Really odd time for Narine to be sent in. Although he was in before Billings fell he still entered in the "rebuilding phase". Invincibles are losing a fair few runs where Narine can't run those quick 2's.
Not disagreeing that Root made mistakes this morning, but he wasn’t the one actually doing the bowling. I actually blame the example set by Jimmy Anderson more than I do Root’s captaincy. He should have concentrated on his strengths, getting to move the ball off the seam off a length, rather than trying to bowl short to Sharma, Shami and Bumrah in revenge for what they did to him. The other problem was that Mark Wood was clearly injured and bowling below par. I certainly agree with you about the batting, who wouldn’t? We obviously need a big shake up at the top of the order and the likes of Vince, Pope, and maybe a wild card like David Bedingham or Tom Abell surely deserve a shot.
Watching England is a bit like watching Saints, just when you think we've turned a corner, we lose all sense of knowing how to stay in the game and potentially win it, therefore once again providing a total illusion of being anything close to good, let alone excellent! Root abdicated his role as captain this morning.
