Clueless

[Andy]

What's even worse is Katarina Johnson-Thompson is now out of the Commonwealth Games.

Is she the new England men's cricket captain then? Could do worse.

Oh no. Heptathalete. Could still handle the England attack better than Chef. 

[firehazard]

What's even worse is Katarina Johnson-Thompson is now out of the Commonwealth Games.

Is she the new England men's cricket captain then? Could do worse.

Oh no. Heptathalete. Could still handle the England attack better than Chef. 

Yes. And I was thinking that her ability to do a variety of things well might make her an asset to the England team.

[Andy]

Oh no. Heptathalete. Could still handle the England attack better than Chef. 

Yes. And I was thinking that her ability to do a variety of things well might make her an asset to the England team.

Don't go there. Just don't go there.

[Slogger]

I was there today. If Sharma can bounce them out like that what on earth will the Aussies and South Africans do? Ali didn't play the rising ball well, Prior's shot was brainless, Stokes abject and Root should have learned from what he'd just seen. Bopara would be a better batting all rounder than Stokes and Foster or Read should come in for Prior.

[nat]

I was there today. If Sharma can bounce them out like that what on earth will the Aussies and South Africans do? Ali didn't play the rising ball well, Prior's shot was brainless, Stokes abject and Root should have learned from what he'd just seen. Bopara would be a better batting all rounder than Stokes and Foster or Read should come in for Prior.

Won't happen though.

[JasonP]

I was there today. If Sharma can bounce them out like that what on earth will the Aussies and South Africans do? Ali didn't play the rising ball well, Prior's shot was brainless, Stokes abject and Root should have learned from what he'd just seen. Bopara would be a better batting all rounder than Stokes and Foster or Read should come in for Prior.

Stokes is in the team at 8, so as a bowling all rounder.  I'm sure Jordan will be back for the next test.  Buttler was on standby for this match so I would think Prior will be dropped for him.

[IanS]

I was there today. If Sharma can bounce them out like that what on earth will the Aussies and South Africans do? Ali didn't play the rising ball well, Prior's shot was brainless, Stokes abject and Root should have learned from what he'd just seen. Bopara would be a better batting all rounder than Stokes and Foster or Read should come in for Prior.

Re Moeen Ali, before the days of helmets, the best batsmen swayed out of he way but never took their eyes off the ball. An art that has been all but lost.

Sitting at Lord's watching the post lunch carnage, I wondered just exactly who gave the instructions (Cook? Moores?) for the afternoon's tactics. In the morning they had seen Root & Ali slowly claw back a semblance of a chance of winning the match by careful/watchful cricket. After lunch it was all guns blazing and we gifted Sharma three wickets (Prior,Stokes & Root) with needless shots. Root and Prior in particular are perfectly capable of letting short pitched balls go through. Dhoni/Sharma would have soon tired of this tactic but we abandoned Test cricket for some T20 shots. Brainless is spot on.

[Valentines Park]

I blame Prior.

He tried to hook/pull every ball.

[Diatribe]

I blame Prior.

He tried to hook/pull every ball.

That's probably because that was the only part of his body still functioning.

[Valentines Park]

That's probably because that was the only part of his body still functioning.

His brain certainly wasn't.