England Winter Test cricket thread

[captainfog]

bollocks to this, I'm going to bed. This test has now drifted into a position where we can only hope to draw. Poor decision to bowl first.

[Shaggy]

This is a good effort on this pitch. 379-6. Still in this.

And Southee decides to go mad, successive sixes off Broad.

[Chazza]

Not a great start to the reply 50-2 at the close.

[Shaggy]

Just got up! Gives me the tools to put in another long vigil tonight.

Crap effort with the bat ffs. Not much hope with undercooked Root and Bairstow to come in. Need Compton and 'Belly' to bat two sessions.

[Alex]

I enjoy your hatred for Bell.

[captainfog]

I enjoy your hatred for Bell.

So do I, it's completely irrational

[Shaggy]

I didn't even allude to my dislike of the soft cunt?

[Alex]

You called him 'Belly' it oozes from every post about him

[Shaggy]

I just hate his poxy nickname

[Shaggy]

Compton makes Cook and Trott look like Afridi and Gilchrist

[Shaggy]

Prediction: 125-4 at lunch. Bell out caught playing a wishy washy shot ....Compton will be digging in at a rate of 30 and Root out cheaply.

[RichC]

Well Compton gone early then

[RichC]

And Bell gone 65-4 FFS

[captainfog]

**** me

Winning the toss and bowling first

[RichC]

tbf the experts and the Kiwi captain have said they'd have done the same.