Or vice versa. Either way, that's my preference rather than go in with four bowlers.Maybe there gonna go with moeen at 7 buttler at 6? Then 4 pacers.
Moeen at 6 just feels off, would rather have curran there.Or vice versa. Either way, that's my preference rather than go in with four bowlers.
If onlyOn the topics of all-rounders, wierd not to see ryan higgins in the squad now with no stokes, not been in great form recently but started the season well and has great stats. Even a random darren stevens call up wouldn't have been a bad option.
As much as I hate watching him score runs against us - it is clear that he has a genuine winning mentality when he bats. He definitely doesn't see it like a beachball when he gets in but he picks his ball, knocks it to the boundary and he's on 10-15 before you know it and looking very settled, even if conditions are tough. With some of the other England batsmen, it feels like they really go through hell to get to 15.View attachment 28823
Found this on cricinfo, really summarizes batting over the past year well
I'm just so curious to see how he does with the ball at Test level.If only
Moeen's counterattack could be extremely useful for England. Moeen and Butler could have a similar impact to Pant and Jadeja in being able to swing a game quickly.Maybe there gonna go with moeen at 7 buttler at 6? Then 4 pacers.
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Found this on cricinfo, really summarizes batting over the past year well
I can see him acting like Thakur in the first Test in taking crucial wickets at crucial times.i'd love it if there's no curran against us in a test in england
This is probably true of Wood as well, though, who would improve the bowling I think if he replaced Curran (especially in Stokes' absence as we don't have anyone else who can do the short-pitched aggressive stuff well).On the basis that Curran works much better as part of a five-man rather than a four man attack.
Obviously I'm biased towards the Surrey man, so I'll argue against Wood's record in England and suggest that Curran bowled rather better at Trent Bridge than his figures suggested. Although I realise that being slogged by Bumrah isn't a ringing endorsement for his continued selection.This is probably true of Wood as well, though, who would improve the bowling I think if he replaced Curran (especially in Stokes' absence as we don't have anyone else who can do the short-pitched aggressive stuff well).
The main argument for Curran is that our batting is so bad his lower order runs are so needed.
That Bumrah six was glorious. Just an absolute smack.Obviously I'm biased towards the Surrey man, so I'll argue against Wood's record in England and suggest that Curran bowled rather better at Trent Bridge than his figures suggested. Although I realise that being slogged by Bumrah isn't a ringing endorsement for his continued selection.
Bess has been batting at six for Yorkshire. I think it was one of his conditions for signing there.Moeen isn't really leapfrogging Bess or Leach since he's getting picked to be an allrounder.
I didn't think he was THAT bad first innings but maybe that is just because the good shots look so good (his pull shot is magnificent) that I just ignore the rest.Woakes is out. Looks like Pope will come back in, probably for Bairstow.
I thought Crawley looked horrendous in this game, was making two or three mistakes every over. It's almost better to just get out first ball, which can happen to anyone. But I think he'll play this test. The selectors absolutely adore him.