Oh no Brook.
English cricket thread
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WHY
There's no way they drop Bairstow, he was England's best batsmen before his injury so can't see Foakes getting back in unless they go with 4 bowlers.
Immature from Brook
Brainless
What a rubbish 5’er 
What a time to get out like that
Oh feck.
What on earth was that shot. Pressure or brain fade.
Oh ffs
6,4,6 would be nice again Wood.
Couple of lofty blows from Wood needed here.
Brook played superbly but that was a baffling, nothing shot. Not sure what he was trying to do.
Just when it looks easy. 
You just know if that was England the two guys would have ran in to each other and dropped it
Yeah, some people have pretty short memories. He lost all momentum with his injury and has probably not played enough to not be a risk in a series as big as the Ashes. He has been poor though, there’s no escaping that.
Foakes hasn’t done much wrong for England but he’s not that aggressive with his batting which may be a contributing factor to not getting picked.
it might not be long before the selectors start looking at someone like Jamie Smith or the other Ollie Robinson.
I think you’re right they won’t do it, but I think they should now. For me this was the test to see if Bairstow picked things up - home ground, lots of backing after the incident in the last match, but he’s underperformed again so I’d be surprised if he turns back into the YJB of last summer in the remaining two games.
The problem is Stokes not bowling, its added pressure to play another bowler/all rounder and not put too much pressure on Root to bowl.
Unless it was JB, who would have left it to the guy who had a helmet on with the ball going over his head.You just know if that was England the two guys would have ran in to each other and dropped it
Haven’t forgotten how good he was, overall I’m a big fan of his. But you have to take the circumstances as they are, and whether it’s because of the injury or not he’s really struggled in this series. I’m not saying he shouldn’t be in the England side in general, just maybe not in the next game of this series.
So near and yet so far.
Welcome to Woodball bitch
Hypothetical:
If you were the bowling captain at the start of the innings, and you could buy an additional fielder at the cost of runs, how many runs would you give away for that extra fielder?
If you were the bowling captain at the start of the innings, and you could buy an additional fielder at the cost of runs, how many runs would you give away for that extra fielder?
Feels inevitable it would go down to the wire. Incredible stuff.
I think they are committed to the players and Stokes's injury has caused problems with selection. Foakes is batting well at county level this season though.
Woakes has got to be a contender for man of the match.
I think the Aussies need to look at Cummins the captain. I’m not sure if he got the tactics correct today and in the second half of the first innings. English brain farts are why the series is 2-1 in Aussies favor.
edit- of course not midway in the Ashes, but longer term, they’ve got to be looking at captaincy material in the team.
edit- of course not midway in the Ashes, but longer term, they’ve got to be looking at captaincy material in the team.
Mark fecking Wood
Wood for POTM
Well that was fun
Fecking get in!
OMG, OMG, OMG 
They've literally just won the WTC, they won't be changing captains anytime soon unless he resigns.
Get in there!!!!
Fitting that Woakes and Wood were there at the end.
Fitting that Woakes and Wood were there at the end.
Well played Wood, Woakes and Brook.
Well done lads never in doubt.
I thought it was over with the loss of Ben Stokes but get in, a great win. Fair play Brook, Woakes and Wood! Ashes on!
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Ashes deserves to be 2-1 minimum. Well played England.
Wood superb, Woakes arguably as good. Great knock Brook today.
Phew.
Wood superb, Woakes arguably as good. Great knock Brook today.
Phew.