[jjamez]

We got beaten in Bangladesh too!
I've no problem with roots declaration, a lot of the people who complain will also have complained when strauss and cook failed to declare. I feel root backed his bowlers and then by and large failed. Moeen didn't bowl the right line for the most of the day, neither did broad nor woakes and anderson didnt swing the ball as much as expected. A few dopey catches dropped too.
Things that I'm worried about, bar the number three spot, are woakes' pace is down, but hopefully that is due to his injury and will pick up. Broad is down on pace and doesnt/cant bowl those deliveries that destroyed south africa and Australia a few years ago, he has unlucky moments, but he seems half the bowler he was.
Tbh I'm worried about the lack of pace in general coming from the english bowling cabinet full stop. Hopefully allan donald or jason Gillespie replace the outgoing otis gibson, if richard johnson replaces him, I'll well and truly have lost belief in the ecb to do whats best for english cricket