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Warks sign at Aussie to bowl with the kookaburra ball surely the reason to use it is to get our bowlers used to it
Could see this coming when the entire build up spoke about this series as a warm up to the Ashes.Generally unimpressive start from the bowlers especially as we put them into bat
You'd expect a huge Indian contingent like we used to get. but they don't even fill their grounds for home Tests anymore.Seems to be a lot of empty seats today. Not great on for the opening day of a major series.
Plus it's a Friday and beautiful weather, you'd expect it to be packed.
not going to happen any time soon but long term the future for test cricket looks pretty grim. Nobody seems interested once you move outside of the 'big 3'.You'd expect a huge Indian contingent like we used to get. but they don't even fill their grounds for home Tests anymore.
Throughout the youth ranks cricket is very geared to white ball - 20 over or5 0 over.Even League cricket is playing less timed games and more 50 over stuff. Even 2nd Tier ICC international great is predominantly limited overs.not going to happen any time soon but long term the future for test cricket looks pretty grim. Nobody seems interested once you move outside of the 'big 3'.
we've already got young players coming through that are ditching red ball cricket before they've even started. Can only see that getting worse and now we're letting IPL franchises take an ownership stake in the Hundred we can't be far off players being permanently signed for a franchise and the likes of the ECB having to ask for them to be released for international games.
Generally unimpressive start from the bowlers especially as we put them into bat
We seem to say the same thing every season but there just seems something fundamentally wrong at the club.Bears got in a good positsion there are trying to throw it away.They have just lost 3 wicket for 4 runs.They only need 49 of 51 balls but they are panicikng
I used to love watching a few days of test cricket every summer, but I won’t pay £120 for a ticket.Seems to be a lot of empty seats today. Not great on for the opening day of a major series.
Plus it's a Friday and beautiful weather, you'd expect it to be packed.
Just got in, thought id watch a couple of hours - pissing downAll in all a decent day so far. Bring on 30-3 by tea!
Hope you stuck with it, done well considering the conditionsJust got in, thought id watch a couple of hours - pissing down
Poor chap had that horrible injury to deal with and then this horrible illness. Always came across as nice guy.Sad to see "Syd" Lawrence has died at only 61. But for injury would have had a lot more international cricket
That's who he is, if he plays more "conservatively" he's nowhere near as goodUgh Brook out on 99 playing a big pull shot. Should have been out already tbf
Not going great so far. Somerset 180/0Warks sign at Aussie to bowl with the kookaburra ball surely the reason to use it is to get our bowlers used to it
Bowling with that Kookaburra will be no fun.Not going great so far. Somerset 180/0
Don't have any bowlers that can do something when the wicket is dead - maybe Wood.Just opened the app to berate our bowling and say that if something doesn't change soon, then the ashes are gonna be a right laugh. As I did, the wicket of Pant falls.
Seriously though, have either Pant or Rahul scored an easier test century? It's a good job we can bat right down the order because we can't bowl for shit. 2/3 of our only decent seam bowlers can't stay fit and Woakes can't do it all alone.
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Wood, Atkinson and Woakes are the 3 I was on about. And 2/3 of them can't stay fit long enough to be of any use to anyone. Archer can't stay fit, but even when fit he doesn't offer anything aside from pace. Hes quick, but shite.Don't have any bowlers that can do something when the wicket is dead - maybe Wood.
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