English cricket thread

feck off Jonny. Batting in this series has been a joke. White wash incoming.
 
As a very casual cricket watcher I have a question. What is Bairstow actually good at?
 
Hopefully the last we see of Bairstow this series regardless of the result.
 
Bairstow has been absolutely awful this series ….last England innings for a while me thinks
 
Yikes. Pretty embarrassing this. Woakes going to remember he can actually bat a bit?
 
The middle of the batting order surrendering so meekly like that with such a straightforward chase just about sums up England Cricket.
 
Even if he averages 10 more with the bat than whoever's the next option, I don't understand not having a proper WK in test match cricket. It's always going to cost you triple that every innings in drops and extras anyway, even if he was in form.
 
Bairstow has been absolutely awful this series ….last England innings for a while me thinks

Giving him the gloves back was a terrible idea. His loss in confidence with his keeping has affected his batting.

England have taken so many steps back this series, it’s unreal.
 
The middle of the batting order surrendering so meekly like that with such a straightforward chase just about sums up England Cricket.

To be fair Smith and Labuschagne chucked away their wickets to set this chase up, been some very odd cricket this series. Riveting but odd.
 
England picked Jonny for his runs but he's conceded more runs in the field than he's scored with the bat, and to bring him in they have dropped a good keeper with a sound temperament who has a decent batting average.