England Cricket

I'll have that problem on F F Friday, JR !! .  Half way thro the morning TV session on Ch4 there will be a 2 hour spell of Athletics on t' Beeb !! Now that will ensure there will be Grumpiness Personified sitting on my sofa/settee/couch !!

Brian , the synic in me thinks Moeen Ali just wants to cherry pick which England games he attends .He  goes home after one test for the benefit of his mental health and to spend time with his family ,but the minute the IPL comes calling he appears happy to be away for a couple of months !!. Personally I think the ECB should remove his central contract and give the young up and coming spinners more game time . They are England's future .🏏🏏.

I think your point is well made Trellis. The biggest problem i see, however, is that these 'young and up and coming' spinners being selected in the first place. Mr Root has a large say in team selection and obviously got it very wrong in the last Test. Tomorrow, on the same square, it will be interesting to see how many of the seamers get picked (rested is the modern phrase, I believe) particularly as the current crop are unable to amass 10 runs between them. If Root can achieve 5-8, the inclusion of Bess and Parkinson (for example) could mean we get the Indians all out for 20 (in each innings) thus ensuring a famous England victory!!  My figures assume England will get 41 runs in extras! Roll on tomorrow 

I'd like a glass or six of whatever it is that you lot have been drinking !!

Just hope that it does not foul up my diet tomorrow morning but I'll take extra care over my porage !!

Wow! England 74-3 at lunch. Recovered from 30-3 and possibly another dribbling 🤞

*dribbling??!! Possibly, but it should read drubbing 😀

109 -- 4 at Brian's Breakfast time  But at least Essential Maintenance has gone away !!

But not that ruddy sticker in the middle of my TV screen 😀

Looking like it's going to be the sixth consecutive innings when England fail to pass 200. 😯😡 Currently 174-7 (nearly 8 down) We need the services of a good batting coach

Ah! We've stopped the rot - just 😂😂