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  • Pair for Moeen...

    That was a dreadful, dreadful shot.
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280

    Pair for Moeen...

    That was a dreadful, dreadful shot.

    Like his first innings shot was dreadful.

    If it was me, i'd drop him, and just play Leach as the sole spinner.
  • Anyway, more importantly, what's the RRR now?... :-)
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,308
    edited January 2019
    Here you go. Every major nation represented, which arguably cost Root, Pujara and Ashwin their places, but not Stokes. Who'd he replace? If you say Azam...well, that's who Root would replace.

    Markram
    Karunaratne
    Williamson
    Kohli
    Smith
    Azam
    Bairstow (wk)
    Holder
    Cummins
    Rabada
    Bumrah

    If spin is needed, Lyon comes in for Holder
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,308
    "Where's the spinner?" you ask. Well, there isn't currently a spinner good enough for the World XI imo. Not even Lyon. Actually maybe Lyon. I might edit that
  • Jadeja?

    5th ranked bowler in the world.
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,308
    Lyon is a far better bowler than Jadeja! Well, not far better, but better enough
  • Off the top of my head I reckon a world 11 looks like:

    Markram
    Williamson
    Smith
    Kohli
    Root
    Stokes
    De Kock
    Jadeja
    Rabada
    Jimmy
    Bumrah
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    Interesting that Markram picked in both.

  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,308

    Interesting that Markram picked in both.

    He's well good, is why!
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  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,308
    Another dreadful shot!
  • Think he's class - only 24 too.

    Big future IMO.
  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    edited January 2019
    Buttler out but Everton are in front again.
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,308
    On a turning/Asian pitch, Yasir Shah is possibly ahead of Lyon as well as Jadeja
  • Leuth said:

    On a turning/Asian pitch, Yasir Shah is possibly ahead of Lyon as well as Jadeja

    Yes, good shout.
  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    Keep the thread on topic lads.
    We are 8 down now.
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    Riviera said:

    Buttler out but Everton are in front again.

    Riviera said:

    Keep the thread on topic lads.
    We are 8 down now.

    Millwall have equalised.
  • Riviera said:

    Buttler out but Everton are in front again.

    Riviera said:

    Keep the thread on topic lads.
    We are 8 down now.

    Millwall have equalised.
    FFS - what a day :(

    About to leave the house for a festival in Tampa... should hopefully lighten the mood!
  • My word last minute winner for them
  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,322
    Leuth said:

    Here you go. Every major nation represented, which arguably cost Root, Pujara and Ashwin their places, but not Stokes. Who'd he replace? If you say Azam...well, that's who Root would replace.

    Markram
    Karunaratne
    Williamson
    Kohli
    Smith
    Azam
    Bairstow (wk)
    Holder
    Cummins
    Rabada
    Bumrah

    If spin is needed, Lyon comes in for Holder

    This is interesting.

    And, by interesting, of course, I mean "ridiculous".

    Is Bairstow really the best wicket-keeper batsman in the world, despite not having a place in the England team as a wicket-keeper batsman? The number five batsman in the world team isn't the number five player in his country's Test team, because he's banned, as a cheat. You haven't picked a spinner. You haven't picked James Anderson. And, the most ridiculous omission is that of Shakib Al Hasan, who led his team to a whitewash Test series win over the West Indies last month and would correct your error of not having the best all-rounder you could pick, not having a spinner and forgetting to name a captain.

    2/10. Expect better.
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  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,308
    Williamson is the captain, obviously
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,308
    Shakib for Azam is certainly on if there's a spinning pitch
  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,322
    How can that dismissal of Rashid stand? The catcher was standing on the mark where the boundary was. Ridiculous.
  • lolwray
    lolwray Posts: 4,894
    My team for next test

    Burns
    Denly
    Bairstow
    Root
    Buttler
    Stokes
    Foakes
    Curran
    Broad
    Leach
    Anderson

    In that order..
  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167

    Riviera said:

    Buttler out but Everton are in front again.

    Riviera said:

    Keep the thread on topic lads.
    We are 8 down now.

    Millwall have equalised.
    You simply have no sense of humour do you?
  • From BBC text commentary:

    Roston Chase's figures are the best by West Indies spinner against England in the West Indies. If he takes one more wicket he will have the best figures by a West Indies spinner anywhere.

    Chase has taken more wickets in this innings than England spinners combine in the entire match.


    Wow.
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,308
    That was as out as any lbw has ever been without being overturned, haha
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,308
    Umpire wants Chase to get 8
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    Riviera said:

    Riviera said:

    Buttler out but Everton are in front again.

    Riviera said:

    Keep the thread on topic lads.
    We are 8 down now.

    Millwall have equalised.
    You simply have no sense of humour do you?
    Fortunately i do. Unlike some people.
  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 23,659
    Fcin embarrassing