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Would Miller definitely qualify for a work permit without being an ESC player?

We could employ him , he just wouldn’t be allowed to do anything. Maybe he could be the new CEO 😁

Work permits are issued by the FA. The work permit is then included in the application (to the Home Office) for the player to be allowed into (and to stay in) the country.

Did you see the look on the umpire’s face after he raised his finger for the first one? This, and the time he took, says to me he guessed.

Obviously hindsight is a wonderful thing because if Brook hits another six (instead of being dismissed) everyone would be applauding. That being said, hopefully the team (and management) will learn a lesson from what followed him getting out. I’ve just heard a glimmer of hope that they will - Brook said in hindsight he wishes he hadn’t played such an aggressive shot, I feel previously he would have said something like ‘that’s just the way I play’.

I think there are moments when they need to rein it in, even if just for a while (For example the start of Brook’s first innings). There needs to be a balance between being aggressive and playing the conditions/match situation. The problem is when it goes wrong it tends to do so ‘in fast forward’ with little to no chance of regaining the initiative. Winning and entertaining might well be the ideal but the former should always take precedence over the latter.

Did we lose it because of Bazball or were we only in a position to win it because of Bazball?

Or by wides? (India 11 England 22)

2-2 I know this will sound bitter but… Support India if you wish but don’t then pull on the three lions for the football.

Tongue gone. Six balls for Atkinson to win it…

LBW decisions shouldn’t take that long.

Down to the bowlers…

Publish and be damned.

Yeah having thought about this I tend to agree. I was wondering if India’s bowlers would benefit from the rest but it’s just as likely they won’t be able to ‘recreate’ the high they were on.

Play done for the day. Who does the delay help more?

Root gone. Starting to look sketchy.

I suspect what he says in public and what he thinks in private are two entirely different things.

Yep. 2-1 is better than 2-2. Sounds obvious but apparently these days things are more complicated. 🤷‍♂️

Is that a version of Schrodinger’s cat?

Perhaps we should all attend the next one 🤔🤔

I applaud his agent for keeping a straight face in negotiations.

Bat sensibly, tire out their seamers, take advantage, win. Or…

Early days but it looks like Martin’s ego is exceeding his players’ abilities again.

Some serious box ticking going on there.

Seemed to think quicker too.