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Yes, but it’s about more than that Tyrone. Stokes was still bowling at 90 mph pretty much throughout his 23 overs. He forced that result through sheer guts, strength and determination - something Jofra Archer should take on board.

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Stokes on a hat trick

Fantastic stuff here.

Sibley 29 n.o. so far off 85. He’s doing the job I guess, but he’s not convincing. Doesn’t ever look like he’s in control.

Our academy players have to be good enough to play in the first team, that’s the real point. They can’t be pushed through just because they are one of ours. If we can get someone better from another club then that has to be done. besides that, pushing young lads through that basically aren’t going to make it only gives the academy management team an easy time. If the academy can’t produce the players then they must change until they do IMO.

More pathetic play from rovers

“Take care of the ball”. Surely its the starting point for any reasonable coach? it means don’t give it away. We’re any of the players even thinking that way, because it didn’t look that way to me. I’m not sure where their heads were, or what they were trying to achieve it was that bad IMO. Didn’t Mowbray say recently that the results during the good run were down to doing the basics properly? it seems all of that has been completely ignored since.

Only saw the second half, but blimey totally clueless. 11 individuals running around not understanding what’s required is the impression they gave. and I know Buckley is young but he offers very little.

How many do you need?

Big gaps between centre halves and both full backs. Evans and travis should be patrolling those areas but aren’t.

Tried hard but couldn’t find the quality tonight. It happens. Rovers will be the happier of the two sides.

? howler wasn’t it. Never seen a bowler laughing when he’s had a catch dropped before.

It’s very odd. A bowler who can hit 96mph bowling at mid 80’s. Can’t remember Lillee or Thomson going soft on the England batsmen. I can only imagine that for some reason he’s being encouraged to bowl slower. at the moment his position in the team should be in doubt. If they want a medium bowler there are other and maybe better options.

Get shut please.

https://sportsrecents.com/en/blog/?p=109 not so sure about this one!

This is a bit naughty, but.............. did people really think we would be better off without Big Sam? Did people really believe that getting rid of the bigger wage earners and investing in young and hungry players was the way to go when we were half way up the Premier League?

More of a trance with nobody having a clue what to do about it, or prepared to do anything about it. A club with owners who have no physical contact with their management and running the business completely via phone calls and emails can never prosper can it?

Wales. i haven’t seen much of SA in this comp, so don’t know how good they are. The norm for them is big, tough and very physical.

There’s very few of today’s team that would survive under Hughes.

45 mins to defend two goals and we allow them three? doubt it will alter anything at Ewood.

North Enders have waited a long, long time to get one over us. Now we are so poor they look at us for an easy three points. no way is this anywhere near to being acceptable. DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT VENKYS.

I think it must be best ever performance as well. Absolutely destroyed New Zealand. superb.

Thinking about Parsons question about which is the better of Brereton and Gallagher, the only talent I can see from either is that Gallagher can jump higher. He can’t head it very well at all, but he’s taller. dont see anything else.

This squad is all over the place. Time to get back to basics of a solid 4-4-2 buying players able to play that game. Under a new manager preferably.