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Root should not be at 3 - he was poor when he played there last time so why move him back up there.
 
What's the weather forecast tomorrow down south?
England need rain or this game is gone. No chance we get bat long enough to save this game without weather help.
 
Three or four for Root makes no difference.

The problem lies with the openers, in particular Roy, and the fact that Root is consistently coming to the wicket far too early.
 
So enjoyed watching the battle between our bowlers and their batsmen. Both elements full of top quality technique, desire and competitiveness. Then we come in to bat and after 2 down I turn over...depressing.
 
Brilliant day of test cricket - that’s what the sport is about , you won’t see anything like that with the smash and grab white ball. The Archer spell with Smith was amazing , then some great bowling for the Aussies but real grit from Buttler and Stokes - they have let England off though with poor catching and reviews
 
Good days viewing and immense by Smith. Seeing the slow motion of his ball to the head I didn't think there as anyway he'd get through the concussion checks but what heart to come back and get so close to a place in history. Yet again the England batting line up looks as flaky as my golf swing and if the ball nibbles early tomorrow the Aussies will only be chasing 150
 
Back to the Smith injury.. I hope Archer is ok too.. young lad, first test and whacks the captain in the neck (a sensitive subject for the Aussies). I wonder what was going thru his head when he stood on top of his run up. I think he handled it remarkably well

If you were Root, what advice would you give Archer? Would you take him off the attack ? Or keep him away from Smith for some time?

PS: not impressed with the booing of Smith when he walked into the middle for a second time. It’s no longer about the cheating scandal but it was a true sporting great walking in. Here was a man hit by a 90mph delivery picking himself up and playing for his country, show some respect.
In this situation got a lot of respect for Kohli who asked the crowd to calm down when they booed Smith.
 
Mudball said:
Back to the Smith injury.. I hope Archer is ok too.. young lad, first test and whacks the captain in the neck (a sensitive subject for the Aussies). I wonder what was going thru his head when he stood on top of his run up. I think he handled it remarkably well

If you were Root, what advice would you give Archer? Would you take him off the attack ? Or keep him away from Smith for some time?

PS: not impressed with the booing of Smith when he walked into the middle for a second time. It’s no longer about the cheating scandal but it was a true sporting great walking in. Here was a man hit by a 90mph delivery picking himself up and playing for his country, show some respect.
In this situation got a lot of respect for Kohli who asked the crowd to calm down when they booed Smith.
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with the booing the Aussies can't have it all there own way. a few years ago Broad was given NO when he edged it and helped win a game, when they went down under the Aussie fans booed him at every oppotunity.... long may they boo Smith IMO, should have been banned for longer
 
Mudball said:
Back to the Smith injury.. I hope Archer is ok too.. young lad, first test and whacks the captain in the neck (a sensitive subject for the Aussies). I wonder what was going thru his head when he stood on top of his run up. I think he handled it remarkably well

If you were Root, what advice would you give Archer? Would you take him off the attack ? Or keep him away from Smith for some time?

PS: not impressed with the booing of Smith when he walked into the middle for a second time. It’s no longer about the cheating scandal but it was a true sporting great walking in. Here was a man hit by a 90mph delivery picking himself up and playing for his country, show some respect.
In this situation got a lot of respect for Kohli who asked the crowd to calm down when they booed Smith.
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tbh im getting a bit bored of the constant chat about booing Smith and his cheating mates and any fans who have been at England games in Australia will have seen far worse on an hourly basis. The poor sanctimonius bullshit from the aussie press especially, dont forget their crowd boooed and hissed at Simon Jones as he was stretchered off the field. Or shall we talk about Warners comments about Mitchell Johnson to Trott?

Some of the redemption stuff from comms isnt helping either, hes not come back from illness or serious injury, he had a year off for a being a cheat as an international captain and encourages others to cheat!

Forget about it move on, stop drawing attention to it and it will soon disappear keep focussing on it and making it an issue and it becomes one. Hes turned himself into a super batsman, by all means focus on that, it doesnt have to have the backdrop everytime hes discussed!

As for Archer, pretty sure he'll be fine as Smith isnt seriously hurt, if he had been then maybe different. He hit 2 guys in the 2nd team game last week on the helmet and had no adverse reaction, no reason not to bowl him, by pulling him out of the attack or not bowling him at Smith you make an issue for him where one doesnt exist

btw he will never be a true sporting great for me having been a cheat and encouraged others to cheat too, good player yes, sporting great never
 
If I was Root I'd be telling him to do more of the same. We have been battered by fast bowlers for decades, I don't remember anyone taking it easy on us. Don't forget Cummings bounced the heck out of Archer when he came out to bat.

Smith should have gone off after his arm was hit. He could barely hold his bat and became increasingly erratic after that. He made a mess of it, no fault of Archer.
 
fundy said:
tbh im getting a bit bored of the constant chat about booing Smith and his cheating mates and any fans who have been at England games in Australia will have seen far worse on an hourly basis. The poor sanctimonius bullshit from the aussie press especially, dont forget their crowd boooed and hissed at Simon Jones as he was stretchered off the field. Or shall we talk about Warners comments about Mitchell Johnson to Trott?

Some of the redemption stuff from comms isnt helping either, hes not come back from illness or serious injury, he had a year off for a being a cheat as an international captain and encourages others to cheat!

Forget about it move on, stop drawing attention to it and it will soon disappear keep focussing on it and making it an issue and it becomes one. Hes turned himself into a super batsman, by all means focus on that, it doesnt have to have the backdrop everytime hes discussed!

As for Archer, pretty sure he'll be fine as Smith isnt seriously hurt, if he had been then maybe different. He hit 2 guys in the 2nd team game last week on the helmet and had no adverse reaction, no reason not to bowl him, by pulling him out of the attack or not bowling him at Smith you make an issue for him where one doesnt exist

btw he will never be a true sporting great for me having been a cheat and encouraged others to cheat too, good player yes, sporting great never
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Excellent post.

Regarding the two blows Smith took, he chose not not wear protective equipment that would have offered additional protection in the two areas struck.

ACA need to shut up with ridiculous one eyed comments.
 
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