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Granted the WI werent that good but you can only beat what is put in front of you.

I assume that Root has put them back in.

They still have a mountain to climb to avoid the follow on.

WI have scored 6 runs and lost 3 wickets today. now 47- 4 as per BBC update.

Because it us rare for a batsman to have a good day the. follow it up with a 2nd good one.

I expect Cook to go early but hope not, as they usually do on the day following a good innings.

Be good if we are still in bat late tomorrow then declare with about 1 hour to go possibly 90 mins.

I remember sitting in front of the TV all day as a young lad watching Peter May and Colin Cowdrey get that 411 but didnt think it was at Edgbaston but I wouldnt argue.

What is the highest at Edgbaston? Is this it or are they at 228 still chasing.

Cook 100:clap2:

I do not take much interest in county games now as it is all short form village green stuff which I dont like hence me asking others who is available.

How is that a positive as it shows lack of technique and I am not so sure that either is what we need.

I forgot about his 50 but failed again today.

I do not think that as yet any new batsmen brought in this year have shown that they can make the step up to Test cricket. Perhaps I set my standards too high but failure is not acceptable.

The nos 2 and 3 batsmen is as we will get tonked in the Ashes if we havent solved that problem.

Again like the Close Shepherd scenario it was a needs must suggestion to help out a crisis, which we are still suffering from, a partner to Cook.

There are exception s to every rule. Didnt we bring back Brian Close when he was about 45 years old? David Shepherd who hadnt played for 2 years but they were exceptions when we were in desperate need. Incidentally both proved their worth that class is forever form is temporary.

Not writing him off but it is a concern because he is 30 years old and not getting younger. Had he been 25 it would have given him more time to blend in but at his age he has to hit the ground running for us to reap the benefit.

the 2 that have gone and the one to follow are our major concerns as to who to play or replace them with.

FFS down to the old brigade again.