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[SouthpawMark]

That innings was even worse than the previous four. Atrocious batting. 

Aus 100/0 by close of play?

[mr_reagan]

If this isnt the final game in Butlers test career I dont know what it will take for the selectors to realise hes not that guy......

Would love to know what Stokes was doing as well. Just (No Swearing Please) leave it alone. Why are these guys batting like we have 400 runs on the board and they can have a net in the middle. Experienced test players with the temperament of U14 tail enders playing their first season of adult cricket. 

[AJ2014]

3rd duck in a row for Hameed! Not bad! Let's see if he can manage another next up.
To win a test a team has to win 3 sessions in a row! Winning one looks impossible atm!

[golders]

Are there any lions left who open? This is embarrassing for us

[AJ2014]

Are there any lions left who open? This is embarrassing for us

Right handed ones!

[ppccopener]

Time for some Nasser style honesty when this is over no more management speak from Root and Silverwood.
 

[AJ2014]

Clean up is needed! Batters And bowlers!

[Jimbo]

Only positive this series might bring is if it inspires the kind of sweeping change to the test set up that is so clearly needed. New skipper, new coach, new chief selector and new approach.

[Bungle]

Only positive this series might bring is if it inspires the kind of sweeping change to the test set up that is so clearly needed. New skipper, new coach, new chief selector and new approach.

This is more likely to get a positive outcome than just swapping all of the players around and complaining about the same players "we need to give x a go" - just a vicious circle at this point.

[golders]

This is more likely to get a positive outcome than just swapping all of the players around and complaining about the same players "we need to give x a go" - just a vicious circle at this point.

I sense a root and branch review coming

[Bats_Entertainment]

I sense a root and branch review coming

Root will do okay, but I'm not expecting much from Branch.

[Devondumpling00]

Only positive this series might bring is if it inspires the kind of sweeping change to the test set up that is so clearly needed. New skipper, new coach, new chief selector and new approach.

Fingers crossed this series is enough to kick start the overhaul. Im not so sure though.

[Bats_Entertainment]

Fingers crossed this series is enough to kick start the overhaul. Im not so sure though.

It is absolutely wrong to blame Root and Silverwood. They can only work with what is available to them.

[Jimbo]

It is absolutely wrong to blame Root and Silverwood. They can only work with what is available to them.

They've decided on who is available to them and have got it disastrously wrong. Silverwood has failed to prepare a sensible squad and shows no signs of having improved anybody.

[NT50]

Mark Ramprakash: "I have never seen Jos comfortable with his method in Test cricket."

Seems like the kind of thing the last England batting coach (2014-2019) should have helped him with. Anyone know who that was? 🤔