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Do like a defensive game but a few 2nd half pts would be welcome. Pats defence a bit of a surprise. Edelman is an incredible route runner. Love a small WR when the trend has been towards drafting giants.

Gotta watch Anderson - basically fresh since hardly played all season and has put up big numbers since he signed.

Yep. Love it - apart from the halftime circus :) Haven't missed a superbowl since the Bears and the fridge 1986

May not be party to the trial but hasn't done himself any favours. Pretty ordinary behaviour at best.

I like Nasser Hussain's observation that the So-called next in line batsmen are moving themselves down the order in CC cricket because it is easier.eg. Denley, Roy, Vince

If Pats can start at pace - a Belichick special 1st 10-15 plays scripted - then could be close. Rams need to keep Brady off the field. Got the running game to do it. Not sure I see it being close. Think one's going to win by 2 scores. Rams have a big motivation to prove they aren't only there...

Any final SB predictions?

don't worry things will dramatically improve when CC starts running alongside the 100 ball tournament ............................................. money-grabbing idiots

We talked about lack of runs in county cricket last summer. Stat attack - 70 batting bonus available in Div 1. No side that averaged more than 3 per game (surrey best with 41 pts but that is 7 games at the Oval!!). 6 of the 8 Div 1 sides averaged less than 2 pts per game. Of course Div 1 sides...

wood a knee jerk reaction. Just throw in a fast bowler as that's what the WIndies have.

Likes of Ali, Buttler, Stokes and Bairstow think a 30 ball 50 rather than a 200 ball century is the better achievement. Stokes has shown occasionally he has what it takes to bat long but most of the time these 4 in particular seem to be having their own private competition rather than doing what...

Nothing wrong with the concept but the base has to be right. Coming in at 180 for 4 rather than than 40 for 4 is an obvious advantage. Even though Bairstow got a few runs still trying to hit his way out of trouble rather than bat his way out. Too Much of a one day mindset that you can hit...

Root reckons we were basically outskilled. Got to wonder whether he's strong enough to do the job. Impose himself on some of the players. Too high a % of batsmen getting themselves out. Lack of application and some just don't have the technique to battle it out on tricky wickets. Batting was...

Just embarrassing. Mental strength and intelligence non-existent.

Well that was a big surprise. Hugely physical. But Ireland been in great form.

Denley a poor pick for me. Is part time spin enough to justify a Test spot? Apart from that two silly dismissals already

We talked about this on the warks thread through the summer. Let's be honest they were very poor beginning of the season but tbf worked hard and improved. Still may need a specialist in div 1 but none about. Plenty of young hitting talent emerging in the short formats but batting cupboard empty...

It's this obsession with positive cricket. Let's just call it hit or miss cricket. Test matches have 5 days for a reason. England desperately need a grinder in the top order to bat around. Look how India struggle when Pujara isn't there. Sometimes you get the feeling England don't care about...

A player known for his own mental weakness at test level and not being much good against pace

way we're batting recently low scoring no matter what the conditions :)