They're still desperate to score runs, even though the pitch is doing a bit and they're facing the new ball. Fucking see it off, be patient. It's test match cricket FFS.
People have been saying it for a while but I'm starting to agree with a lack of leadership coming from Rooty Tooty. Both in the field and with the bat. A stoic performance was required today with the bat but he pissed it away. Looked clueless in the field.
He's a power player in the right situation, but we're not giving him that opportunity lately. He's there to accelerate against an old ball with tired bowlers, but we're consistently asking him to rescue the innings by playing like Boycott. Although as a test player you should have more mentality settings that just twat it about.
Who gets the gloves if he's dropped? Fucking Bairstow?
Pitch is as flat as a fart compared to yesterday. They're consistently hitting those cracks that trouble the right handers but nowt is happening. Must be the difference between the sun beating down yesterday and it being a bit overcast today.
We need to accelerate now though, it's been steady stuff but we could end up with a big lead if we play this right.