I don't think we are a good side at all. From 2013-21, we were a good side, a good XI. You could expect meaningful contributions at times from all members of the XI (unless playing Australia). Now, against good sides, it's Conway, Blundell, Mitchell and Kane, and the rest are filler.
Howe they aren't dropping crawley, give it up, it won't happen, he scored a 20 odd quickly, that's a good Test for him.
I know, but if we don't include how we'd like to drop him in every post forever @shortpitched713 will think he's the only one with that opinion again.
Good point, drop the annoying posh boy, what kinda person calls themselves Zak anyway.
Very fair comment. I had thought the same of Pant, unorthodox and won't be able to buy a run in tough conditions but it's been proved otherwise. GP is very enterprising no doubt. I do feel if he would have been tried since like a year with all the batting experience around he'd have flourished. Couldn't have done any worse than some of the current players. I dearly want to be proved wrong in his case and want him to have a 10+ years test cricket career.
I'm sure his parents can't be blamed for that
True that about Kane. The balls he's getting out recently he used to punch them nonchalantly for fours. Confidence is a strange thing. When you're one of the very best there's way more expectations and handling that over number of years is a hard one. If Kane scored a fifty we'll still regard it as a failure but then Macewell scores a fifty even in like once in 10 innings we want him playing for the next one year. After all Kane is also human and the injuries and the patchy form he's had will be in the back of his mind every time he goes out to bat putting himself under pressure. Hope he rises above the pressure and plays with a bit of exuberance. He has nothing left to prove. No matter what he does from now on, he will stay a champion. Like one of the poster suggested it's not a bad thing to bat 4 or 5. He's our best bat and nothing wrong in hiding him a bit. Everyone wanes over the time, with experience also comes physical limitations, mental fatigue due to years competition, over analysis all take a toll.
Jamieson southee?
Sorry, missed Southee. Jamieson is too injury prone to be included, we can't rely on him being involved.
As poor as Henry is, he would have been a million times better than Kuggleijn (although Duffy also would've been to be fair) and perhaps given us some decent new ball bowling.
True, and it isn't like England 2015-22 where red ball failings were at least compensated for by white ball performances. This slide has happened across all formats.
Should have released both and brought in both Henry and Dougeh.
He's in the squad but I think the top 7 will be unchanged anyway.
You are very stupid then Mr Stead!