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Either of these are possible... as is the third option of 'giving him a little more time to find some form'... whatever way it goes, he is definitely on thin ice.
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[Cricket] England v Sri Lanka, 2nd Investec Test, Chester-le-Street, May 27-31, 2016
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Either of these are possible... as is the third option of 'giving him a little more time to find some form'... whatever way it goes, he is definitely on thin ice.
sten_super
Brain Surgeon
Compton doesn't look mentally up to it, far too intense. On cricinfo someone's just made the Ramprakash comparison, which I think is valid. Unless he goes big in the 2nd innings (which I can't see) I think that's it for him, which puts England in a bit of a spot - do you bring in Robson, as the next in line opener, or move Vince up to 3 and bring in someone else (who?) further down the order? I think I'd go with the former.
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Machiavelli
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That might just be the end of Compton (but who's waiting in the wings?)
We both know that the polls you were distributing gave the Tories a marginal lead over Labour, which was a long way off from the result (331 vs 232)
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Lunch, Day One
England 83-2 (31 overs)
Hales 45* (96 balls, 7 fours) Root 12* (14 balls, 2 fours)
A steady sesssion... England will be happy enough having decided to bat on an overcast morning, but Cook and Compton will both be disappointed.
The fastest thing this morning had been the over-rate.
England 83-2 (31 overs)
Hales 45* (96 balls, 7 fours) Root 12* (14 balls, 2 fours)
A steady sesssion... England will be happy enough having decided to bat on an overcast morning, but Cook and Compton will both be disappointed.
The fastest thing this morning had been the over-rate.
crodonilson
He/Him
31 overs for the first session is terrific, hats off to the Sri Lankans. England can learn a lot from them.
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Alex Hales 50* (102 balls, 7 fours) 
His 3rd fifty in his 6th Test match. A promising start.
England 95-2 (33.4 overs)
His 3rd fifty in his 6th Test match. A promising start.
England 95-2 (33.4 overs)
Rodney Thomas
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Indeed. That's it for Compton now.
Pavilionaire
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The lad Bell-Drummond from Kent must be on the selectors' radar.
Bagged a 2nd innings ton vs Australians last summer and that on the back of a 1st Innings duck, he then went on to play for the England Lions and has started this season brightly with a ton and 4 fifties in his first 5 county championship matches.
Postman Pat
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If he isn't going to score runs against this attack, it begs the question where he will score them.
However, this isn't a high pressure series, so I would at least give him till the end of it to see how it pans out.
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50 partnership for Hales 58* and Root 31*
England 115-2 (39 overs)
England 115-2 (39 overs)
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Big shout... Root trapped in front by Mathews
Given not out... so they are reviewing it... looks high to me...
Given not out... so they are reviewing it... looks high to me...
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No bat... pitched outside off... hit in line... but going well over. Wasted review.
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Tomorrow looks like the best day for batting.
He is 32 and not getting the runs, must be time to bed in someone younger.
Pavilionaire
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I'm surprised at Compton, he has bags of experience, why is he sh1tting himself out there in the middle against this attack?
England a hundred and twenny tew for tew.
England a hundred and twenny tew for tew.
Mackenzie
Old Brightonian
Interesting interview with Graeme Fowler during the lunch break on TMS. Worth a listen on catch up if you missed it.
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Joe Root 50* (70 balls, 4 fours)
His 20th in 41 Test matches / 74 innings, and 9 more have gone on to hundreds.
His 20th in 41 Test matches / 74 innings, and 9 more have gone on to hundreds.