4th test drawn. The fast bowlers did everything they could to take wickets but the pitch was poor. Ali need to be drop now. Done nothing in this test again. Time for Crane.

Great day for England. Hundred for Cook

326/8 lunch

318/7 now.. All pace bowlers bowling well. Curran deserved the Smith wicket..

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The pace bowlers started poorly but improved. Encouraged by Curran bowling. Kept it simple, bowled 4 maidens in a row. Broad pace was better and quicker reaching 89mph. Where this been all series? But yet again we lack a spinner. Ali bowled poorly(again) and Malan bowled his leg spin. Decent but is a part timer. I will say this again Crane should have played

Very disappointed that Crane isnt playing on a pitch that will spin day 3, 4 and 5.. Broad should have been drop for this test. Been poor in 2017.

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Gav here are Broad's stats for each year and this year record isnt good enough. http://www.howstat.com/cricket/Statistics/Players/PlayerProgressBowl.asp?PlayerId=3434&Year=2017 I have listened to an interview by Alec Stewart who said Tom Curran should come into the team. Glenn McGrath said yesterday Broad should be drop. He is one of the greatest fast bowler ever. Gav, like Ive said previously Ali isnt good enough to be England 1st choice spinner in overseas conditions. Doesnt spin it enough. Ali is a Batsman first spinner second.

Broad pace isnt fast enough to make him effective on Aussies wickets. Ali isnt good enough to be England 1st choice spinner overseas.

We dont have the fast bowlers to complete in Australia. Broad, Root and Cook havent performed because the Aussies bowlers are quicker and quality. Broad pace is down and isnt he was 2 years ago. Woakes hasnt played in Oz before. Do we need to drop some players? Yes I would be dropping Broad and Ali at least. Bringing in Curran and Crane. Our newer Batsmans have performed. Malan look good, Stoneman and Vince have tough it out in hard testing conditions which is why it called Test cricket. Cook looks not the player he once was. Has his time come to a end? Root hasnt got hundreds when he got in. Which is disappointing but still averaging 50+ as captain. David Lloyd yesterday name some fast bowlers with pace who England some be looking to bring in the future. Here the list:- Tom Helm , Olly Stone, George Garton, Josh Tongue ... and an older one , Ric Gleeson. Does anyone know alot about these? I would like to see an overhaul of the selectors with ex players like David Lloyd and Mike Atherton who see alot of county cricket on the selectors committee. Sure other people will have other ideas.

Hameed need to come into the squad for New Zealand test series in place of Ballance who is not good enough for Test Cricket. @Baz I agree that Aussies have better players but their key players like Smith, Starc, Lyon, Cummins and Hazelwood have performed whilst our key players Root, Anderson, Broad and Cook haven't. Malan and Bairstow batted very good in the 1st innings and Vince played well in the second innings until the great ball from Starc. Vince has the game to be a success at test level but need to stop getting out to silly shots outside his off stump If we do lose this test and the ashes then we hopefully will see Tom Curran, Mason Crane and Ben Foakes will come into the test side for last 2 matches. I wouldn't be bringing in Ballance tho. Will Stokes be back for the New Zealand test series? we need back or see if they is another all rounder out there who can take his place.

I expect changes after this ashes series by Bayliss, Root and Strauss. Think selectors will be change and any players who drink alot will be gone. I dont know who these players are but after Bayliss comments he fed up with it

Well until Counties realised that their main job is to produce international quality players. Would like to see Tom Curran given a chance in the test team. Also Crane for Ali aswell if Stokes comes back in test. Pitches quality need to be improved quickly. Thanks for link. Can see Board being drop shortly. Not produce in 3 test in Australia. Look like 2 yards of his natural pace.

Great ball by Starc to Vince. Nothing he could have done. Vince was playing well and done well to get past fifty.

How anyone seen Tom Curran bowl? If so what type of fast bowler is he?

Well its time English counties and groundmans started preparing quality pitches where we are going to develop quality fast bowlers and spinners instead of these seamers friendly pitches.. When bowlers like Darren Stevens are 60 plus wickets its isnt going to produce international quality bowlers Wish we had a Darren Gough or Simon Jones now.. I want to win test series in Australia, India and Sri Lanka.

Only been impressed with Overton bowling. Woakes bowled too short and Anderson or Board arent suited to conditions in Australia. Far too slow. But we lack the quality fast bowling in County Championship. Only Wood and Plunkett can bowl at 90 + mph. Or the lack of quality all rounders in aswell. Why Crane hasnt play yet?

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Travis could be the answer tbh Caddis is decent but makes mistakes. No better than Nyambe

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Very good win today. 5 games won in a row. Mowbray has them playing and full confidence. Dack is the best player on the attacking side. Mulgrew is our leader and our top scorer. According to 2 fans at the game that Tomlinson was good and Whittingham was far too slow in possesion and not helping Dack.

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