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  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,767
    100-0 at tea. 173 more to win.

    Duckett 56* (63)
    Cook 39* (75)

    Now, assuming they do at last drop Ballance, do they bring in Hameed and upset the "balance" (sorry) of the order or bring Buttler in and bat him at 7 (shifting Ali, Stokes and Bairstow up one).
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    edited October 2016
    Addick Addict said:

    100-0 at tea. 173 more to win.

    Duckett 56* (63)
    Cook 39* (75)

    Now, assuming they do at last drop Ballance, do they bring in Hameed and upset the "balance" (sorry) of the order or bring Buttler in and bat him at 7 (shifting Ali, Stokes and Bairstow up one).

    In other words, making Buttler keeper?
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    edited October 2016
    So, Cook,Duckett,Root,Bairstow,Stokes,Ali,Buttler,Ansari,Woakes,Broad,Rashid?

    thats a strong batting line-up.

    And 6 , yes 6, main line bowlers too (well, 5 plus Rashid!) - allegedly.
  • McBobbin
    McBobbin Posts: 12,051
    Is this to play against India? We will need to bat deep
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,767
    The_President said:

    Addick Addict said:

    100-0 at tea. 173 more to win.

    Duckett 56* (63)
    Cook 39* (75)

    Now, assuming they do at last drop Ballance, do they bring in Hameed and upset the "balance" (sorry) of the order or bring Buttler in and bat him at 7 (shifting Ali, Stokes and Bairstow up one).

    In other words, making Buttler keeper?
    I would give him the gloves. But then neither are the best keepers in England as we've discussed on here before.
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,767
    The_President said:

    So, Cook,Duckett,Root,Bairstow,Stokes,Ali,Buttler,Ansari,Woakes,Broad,Rashid?

    thats a strong batting line-up.

    And 6 , yes 6, main line bowlers too (well, 5 plus Rashid!) - allegedly.

    4-52 ;-)
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,767
    And I know Broad is the senior player but is there anyone who would seriously have him batting above Rashid?
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    Addick Addict said:

    And I know Broad is the senior player but is there anyone who would seriously have him batting above Rashid?

    He's got a Test century :)
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    The_President said:

    Addick Addict said:

    And I know Broad is the senior player but is there anyone who would seriously have him batting above Rashid?

    He's got a Test century :)
    But the Police were involved !
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,314
    Bye, Gary
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  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    125-3
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,767
    Well I said it two years ago when he had a Test average of 70 - Ballance is THE most limited batsman ever to play International cricket and he would get found out. Well he has.
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    His confidence is shot
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    125-4
  • dickplumb
    dickplumb Posts: 4,835
    What has Ballance got to do to get dropped? Moeen now gone, we have gone timid again after a good start from Duckett and Cook. Time for a counter attack.
  • cantersaddick
    cantersaddick Posts: 16,912
    The_President said:

    Addick Addict said:

    And I know Broad is the senior player but is there anyone who would seriously have him batting above Rashid?

    He's got a Test century :)
    But has been a rabbit in the headlights since he got hit in the face. He needs to be 11. Only ahead of finn in the current squad for me.
  • iamdan
    iamdan Posts: 2,421
    When does excessive appealing come in force? Rahim annoys me.
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,767
    127-5 from 100-0 at tea.

    The only way to win this now is to be aggressive and get the field spread - because it's going to be a slow death otherwise.
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,767
    And Bairstow that isn't being aggressive.
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    Mehedi could become the next Murali.
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  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    Why do we have a Saffer commentator ?
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,314
    He's nothing like Murali. Ashwin is a better and more relevant comparison, given what England have next
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,229
    The_President said:

    Mehedi could become the next Murali.

    At 19 and in just in his second test, the second youngest player to ever take 10 wickets in a test match.
    The world is his Oyster Catfish
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    Leuth said:

    He's nothing like Murali. Ashwin is a better and more relevant comparison, given what England have next

    I was thinking more along the lines of him being probably their only world class bowler (though they will actually have Fizz too )therefore will always be bowling (even opening the bowling in BD) and maybe could take the number of wickets that Murali has taken - though the fact its BD will likely mean he will play less Tests than Murali.
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    Does show that BD are starting to produce World class players.
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,229
    You can get a good price on England winning this test !

    Just saying.
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,767
    You have to hit the bloody ball if you have 7 round the bat!!!!
  • iamdan
    iamdan Posts: 2,421
    Unlucky review from Rashid to be fair...
  • kentred2
    kentred2 Posts: 2,335
    England doing their best to help the popularity of test cricket in the sub continent !
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,229
    what even spin you try to put on it, chasing over 200 on the Sub continent in the last innings is difficult.
    welcome to the big time, Bangladesh.

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