Another great finish to another tidal test match, flowing up and down with nothing in its path able to withstand the push and pull, wherever we are we just have to tune in and become absorbed. Now a nice break to slip back into relative normality, time to regroup and time to think. Australia may be 2-1 but even that margin flatters them, England are the better team and are only trailing because of their own mistakes.
The great selection debate goes on. Ollie Pope will miss the rest of the series
through injury but if Mo can score a few runs at three then it may be a
blessing in disguise. With Stokes playing
purely as a batsman then maybe he should bat at first drop? Either way we need another all rounder and
Woakes’ selection, which came as an unwelcome surprise to me turned out to be
spot on. Then there’s the wicket keeper,
the most important position on the field should not be filled by someone lacking
form and low on confidence. Sorry Johnny,
Foakes must return, any other selection could cost us the series. Just a thought, if we can move bowlers in and
out of the team why can’t we select batsmen on a ‘horses for courses basis’?
Two matches to go and obviously this series could still go
either way but even with a deficit I think England are the better team and I actually
fancy our chances more now than I did before the series began. That’s just poured piss on things…
PS Anyone else getting pissed off with hearing Vaughan utter
the words “this England side…” every time he opens his cake hole?
The women’s series is levelling off nicely too, it’s hard to
see anything other than an eventual Aussie win but England are competing and
pushing back harder than anyone has done in years. The gap between the sides is definitely
closing.
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