Better than expected...but new balls please. Can’t remember a time when the balls have played such a part as these Duke’s balls.
Widely condemned on the county circuit they seem to make batting almost impossible when shiny and new and bowling equally so after about twelve overs. The result...really hard for openers and top order...all the runs coming from the middle order eg Mitchell, Bairstow, Pant (even Overton) and stoppage after stoppage...bugger...Bairstow’s out!