*** Official*** South Africa in England 2017

[MW1304]

If India's current stock of decent quicks tells us anything, it's that England will finally find another decent opener. In like 20 years.

 

[StephenZA]

Time to bring Rabada on for Morkel.... Not getting his line and length right here.

 

[wpdavid]

Someone on TMS reckons that Westley and Malan are the 19th and 20th batsmen (presumably top 6) picked by England in the last two and a half years.
That is rather a lot, and I'm not convinced I could name all of the other 18.

EDIT
The same commentator on TMS has just informed us that Jennings has faced 23 deliveries from Philander in the series and been dismissed 3 times for a total of 2 runs.
That's some definition of being Philander's rabbit, isn't it.

 

[NUFAN]

Someone on TMS reckons that Westley and Malan are the 19th and 20th batsmen (presumably top 6) picked by England in the last two and a half years.
That is rather a lot, and I'm not convinced I could name all of the other 18.

Taylor's premature retirement has hurt England so much.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Someone on TMS reckons that Westley and Malan are the 19th and 20th batsmen (presumably top 6) picked by England in the last two and a half years.
That is rather a lot, and I'm not convinced I could name all of the other 18.

Cook
Root
Bairstow
Ballance
Lyth
Robson
Vince
Duckett
Jennings
Hameed
Buttler
Moeen

Now struggling and bound to have missed an obvious one never mind the others. Anderson v India

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Taylor's premature retirement has hurt England so much.

There you go, forgot him for a start.

 

[MW1304]

Hales. I guess they count Stokes probably.

Trott, Bell.

 

[wpdavid]

Cook
Root
Bairstow
Ballance
Lyth
Robson
Vince
Duckett
Jennings
Hameed
Buttler
Moeen

Now struggling and bound to have missed an obvious one never mind the others. Anderson v India

Compton played in SA
Bell played in 2015.
Trott in the WI


Plus Hales, Stokes and Taylor gets us there.

 

[_Ed_]

That's got to be close if there's no edge.

EDIT: And there is.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Compton played in SA
Bell played in 2015.
Trott in the WI

But I don't think there have been 18 in the time span mentioned on TMS.

As MW1304 says Stokes may count, I didn't consider him but I guess having put Moeen in then Stokes has to as well.

 

[Burgey]

Genuinely don't know who englands three and four are.

 

[Howe_zat]

great decision

 

[wpdavid]

As MW1304 says Stokes may count, I didn't consider him but I guess having put Moeen in then Stokes has to as well.

I'm sure he does, as they talked about players who could reasonable be expected to make a hundred from time to time.

 

[King Pietersen]

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Full list of the 23 players that have batted in England's Top 6 since 1st Jan 2015.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

I'm sure he does, as they talked about players who could reasonable be expected to make a hundred from time to time.

Does Woakes count then? Know he hasn't got one but got close once and looked a better player than most of the top order players who have gone through the revolving door of late.

 

[MW1304]

Genuinely don't know who englands three and four are.

Malan just did well in a t20. Guaranteed to be the new Warner.

Westley is another pick a guy who's in form thing.

 

[Spark]

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[wpdavid]

Does Woakes count then? Know he hasn't got one but got close once and looked a better player than most of the top order players who have gone through the revolving door of late.

I suspect they just meant people who had been picked to bat in the top 6 or 7 and then muddied the waters talking about hundreds.

 

[_Ed_]

Playing some nice shots, the debutant.

 

[King Pietersen]

Wow. Westley not messing around, crushed that past short cover.