Strat-tastic
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And that's "breaking" news? Wow. I'm on tenterhooks
Let me know when something actually happens.
Let me know when something actually happens.
Indeed, that's partly why I put it in inverted commasAnd that's "breaking" news? Wow. I'm on tenterhooks
Let me know when something actually happens.
England have confirmed that Foakes will play, with Bairstow playing as a specialist batsman. Full team is yet to be announced.Bairstow not keeping in recent training, where Foakes kept for entirety. Who should take each of 5 and 7 out of Bairstow and Foakes, assuming Lawrence is just reserve batter?
Nopewho is this kid Shoaib Bashir? he has played 3 games of county cricket and has a bowling average in the late 60's. What am I missing here? Is he some kind of prodigy?
Risky, but I’m glad they’re not burning Robinson and Anderson out too early. Who to take the new ball? All of the finger spinners in contention I reckon. Shame we won’t even get any Harry Brook medium pace!I see England are picking three spin bowlers and only Wood as the only Fast Bowler
Indeed. Only had surgery 6ish weeks ago so not bowling as yet. In the past few days, looked great batting in the nets but struggled in the field.Is Stokes playing as a batsman?
Atkinson is very raw. i suspect they have picked Wood in the hope he can reverse the older ball. Pace bowling isn't a winner in India so i suspect all the fasts will rotate in and out of the side.Three spinners (two with one Test between them) plus Root, and one seamer is extremely risky. Wood is the most injury prone of England’s seamers, and I would have thought Robinson or Atkinson would have been a safer choice to bowl around 20% of England’s overs in the match!
it is quite good total considering our last few trips to India!Bazball has fallen.
Six wickets down now, but Australia have used eight bowlers, including three spinners. England, by contrast, have gone into their first test with what must be their weakest and most inexperienced bowling line-up ever, or since the 1880s anyway. Perhaps Ahmed will give them some inspiration, or Root will get another Indian five-fer!Meanwhile in the D/N Test at the Gabba West Indies are 5/198 in the last session of day one.
Apparently he's been picked because he's tall enough to get some bounce (both he and Hartley are 6ft 4). Although, if that was their rationale, it wouldn't have made sense to pick 5ft 8 Rehan Ahmed (same height as Dawson), come to think of it.who is this kid Shoaib Bashir? he has played 3 games of county cricket and has a bowling average in the late 60's. What am I missing here? Is he some kind of prodigy?
How tall was Tony Greig?Apparently he's been picked because he's tall enough to get some bounce (both he and Hartley are 6ft 4). Although, if that was their rationale, it wouldn't have made sense to pick 5ft 8 Rehan Ahmed (same height as Dawson), come to think of it.
Basically, I don't know, and I'm not sure the selectors do either. It's baffling.
Apparently, he was 6ft 6.How tall was Tony Greig?
I'd agree with that, i'm 6 feet 7 and was a member @ Hove when he was there and we were about the same heght.Apparently, he was 6ft 6.