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I assume the people complaining about Bazball and demanding "proper cricket" are positively enraptured by the match between West Indies and India at the moment. India over 150 runs ahead, 8 wickets in hand and still scoring at under 3 an over. And people ask why tests don't attract big crowds in...

Out of interest, did you start watching around the late 60s? Looking at the matches at Old Trafford, they started the summer there in 6 years between 1963 and 74, but almost never outside of that period. As it happens, all of those matches managed to finish with wins for one of the sides...

I was pleasantly surprised by how many chances our bowling attack came up with in the first two matches, despite looking one paced* and one dimensional on paper. They seemed a bit out of puff by the end at Edgbaston, but if they'd managed to keep their feet behind the white line and the fielders...

There's a housing estate where the football pitch used to be now. They're talking about sites to build a new ground in the next couple of years, but I think they've been talking about it for a while now. My uncles have some, let's say "eye opening" stories about the owner who built the massive...

I had the DVD of that series. "Oh bad luck you Aussies! Hahahahaha" I think is an exact quote.

At some point I'll hopefully play at Feethams, which Durham used to use as an outground.

Even as it was, they managed more back then: https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/australia-tour-of-england-and-scotland-2005-139019/england-vs-australia-2nd-test-215010/full-scorecard Without checking, I know McGrath bowled Vaughan off a no ball at Old Trafford when he was on about 40, on his...

This, combined with my general antipathy towards Hampshire in general and Southampton in particular, is why I'm in no hurry to go there. Also, it's comfortably the least convenient ground in the country for me to go to from where I live or anywhere I can stay. My aim is to go to as many...

Oh, I stand corrected. I think it's harder to get an LBW in Australia anyway, because of the bounce in the pitches, but that does still seem extraordinarily low.

Just to be boring about this for a minute, I believe Australia were only awarded a single lbw over the whole series, which suggests a severe bout of not-outism rather than conspiracy.

If they'd finished the Riverside when you were there, I think it will be pretty much the same now. The only notable difference will be that the temporary stand on the Lumley Castle side is there all the time now (but often doesn't have any actual seats I'm it). I think Wantage Road is also the...

The old pavilion is still there tucked in between the football stand and the whatever the east stand is called. It's not like the pavilion was ever an impressive or interesting structure though. It's a shame they couldn't have split Bramall Lane in the same way, that ground had a decent pavilion...

It just doesn't make any sense. There's about 4 runs difference in their average. Foakes is a proper batsman. He plays at 5 for Surrey and averages 40. I wouldn't blame him if his performances have been a bit down this season, the England team spent the last 12 months insisting he was their...

That would make a certain amount of sense, except they picked Bairstow at 7 and didn't include an extra bowler in the first two matches. I think they were just guilty of wishful thinking in that Bairstow would come back in and bat at the level he did for much of last season. Which is naive even...

Woakes averages under 19 with the ball across 5 matches at Old Trafford. Anderson about 22. Both are obviously excellent. Woakes has the added benefit of averaging 47 there with the bat...

Foakes was in the team as wicketkeeper all of last season, even when Bairstow was fit. Which makes the decision to swap back, given how well Foakes had done, even more peculiar. I'd be inclined to pick Tongue for the next match over Anderson if Robinson isn't fit. Not dropping any of Broad, Wood...

So glad to be proved wrong about this bit. :lolol: :O:O

Started welling up then. Wood and Woakes :clap::clap::clap::clap::O:O:O:clap2::clap2::clap2:

Now that was a crap shot.

Given some of the criticism of how we've approached the innings, it's worth bearing in mind that if we'd scored 1 run fewer an over we'd still need over 70 to win at this point.