england cricket

[Seabird]

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WI lead of 93.

[dml1954]

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How in gods name Joe Root is still captaining this team is a mystery. They are totally aimless, rudderless and disinterested.

[Hilts]

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How in gods name Joe Root is still captaining this team is a mystery. They are totally aimless, rudderless and disinterested.

I agree that hes not a very good captain.

But who replaces him?

The England Test side has far deeper problems than the captain.

[the other bob wilson]

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43-4 in their second innings and every batsmen has given their wicket away rather than been got out by brilliant bowling - feeble stuff apart from Alex Lees who is at least showing some fight.

[The Bloop]

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The selection policy needs addressing. England should not be going into a series experimenting with the lineup. Leave your best players at home then throw in others without enough experience and you're asking for trouble.
Australia have won in Pakistan with basically the same team that won the Ashes, yet we feel the need change about half the team.
Just pick you're best team ffs.

[the other bob wilson]

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The selection policy needs addressing. England should not be going into a series experimenting with the lineup. Leave your best players at home then throw in others without enough experience and you're asking for trouble.
Australia have won in Pakistan with basically the same team that won the Ashes, yet we feel the need change about half the team.
Just pick you're best team ffs.

BT Sport showed a graphic during the first drinks break of the day showing that only one ball England had bowled in the first hour of play would have hit the stumps!

[The Bloop]

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BT Sport showed a graphic during the first drinks break of the day showing that only one ball England had bowled in the first hour of play would have hit the stumps!

I listened to a bit earlier. Woakes was consistently bowling towards leg stump. I like him as a first change bowler at home, but opening the bowling in the Caribbean? No thanks.

[Pearcey3]

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This looks like a nailed on defeat and a series defeat. It has to be the end of Root’s captaincy.

[Hilts]

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The problem is the side is so poor the options to replace him are minimal.

Stokes. Has had issues dont think that would be wise.

They may have to go outside the squad.

Vince?

[poc]

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I listened to a bit earlier. Woakes was consistently bowling towards leg stump. I like him as a first change bowler at home, but opening the bowling in the Caribbean? No thanks.

i wouldnt have him open the bowling at all

[poc]

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This looks like a nailed on defeat and a series defeat. It has to be the end of Root’s captaincy.

but who to turn to, bairstow maybe from the current squad other than him i really dont know also the openers need a change but once again who

[dml1954]

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Englands last two wickets scored 16 runs in an hour this morning. I don't get it. Whats the point ? At that rate they could have batted all day and still only been 100 runs ahead. Their only chance was to try to score a few quick runs and then put Windies under some pressure. Instead they went nowhere, batted for an hour defensively, got balls with their names on (as was always going to happen) and set Windies a ‘massive’ 26 to win. Pointless. Whoever sets the team tactics for this shower is mad.

[Hilts]

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Root reckons England have played a lot of brilliant cricket. Deluded.

Bottom of the Test Championship.

Broad and Anderson must be pissing themselves.

Time and Time again theyve had to try and recover a useless batting collapse and the brilliant minds of Strauss and co come up with the master plan to leave these 2 out.

Brilliant decision when Archer , Stone are already missing and Wood always struggling with stringing together games.

They are a complete shambles.

[The Bloop]

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but who to turn to, bairstow maybe from the current squad other than him i really dont know also the openers need a change but once again who

How about giving the captaincy to Stuart Broad for a couple of years, whilst they think about a longer term captain such as Pope or Lawrence?

[life on mars]

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Root needs to concentrate on his batting and step aside as captain.

I'd put the Kent Captain Sam Billings in .