it's more of a lost generation kind of deal; a complete failure to turn the talented batsmen of the bairstow/buttler generation into competent test batsmen. no way in hell should a team as resourced as england's be relying on the likes of burns and sibley
Was very sweet. Hopefully it's not his last test
Pull the other one. He bowled Leach around the wicket to lefties into the pads with free runs everywhere, on a greentop, when the game was in the balance
Fair enough. Data is invaluable for sure (looking at video footage, tracking fitness and nutrition etc) and is multi-faceted, but I think England should keep it low-key and stop mentioning it so publicly. You'll only look foolish when you can't perform up to perceived expectations. Buttler and Bairstow being two examples
picking bairstow is clearly an example of them not using data
Yeah that’s a dud decision for sure. But at the end of the day they don’t make enough runs. That’s the underlying issue for them
what root did at lords in the 3rd innings against bumrah and shami with the game in england's lap - and probably, hence, the series - was quite possibly the worst captaincy i've ever seen with my own eyes (or, like, on a screen). he genuinely lost them that game through his captaincy and that's no mean feat.
beam me up Scotty.
I mean theoretically you're right - I'd imagine Root being a close friend and county teammate helps him stay in the team . But my perception is that Silverwood and the other coaches will see Bairstow's white-ball success and high average (data) and think he can successfully transfer that across to the red-ball game
It's a salient point but patently false... Something something untenable
Happily