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who is this RS Bopara guy who scored at a strikerate of 207 , is he related to Ravi ?

Ravi 'the finisher' Bopara.

England piling on the runs, though I'm guessing that the bowling wasn't all that.

warmups are relatively meaningless imo , especially the first of them, but Jordan's figures don't look great

rich1uk wrote:warmups are relatively meaningless imo , especially the first of them, but Jordan's figures don't look great

Scoring a few will always give a bit of confidence. Morgan's innings, on paper at least, looks a little weak, compared to the rest of the innings.

Good workout for us.

I see the ACT XI playing clever by playing Tredwell into the side.

so do we think bell is now first choice to open alongside Moeen ?

Looks like it. I hope Hales gets a chance in the next game though.

rich1uk wrote:so do we think bell is now first choice to open alongside Moeen ?

For the world cup? Maybe for now. The second openers position is the only one in the top seven, that they may not be sure about.

Dr Robert wrote:

rich1uk wrote:so do we think bell is now first choice to open alongside Moeen ?

For the world cup? Maybe for now. The second openers position is the only one in the top seven, that they may not be sure about.

yeah a top 7 that has arguably our best batsman in the format batting 7th , and I don't mean ravi

lol suprise suprise the only top order batsman, not to pass 50 was Morgan..

Alastair Cook might have been in the crowd heckling him.

cricketfan90 wrote:lol suprise suprise the only top order batsman, not to pass 50 was Morgan..

It was his low s/rate that surprised me.

Maybe all that kissing tired him out, what with him being a ginger.

Dr Robert wrote:

cricketfan90 wrote:lol suprise suprise the only top order batsman, not to pass 50 was Morgan..

It was his low s/rate that surprised me.

Maybe all that kissing tired him out, what with being a ginger.

Alastair Cook may have been a choirboy but now he's surplice to requirements.

Facile victory against a weak side (only two Shield players, and not very good ones at that) has taught us nothing. PM's XI game tomorrow ought to be a bit better workout (if rain doesn't spoil it - showers forecast).