England show two changes for the second test: Archer in for Anderson and Jack Leech for Moeen Ali
Good changes. Ali needs a rest. Leach must be part of the plan for Smith (who has an issue with LH spinners).
England show two changes for the second test: Archer in for Anderson and Jack Leech for Moeen Ali
Our greatest ally!Trust the English summer to wreck a days play.
Root is out too. He hasn't made a 1st innings century for 24 test matches, and he's our best batsman!
Plenty of rain about. We just have to survive today and maybe tomorrow!Will Australia only need four days to win this to go 2-0 up.
The footy team I follow (St Kilda) has 8 jacks on its list alone.Idly glancing at the England scorecard (an idle glance being enough in the circumstances!) I noticed for the first time how many Js there are in the team:- Jason Roy, Joe Denly, Joe Root, Jos Buttler, Jonny Bairstow, Jofra Archer, Jack Leach. If Jimmy Anderson hadn't been injured, there'd have been another one. Australia, in turn, sensibly chose Josh Hazlewood and, if things had turned out slightly differently in selection for the tour, might have had Joe Burns as opener - bound to cause confusion! So far, the Aussie J has had the most impact, and our best has been Rory Burns (again.)
Joe Root is embarrassing, absolutely embarrassing.
Yeah, horribly out of form. But you can't exactly drop the captain of the team...
Make him the 12th man, technically still part of the team. Then he can sit on the balcony whilst we bat, he spends most of the time there anyway.