Albert Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 It's an accumulation of poor batting It's just his 5th test, and he's been opening the batting against two of the best attacks on the planet. Unless someone is banging down the door for his spot I can't really see the point. In any case, England are very much on top right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Oops... Cook gone. Don't throw this situation away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ossieram Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Oops... Cook gone. Don't throw this situation away. Very lucky wicket for the convicts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mostyn6 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 I went today, great atmosphere, great performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daaave Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 I love test cricket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SantosHalper Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 I love test cricket.Oh, me too! I've recently come to terms with T20 and ODI cricket (after having snootily dismissed them for years, the former more than the latter), but test cricket is always where its at. Using a football analogy, for me, shorter forms of the game feel like a friendly, tests feel like a proper competitive game - if you see what I mean. I just don't take the short-form game half as seriously. And this is after having grown up with English test sides of the bloody 1990s! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daaave Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 As soon as it was obvious that Wood was struggling, he was mooted as a possible, especially seeing as he was named in the 13. An interesting fact about Finn - of bowlers who have delivered more than 2000 balls in test cricket, he has the best career strike rate for more than 50 years (better than a wicket every 8 overs) Yea that would be a great fact if it was true edit: Whilst I suppose you meant for England, that's not (quite) true either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Yea that would be a great fact if it was true edit: Whilst I suppose you meant for England, that's not (quite) true either Blame Sky - they said it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daaave Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Surely Benedict wasn't wrong? I'm appalled.Anyway, only Simon Jones is ahead of him in the last 50 years for England. Plenty of non English higher though, including Dale Steyn of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daaave Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Apologies, I see what has happened. When he cleaned Clarke up he would have nudged just above Jones so it was probably correct at the time the stat was broadcast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Surely Benedict wasn't wrong? I'm appalled.Anyway, only Simon Jones is ahead of him in the last 50 years for England. Plenty of non English higher though, including Dale Steyn of course.I've just checked.Benedict, at the time it was stated, was 100% correct. If Finn had retired after those first 14 balls, his career strike rate would have been marginally better than that of Jones. Unfortunately, the next 7.4 overs dropped him down into second place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daaave Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Glad I got my post in first Just seen BBC are running with the incorrect stat though http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/33711423 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Apologies, I see what has happened. When he cleaned Clarke up he would have nudged just above Jones so it was probably correct at the time the stat was broadcast.Yep. Jones 47.81355Finn 47.43478 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtains Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Let's get a good 1st innings lead if we can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtains Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Bairstow gets a boundary and England lead by 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtains Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Bairstow gone for 5 Caught behind off Johnson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtains Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Stokes out to Johnson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Stokes gone the same way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtains Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Root 2 4s off Hazelwood. Come on England. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ovis aries Posted July 30, 2015 Author Share Posted July 30, 2015 No blame to Bairstow or Stokes those two deliveries would have troubled any batsmen any era . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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