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I may have been a little bit optimistic.

Burns ..... bowled Green ...... 26 And the collapse to 153 all out begins You heard it here first

He's not our best WK though, Ben Foakes is, and by some distance. However the selectors don't believe Foakes will score enough runs (despite him averaging 31 in his 8 Tests). The thing is, the selectors may be right, and over a long period Buttler will average 10-15 more runs per innings with...

267 of his 737 Test runs came in one innings ...... And he averages 28 after 15 Tests ...... I'd suggest that double ton was a one-off fluke against a weak attack in ideal conditions, rather than a sign that he is the new Alastair Cook or Geoff Boycott.

We have lots of batsmen who will score the odd 60 or 70, and maybe even average 35-40 over a period, but apart from Root, we don't really have any bats who you can imagine scoring a double ton and setting up a Test match win. Stokes, when fit and on form, is the only other other player worthy...

The fact is that the moment, England have only one Test class batman, supported by a few decent County players who may occasionally score a few runs at the highest level. In terms of bowling, the two spearheads are getting old, and we haven't produced a decent spinner since Swann retired...

Fortunately my satellite tv package doesn't allow me to watch it live. I have to make do with brief highlights on the internet, and in many ways I'm relieved by that. As a cricket lover, I enjoy watching a thrilling contest between bat and ball, but this England side can't bat (with the...

Oh agreed on that. The Smash & Bash of 20 overs, or the Tip N Run f 50 overs, can't compare with the nuance and subtlety of proper Test match cricket.

Fair enough, but after a while I find easy victories dull and unsatisfying.

Be honest Aussie fans; are you actually enjoying this Test series? It's got to be one of the weakest England sides ever, and the result is a formality. We all want to watch our team win, but don't we all prefer to see a victory following an engrossing and challenging battle between two evenly...

To be honest, I was pretty relieved that we got 146. Apart from Joe Root and Ben Stokes, we don't have any batsmen worthy of a place in a Test team. Against an attack of Australia's quality, we will struggle to get 250+ more than twice in the series. On Aus pitches, with the kookaburra ball, I...

In all this controversy, nobody appears to be sparing a thought for poor old Mitchell Starc, and how he must be feeling now. If it's true that only three batsmen knew about any ball tampering then, until now, Starc has spent his career believing that he is the reincarnation of Wasim Akram

Warner has had a good Test match career, but (like many top class sportsman) appears to be a very unpleasant character. As a Pommie, I would miss his appearance in the Aussie team, as it's always fun to have a pantomime villain in the opposition, who you can focus your "hatred" on. I've been...

Test cricket and the 4 day County Championship will always be number one for me . If you're going to have one day , limited overs cricket ; and I believe you do need it to attract revenue and sponsorship into the game ; then whichever form of one day cricket brings in the most gate money /...