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Norwood's on Fire
Yeah I guess we will see.As someone who has had knee issues for 30 years, believe that when I see it. Once a knee is ****ed, it generally remains so and an op only temporarily resolves the issue.
Yeah I guess we will see.As someone who has had knee issues for 30 years, believe that when I see it. Once a knee is ****ed, it generally remains so and an op only temporarily resolves the issue.
Yeah, it's difficult to be optimistic, especially as fast bowling puts so much stress on a knee. And I wish he'd had the operation a couple of months ago.Yeah I guess we will see.
We’re not officially out tbf, which is ludicrous to me but there you go.Can't believe that he's still there given a) England are out and b) his own form. It really is a waste of his time being there now.
A bit different here when Stokes obviously intends on playing for England going forward and should be managed to get the most out of him for that, as opposed to Swann who just quit entirely, but yeah knowing what Stokes is like he'd consider that letting his mates down when they were in a rough spot, especially given he unretired for this.We’re not officially out tbf, which is ludicrous to me but there you go.
Anyway, Swann still gets grief for abandoning a sinking ship even now so you can understand him sticking around.
I know a lot of people said this pre-WC so it’s not just a hindsight shout but for me Stokes going to the WC was the right decision. The fact it’s all gone wrong is obviously not a good look, but it’s not just him. So I will disagree with you on the basis that i maintain that if Stokes is available you select him.Yeah, it's difficult to be optimistic, especially as fast bowling puts so much stress on a knee. And I wish he'd had the operation a couple of months ago.
I never really wanted Stokes to play this tournament as I thought England were better off having as fit a possible Stokes as you could have for whatever time he has left in international cricket, especially as he hadn't played ODIs for quite some time before his return. It might be around 3 and possibly max 4 years at the very best anyway. If only he'd had his operation back in August.........We’re not officially out tbf, which is ludicrous to me but there you go.
Anyway, Swann still gets grief for abandoning a sinking ship even now so you can understand him sticking around.
Stokes as an all rounder is a no brainer - it was key in the T20. Stokes as just a batsman is not such a straightforward decision, especially when you knew he needed surgery before a big Test Tour.I know a lot of people said this pre-WC so it’s not just a hindsight shout but for me Stokes going to the WC was the right decision. The fact it’s all gone wrong is obviously not a good look, but it’s not just him. So I will disagree with you on the basis that i maintain that if Stokes is available you select him.
It's fairly straightforwards for me. He holds the ODI innings record for England (granted he didn’t at the time of his selection!), he played an incredible innings in the last WC final that I don't think any other batsman plays, etc. I mean that's just looking at ODIs, he also got us over the line in the T20 final & the key group game, and then we come to his Test batting.Stokes as an all rounder is a no brainer - it was key in the T20. Stokes as just a batsman is not such a straightforward decision, especially when you knew he needed surgery before a big Test Tour.
Hindsight is easy of course.
They are very indecentLet’s be honest, there are other countries which can manage being simultaneously decent across the formats. Why do they even need to prioritise one format over the others? If you have decent players you can play at a decent level across all of them
One factor might be that no one else plays as much Test Cricket as England. But yeah, I kind of agree with you.Let’s be honest, there are other countries which can manage being simultaneously decent across the formats. Why do they even need to prioritise one format over the others? If you have decent players you can play at a decent level across all of them
Definitely not Bairstow, probably Pope or Crawley.Who will be captain for the India tour if Stokes cannot go to India ? Pope ? Root ? Bairstow?
Well yeah I agree. Kind of my point. I know we play more Tests than anyone else, so a bit of give and take is fine, but it feels like we always switch from one focus or another.Let’s be honest, there are other countries which can manage being simultaneously decent across the formats. Why do they even need to prioritise one format over the others? If you have decent players you can play at a decent level across all of them
Mind you, maybe Australia shouldn't have switched their focus to the World Cup halfway through the Ashes!! #22yearsWell yeah I agree. Kind of my point. I know we play more Tests than anyone else, so a bit of give and take is fine, but it feels like we always switch from one focus or another.