TwoSheds
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Loving Lees' attitude here, blocking solidly and played some lovely aggressive shots so far. Hope he can keep cracking on.
It's a pretty dramatic change, innit? New regime comes in and all of a sudden he's Marcus Trescothick.Loving Lees' attitude here, blocking solidly and played some lovely aggressive shots so far. Hope he can keep cracking on.
I never saw this player in him. Fair play to the lad he’s played well this year.Loving Lees' attitude here, blocking solidly and played some lovely aggressive shots so far. Hope he can keep cracking on.
It’s probably more beneficial to bowl Root and play an extra batter at this point. I’m sure they won’t do that but you’re right, it’s a waste.I'd drop Crawley for Compton for the last test. 3 left handers and 3 right handers would bring a nice balance to the top order as much as anything else. Might as well give Brook a run out over Bairstow while we're at it. We can make it clear he's not been dropped, just giving the new lads a go.
Surely Leach's 1 wicket and poor economy rate on that pitch has to damn him to being a backup option only now though. Complete waste of a spot in the side, good lad or not.
I wasn't aware they were?Why are England wearing such awful colours?
Made my comment he was 24 off 17, 7 off 37 sinceI've cursed Lees here haven't I? Hasn't scored since I said what a good job he was doing
Yeah, think so too. Root was key.I think England's hopes went with Root. It would be some effort for Stokes to come in and repeat his World Cup heroics and the more dot balls/ maidens that are bowled the more work he will have to do.
220 runs in a session and a half feels like a step too far right now.
You never know. Depending on wickets they could well extend the day another half hour and then the timings is more doable.Well... 160 runs in a session is surely too much? But Stokes has been the hero against NZ before, in the 2019 WC Final and of course his knock against Australia at Headingley the same summer is the stuff of legend.
I don't fancy NZ to take 6 wickets in the final session of a Trent Bridge match that's already broken the record for runs scored in a Test there, but I also don't see 160 runs. However the way this match has gone, I also daren't call a draw just yet!
This is pretty much where I thought the game might be at the start of the day, but I said at the time that England would need wickets in hand to go for it in the last session and I don’t think they have enough. Put Buttler and Woakes into that line up and there would be a good chance.Well... 160 runs in a session is surely too much? But Stokes has been the hero against NZ before, in the 2019 WC Final and of course his knock against Australia at Headingley the same summer is the stuff of legend.
I don't fancy NZ to take 6 wickets in the final session of a Trent Bridge match that's already broken the record for runs scored in a Test there, but I also don't see 160 runs. However the way this match has gone, I also daren't call a draw just yet!
As long as we don't lose our heads. We should take it a bit more easy now though.Rate down to 3 now, which means even if one of them gets out, the rate is now achievable with a bit less risk.
Are you just trying to jinx England?Greatest win in a long time!
No sure I dont care one way or another - just an interested spectatorAre you just trying to jinx England?