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*Official* England Tour of West Indies 2019
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Groundking
International Debutant
Thank ****.
Gremlin
U19 Vice-Captain
And Rashid for that matter, although bowlers are more likely to be "rotated"
TT Boy
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Asking a near 33-year-old debutant who bats three domestically, with average results, to open is asking a lot.
Rashid out of the 3rd test as well, which makes the test selection pretty strange if they knew he would be going home at one point and when he does, it won't be just for 1 test.
Rashid out of the 3rd test as well, which makes the test selection pretty strange if they knew he would be going home at one point and when he does, it won't be just for 1 test.
So it looks like the team will be
Burns
Denly
Bairstow
Root
Stokes
Buttler
Foakes
Ali
Broad
Leach
Anderson
Still one seamer short if the pitch is anything like Barbados and they go with the same xi esp if they win the toss and bat first. Unless we throw in a late surprise and go with
Burns
Denly
Bairstow
Root
Stokes
Buttler +
Ali
Curran
Broad
Leach
Anderson
That looks more balanced to me though I'd have Curran 7 and Ali 8
Burns
Denly
Bairstow
Root
Stokes
Buttler
Foakes
Ali
Broad
Leach
Anderson
Still one seamer short if the pitch is anything like Barbados and they go with the same xi esp if they win the toss and bat first. Unless we throw in a late surprise and go with
Burns
Denly
Bairstow
Root
Stokes
Buttler +
Ali
Curran
Broad
Leach
Anderson
That looks more balanced to me though I'd have Curran 7 and Ali 8
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flibbertyjibber
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So the bottom of the barrel is really being scraped now seeing as we are giving Denly a game.
SillyCowCorner1
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Woodster
International Captain
I think Jason Roy is very much like Jos Buttler, they just have too much talent to only succeed in one-day cricket. But if Roy wants to strengthen his claims to play Test cricket he needs to commit to more first-class cricket and give some of the T20 competitions a miss (certainly the IPL that impinges on the county season), I know Buttler didn’t have to, or Rashid, but if he wants it he should make sacrifices. This may be an outdated school of thought, but if he hits some real form for Surrey at the start of the season it surely puts him in a better position, if this is important to him.
He played two CC games for Surrey last season, the last two games of the season, batting at three in both of those, he also batted for the Lions against Pakistan before Xmas. Not sure I’d say he was a natural three but there’s an opening in the England team for an opener and a number three, he certainly has the talent and ability in my opinion to have a good go at the securing one of those.
He played two CC games for Surrey last season, the last two games of the season, batting at three in both of those, he also batted for the Lions against Pakistan before Xmas. Not sure I’d say he was a natural three but there’s an opening in the England team for an opener and a number three, he certainly has the talent and ability in my opinion to have a good go at the securing one of those.
