trundler
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Yeah there's no point constraining a guy like Pant. One feels he'd be another 30@50 plodder if he'd played for the Old England instead of a mad **** who does mad **** successfully.
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*Official* 2022 New Zealand Tour of England, Ireland, Scotland & Netherlands
- Thread starter Kippax
- Start date
Spark
Global Moderator
Yeah I know he's said he's fine, he's not interested etc etc but you have to think that Jos Buttler is looking at all this going on with a tinge of longing/regret for what might have been.
Skyliner
International 12th Man
Bazball myth already being eroded. Was a great talking point for some publicity though.
Stokes and Bairstow have always been attacking, Root is playing without the burden of captaincy. They are the run scorers.
Every coach has a honey-moon period; relationship baggage with the team has not accumulated yet, everyone alert and attentive and keen to impress the new gaffer, feels like a totally fresh start. Let's see where they are tracking in 18 months.
They've got the problem of Broad and Anderson departing at some stage reasonably soon. Crawley is not up to it. Lees is hit and miss. Pope is hit and miss. Potts is a good find.
Stokes and Bairstow have always been attacking, Root is playing without the burden of captaincy. They are the run scorers.
Every coach has a honey-moon period; relationship baggage with the team has not accumulated yet, everyone alert and attentive and keen to impress the new gaffer, feels like a totally fresh start. Let's see where they are tracking in 18 months.
They've got the problem of Broad and Anderson departing at some stage reasonably soon. Crawley is not up to it. Lees is hit and miss. Pope is hit and miss. Potts is a good find.
GIMH
Norwood's on Fire
There’s some truth to the point about the batsmen but it’s foolish to pretend our approach hasn’t changed. Attacking batsmen or not we aren’t trying to chase that second Test target under Silverwood
Aritro
International Regular
Is there no prospect they bring him back now? I'm waiting for it.
silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
What would be a score that England would back themselves chasing?
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
I tend to think that if they were considering it at all he'd have played this game instead of Billings. I reckon he's done.
GIMH
Norwood's on Fire
600 as long as we’ve got 100 overs
silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
Congrats on becoming an India fan
Aritro
International Regular
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Yes - I'm in NZ with a VPN that points to NZ but I still couldn't watch SkyGo unless I turned it off
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
Yeah I used to log into Kippax's sometimes with a VPN pointed to NZ but it stopped working. People like me are the reason for that I guess.
Shady Slim
International Coach
you say this like this is an esoteric or unpopular take here and not what everyone on this forum with plural brain cells has said lol
silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
Wtf kind of shot was that
At least wait until the game is done - you'll look a bit foolish if they chase 400. Also weird that after 3 Test wins on the bounce, you want to say it's eroded after 4 more days.
Bairstow might've been attacking but he wasn't 136 off 92, 162 off 157, 71* off 44, then 106 off 144 (having been 10 off 50 or whatever) attacking.
Pretty sure every person has said we'll see if this is a once-off, too.
Bahnz
Hall of Fame Member
Just thinking about a combined XI for the series, it's hard to nail down because some of the top performers for the series hold the same spots in their respective XI's. Maybe something like:
Lees, Bairstow, Pope, Root, Mitchell, Stokes, Blundell, Potts, Boult, Anderson, Leach
That tail is nightmare fuel, but with the amount of runs in 2-7 I don't suppose it matters. Tough on Jonny as well probably, but you can't leave either player out, nor can you justify batting one of them at 3 given how poor the openers were, and Mitchell had a nigh perfect series with the bat.
Lees, Bairstow, Pope, Root, Mitchell, Stokes, Blundell, Potts, Boult, Anderson, Leach
That tail is nightmare fuel, but with the amount of runs in 2-7 I don't suppose it matters. Tough on Jonny as well probably, but you can't leave either player out, nor can you justify batting one of them at 3 given how poor the openers were, and Mitchell had a nigh perfect series with the bat.
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