philk56
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A couple of very close calls (Ali and Broad), both of which were probably just about correct and things now going as I feared.
Just checked the score. Wish I hadn't.
Is Nicky still optimistic?
Not a drubbing though until the last day so there is some cause for hope.
Stoneman and Vince showed promise, Cook needs to show up and we need another seamer for Ball.
n all seriousness, the main reason why England does so poorly at sports relative to its size and wealth is the persistent negativity leading to a lack of confidence by the players and fear of failure rather than belief in winning
I think that you will also find that England is used to playing in damp amd wet conditions.No - The reason why we do not punch our weight as a country is that outside of few "commercial" sports is that we do not value sports as an activity in this country - an interesting stat in this test match is that it the first England team in 15 years or so that every member was born in England - but it is much more complicated than that
Stoneman also played several years in Australia so that should also hopefully help him.The exception is the Oval which is hard and even usually, so hopefully Stoneman will fit in perfectly with the Oz way of playing.
In all seriousness, the main reason why England does so poorly at sports relative to its size and wealth is the persistent negativity leading to a lack of confidence by the players and fear of failure rather than belief in winning