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TheJacko2000 · « **Reply #1350 on:** July 24, 2020, 04:57:33 PM »

Quote from: Westie on July 24, 2020, 04:56:11 PM

What really surprised me about the England team today was the omission of Mark Wood. Archer blatantly ignores the COVID team isolation rules and is back in the team, whereas Mark Wood, adheres to the rules agreed to by both sets of players and is ignored! Not good.

It's because he's a far better bowler.

Westie · « **Reply #1351 on:** July 25, 2020, 12:15:15 AM »

He may well be a better bowler than Wood but considering all the safeguards and restrictions that have been applied to both teams and officials, limiting the series to two grounds, to then have one player break all those rules and be straight back into the team is, in my opinion, very unfair on those that have abided by the rules. He should have been dropped from the squad for the duration of the COVID restrictions.

LiamTheBaggie · « **Reply #1352 on:** July 25, 2020, 11:59:03 AM »

Quote from: timdon on July 24, 2020, 03:17:32 PM

Don't know how many innings this relates to, but just read that Chris Woakes averages 137 batting at number 7 !!! He's also the 3rd fastest player ever to reach 1000 runs and 100 wickets for England. A seriously under rated player

Averages 23 bowling in England.

Incredible stats

TheJacko2000 · « **Reply #1353 on:** July 25, 2020, 12:02:17 PM »

Quote from: LiamTheBaggie on July 25, 2020, 11:59:03 AM

Averages 23 bowling in England.

Incredible stats

So much for the batting average 😂

LiamTheBaggie · « **Reply #1354 on:** July 25, 2020, 12:43:08 PM »

Quote from: TheJacko2000 on July 25, 2020, 12:02:17 PM

So much for the batting average 😂

I did have a wry smile when I saw his wicket this morning

This has been some fantastic batting from Broad after a horrorshow first hour

timdon · « **Reply #1355 on:** July 25, 2020, 12:43:48 PM »

Quote from: TheJacko2000 on July 25, 2020, 12:02:17 PM

So much for the batting average 😂

Haha, I (almost) predicted it. Loving the Broad knock though.

LiamTheBaggie · « **Reply #1356 on:** July 25, 2020, 12:49:24 PM »

Gone for 62. Great knock

timdon · « **Reply #1357 on:** July 25, 2020, 12:54:06 PM »

Quote from: LiamTheBaggie on July 25, 2020, 12:49:24 PM

Gone for 62. Great knock

Shame. Broad should definitely be ahead of the woeful (with the bat) Archer.

MarkW · « **Reply #1358 on:** July 25, 2020, 02:48:42 PM »

Quote from: timdon on July 25, 2020, 12:54:06 PM

Shame. Broad should definitely be ahead of the woeful (with the bat) Archer.

Archer has a lower test average than Anderson with the bat. Whether he will come good eventually I don't know.

TheJacko2000 · « **Reply #1359 on:** July 25, 2020, 05:30:25 PM »

Broad and Anderson really proving a point here with 4 for 34 off 21 overs out of 108 for 5.

Westie · « **Reply #1360 on:** July 25, 2020, 05:48:11 PM »

Woakes bowling well, too. Sadly, Archer has been very poor, expensive and wayward bowling; he is supposed to be the real quickie in the team but has only touched 90mph on a couple of occasions. Mark Wood would, I expect, be disappointed not to be out there.

AlbionFan · « **Reply #1361 on:** July 26, 2020, 06:13:52 PM »

England declare their second innings at 226 for 2

Leaving West Indies needing 399 runs to win

COYE!!!!

BlackCountryPride68 · « **Reply #1362 on:** July 26, 2020, 06:15:56 PM »

God, Broad will be missed when he finally packs it in.

AlbionFan · « **Reply #1363 on:** July 26, 2020, 06:17:01 PM »

WI 0-1

AlbionFan · « **Reply #1364 on:** July 26, 2020, 06:18:01 PM »

Quote from: BlackCountryPride68 on July 26, 2020, 06:15:56 PM

God, Broad will be missed when he finally packs it in.

And so will Anderson, very much so, the both of them!

AlbionFan · « **Reply #1365 on:** July 26, 2020, 06:18:49 PM »

Broad strikes!

BlackCountryPride68 · « **Reply #1366 on:** July 26, 2020, 06:24:18 PM »

Quote from: AlbionFan on July 26, 2020, 06:18:49 PM

Broad strikes!

That man again!

AlbionFan · « **Reply #1367 on:** July 26, 2020, 06:27:36 PM »

Quote from: BlackCountryPride68 on July 26, 2020, 06:24:18 PM

That man again!

Spot on!

WI 6-2

Could be over tonight

Only joking, unless it is

gerry m · « **Reply #1368 on:** July 26, 2020, 06:34:11 PM »

Go on Broady 10/2.

AlbionFan · « **Reply #1369 on:** July 26, 2020, 07:35:19 PM »

Close of play

West Indies need 389 runs to win, with 8 wickets remaining

Baggies · « **Reply #1370 on:** July 26, 2020, 07:44:22 PM »

Broad excellent again. Whatever play we get tomorrow paired with hopefully a full dayâ€™s play on Tuesday.

Should be enough.

TheJacko2000 · « **Reply #1371 on:** July 28, 2020, 02:45:01 PM »

West Indies very poor today.

Woakes bowling extremely accurately.

Baggies · « **Reply #1372 on:** July 28, 2020, 05:23:07 PM »

Broad finishes as a very clear top wicket taker, despite being dropped for the first test.

That experiment failed.

Some promising signs as the test went on from Burns, Sibelius and Pope, but the lack of a spinner will stop us being elite.

Onto the Ireland series. Looking forward to seeing how we cope without a number of top players. Would be great if Tom Blanton shows what he can do.

AlbionFan · « **Reply #1373 on:** July 29, 2020, 08:57:17 AM »

Delighted that Stuart Broad has achieved the remarkable milestone of 500 Test Wickets, well done Broadie!

And well done England!

LiamTheBaggie · « **Reply #1374 on:** July 29, 2020, 01:12:03 PM »

Quote from: Baggies on July 28, 2020, 05:23:07 PM

Broad finishes as a very clear top wicket taker, despite being dropped for the first test.

That experiment failed.

Some promising signs as the test went on from Burns, Sibelius and Pope, but the lack of a spinner will stop us being elite.

Onto the Ireland series. Looking forward to seeing how we cope without a number of top players. Would be great if Tom Blanton shows what he can do.

Will be interesting to see how Burns and Sibley cope in the sub continent

Burns struggled against Roston Chase so will be interesting to see how he copes on true turning pitches. Sibley, similar to Burns will need to find alternative ways of rotating the strike to ensure theyâ€™re not sitting ducks at the crease