England 77-1 so, effectively, 13-1. Fifty partnership up for this pair. It will be interesting to see if either side look to seize the initiative or if the match drifts towards a draw.
I agree. A test bowling average of 30 and a batting average of 27 is better than Bresnan in both departments, and considering Broad and Anderson have been dropped we need his experience.
44-0 off 10. Shocking decision to leave out both Broad and Anderson, especially as Overton and Wood only contributed 1 with the bat.
Thank God for Bairstow.
Agreed, but with the current structure of domestic cricket there is no hope of the players improving in the longer format.
The only way I can see our results getting better is if the rest of the world gets worse as one-day cricket sidelines the longer format in the other nations, as it has in...
Particularly as Collingwood is a rookie manager and would have benefitted from their combined 33 years of test experience, including multiple series in West Indies.