Really though? You wait years for a green surface like that in Aus and then

Drop your two main seam bowlers and put the opposition in to bat?

Was it really that hard a decision to make given the fragility of our batting line up. Not so sure. Think it was premeditated.

Posted By: Jim on December 8th 2021 at 07:48:28

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Wakes up. Sighs. Another absolutely pathetic first innings of a foreign tour (Other Sports) - Jim, Dec 8, 07:09:26
- Maybe they just aren’t as good as we like to think (Other Sports) - CWC, Dec 8, 08:20:58
  - Our batting line up has been fragile for a long time now (n/m) (Other Sports) - SimonOTBC, Dec 8, 10:24:16
  - I think everyone had the Aussies as favourites,I was probably the most optimistic (Other Sports) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Dec 8, 09:24:08
  - Yeah. What I’ve woken up to is exactly what I was expecting (Other Sports) - Under soil heating, Dec 8, 08:26:00
    - agree with this (n/m) (Other Sports) - jampersands, Dec 8, 08:40:42
- Preparation for this tour was quite difficult to be fair. (Other Sports) - norwaay, Dec 8, 07:27:35
- It's green,we need to better but it was a good toss to lose. (n/m) (Other Sports) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Dec 8, 07:24:21
  - Really though? You wait years for a green surface like that in Aus and then (Other Sports) - Jim, Dec 8, 07:48:28
    - Sorry drop your two main bowlers and choose to bat! (Other Sports) - Jim, Dec 8, 07:52:25
      - It's fair to said we've misread this deck badly. (n/m) (Other Sports) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Dec 8, 08:34:30
        
        We were screaming “bowl” on our sofa!! (Other Sports) - Old Git, Dec 8, 09:03:09
        
        You're absolutely right,but I suppose the spectre of Nasser's decision weighs (Other Sports) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Dec 8, 09:21:02
- Silverwood brings... (Other Sports) - Cardiff Canary, Dec 8, 07:15:41
  - Famous Yorkshire values (Other Sports) - paulg, Dec 8, 07:35:28
    - Think you're over egging Shazad's influence on that tour (n/m) (Other Sports) - Cardiff Canary, Dec 8, 08:43:43
  - Not a single England batsman ever improves under our coaching set up (Other Sports) - Jim, Dec 8, 07:17:27
    - Yeah, this (Other Sports) - Cardiff Canary, Dec 8, 07:27:35

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