Originally Posted by Darren Lethem:
“And they could equally be playing worse. If TMS are questioning our batting then dropping a batsman for a spinner seems an odd solution.”
To be fair, I didn't say that. I was speaking generally, as I don't get or agree with the age-old argument about not changing a winning team.
I would have had a look at Borthwick in this match at the expense of Vince or Ballance, but I've said that before.
Being specific, though, this England team is unusual due to it's very long batting line up. IMO Moeen is a proper batsman, so could easily be given more responsibility and bumped up the order to bring in Rashid, who is also better than a tail-ender. In my mind, the phrase 'dropping a batsman to bring in a spinner' doesn't really reflect the wider context.