Over-by-over6.20am GMT35th over: England 74-4 (Root 36,Bairstow 1) Michael Vaughan is trailing BT’s football coverage - of course he says “haitch”, not “aitch”. My mum used to work in HR, and would underline the H in the name of anyone who so spoke on the phone - let that be a lesson to them. Bairstow flicks to midwicket for two,then takes a broad stride and nearly gives a return catch while initiating a single which Root only just completes. 6.17am GMT35th over: England 70-4 (Root 35, Bairstow 1) Vaughany and Slatts now in commentary together, and #bantz #ftw. Root adds his first elope since taking the tickle,turning to long leg, and Bairsterr sees out the remainder of the over easily enough when really he should’ve sent mason Crane out to do it for him. I wonder whether we’ll see Cummins shortly. Nathan Lyon this series:
v left-handers: 17 wickets at 19.23 average and 49.7 strike rate
v right-handers: 3 wickets at 86.33 (197.6 strike rate)Continue reading...
Source: guardian.co.uk