[spireitematt]

Why have we brought Trott back ahead of the Ashes? Ridiculous decision, given what happened before. He's the past. Lyth and Lees are the future.

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Close Day 3: 
England 399 & 116-3 (Ballance 44no, Root 32no.)

West Indies 295
England lead by 220 runs with 7 wickets remaining

Two opening batsmen who can't even get a hundred between them over two innings and the rest of the team have to get Cook and Trott out of a hole. Moore's cannot pick Trott and Cook for the Ashes. We need batsmen like Strauss and Trescothick who used to spend hours at the crease and build up a partnership slowly but surely. I've noticed before with certain batsmen in the England squad they try and slog it to the boundary instead of trying to play safe.