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[mackembhoy]

2 inexperienced spinners and a seamer who has to be used in 4 over spells or he gets injured. Bold strategy Cotton, let's see if it pays off. (it won't)

Will seamers even bowl though?

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1750061297956204809

 

[chris.hinton]

what a team that's being picked.

Plenty of talent and the Spinners will do more then enough to cover for Mark Wood and Ben Stokes

The next phase of Bazball is here. We are going with 2 seamers and 4 spinners and full of talent

 

[Ashes81]

2 inexperienced spinners and a seamer who has to be used in 4 over spells or he gets injured. Bold strategy Cotton, let's see if it pays off. (it won't)

It's an exceptionally bold line up.
It would have been easy to play Jimmy instead of the 3rd spinner.

Say what you want about Stokes and McCullum but they aren't afraid to take risks.

Will the line up make any difference to the result, probably not but that doesn't make it the wrong decision.

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

Reactions from the England camp on the Bashir #visagate situation:

Test captain Ben Stokes said that he is "devastated" for Bashir and "really feels" for the young lad being victimised like this. India's visa policy is "particularly frustrating", he added.

When asked, former captain Joe Root commented that he "wasn't aware" that Bashir had experienced any issues with his visa. "I haven't seen anything." the Yorkshireman confirmed.

 

[Sunil1z]

No it doesn’t

He applied for a visa on December 10

You are saying this with a straight face after what happened to Russian origin players at Australian open.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

I'd have named Bashir in the side then pulled out on grounds of discrimination. Least it would only be 4-0 not 5-0 then

 

[Sunil1z]

Love Australian/ English posters crying about India visa procedure after banning Russia from Olympics

 

[honestbharani]

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Robinson the designated WK in the above links - surely that's an error?

Its not the same Robinson.

Seems very hard to believe as I obtained multiple visas for India from the UAE while travelling on a Australian passport and I seriously doubt that he’s the first cricketer to do it this way

Looks like arse covering by Indian authorities

Were you or your parents born in Pakistan?

 

[honestbharani]

I'm not sure how Pakistani folk would feel if they had to claim Gareth Batty as one of their own..........

The more uncles, the merrier IMO

 

[Spikey]

obviously any success India has in the first test can be written off now.

the second test too given the emotional distress the english players are going through.

very disappointing stuff

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Love Australian/ English posters crying about India visa procedure after banning Russia from Olympics

We didn't ban them though. The authorities way above did you plum

 

[flibbertyjibber]

obviously any success India has in the first test can be written off now.

the second test too given the emotional distress the english players are going through.

very disappointing stuff

Moral victors again.

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

Lol already pitch talk

 

[Sunil1z]

We didn't ban them though. The authorities way above did you plum

Yeah Wimbledon didn’t ban Russian Tennis players you fraud

 

[mackembhoy]

Love Australian/ English posters crying about India visa procedure after banning Russia from Olympics

The athletes still competed though? As Russian Olympic Committee instead of Russia.

 

[Sunil1z]

The athletes still competed though? As Russian Olympic Committee instead of Russia.

We will also give Bashir visa but after more security checks.

 

[mackembhoy]

Yeah Wimbledon didn’t ban Russian Tennis players you fraud

Check notes.

Russia invaded a country and caused a war that has crippled economies across the world.

England tries to send a third generation Pakistani to play cricket.

Yes comparable

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Yeah Wimbledon didn’t ban Russian Tennis players you fraud

You were on about Olympics you tit then moved the goalposts when you realised you were wrong.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

We will also give Bashir visa but after more security checks.

Should be playing tomorrow though. Cheats

 

[GoodAreasShane]

Sunilz being pro-Kremlin now is a somewhat interesting development