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***Official*** England vs Sri Lanka 21st August-10th September 2024

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LangleyburyCCPlayer

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Chin Music said:
I certainly didn't rate their batting in the first couple of tests in particular. I'll also say that I found them less faulty in the last test in challenging conditions and Asitha, in particular, whom I thought was excellent. That said, today has reverted to type, with the obvious deficiencies of Duckett and Pope having been exposed, and Lawrence not being a good fit at opener having come home to roost. I feel for the guy, he's "waited his turn" so to speak.
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Hard to see how Lawrence fits in the team going forward, the middle order looks as set as it’s been for a long time. Genuinely, barring injuries, is the next time he gets a proper run in the team when Root retires?
 
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kevinw

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LangleyburyCCPlayee said:
Hard to see how Lawrence fits in the team going forward, the middle order looks as set as it’s been for a long time. Genuinely, barring injuries, is the next time he gets a proper run in the team when Root retires?
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Ollie Pope averages less than 35 in nearly 50 tests. He is lucky to be in the team, let alone as VC.
 
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LangleyburyCCPlayer

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kevinw said:
Ollie Pope averages less than 35 in nearly 50 tests. He is lucky to be in the team, let alone as VC.
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The difference is Lawrence will make way as soon as Crawley is back, and Pope, as unconvincing as he is, has put his hand up to do the hardest job in the team, there isn’t an easy answer to our problems at 3
 
Chin Music

Chin Music

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Sri Lanka, may yet get England out for less than 350 which they should back themselves then to outdo. However, I can't help thinking that Rathnayake has allowed scoring to be a bit too easy since Asita/Kumara went off.
 
King Kane

King Kane

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Calm_profit said:
He has worked on it since 2021.
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He should turn this fifty into a hundred against a mediocre Sri Lankan bowling attack on what is a pretty easy batting pitch., no excuses not to here.

He still needs to score a test hundred against Australia in Australia though, scoring a test hundred there will count a lot more than scoring one here.
 
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Calm_profit

State Vice-Captain
King Kane said:
He should turn this fifty into a hundred against a mediocre Sri Lankan bowling attack on what is a pretty easy batting pitch., no excuses not to here.

He still needs to score a test hundred against Australia in Australia though, scoring a test hundred there will count a lot more than scoring one here.
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Let's see how he does next year in Australia.
 
Silver Silva

Silver Silva

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I guess we are going to learn the hard way that you can't pick players based on their secondary skill ..it's a tough lesson to learn , Rathnayake just hasn't asked enough questions with ball in hand
 
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