a favourite, and he scored a double ton(I think) with the old 6 model 

[alba caerulea]

Top knock from Root, he can go on here and really nail this test match down

I know what you mean about Root using NB and it is interesting when you go back through the brands used by England captains -

Cook - GN
Pietersen - Woodworm (at time of captaincy)
Strauss - GN
Flintoff - Woodworm
Trescothick - GM
Vaughan - GM
Hussain - GN

Out of those KP and Flintoff should never have been appointed and Tres never was

GN always try to snap up England openers, which often turn into England captains. Odds on Crawley being a future captain?

[six and out]

Just turned TMS on and they are talking about a strange incident where Root was given not out caught short leg. But Micky Arthur was complaining to the 3rd umpire!

Can someone explain what happened?

[billyb]

To be fair, I imagine having both Stokes and Root on your sponsorship budget would be pretty painful.
GN hasn't really had an England star since Cook I guess.

[billyb]

Just turned TMS on and they are talking about a strange incident where Root was given not out caught short leg. But Micky Arthur was complaining to the 3rd umpire!

Can someone explain what happened?

Root edged the ball into the ground but on the way up it hit his glove, and he was then caught. This is not out in the rule books, and so it was judged to be not out. But weirdly, the vastly experienced Mickey Arthur seemed to disagree and completely lost it. 

[A-Swing-And-A-Miss]

A ton for Root, 50 up for Lawrence and England dominating the game. Things you love to see.

Really pleased Root gets to 3 figures, the fact that so many people focus on his relatively poor 50 to 100 conversion rate as opposed to his ridiculously good rate of making 50 plus scores is a real shame and is more based on the fact that for years he's been surrounded by a very underperforming team who haven't been able to build on his consistent scoring.

[t2ylo]

Whisper it quietly and I know it is only against an under par SL but this Test Squad is looking encouraging for the near future with bat & ball

My ongoing peev of GM stickers not accurately matching the shape of the bat that is actually being used has been replaced with a Chroma really is the same shape that pros use smugness

[six and out]

Root edged the ball into the ground but on the way up it hit his glove, and he was then caught. This is not out in the rule books, and so it was judged to be not out. But weirdly, the vastly experienced Mickey Arthur seemed to disagree and completely lost it. 

Oh ok, I wonder how many club umpires would give that 🤣

[billyb]

Oh ok, I wonder how many club umpires would give that 🤣

I've definitely given worse decisions. 

[edge]

This is starting to have the feel of one of those away Sunday games where the opposition side is no good, but they have a lovely ground and do an amazing tea. Half expecting Buttler to run out with a drink and remind Root that he might like to miss a straight one soon please.

[rickjames]

Good knock from Lawrence on debut

[Jimbo]

Good knock from Lawrence on debut

Showed how good a prospect he is. Already imagining weird and wonderful permutations of the batting order to include him, Pope, Root, Stokes and Crawley...