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#6926 |
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Our best bowler is currently injured
If fit , he is a must I give you.....Mark Wood Everyone seems to forget him |
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That was very poor from England
Could be a very quick final Test as it looks like most of them want to be in Blighty |
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What about Roy and Billings ? Only last week you were chastising the selectors for not picking them. You also said they were afraid to try anything new yet you go for a very similar side.
I don't know what Hameed has done to deserve getting dropped. I was picking Billings and Roy for a tour of the sub continent, Ballance has carried drinks for a month, Duckett's confidence was shot Roy can play spin well, Billings can play spin well and spent time at the IPL last year You need to pick squads to match the conditions get your best players of spin on tour not bunnies like Ballance |
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AB de Villiers has stepped down as South Africa's Test captain with immediate effect and has been ruled out of the three Tests against Sri Lanka as he continues to recover from elbow surgery. De Villiers endorsed his stand-in, Faf du Plessis, to take over permanently and the CSA board have confirmed du Plessis' appointment.
http://www.espncricinfo.com/southafr...y/1072230.html |
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Wonder if ABV will become a travelling ODI/T20 Specialist/Nomad ?
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Wonder if ABV will become a travelling ODI/T20 Specialist/Nomad ?
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dont think he is giving up test cricket, just stepping down as captain
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#6933 |
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Hameed has been dropped?
I was picking Billings and Roy for a tour of the sub continent, Ballance has carried drinks for a month, Duckett's confidence was shot Roy can play spin well, Billings can play spin well and spent time at the IPL last year You need to pick squads to match the conditions get your best players of spin on tour not bunnies like Ballance And as pointed out to you, but you didn't reply, Billings did nothing in the IPL How do you know that Roy can play spin well in India ? Interested to know or are you basing this on English pitches ? |
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Hameed has been dropped by you in your XI
And as pointed out to you, but you didn't reply, Billings did nothing in the IPL How do you know that Roy can play spin well in India ? Interested to know or are you basing this on English pitches ? |
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Hammed is in my XI at the top with Cook
What about your comments on Roy and Billings ? |
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#6936 |
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so you have
What about your comments on Roy and Billings ? |
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#6937 |
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those ten overs billings faced in the IPL last year will really have prepared him for test cricket ...
buttler is a more talented batsman than either billings or roy and we have seen how he has struggles to adapt to tests |
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Because they didn't pick the team with the benefit of hindsight, how silly of them.
The England selectors got it totally wrong before the series started. And only got it right when we were two down in the series We should have had Buttler and Jennings from the start |
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My team for the first test of the English summer (injuries permitting) would be
Hameed Cook Jennings Root (c) Bairstow (wk) Buttler Stokes Rashid Broad Ball Anderson Woakes has had a terrible winter needs to go back to Warwickshire and get his confidence back in the early summer Quote:
Hameed has been dropped by you in your XI
And as pointed out to you, but you didn't reply, Billings did nothing in the IPL How do you know that Roy can play spin well in India ? Interested to know or are you basing this on English pitches ? Quote:
Hammed is in my XI at the top with Cook
It's Moeen who's been dropped in that team. I'd still have Moeen at #8. He was doing just fine in that position. Rashid... I'm not so sure about. All his balls seem to be the same, with the only variation being where it pitches. He needs more variation... googlies, doosras, flippers.... But hey, he's our leading wicket taker on the tour, so can't really be faulted.... but what the hell's happened to his batting? He's in the top order for Yorkshire, but was like a #11 rabbit for England. He's gifted his wicket...how many times in a row now...?. a catch straight to a fielder in the deep.... I'd definitely have Rashid in the ODI/T20 sides, but not sure about home Tests.... I really hope Hameed and Jennings are the men for the job, and that they don't just turn into another Compton, Lyth, Balance, Vince, etc etc. All started really well, then weaknesses were exposed, and that was the end of them. What about Hales? Also ODI & T20 only? I think we've missed some experience in the middle order. Someone who can stay there and hold things together. Not sure who though (i.e. I'm not suggesting Bell should be recalled or anything). On paper though, and when everyone's fit, it's a very strong batting line-up.... Cook, Hameed, Jennings, Root, Bairstow, Stokes, Buttler, Moeen, Woakes, Rashid, Broad. On the bowling front, we've definitely missed Broad. Anderson was ineffective. Maybe Finn should play in the 5th Test (he can't do any worse). We've missed someone like Finn or Plunkett who can hit 90mph and intimidate them a bit.... Woakes has had a pretty poor series, but I wouldn't drop him. He's been hugely impressive over the past year or so up until this series. As long as he doesn't return to the Woakes of 2 years ago, that's all ![]() Ball? Hmm, no, not just yet... unless he's being lined up as the replacement for Anderson? Jimmy's probably got a home season left in him, but not many fast bowlers carry on (at the top of their game) after hitting 35. If both Stokes and Woakes are playing, then there's room for only 2 of Broad, Anderson, Finn, Wood, or Ball. |
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Confirmation of the Day/Night Test for the Ashes:
Disappointed about Perth though Adelaide Oval will host the first-ever day/night Ashes Test next year, following the announcement of the 2017-18 Australian summer schedule. However, the WACA ground in Perth could be set to miss out of hosting the third Test, in favour of the new purpose-built Perth Stadium, subject to ongoing discussions with the Western Australia government. The series will begin, once again, at the Gabba in Brisbane, on November 23, and will conclude with back-to-back Tests at Melbourne and Sydney over the Christmas and New Year period. The fifth Test, at the SCG, begins slightly later than usual, on January 4. Ashes itinerary 2017-18 1st Test, Gabba - Nov 23-27 2nd Test, Adelaide Oval (d/n) - Dec 2-6 3rd Test, Perth (venue TBC) - Dec 14-18 4th Test, MCG - Dec 26-30 5th Test, SCG - Jan 4-8 Limited-overs fixtures 1st ODI, MCG - Jan 14 2nd ODI, Gabba - Jan 19 3rd ODI, SCG - Jan 21 4th ODI, Adelaide Oval - Jan 26 5th ODI, Perth (venue TBC) - Jan 28 and a Tri-Series T20 comp 1st T20I, Australia v NZ, SCG - Feb 3 2nd T20I, Australia v England, Hobart - Feb 7 3rd T20I, Australia v England, MCG - Feb 10 4th T20I, NZ v England, Wellington Stadium - Feb 14 5th T20I, NZ v Australia, Eden Park - Feb 16 6th T20I, NZ v England, Seddon Park - Feb 18 Final, Eden Park - Feb 21 http://www.espncricinfo.com/australi...y/1072249.html |
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Dont you think we should have picked the best players that was avaliable. We managed to do it with Hameed. But how come Jennings was not considered. Why decide to pick Ballance again when he is not good enough to play for England
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Ballance is not good enough to bat at 4 with an average of 39 but Ali is with an average of 34
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Congrats to Mo for a great ton and for continuing to silence his critics, including those on DS :--)
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Congrats to Mo for a great ton and for continuing to silence his critics, including those on DS :--)
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Not sure if he should be number 4 (6 for me) but well done Moeen
1000+ runs and 35 wickets this year (although very expensive) That's not too shabby |
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Not sure if he should be number 4 (6 for me) but well done Moeen
1000+ runs and 35 wickets this year (although very expensive) That's not too shabby
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He has played a lot of test matches this year.
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Have Ishant Sharma and Zlatan Ibrahamovic ever been seen in the same room?
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Not the start England wanted
Stokes and Buttler gone in the first half hour 300/6 |
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England 404-7. Good partnership between Dawson and Rashid.
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