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  • Pelling1993
    Pelling1993 Posts: 6,670
    Buzzing that Moeen is back. Perfect for the way we play and he will have so much more freedom under this regime 
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,308
    It's definitely an exciting choice. I've been increasingly feeling like Dawson would have been much more sensible, but he doesn't put as many revs on the ball. Can smash it about mind
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,734
    Pelling1993 said:
    Buzzing that Moeen is back. Perfect for the way we play and he will have so much more freedom under this regime 
    Agreed that he will be more comfortable in this environment. Trouble is that the Aussies aren't going to fear him as there are no secrets to his game and his record of 20 wickets at 64.65 with the ball and 25.05 with the bat is evidence enough of that. He's never really been able to stem the flow of runs either as his overall ER is 3.61. I would have been tempted to have thrown Rehan Ahmed in as he will go for a few but he is a wicket taking bowler though the assumption in saying that is that Stokes can bowl. Could it be that we are hoping that Stokes will be able to bowl more overs as the series progresses hence Moeen being called in for the first two Tests?  
  • kentaddick
    kentaddick Posts: 18,729
    What’s happened to Parkinson? Another spinner England have ruined? 
  • Johnnysummers5
    Johnnysummers5 Posts: 8,469
    Love to see Moeen back again, one of  the nicest  people in cricket
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,734
    Chance to see the Aussies batting in overcast conditions today
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,816
    I'm at the Mumbai Oval for day 1
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,734
    Khawaja's gone!
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,816
    Another failure for Khawaja  in England 

  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,816
    Labuschagne hit on the hand. He should take 2 months off, just to be safe.
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  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,734
    Have the ECB demanded a doctored wicket? Labuschagne might now think so!
  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,322
    Addick Addict said:
    Have the ECB demanded a doctored wicket? Labuschagne might now think so!
    The ECB aren't in charge of the wicket for the World Test Championship Final
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,927
    India not picking Ashwin, while we're begging Moeen out of Test retirement.
  • Pelling1993
    Pelling1993 Posts: 6,670
    Very annoyingly, the Aussie's have acquitted themselves nicely so far.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,816
    Yadav playing Warner into some form 
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,816
    North Lower Neil said:
    India not picking Ashwin, while we're begging Moeen out of Test retirement.
    Perhaps we can have a swap with them. Foakes for Ashwin 
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,308
    One of the most instantly regretted selections in living memory, this, lol
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,734
    Given the conditions, India have bowled no better than average. Fortunately for us, they are lulling the Aussie batsmen into a false sense of security. 
  • Pelling1993
    Pelling1993 Posts: 6,670
    India get bigged up but the fact is Umesh & Thakur wouldn't get anywhere near either of the English or Aussie attacks. They're missing Bumrah big time
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,734
    Pelling1993 said:
    India get bigged up but the fact is Umesh & Thakur wouldn't get anywhere near either of the English or Aussie attacks. They're missing Bumrah big time
    Indeed though they are still, as an attack, infinitely better than the one we faced against Ireland. And the Indian batsmen will test the Aussie bowlers more than our opposition last week. 
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  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,308
    They're missing Ashwin big time, and literally everyone knows it
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,734
    Soft wicket
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,734
    Leuth said:
    They're missing Ashwin big time, and literally everyone knows it
    The interesting thing is that only 14 of his 474 Test wickets have come here - at 32.92 as opposed to 23.93 overall  
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,308
    Oh no, averaging less than 33 as second spinner in England! How terrible
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,816
    Surrey Members I assume


  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,816
    Let's hope Marnus repeats that shot a few times this summer 
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,734
    Leuth said:
    Oh no, averaging less than 33 as second spinner in England! How terrible
    Two wickets a match. Or one per innings average. It's not as if they've gone into the game without a world class spinner is it? And they won't even be bowling last. Let's see how many wickets the spinners in this game pick up as opposed to the seamers shall we?   
  • Pelling1993
    Pelling1993 Posts: 6,670
    killerandflash said:
    Let's hope Marnus repeats that shot a few times this summer 
    A very Jonny Bairstow way to go 
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,734
    Are we sure that Travis Head isn't English? 27 off 16 so far. 
  • Pelling1993
    Pelling1993 Posts: 6,670
    Addick Addict said:
    Are we sure that Travis Head isn't English? 27 off 16 so far. 
    After watching him steal a living for Sussex it's incredibly frustrating to watch him play well.

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