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England Cricket Summer 2020
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Bloody hell, I hadn't realised how bad it was looking. Ok on Friday, but a chance of rain on the next 4 daysJohnnysummers5 said:Sadly the weather forecast is not very good for the 5 days.
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14 man squad including all 6 of the fast bowlers used in this series. Bess keeps his place0 -
Still talk that Stokes wont be able to bowl during to a niggle. If that's the case and the form hes in with the bat I would bat him at 3 at the expense of Crawley for this game. Curran or Woakes are good enough to bat 7.2
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If Stokes has any sort of niggle I would rest him full stop.
He seems to do the work of two men every game.
Resting him for one test will do him no harm.1 -
Yes, he's a world class Batsman. Tell him he's batting only and fielding in the slips just for this matchcantersaddick said:Still talk that Stokes wont be able to bowl during to a niggle. If that's the case and the form hes in with the bat I would bat him at 3 at the expense of Crawley for this game. Curran or Woakes are good enough to bat 7.
It might depend on the pitch. If it's spin friendly, then will we need 4 seamers anyway? Bring back Denly instead of another seamer and use him as a second part time spinner alongside Root
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Windies win toss. Put England in. Crawley left out and everyone moves up one so Root bats at 3. Curran left out too with Anderson and Archer coming in.0
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Called it. But Root at 3 with Woakes at 7.cantersaddick said:Still talk that Stokes wont be able to bowl during to a niggle. If that's the case and the form hes in with the bat I would bat him at 3 at the expense of Crawley for this game. Curran or Woakes are good enough to bat 7.
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Me thinks he won't be in the slips and won't be a boundary rider. And that there will be a single to him on most occasions.cantersaddick said:
Called it. But Root at 3 with Woakes at 7.cantersaddick said:Still talk that Stokes wont be able to bowl during to a niggle. If that's the case and the form hes in with the bat I would bat him at 3 at the expense of Crawley for this game. Curran or Woakes are good enough to bat 7.
Love to see Cornwall playing!
But looking forward to his bowling and of course his batting.0 -
Crawley can feel slightly hard done by to be left out. If he had been able to bat normally in the second innings, and scored a nice 50, would he have been the one sacrificed? After all, it's not as if Pope has made any runs this series, and he's been batting at the much easier No 6 slotkillerandflash said:Feel a bit sorry for Crawley and Buttler, both under pressure for their places but forced to sacrifice themselves to get quick runs, whereas Burns and Sibley are able to "protect their averages"!1 -
Totally agree about him being hard done by but Pope is the better batkillerandflash said:
Crawley can feel slightly hard done by to be left out. If he had been able to bat normally in the second innings, and scored a nice 50, would he have been the one sacrificed? After all, it's not as if Pope has made any runs this series, and he's been batting at the much easier No 6 slotkillerandflash said:Feel a bit sorry for Crawley and Buttler, both under pressure for their places but forced to sacrifice themselves to get quick runs, whereas Burns and Sibley are able to "protect their averages"!1 - Sponsored links:
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Another Kent player treated appallingly by the selectors, Ed smith taking his revenge on how he left Kent all those years ago, clearly!
no doubt there’s going to be outrage on here that Dom sibley, test average of 44 and off the back off a century is in the team. Especially now they’re playing a second spinner!0 -
Take that back. He's "hiding" at first slip and clearly has a decent pair of hands to match his bowling and batting.Addick Addict said:
Me thinks he won't be in the slips and won't be a boundary rider. And that there will be a single to him on most occasions.cantersaddick said:
Called it. But Root at 3 with Woakes at 7.cantersaddick said:Still talk that Stokes wont be able to bowl during to a niggle. If that's the case and the form hes in with the bat I would bat him at 3 at the expense of Crawley for this game. Curran or Woakes are good enough to bat 7.
Love to see Cornwall playing!
But looking forward to his bowling and of course his batting.
Meanwhile Dowrich continues to go one way standing back when the ball goes the other.0 -
Buttler was the next on the chopping board, not Crawley. No doubt they’re waiting for bairstow to score some runs in the ODI’s to call him up as buttler’s replacement for the Pakistan series...0
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Move Pope to number 3 thenAddick Addict said:
Totally agree about him being hard done by but Pope is the better batkillerandflash said:
Crawley can feel slightly hard done by to be left out. If he had been able to bat normally in the second innings, and scored a nice 50, would he have been the one sacrificed? After all, it's not as if Pope has made any runs this series, and he's been batting at the much easier No 6 slotkillerandflash said:Feel a bit sorry for Crawley and Buttler, both under pressure for their places but forced to sacrifice themselves to get quick runs, whereas Burns and Sibley are able to "protect their averages"!
The whole point of having Denly in the side was to protect Root from the new ball. If we lose an early wicket, he'll be in VERY early.1 -
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kentaddick said:
no doubt there’s going to be outrage on here that Dom sibley, test average of 44 and off the back off a century is in the team. Especially now they’re playing a second spinner!
