CartyDurham
International Captain
I liked the look of Motie in the first test and I’m enjoying Sinclair in this test
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I think it's fair to say Pope underperformed in his first years in international cricket but the number of players in history who "should" have a career like Root's is negligible. He's the best English bat for generations, you can't just choose that you're gonna have a career like that.I think Bell massively underperformed and should have had a record like Pietersen's. Much like Pope has massively underperformed and should have a record like Root's. Both have or had far more talent than they demonstrated.
Had the best FC record you'd ever seen in the CC before he was selected. Though he scored all those runs on Oval roads.I think it's fair to say Pope underperformed in his first years in international cricket but the number of players in history who "should" have a career like Root's is negligible. He's the best English bat for generations, you can't just choose that you're gonna have a career like that.
If Pope can continue at the level he's been performing at under McCullum I'd take that - that'd be a decent Test career.
It’s a joke to wind people upWhat is this nighthawk malarkey?
You can't say nightwatchman anymore.
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Is third man going to be called a third hawk now?
WG Grace will be turning in his grave.
Yeah his FC record definitely benefits a lot from flat home tracks. Still, his consistency at going big at County level once he got into an innings is impressive and something he's sadly not been able to replicate at Test level just yet.Had the best FC record you'd ever seen in the CC before he was selected. Though he scored all those runs on Oval roads.
Woakes is Freddie.If Pope is bell, I guess Brook is KP, I'm all for resurrecting the 2005-2011 batting line-up by proxy.
Bashir is vaughanWoakes is Freddie.
is Stokes Ravi Bopara?Woakes is Freddie.