I think it might be interesting to see his progress but the fact is this pitch got deader and deader as the match went on. So what his skill is on a livelier pitch will be worth observing.
Anderson out of the rest of the tour is shit news, both from an Englands win chances standpoint and a how many more tests will we get the chance to see one of the best bowlers we've ever seen standpoint.
He seems to be ok simply being our top batsman, go to strike bowler and best slip fielder. I know he's got broad shoulders, but let's not push our luck.
Butler has a done. If he can’t do a job when they are in this position or the normal England position when can he do a job?
Yup. This is exactly the situation I was talking about last time, a great foundation, tired bowlers, old ball, pitch doing nowt. Smack it around and take the game away from them. Custom built match situation for him and he still fucks it up, can't defend him here.
Reminds me of a Ben Arfa type winger, unplayable on their day but don't turn up often enough. Maybe a solid, consistent Milner is what's required?
It’s partly that. But don’t forget he’s got warning for doing similar three games previously and the fourth time he’s done it is what causes the ban. He also admitted guilt on presentation of the charge and also he also did a worse version of it in a previous game against Crawley I think. No sympathy from me even if this particular incident was the most innocuous of the lot of them.