England players and selection discussion thread

[marc71178]

Think Curran has sealed the no 8 spot.
Woakes away record batting 19.28 bowling 54.86.

You make it sound like Curran’s away record is stellar when in effect it’s little better.

 

[Bahseph]

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Last Test at Newlands SA didn't play a spinner, just Steyn, Philander, Rabada and Olivier. Pakistan spin 25 overs 0 wickets.

I suppose Anderson would be left out although his record at CT is better than other SA grounds. 26.44.
Last time in CT 2016 Stokes made 258, Bairstow 150 and Amla 201 Bavuma 112*. Hope it's not another 627 v 629 Test.
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Don't like to infringe on non-SA selection threads but the last time SA played at Newlands we were in the middle of Otis Gibson wanting to rely solely on seam. Maharaj was marginalized to significant degree, so i wouldn't read too much into it.

 

[SeamUp]

Jofra has a sore elbow so could make selection easier.

 

[SeamUp]

Jos has always been honest about his outputs in test cricket : https://twitter.com/MailSport/status/1212622060045963264?s=20

 

[SeamUp]

Anyone know much about the young Kent keeper Ollie Robinson who is in the England Lions squad ?

Seems to have had an impressive start to FC cricket. Batted 3/4 at times and kept wicket.

 

[Pothas]

Burns out of the Sri Lanka tour so that makes it very easy for them to get Jennings back into the side and then back out again for the English summer.

Big question is if Moeen will be back or not.

 

[Father Time]

Think we have moved on from those two now! Thank heavens

 

[Pup Clarke]

Anyone know much about the young Kent keeper Ollie Robinson who is in the England Lions squad ?

Seems to have had an impressive start to FC cricket. Batted 3/4 at times and kept wicket.

Is there another Ollie Robinson? The one I know is the seam-bowling allrounder who plays for Sussex

 

[Tom Flint]

Even if Jennings is most likely to do well in Sri Lanka I really don't want him to get picked. Denly can open

 

[AndrewB]

Is there another Ollie Robinson? The one I know is the seam-bowling allrounder who plays for Sussex

Ollie E Robinson plays for Sussex, Ollie G Robinson is a batsman/keeper with Kent.

 

[PavlovsDog]

Even if Jennings is most likely to do well in Sri Lanka I really don't want him to get picked. Denly can open

And who then bats 3?

 

[PavlovsDog]

Ollie E Robinson plays for Sussex, Ollie G Robinson is a batsman/keeper with Kent.

Confusingly, both in Lions squad.

 

[Tom Flint]

I'd rather bring in hildreth at 3 than give Jennings another chance. He done well for years on a spinning track at somerset

 

[Pothas]

Jennings is all but a certainty now with Burns injured. Think we will be looking at:

Jennings
Sibley
Denly
Root
Stokes
Pope
Buttler/Foakes
Moeen/Bess
Archer
Leach
Anderson

Although they did play 3 spinners last time so maybe Parkinson but think they will just use Denly and Root. Curran may play instead of Anderson as well, could see Broad missing the tour.

 

[Tom Flint]

If your going to go for Jennings then you may as well pick Bairstow instead who is always in the various squads. He did have a very good your to Sri Lanka when we won 3-0 there last year

 

[Tom Flint]

*tour

 

[honestbharani]

Would you guys really leave out Broad? He actualy seems to give a **** about his bowling away from home now. And as well as Anderson has done, he need not be a surefire starter in the SC.

 

[Tom Flint]

Broad Anderson and stokes is enough seam for Sri Lanka.
Sibley
Denly
Hildreth
Root
Stokes
Pope
Buttler
Virdi
Leach
Broad
Anderson

 

[Pothas]

If your going to go for Jennings then you may as well pick Bairstow instead who is always in the various squads. He did have a very good your to Sri Lanka when we won 3-0 there last year

Am just going with what I think they will go with. Not who I would pick.

 

[Pothas]

Would you guys really leave out Broad? He actualy seems to give a **** about his bowling away from home now. And as well as Anderson has done, he need not be a surefire starter in the SC.

I think they will want to see Archer in Sri Lanka and then Anderson has played less cricket than Broad recently.