The International Cricket Thread

[UK Redsox]

KSB has been good as a co-commentator

[UK Redsox]

No answer to Ash Gardner today

[LeeB]

I suppose this is the best place for it but the latest report pulled no punches and finally said out loud what's been obvious for decades

[Monty]

Yeah it's pretty savage, and past time as well.

Slightly lighter but the latest Aussie to get all in a wibble about Robinson is Michael Clarke. They really are the definition of being able to dish it out but not take it aren't they? Never heard anything more pathetic.

[aj2k77]

Get ready for a fucking broken arm mate.

[LeeB]

I never could stand Clarke, absolute bellend.

[PaulWinch again]

Yes I thought Clarke’s comments were both incredibly hypocritical, but also ill informed. He basically suggested Robinson wasn’t a first teamer. He’s averaging about 21 in Tests, and he did that again the first Test. He’s not in because of injuries he’s absolutely in on merit.

[PaulWinch again]

I suppose this is the best place for it but the latest report pulled no punches and finally said out loud what's been obvious for decades

Yep depressing, but expected. Now they need to start fixing it.

[Villan For Life]

Back to test cricket, Josh Tongue has replaced Moeen Ali in the only change to the test team.

He's quick and relatively unknown so the Aussies won't know too much about him.

[PaulWinch again]

That is a long tail. Is there an issue with Wood’s fitness? It might work, but historically it never works when we have an all seam attack.

[Gareth]

Back to test cricket, Josh Tongue has replaced Moeen Ali in the only change to the test team.

He's quick and relatively unknown so the Aussies won't know too much about him.

Smith will know him a bit as Tongue got him out in one of his popular championship games for Sussex :-)

Big call though! Obv as a Pear I really hope he takes his chance gets amongst them…with Robinson trying nick Broads pantomime villain tag hopefully Josh can come through unnoticed and rattle a few.

[PaulWinch again]

He does add a bit of pace, but he’s not express. Maybe they’re saving Wood? Seems odd to me.

[taylorsworkrate]

Hopefully the call would have gone to the groundstaff at Lords to leave as much live grass on the pitch as possible. That's the only justification for an all seam attack

[PaulWinch again]

So apparently he needs another week to be fully match fit. Don’t get that, I’m assuming he’s not playing a game this week.

[PaulWinch again]

Hopefully the call would have gone to the groundstaff at Lords to leave as much live grass on the pitch as possible. That's the only justification for an all seam attack

Apparently Moeen was fit to play as well. It might work out, but it’s a big risk. Like I said our history with all seam attacks isn’t great.