defiant as always. He will always backed himself. Good on him. He will live and die on his decisions and won't use hindsight to justify them Stokes, McCullum and Key are all on the same wavelength. We played the better cricket in all 4 test matches for me and please let us keep playing the same way where Stokes and McCullum will keep backing the players to play in the way they want to and have absolute clarity on that.

who are these better cricket brains then?

A defiant Ben Stokes has claimed that anyone who questioned England's decision to declare in the first Ashes Test "probably doesn't understand the game" as well as he and his side do. Ben Stokes snaps back at declaration question as England have Ashes dream ended by rain (msn.com) Well done Stokes for keep backing himself and his decisions.

JRC wants his wide players cutting and roaming around the front. He doesn't seem to favour playing a natural right footed on the right. I quoted the 2 games where he had good outstanding performances. He had good season last season and improve on the previous season. 6 goals and 7 assists last season.

Dolan plays from the left. His best performances came from there. Leicester city away and Sheff Utd home

second that. I am attending the games and I will have a lot at the stalls and buy a raffle ticket

Root steps up again. Great catch by Bairstow 5 more wickets please

It will be closer to 9k before the first league game

Garrett aswell

deffo, people need to calm down and relax. I don't think Phillips will play tomorrow.

another excellent day for England. Bairstow shown exactly why Stokes and McCullum backed him time after time.

Excellent day for England. Got their 2 wickets quickly and our batting was excellent and good batting. Crawley's innings was special and exactly why Stokes and McCullum have stuck with him and backed him. Ali played well aswell. Root at his best. The Aussie bowlers looked tired and not playing a spinner for an extra batsman cost them. We never let Trevor Head settle bowling and knock him out of the park every time.

Looks quality and lets hope it a promotion shirt this season

Yes Rovers TV should be showing friendlies of our club. don't know if the clubs where our friendlies are being held don't want it showing. I do agree it should show all under 21's and under 18's home games at least plus highlights of away games at least if possible this pre-season goal highlights have been available on Twitter

JDT is still here

Excellent Away Kit. Will be buying one for sure

Root is our best batsman and should bat at 4. Smith and Kholi at 4

And 4 suits Root more. Ali wants to bat 3 and he helps keep our key players in the correct batting order they want to bat in

its what suits the team first. Team is more important and moving Root, Brook and Stokes up the order doesn't suit them and the team. England played excellent today. Played the conditions excellent

isn't close to 9,000 ST holders now?

So JDT was at Brockhall taking training so business as usual

have to disagree there, Root and Brook best form comes at 4 and 5 so why change things when it already works. England could have gone for Dan Lawrence at 3 and not play a seamer or Ali but they want 5 fully fit bowlers and Stokes isn't one

Rovers have ordered more shirts this summer so instead of focusing on the past actually look at the present. Yes Rovers got some intital kit sent by air freight to sale for the launch similar to the away kit unveil this week with new stock coming in shortly which I know cos I have ordered one and I expect here before the Girona game. yes I believe they were but without actually knowing why the delay actually happened and full detail I don't tend to have to such a fore right viewpoint. Do you know the actually reasons why the delay was? maybe post them then? Maybe one day you done some proper research and reach your own conclusions. I looked into the Mirror story and very quickly thought it was BS. A number of points it reported didn't add up one bit. FFP is a real thing and you still don't understand it. Did you not speak JDT and GB out in Austria since you went there? Maybe you could have ask GB why the club needs to self generated it own funds this summer?

no interest in the picking music or songs played. Leave it for people who are interest in it really