*Official* 2nd Test at Lord's

[Pothas]

I mean I'm not really in favour of Root moving up because he has buckets of runs at 5 but at this stage it's about four balls earlier

Would be happy with him at 4 and Bell at 5. But that does nothing to solve the problem of Lyth and Ballance. There are more options at 3 than opening I suppose.

 

[Spikey]

at least england are travelling better than the Tasmanian 2nd Xi did when they faced up against Warner, Starc, Nev and Haze. small victories.

 

[GIMH]

Would be happy with him at 4 and Bell at 5. But that does nothing to solve the problem of Lyth and Ballance. There are more options at 3 than opening I suppose.

Hales
Cook
Root
Bell
Bairstow
Morgan

 

[NUFAN]

at least england are travelling better than the Tasmanian 2nd Xi did when they faced up against Warner, Starc, Nev and Haze. small victories.

Noted test spinner Xavier Doherty needed just a few more runs to bowl at and he would have spun Tassie to a 9 wicket loss.

 

[Swingpanzee]

this could be ugly

 

[GIMH]

Not sure why I've dropped Stokes there. Bring him for Bell and bump everyone up one

 

[Compton]

Shane Watson was picked ahead of Mitch Marsh for the first test.

Let that sink in.

 

[NUFAN]

Hales
Cook
Root
Bell
Bairstow
Morgan

Harsh to drop Stokes IMO

 

[NUFAN]

How about 'from left field'

Moeen Cook Root Bell Bairstow Stokes Buttler Wood Broad Anderson Footitt #NSWselector

 

[Pothas]

Lets go mad and pick Leaning and Hain.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Funny thing is England's no. 8 is such a better batsman than their opener and no. 3

let that sink in

 

[Spikey]

How about 'from left field'

Moeen Cook Root Bell Bairstow Stokes Buttler Wood Broad Anderson Footitt #NSWselector

you need another all-rounder or keeper.

edit Include an Overton twin?

 

[Pothas]

you need another all-rounder or keeper.

edit Include an Overton twin?

Borthwick as well.

 

[NUFAN]

you need another all-rounder or keeper.

edit Include an Overton twin?

Replace Bell with Bopara? Bairstow is my second keeper, that's enough.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Yeah if Bairstow had never played before we would all be demanding his selection. The fact that he has leaves some doubts but you probably can't ignore him much longer.

Rather take a bloke with technical faults who is bang in form over a bloke with technical faults who is totally out of it.

 

[Swingpanzee]

sigh

 

[Pothas]

Rather take a bloke with technical faults who is bang in form over a bloke with technical faults who is totally out of it.

Yeah certainly.

I agree that we can't really keep picking Ballance. This is all making me more angry at Vince for being so **** this season, it should be him.

 

[Johnners]

ffs

If you must drop them, drop them off someone elses bowling for once you useless ****s

 

[Spikey]

Borthwick as well.

how's borthwick going anyway?

 

[duffer]

**** off