As the rain pitter-patters at Headingley the Sky crew of Knight, Hussain and Atherton are discussing Zak Crawley’s skittish innings from yesterday. Nasser is inclined to give him the Edgbaston Test as a last chance saloon. Athers isn’t so sure.
Here’s Jonny Liew:
That’s not all, join the effervescent Tanya Aldred as she helms the County Champo live blog:
There’s plenty to keep you busy in the meantime. England’s women are in Taunton to play a Test (yes you heard that right…) against South Africa.
Join m’colleague Dan Gallan on the tools for that one:
Delayed start due to rain
The rain is falling in Leeds. The forecast is for it to clear up around lunchtime so we should still get a result in.
Here we go again…
Another day five of an absorbing Test match with the gates flung open to the masses. It’s easy to be cynical in this day and age and God only knows how long it will last but it does truly feel like the McCullum/Stokes partnership has given a big old shot in the arm for Test cricket in this country.
You can feel it in the stands, in the pubs and the taverns, in the excitable conversations on the train or on the walk to the ground, even in the press box. There’s a buzz. A Baz n Ben Buzz.
It feels fun, exciting and yes – a little bit dangerous. Who knows what the future might hold, frankly just thinking about the next week can be terrifying enough at the moment. So I for one am just going to enjoy the ride, the distraction. Whether it be Root’s reverse ramps, Bairstow’s backs against the wall blitzkrieg-ing or Matt Potts quietly but efficiently announcing himself on the world stage. Test cricket is one of the best things in life.
Gah… it is raining in Headingley. Cricket eh?