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*Official* England Tour of Sri Lanka 2018
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FBU
International Debutant
Off to join the Lions on Wednesday. Should really have been with them all along. Denly would be the reserve batsman.
Stone probably deserves a shot in the test side at some point this winter but there's no way he forces out one of the spinners after the last test IMO, especially Leach who is proving himself to be our most accurate one. If it weren't for his spells, I genuinely don't think Ali or Rashid would have been as effective because Ali would have to contain the runs and Rashid wouldn't be able to bowl short spells.
Stapel
International Regular
IMHO, Sam Curran is only dropworthy because of his age. Which is wrong, I think. Would England really score that many more runs with YJB in and SC out (no matter who bats where)? Is that worth losing SC’s bowling?
I would never ever drop the huge talent that is Sam Curran!
theegyptian
International Vice-Captain
Unchanged team it seems. Stokes to bat at 3.
Gremlin
U19 Vice-Captain
The right call I think.
theegyptian
International Vice-Captain
Saw this Stokes (and Ali) stats by posn, courtesy of Vithushan Ehantharajah@Vitu_E and cricinfo.
Stokes if he does bat tomorrow will have batted 3-11 in the batting order. His stats from 8-11 are hilarious. Reminds me tenuously of this bloke I've played some cricket with - Always has an excuse when he gets out cheaply. 'Batting in wrong position', 'we couldn't win so I didn't try'
Ali too racking up the posns having batted 1-9.
Stokes if he does bat tomorrow will have batted 3-11 in the batting order. His stats from 8-11 are hilarious. Reminds me tenuously of this bloke I've played some cricket with - Always has an excuse when he gets out cheaply. 'Batting in wrong position', 'we couldn't win so I didn't try'
Ali too racking up the posns having batted 1-9.
Starfighter
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Please can England bat Ali at 10 and 11 just for the lols.
Gomez656
U19 Cricketer
Good Luck Roshan Silva or Aslanka
SL generally good under Lakmal (c)
Popular local spinner returns tomorrow whose 5 victims in test were
Rahane twice, Rahul,Dhawan,Hardik during last tour by India in srilanka
Broad need to wait to break test record of 433 (Herath)and 434(Nikhanj )
wkts in next test as no change in eng team
SL generally good under Lakmal (c)
Popular local spinner returns tomorrow whose 5 victims in test were
Rahane twice, Rahul,Dhawan,Hardik during last tour by India in srilanka
Broad need to wait to break test record of 433 (Herath)and 434(Nikhanj )
wkts in next test as no change in eng team
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fredfertang
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Without wishing to tempt providence and cause a rush of blood to the head, his recent performances suggest he has the patience
FBU
International Debutant
Me too. Player of the Series against India at 20. Played 6 Tests and England have never lost when he is in the team. Root should bowl him more, 11 overs at Galle.
FBU
International Debutant
Joe Root has urged his team to keep attacking Sri Lanka's bowlers as England go in search of their first Test series win here for 17 years.
His batsmen came in for criticism at Galle last week after they reached lunch on the first day five wickets down. But England have maintained that the rate at which they scored their runs in that first session – 113 at 3.9 an over – put the Sri Lankans under pressure and made life easier for their lower-middle order.
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I worry that Burns will not be able to play his natural game with those instructions. Root will find it hard to get to 50, never mind 100 and Stokes at 3 will be very confused. He recently has played cautiously - 62 (275), 30 (157), 23 (102). Hopefully that isn't going to change.
Root says it was made easier for the lower middle order - rubbish, they had to repair the damage of 103/5 by sensible batting.
theegyptian
International Vice-Captain
I think they've gone for Stokes actually partly for this reason. i.e the ashes. Buttler can't bat 3 against Aus - he isn't good enough against a newish ball against pace. Stokes in theory could bat 3 against Aus
Bijed
International Regular
Tbf to Stokes I think his match where he played at 10 and 11 was that one in the UAE where he'd dislocated his shoulder whilst fielding first, so fair play to him for batting at all. His time at 8 & 9 in that India series was fantastically bad, though.
Moeen (and Stokes if he does bat 3) must surely have the record for most positions batted at?
fredfertang
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
David Steele was a breath of fresh air, but he was a little fortunate to get away with some of his pulls/hooks - I'd prefer it if Stokes showed the short stuff a bit more respect, at least early on in his innings
marc71178
Eyes not spreadsheets
Think someone has batted in all 11 positions - Rhodes?
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Prince EWS
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Yeah Rhodes did it; so did Syd Gregory and Vinoo Mankad.