Yeah I ain't taking it unless we get desperate this one is talking the new ball does nothing.I wouldn’t take the new ball for another zap overs if I’m England
Wood bumpers will the new rock if we are in trouble
Yeah I ain't taking it unless we get desperate this one is talking the new ball does nothing.I wouldn’t take the new ball for another zap overs if I’m England
nah woakes has been a big part since his come in Eng should be 3-2 up. Uzzy had a few average tests since the firstUsman ? Woakes has smashed it in the tests he played but Australia have retained the Ashes and Usman played a big role in that.
Should give them 20-25 overs if needed, if it is.Weather looking OK? Light is good so should be fine there. COP at 7?
could say the same about the AussiesYeah without Woakes England don't get within a mile of 2-2 IMO. Took many of the critical wickets at Headingley, and been the best bowler here by miles.
Apparently Usman didn’t play five matchesWoakes surely the man of the series?
they can't take it twice, if it is going to make a difference, and I suspect they'll quickly resort to short stuff if it gets hit or doesn't take a wicket - or both. may as well weigh up the amount of time left and runs, it will speed off the bat quicker so save it until getting desperate even if by then it may expedite a loss.I wouldn’t take the new ball for another 10 overs if I’m England
I understand they had options and I do rate Robinson, but Woakes at home has figures that would make him the literal greatest all-rounder of all time. I don't think the selectors have ever really internalised that. Maybe it's hard to put how bad he is outside England out of your mind. But for home tests, when he's fit, he should be the second name on the team sheet after Root.It's not quite as clear cut as that though.
Most didn't have him in their side for Edgbaston. His 2019 ashes was poor and he'd barely played in 2 years.
I wanted him in for Lord's mind, as his record spoke for itself there.
Robinson was the inform man and Woakes replacement in the side really. He just didn't perform despite somehow averaging 28.
Obviously Jimmy hasn't too. But he averaged 19 last year and 16 in NZ so was never not going to play.
nah ali has looked dangerous I’d stick with himthey can't take it twice, if it is going to make a difference, and I suspect they'll quickly resort to short stuff if it gets hit or doesn't take a wicket - or both. may as well weigh up the amount of time left and runs, it will speed off the bat quicker so save it until getting desperate even if by then it may expedite a loss.
I'd give it another 10 overs if I were them, won't become any less available. A shift from previous time I looked when Broad and Anderson had bowled most it is now Woakes and Ali, need to use your main wicket takers/threats and less players on how many hundreds they have taken in the past
England haven’t bowled a decent ball all summer
Let him know you were all missing him.Here,comes the man!
Just a freak stat isn't it, but notable.Oh my god now we’re talking about bowlers innings averages too ffs
england actually lucky Robinson went down cause they were sure as hell going to pick Wood and Anderson over woakesI understand they had options and I do rate Robinson, but Woakes at home has figures that would make him the literal greatest all-rounder of all time. I don't think the selectors have ever really internalised that. Maybe it's hard to put how bad he is outside England out of your mind. But for home tests, when he's fit, he should be the second name on the team sheet after Root.