Agree players come and go and team wanes around that. But poor selection policy will extend down periods and also shorten good domination. Its not easy but being proactive while not consistently throwing away players helps keep the team strong.
I reckon he'll get into a series a lot quicker with the bat than he did this one. It's hard to see him bowling better, but I reckon he can have a bigger impact with the bat as he matures.
The Poms would have been more of a chance if they'd covered the pitches tbh
Presumably he won't start every series with a completely messed up technique and having to spend half a series fixing it before he gets into gear.
I'm not disagreeing. Some players need to be persisted with, even if they seem ****. Remember Waugh? He was ****ing **** for ages to start with. I agree bad selection policy hurts - I was just pointing out that it's not all about changing the system. Probably more than anything, it is about preparation. England had none. In the best recent performance in India, Australia put in a lot of preparation. I expect them to go there this time with none and get royally ****ed.
The increasingly imminent retirements of Broad and Anderson will probably answer that question. Wood won't be around for too many years either. So before long we'll have a one man attack alongside the one man batting line-up.
If England can do one thing it is produce bowlers who are decent at home so they might be ok on that side of things.
Well yeah there's that. I suspect he also was pretty nervous going in.
are you infact saying that test cricket needs a good England side?
No. In fact I performed some not inconsiderable contortions to avoid saying that
That will do it.
Who'd you take out of Green and Kyle Jamieson?
Green. KJ is a bowler who bats through and through, Green could be anything the team needs. Batting allrounder, bowling allrounder or balanced. He has the raw potential for all three roles.
Can rotate the big 3 and keep them fresher. At times in this series Starc and Cummins looked done in not that it mattered but against a better side it may hurt them. The biggest compliment you can give Boland is that Hazlewood being injured wasn't even noticed. Be fascinating to see Boland overseas to see if he can do the same.
I actually did have a chance to look at the BT Sport commentary at a few points. Holy moly it was bad.
