*Official* India Tour of England 2018

[wpdavid]

Cook is a mid 30's average opener at best now and whoever partners him is worse. Root and Bairstow are great but the rest are untried or very in and out. At least the 90's sides had the excuse of facing far better attacks all over the world.

Bairstow is world class at number 7 but significantly less so in the top 5.


I would say this is a weaker top 5 than most of the 1990s sides, especially, as you say, when you consider the quality of attacks they had to face.

 

[wpdavid]

Why?

Gubbins for me. Burns did sweet FA for Lions in a match they dominated.

One match isn't a huge basis.

But I hope you're right. Surrey might just about maintain their push for the championship without Pope and Curran, but not without Burns.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

One match isn't a huge basis.

But I hope you're right. Surrey might just about maintain their push for the championship without pope and Curran, but not without Burns.

Yeah, pick him then. Stuff up Slurrey's title charge.

 

[wpdavid]

Yeah, pick him then. Stuff up Slurrey's title charge.

Is there a polite way of inviting you to sod off?

 

[wpdavid]

The weather forecast has changed btw. Latest version shows lot of rain on Sunday but none on Monday.

 

[Hicheal Michael]

thought beefy was given the don't come monday?

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Not rocket science to know why he has gone Kuldeep and not Ashwin. Left handers out and Pope won't have seen Kuldeep.

 

[fredfertang]

Is there a polite way of inviting you to sod off?

Several, but sod off will do

 

[Daemon]

10% of the total wiped away in that Kuldeep over

 

[cnerd123]

Rubbish over from Kuldeep

 

[OverratedSanity]

lol Kudeep what a terrible start

 

[wpdavid]

Not rocket science to know why he has gone Kuldeep and not Ashwin. Left handers out and Pope won't have seen Kuldeep.

Did you hear about Pope's comment that his idea of high quality spin that he's faced previously amounted to Liam Dawson?

 

[fredfertang]

Kuldeep reminds me of Kegga on the strength of that over

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Did you hear about Pope's comment that his idea of high quality spin that he's faced previously amounted to Liam Dawson?

Well there isn't any in county cricket which is why Rashid is in the side when he doesn't even play first class stuff.

 

[91Jmay]

Pandya is nailed on to get Root fyi

 

[fredfertang]

Did you hear about Pope's comment that his idea of high quality spin that he's faced previously amounted to Liam Dawson?

Clearly doesn't bother to go to nets then given Amar Virdi is already twice the bowler Dawson will ever be

 

[Pup Clarke]

Curran is really turning out to be something isn't he? Yes, him and Abbas are making trundlers great again!

Curran is certainly not a trundler

 

[OverratedSanity]

Just bring Ashwin on ffs.

 

[SeamUp]

Early days but a lot to like about Pope's body language at the crease. Looks like he wants to own this.

 

[cnerd123]

Yea Kuldeep hasn't really worked out so far.

On track for a one sided thrashing this.