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Quote from: TightEnd on November 08, 2015, 12:25:50 PM
Quote from: verndog158 on November 08, 2015, 12:22:44 PM
Plus, assuming Bairstow continues to disappoint with the bat, which i think he will. Who is next in line? Billings is being picked as a batsmen for the one dayers, despite being an unbelievable keeper (good mate of mine brag!!) people seem to overlook this, if JB and buttler are overlooked, is he the next, as he is already in the set up?
Ben Cox is the best young wicketkeeper in the country but yes Billings is the next on the succession rank
he, like hales, roy, willey etc are pigeonholed as one day specialists. willey should be in the test team imo!
there are a lot of good batsmen too. tom abell at somersert would be my pick
in general, and compared to other countries, we don't pick youngsters early enough. on the odd occasion that we do we don't stay patient either. taylor was picked in 2012, took him 3 years to get back in despite a mountain of county runs
Ben Brown has a cracking record for a young keeper batsman too. Was the sole bright spot for Sussex this year.
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For me test cricket sides should consist of 6 capable batsmen, a wicketkeeper, then 4 bowlers all of whom on their day are there to rip through a side.
So is there no one better to bat at 6 than Stokes who averages 33 with the bat and 30 with the ball at first class level?
Moeen also has an average record but you can admittedly justify it with the dearth of spin options available to England. But to add Stokes in the same team is overkill. England need a proper batting number 6. I am not convinced with the utility of all rounders in test cricket and especially not two. It takes a very special Kallis type player to pull it off.
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England management/captain/senior players love Stokes. Zero chance of being him dropped. I agree with you though.
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Anyone fancy giving Morgan another go batting at 5 or 6? Think he's more than proved his worth over the last 8 or 9 months to the ODI team. Looks like he has worked on his technique.
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I'd prefer Morgan to us trying to drag out Bell's career.
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Meh if it wasn't for his England connections I think Middlesex would have dropped Morgan from the championship side this year. In fact when he asked for a rest before the Aussies ODI, they were more than happy to oblige.
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Get Willey in te test team! Can swing it, and bat! Defo defo Willey ahead of Finn. Close call between him and wood, probs still wood for now
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England's fast bowling seems in great shape tbf.
Where is Stokes in the ODI's btw?
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Quote from: muckthenuts on November 13, 2015, 06:04:36 PM
England's fast bowling seems in great shape tbf.
Where is Stokes in the ODI's btw?
Injured in the tests
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Quote from: muckthenuts on November 13, 2015, 06:04:36 PM
England's fast bowling seems in great shape tbf.
Where is Stokes in the ODI's btw?
Injured in the tests
Was due to be rested anyway, as all the players who play all 3 forms get under the current regime.
Think hales hundred today will give the management something to point at when selecting him to open in South Africa, don't think he is the solution in tests but at the moment there doesn't seem like a good solution.
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Well from the 1st ODI you thought you might have been 4-0 to Pakistan. What a turnaround. England seem a different class.
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Well from the 1st ODI you thought you might have been 4-0 to Pakistan. What a turnaround. England seem a different class.
not especially
pakistan are being peak pakistan. 3 terrible run outs, 4 caught on the boundary
england are a young improving ODI team for sure, but being made to look good by ineptitude against them
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Ian Bell dropped
Finn and Wood injured
Compton and ballance recalled
Footitt has the chance to be the third seamer on the quick pitches
cook
compton or hales
ballance
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Delighted to see Compton back.
Bell gone for good ?
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Quote from: booder on November 19, 2015, 10:54:54 AM
Delighted to see Compton back.
Bell gone for good ?
would have to think so. 33 years old and with no form for 18 months.
been a great player. unusually ruthless for the England selectors this
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