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*Official* England in New Zealand 2019
- Thread starter theegyptian
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Hicheal Michael
U19 Captain
Didn't England win every toss during that Sri Lanka tour?
NZTailender
I can't believe I ate the whole thing
This Curran bloke might do alright for the Poms down the road. Needs good coaching and support and to nail down what he wants to do and stick to it.
morgieb
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Of course in this case it's because of Leach as the nightwatchman. Still a sign of very strong batting depth though, which given that their actual batting lineup is fairly ordinary, they need.
Indeed they did. They probably win the first Test anyway but I think it played a significant factor in winning the other two.
mr_mister
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Yeah England's line up is weird. Due to nearly every bowler they play these days being decent with the bat (these blokes plus Woakes on the bench) but so many of their specialist bats being far below par for the position they bat at it results in some weird match situations
ataraxia
International Coach
Yeah he is a Jadeja of sorts but really there is no such thing as a genuine all-rounder. Miller, Rhodes, and CDG can only really excel in one discipline at a time and the rest obviously lean one way. Shakib is a slightly batting all-rounder; Botham leans the other way. Only one who could be equi-dominant is Aubrey Faulkner.
Hicheal Michael
U19 Captain
You see from time to time ball tracker being used on the wrong ball - i assume the same could happen, intentionally or not, when reviewing the front foot no ball.
wellAlbidarned
International Coach
colin finally among his equals
thierry henry
International Coach
I've always considered Shakib a slightly bowling all-rounder tbh
Athlai
Not Terrible
You've obviously never heard of Andrew Ellis
What about chris cairns? Equally good with bat or ball. He probably would have been more of a bowling allrounder if he was more injury-free but as it worked out his bating and bowling felt about even matched
ataraxia
International Coach
Eh he does bat at 4 after all.
thierry henry
International Coach
Cairns also a bowling all-rounder imo
thierry henry
International Coach
Well he has definitely at times been arguably Bangladesh's best bowler and best batsman which is pretty unique tbh
In general though I'd say for most of his career he was a middle-order batsman (with a few other guys at a similar level to him) and their #1 bowler, which makes him a bit more of a bowling all-rounder