4th Test: England v Australia at Leeds

[piriyanth]

Prior got lucky there.

 

[aussie1st]

Prior doing a Gilly on us, counter attacking when the chips are down although very lucky still to be there. Johnson must have used up all his luck, so many edges past the catching men, usually they go straight to hand off his bowling.

 

[Howsie]

Prior's living on the edge here, calm down son.

Good point. McIntosh and Guptill are one of the worst opening pairs in World Cricket.

They've played eight test matches between them. Pretty unfair to judge them on that many games.

 

[jazz]

Good point. McIntosh and Guptill are one of the worst opening pairs in World Cricket.

Bopara's not good enough to be batting 3, think that's a certainty now. He scored 2 tons in 2 innings there, but that was against an under-cooked Windies, and he was dropped in both innings. He is good enough to play Test cricket, I'm sure of that, just not good enough to bat 3.

Lets just put it this way the whole NZ sqaud barring 1-2 players are not good enough for test cricket.

Anyway It seems like Collingwood gets a big score then goes on for a drought for a few innings after

 

[Leggie]

Is Bopara even good enough for Test Cricket? I always thought people were over-hyping him after those tons against the Windies.

 

[mattfb]

Bopara's not good enough to be batting 3, think that's a certainty now. He scored 2 tons in 2 innings there, but that was against an under-cooked Windies, and he was dropped in both innings. He is good enough to play Test cricket, I'm sure of that, just not good enough to bat 3.

From what I've seen, he lacks temperament and the cool to come in at 3. I would play him at 4 or 5 and Colly at 3 tbh. But then again, I don't know a lot

 

[piriyanth]

Lol Nathan Hauritz looks pissed off.

 

[barmyarmy]

Is Bopara even good enough for Test Cricket? I always thought people were over-hyping him after those tons against the Windies.

Not sure he's good enough for First Class cricket tbh.

 

[Ollie_H]

What have you been doing to know Prior is loose!

You shall all stop bagging the selection once Broad makes a century!

Naa, he has to take 10fer in the match to prove us wrong. That's what he is in the team to do, bowl! not score us a century.

 

[piriyanth]

Clark on fire:happy:happy

 

[barmyarmy]

63/5
Nightmare.

 

[Inbox24]

Clark!

Suck on those balls Hilditch!

 

[King Pietersen]

Good point. McIntosh and Guptill are one of the worst opening pairs in World Cricket.

They've played eight test matches between them. Pretty unfair to judge them on that many games.

You're judging Ravi after 9 Tests, and he's scored 3 hundreds in that time. He's had a bad series, but I'm convinced he's good enough. Averaged 56 and 60 in his last 2 CC seasons. He is good enough for Test cricket, just far too lose for a #3.

Cook gone. My god we're bad.

 

[iridescentt]

GONSKIES!!! 63 for 5 BABY!!!

Jog on, son.

 

[aussie1st]

Cook certainly has a problem with that exact line. Oh Clark how I have missed you.