Certainly, too many wickets were gifted to the opposition - but what in the name of sanity was Root up to? On a bowler friendly pitch - he won the toss and opted to bat!
STARK STARING BONKERS!
Root, Bairstow and Buttler just threw their wickets away. This was atrocious cricket - other batsmen were only guilty of raging mediocrity.
Pakistan's seamers bowled well - they were accurate and pitched the ball up. Credit to them.
The England attack wasted the new ball by bowling short. Anderson and Broad have done this SO many times in recent years - especially in the first innings of tests.
Pathetic!
