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BoyBrumby

Englishman
Cricket press seem to be assuming Finn for Broad and Bell for Bairstow then.

Thoughts? Length of the tail worries me somewhat; Anderson at #9 far from optimal, especially with Trott and Bell not in prime nick and Denis jr and Sammy, at best, unproven.

Lot of responsibility on Messrs Cook, Pietersen & Prior.
 

Prince EWS

Global Moderator
Cricket press seem to be assuming Finn for Broad and Bell for Bairstow then.

Thoughts? Length of the tail worries me somewhat; Anderson at #9 far from optimal, especially with Trott and Bell not in prime nick and Denis jr and Sammy, at best, unproven.

Lot of responsibility on Messrs Cook, Pietersen & Prior.
Swann at 8 and Anderson at 9 is fine IMO. It's just a typical lower order rather than your usual ridiculous one. Prior's the best #7 in world cricket too which obviously helps.
 

Cabinet96

Hall of Fame Member
Yeah, I wouldn't worry about it. It's not as if Broad was scoring heaps of runs. The batting is still a bit of a worry, but I don't think either Broad at 8 or Bairstow at 5 will solve any of the issues.
 

wpdavid

Hall of Fame Member
Cricket press seem to be assuming Finn for Broad and Bell for Bairstow then.

Thoughts? Length of the tail worries me somewhat; Anderson at #9 far from optimal, especially with Trott and Bell not in prime nick and Denis jr and Sammy, at best, unproven.

Lot of responsibility on Messrs Cook, Pietersen & Prior.
I think there is either way - as someone else said, Broad isn't making loads of runs anyway. I'm happy enough to have more than one of our quicks presenting a genuine threat with the new ball, as I don't think we can rely on the spinners taking 19 wickets again.

Bell is lucky to walk straight back into the side, but I just about prefer to see some experience in the middle order.
 

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