creeeeeeeekeeeeeet

[Worthy4England]

Go Swanny.

[Bruce Rioja]

Finn's having a good spell!

and - Headingley - on a Sunny sunday afternoon - test cricket - and it's not full???

booooooooooooooooooooooooooooo Yorkshire!!

Sat here wishing I'd had a drive over, now.

Swann's on fire, the lad.

[Worthy4England]

Not sure about no follow on.

[Montreal Wanderer]

As the ninth wicket fell the BBC expert sated the following:

BBC Test Match Special's Jeremy Coney

"That was a serviceable ball on a goodish line and length, Broad has found McCullum's outside edge and with Boult coming out, you would think that would be New Zealand's last resistance. To be bowled out in little more than a session... well, that's why they're eighth in the world."

Expert indeed.

[Montreal Wanderer]

Not sure about no follow on.

They seem to want to get some batting in before the Ashes and feel the series is won against NZ.

[Bruce Rioja]

Not sure about no follow on.

Nor I. In fact, I'm wracking my brains as to why? All I can see from this will be NZ padding out for a draw. Get the 4uckers in then get it won, for me.

[Worthy4England]

Not sure about no follow on.

Nor I. In fact, I'm wracking my brains as to why? All I can see from this will be NZ padding out for a draw. Get the 4uckers in then get it won, for me.

Well I guess if they go off like a train, which they seem to be doing and leave themselves 4/5 sessions they'll be reet. Forgot it started Friday not Thursday....

[TANGODANCER]

Decent display all round. Bang a few more runs then stick them in and go for it.

[Bruce Rioja]

It's going to piss it down from lunchtime today, apparently. Another reason why we shouldv'e stuck 'em back in!

[thebish]

429 ahead at lunch - and no sign of a declaration...

[bobo the clown]

It's going to piss it down from lunchtime today, apparently. Another reason why we shouldv'e stuck 'em back in!

Exactly this. It's almost as if he made a TV & crowd pleasing decision rather than the sporting one of going or the jugular.

[Bruce Rioja]

429 ahead at lunch - and no sign of a declaration...

What's it like over Bill's Mother's?

[BWFC_Insane]

It's going to piss it down from lunchtime today, apparently. Another reason why we shouldv'e stuck 'em back in!

Exactly this. It's almost as if he made a TV & crowd pleasing decision rather than the sporting one of going or the jugular.

I think the TV and crowd wanted him to stick em back in.

Mind boggling, we are 429 ahead against a side that can't bat and seemingly will still bat on.

Pathetic.

[thebish]

It's going to piss it down from lunchtime today, apparently. Another reason why we shouldv'e stuck 'em back in!

Exactly this. It's almost as if he made a TV & crowd pleasing decision rather than the sporting one of going or the jugular.

I think the TV and crowd wanted him to stick em back in.

Mind boggling, we are 429 ahead against a side that can't bat and seemingly will still bat on.

Pathetic.

wouldn't go THAT far!! and - wasn't it you who said our batting was "piss poor"? If that's the case - then you of all people should be applauding the decision to get as many batting hours as possible, surely???

[TANGODANCER]

It's going to piss it down from lunchtime today, apparently. Another reason why we shouldv'e stuck 'em back in!

Exactly this. It's almost as if he made a TV & crowd pleasing decision rather than the sporting one of going or the jugular.

I think the TV and crowd wanted him to stick em back in.

Mind boggling, we are 429 ahead against a side that can't bat and seemingly will still bat on.

Pathetic.

You call 429 ahead in a test match pathetic? Perhaps a historic and glorious loss would be more noble?

[jaffka]

It's going to piss it down from lunchtime today, apparently. Another reason why we shouldv'e stuck 'em back in!

Exactly this. It's almost as if he made a TV & crowd pleasing decision rather than the sporting one of going or the jugular.

I think the TV and crowd wanted him to stick em back in.

Mind boggling, we are 429 ahead against a side that can't bat and seemingly will still bat on.

Pathetic.

[thebish]

Trott's out now... i imagine we'll declare soon..

and - they'll be so crushed and demoralised at knowing there is no chance they can win - can we really see them having the patience/skill/attitude to block out however many overs we might have left?? I can't...

[Worthy4England]

The worst we're going to do from here is draw the test and win the series.

I guess if they want some batting practice, then why not.

[BWFC_Insane]

It's going to piss it down from lunchtime today, apparently. Another reason why we shouldv'e stuck 'em back in!

Exactly this. It's almost as if he made a TV & crowd pleasing decision rather than the sporting one of going or the jugular.

I think the TV and crowd wanted him to stick em back in.

Mind boggling, we are 429 ahead against a side that can't bat and seemingly will still bat on.

Pathetic.

wouldn't go THAT far!! and - wasn't it you who said our batting was "piss poor"? If that's the case - then you of all people should be applauding the decision to get as many batting hours as possible, surely???

You have to try and win the match. This is just tedious. How many balls did Trott take to make 9 runs last night?

If you're going back in to bat, make quick runs. Don't just hang around for 2 hours doing nowt.

It's going to rain, everybody knows it. New Zealand can't bat so we might have even wrapped this up by now, had we made them follow on.

How many runs do you think we need?

Botham had it spot on yesterday when he said there was not one reason he could think of not to enforce the follow on.

[Bruce Rioja]

I guess if they want some batting practice, then why not.

See, I've been entertaining this very thought and have arrived, handily, at a question.

If we require batting practice then which is the better option;

(a) Continue with the test against NZ, batting against a poor attack that's becoming more demoralised and less interested?

Or

(b) Get this game out of the way and get some serious nets sessions in against better bowlers, thus giving our bowlers more practice too?