And the mantra of Peter Moores is that we will learn those lessons.
So…
Andrew Strauss, well batted, nice ton, but yet again, no scores past 150 as an opener, and not able to start a days play opening the batting and finishing it unbeaten. God I hated Hayden and Langer, but they did, on a number of occasions get massive hundreds and stayed in all day long. Out for 123 not long before the close. Same as it ever was.
Alastair Cook – the knock on him is that he gets to 50/60/70 and gets out. Today, he gets to 52 and skies one up in the air. In England the ability to get 50s and 60s means you are an automatic choice. In Australia or India, no tons in 12 months gets you dropped.
Ian Bell – the knock on him, from me, is that he ain’t worth a light. Once again a promising start is ended when Bell gets out for shirt buttons. Still, he got a 199 not six months ago, so he’s an automatic choice.
Kevin Pietersen – No tons in India, and according to the reports batted like a drain today.
Paul Collingwood – The knock on Collingwood is that he only bats well when his place is under threat. There were descriptions on the net today that he batted like he had a rounders bat in his hand. He got a shocker as well from Billy Idiot. Still, the lesson is that if Paul Collingwood and his ton a year or so is an automatic choice for your country, then you are weak in batting.
Lets see if Flintoff can make a substantial score and defer the lesson we should be learning that he’s not a test number 6. Let’s see if Prior learned his lesson and actually manages to bat well and keep wicket like someone not sporting a pair of cymbals to catch with.
Lessons learned? Don’t make me laugh. Same cast, same results. Plus ca f*cking change.