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Obviously I wasn't questioning the place of the openerskentaddick said:Another Kent player treated appallingly by the selectors, Ed smith taking his revenge on how he left Kent all those years ago, clearly!
no doubt there’s going to be outrage on here that Dom sibley, test average of 44 and off the back off a century is in the team. Especially now they’re playing a second spinner!
Root striding out at 1-11 -
Where is Sibley's bat face when he played the brand new ball?0
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Bairstow got a ton this week in an England warm up game.kentaddick said:Buttler was the next on the chopping board, not Crawley. No doubt they’re waiting for bairstow to score some runs in the ODI’s to call him up as buttler’s replacement for the Pakistan series...0 -
Or give Pope the gloves for this match. Instead we havekentaddick said:Buttler was the next on the chopping board, not Crawley. No doubt they’re waiting for bairstow to score some runs in the ODI’s to call him up as buttler’s replacement for the Pakistan series...
Pope at 5 - no runs this series yet
Buttler at 6 - scratchy in Tests for a long time now
Woakes at 7 - one place too high?0 - Sponsored links:
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I did think that they might give Pope a go at 3 if they were going to leave out Crawley but thought that Root would spit his dummy out at having to move up again!killerandflash said:
Move Pope to number 3 thenAddick Addict said:
Totally agree about him being hard done by but Pope is the better batkillerandflash said:
Crawley can feel slightly hard done by to be left out. If he had been able to bat normally in the second innings, and scored a nice 50, would he have been the one sacrificed? After all, it's not as if Pope has made any runs this series, and he's been batting at the much easier No 6 slotkillerandflash said:Feel a bit sorry for Crawley and Buttler, both under pressure for their places but forced to sacrifice themselves to get quick runs, whereas Burns and Sibley are able to "protect their averages"!
The whole point of having Denly in the side was to protect Root from the new ball. If we lose an early wicket, he'll be in VERY early.0 -
If anyone moves to 3 it should be Stokes, he has the technique for it and is in the form of his life. Pope is young and learning. Batting in the top 3 is a whole different game he has never done it and never should. He will eventually move up to 5 and then 4 but his game just isn't suited to batting 3 it would be like asking him to bat with one arm tied behind his back. Pick players in positions that suit their game and then you'll get the best out of them. Zak will be back for the next match and series.
Dropping Buttler for this match wouldnt have solved anything as you'd still need to bring in a keeper. Pope whilst a useful backup at county level should not be an option to keep for England unless have a mid game emergency.
Woakes is a perfectly capable 7. He has something like 13 first class centuries - one in tests. If we werent blessed to be playing in the generation of Stokes I am certain we would be thinking of Woakes as a good all rounder, he would have made that 7 slot his own. All our keepers are capable of batting 6.0 -
One Day game though. We (and England selectors) know that he is quality in the shorter formats his form hasnt translated between formats. Its recognised that he is a player capable of averaging 50 in tests or limited overs but due to technique changes he cant do both at once.Addick Addict said:
Bairstow got a ton this week in an England warm up game.kentaddick said:Buttler was the next on the chopping board, not Crawley. No doubt they’re waiting for bairstow to score some runs in the ODI’s to call him up as buttler’s replacement for the Pakistan series...0 -
I'm certainly not suggesting that Bairstow should return. I'm just suggesting how the selectors are thinking!cantersaddick said:
One Day game though. We (and England selectors) know that he is quality in the shorter formats his form hasnt translated between formats. Its recognised that he is a player capable of averaging 50 in tests or limited overs but due to technique changes he cant do both at once.Addick Addict said:
Bairstow got a ton this week in an England warm up game.kentaddick said:Buttler was the next on the chopping board, not Crawley. No doubt they’re waiting for bairstow to score some runs in the ODI’s to call him up as buttler’s replacement for the Pakistan series...
I would back Foakes to get more runs batting at 6 than Buttler or Bairstow would. And he is, as we know, the better keeper.
As for technique I would suggest that other sides will find Sibley out unless he sets himself to play in the "V" against the new ball. He doesn't like to do so because, being so leg side dominant, it would take out almost all of his scoring areas.
Sides have done exactly the same thing with Denly and Ballance who averaged over 60 for the first half of his Test career and barely 20 for the second.1 -
Here he comes0
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He looks like a net bowler who is just turning his arm over0
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No real run up, little to no pivot and certainly no follow through. But he can turn it!0
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The beautiful thing is, literally every cricket club in the country has a Cornwall. Can’t bat, useless in the field outside of first slip, but can pick up wickets somehow off no run up.1
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I have always wanted the physique of a professional sportsman, and it it turns out I already have one!8
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The Club my son plays at (as I did too for over 30 years) has someone known to many on here through his work on behalf of the KCL and KRCL. He has 1,162 recorded wickets to his name - it was always a pleasure as well as entertaining playing with him.kentaddick said:The beautiful thing is, literally every cricket club in the country has a Cornwall. Can’t bat, useless in the field outside of first slip, but can pick up wickets somehow off no run up.
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