Thoughts on the Test:
1. Bresnan is the most conservative pick, but with the Saffas in mind he's probably the correct one. If you take out two edges through the slips, he went at 1 an over yesterday. Ultimately that's what you need on a hot June day once the new ball's worn off. Onions and Finn are both more penetrative, but with him in the team you've got Swann at 10 which is absurdly long as batting orders go.
2. Bravo sent shivers down my spine with a couple of shots. It was like watching Brian Lara's ghost.
3. Barath's stroke play was gorgeous. Really hope the kid makes the most of his potential.
4. Chanderpaul should bat higher. He's earned the right to bat where he likes, but you've got to get him in at 3 making the big scores - the sooner he ends up marshalling the tail (though he's good at it) the fewer he's likely to make.
5. Anderson could well finish his career as not just one of the best English seamers, but one of the best seamers of all time. I've never seen such skill with a new ball in my life and I never will again.
1. Bresnan is the most conservative pick, but with the Saffas in mind he's probably the correct one. If you take out two edges through the slips, he went at 1 an over yesterday. Ultimately that's what you need on a hot June day once the new ball's worn off. Onions and Finn are both more penetrative, but with him in the team you've got Swann at 10 which is absurdly long as batting orders go.
2. Bravo sent shivers down my spine with a couple of shots. It was like watching Brian Lara's ghost.
3. Barath's stroke play was gorgeous. Really hope the kid makes the most of his potential.
4. Chanderpaul should bat higher. He's earned the right to bat where he likes, but you've got to get him in at 3 making the big scores - the sooner he ends up marshalling the tail (though he's good at it) the fewer he's likely to make.
5. Anderson could well finish his career as not just one of the best English seamers, but one of the best seamers of all time. I've never seen such skill with a new ball in my life and I never will again.
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