WTF I didn't even know Ireland played Cricket

[BaggieBlood]

But they are battering us 67-9.

[9goals2hattricks3pen]

Four of us decided against our usual Friday visit to a Lords Test as it wouldn't be much of a contest. Looks a good decision.

Anyone out there know how to hold a bat?

[Dubbag]

But they are battering us 67-9.

For some reason....I am not surprised by that.....Your present one day champions is co captained by an Irish man....

[WBA1955]

But they are battering us 67-9.

It's a good job not many nations play the game or we would look even worse than we are.

Parse the Port Gerald.

[Yarmbaggie]

Who can forget the match in the 2011 WC when they beat us! We couldn’t defend a decent total of over 300 against them.

[WBA1955]

English sportsmen and defeat...they go together like keck and kent.

[mickd1961]

Four of us decided against our usual Friday visit to a Lords Test as it wouldn't be much of a contest. Looks a good decision.

Anyone out there know how to hold a bat?

A total embarrassment 923.

I’m sick of this half a r s e d,self entitled bunch of players,it just feels like Root and his mates.

I can tell Ed Smith right now that Rory Burns is NEVER going to be a success so bin him now.

He bats like he’s got Tourette’s,six separate twitches including that ridiculous head turn towards square leg just before the ball artives!!

Ludicrous......hideous to watch as well.

Denly.........six or seven years too late.

We need players with solid technique and to try younger blood at the top of the order.

The lack of application and a willingness to be patient and guts it out is unbelievable.

Foakes for example.......a proper batsman.

This is as dismal a day I can remember as an England fan.......Root needs to hang his head in shame as does Bayliss,the Aussies must be licking their lips.

[goodlordmurphy]

Who can forget the match in the 2011 WC when they beat us! We couldn’t defend a decent total of over 300 against them.

It happens once in a while Yarm, similar to the yanks beating us at football in the fiftys Stanley Mathews and all.

[goodlordmurphy]

A total embarrassment 923.

I’m sick of this half a r s e d,self entitled bunch of players,it just feels like Root and his mates.

I can tell Ed Smith right now that Rory Burns is NEVER going to be a success so bin him now.

He bats like he’s got Tourette’s,six separate twitches including that ridiculous head turn towards square leg just before the ball artives!!

Ludicrous......hideous to watch as well.

Denly.........six or seven years too late.

We need players with solid technique and to try younger blood at the top of the order.

The lack of application and a willingness to be patient and guts it out is unbelievable.

Foakes for example.......a proper batsman.

This is as dismal a day I can remember as an England fan.......Root needs to hang his head in shame as does Bayliss,the Aussies must be licking their lips.

Just with the names that you have mentioned Mick the team must look nothing like the team that will face Australia.....at least I bloody well hope not...

[mickd1961]

Just with the names that you have mentioned Mick the team must look nothing like the team that will face Australia.....at least I bloody well hope not...

How can selectors think that Burns is an international player?

A technical abortion of a player.

I watched a YouTube feature yesterday with Geoff Boycott and Ricky Ponting talking to Michael Vaughan about batting.

An absolute masterclass by both of them.

Foot to the pitch of the ball,ball under the eyeline,a straight elbow........all basic stuff but so necessary.

All these coaches and bib carriers and analysts and yet nobody has the backbone to play the shine off the ball.

Bayliss is too laid back,someone needs to give this lot an almighty b o l l o c k i n g.

We are so bad at the top of the order we might as well give youngsters like Tom Banton,Dom Sibley or Zack Crawley a go because they couldn’t be any worse.