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« Reply #1035 on: Sunday, July 9, 2023, 14:30:17 » |
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Never in doubt, this. Absolutely cruising to victory.
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Nemo
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« Reply #1036 on: Sunday, July 9, 2023, 14:33:36 » |
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Beautiful stuff. Well done Wood and Woakes. What a series this is.
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Nick Bamosomi
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« Reply #1037 on: Sunday, July 9, 2023, 14:33:41 » |
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What a hero Mark Wood has been.
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Never , under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night
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« Reply #1038 on: Sunday, July 9, 2023, 14:34:58 » |
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Brilliant win keeps things interesting! Crazy, excluding the rain delay it was a 3 day test match.
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Clem, hurry up and sell up🤡
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Quagmire
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« Reply #1039 on: Sunday, July 9, 2023, 14:38:55 » |
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Bairstow has to be dropped now for the next 2 tests.
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« Reply #1040 on: Sunday, July 9, 2023, 14:47:00 » |
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Bairstow has to be dropped now for the next 2 tests.
Yup. He’s too far out of form even for Bazball
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« Reply #1041 on: Sunday, July 9, 2023, 14:47:11 » |
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Bairstow has to be dropped now for the next 2 tests.
Who you going to bring in? You need a batsman wicketkeeper because there are too few specialist batsmen in the side and too many all rounders. You’d have to go with Butler, but he ain’t that great behind the stumps. If you bring in Foakes you’d need to consider dropping Moeen. It wouldn’t surprise me if they swapped him for Lawrence (who I don’t rate). Or, you stick with the same team.
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You're my incurable malady. I miss the pleasure of your company.
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« Reply #1042 on: Sunday, July 9, 2023, 15:06:04 » |
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So how do you drop Jimmy Anderson for the Old Trafford test
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« Reply #1043 on: Sunday, July 9, 2023, 15:08:52 » |
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I would rarther play Woakes instead of Anderson. Woakes let’s us bat deeper and is arguably in better form then Jimmy!
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« Reply #1044 on: Sunday, July 9, 2023, 15:16:57 » |
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Agreed... my point is possibly Jimmy Andersons last home test especially at Old Trafford and an Ashes test as well. A selectors nightmare.
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« Reply #1045 on: Sunday, July 9, 2023, 15:20:35 » |
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Yer true, that’s a good point, forgot old Trafford is his home ground, a tricky one
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Quagmire
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« Reply #1046 on: Sunday, July 9, 2023, 15:23:30 » |
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Who you going to bring in? You need a batsman wicketkeeper because there are too few specialist batsmen in the side and too many all rounders.
You’d have to go with Butler, but he ain’t that great behind the stumps. If you bring in Foakes you’d need to consider dropping Moeen. It wouldn’t surprise me if they swapped him for Lawrence (who I don’t rate).
Or, you stick with the same team.
I’m bringing in Foakes. He’s not the worst with the bat at all, and Bairstow has offered nothing with the bat other than his first innings at Edgebaston, which was before he had to do any keeping. His record with the bat after keeping is awful. Bairstows test batting average is 37 Foakes test batting average is 32 It’s a no brainer for me
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« Reply #1047 on: Sunday, July 9, 2023, 15:25:20 » |
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Tongue will probably come back in as well. Expecting Broad to be rested, not sure if Brook will bat 3 again. Gonna be an interesting selection, but nine day gap so we'll see what happens.
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« Reply #1048 on: Sunday, July 9, 2023, 15:27:25 » |
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Robinson could be rested if his back is still bad next week.
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« Reply #1049 on: Sunday, July 9, 2023, 16:20:45 » |
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No room for sentiment really so I wouldn't draft Anderson back in just because it's his home Test. Woakes has done enough and was good value alongside Brooks...when Brooks went I was nervous but Woakes played well despite being unorthodox at times. Wood did what Broad usually does for a tail-ender and by that I mean does enough to allow the other batter to bat. Predicted a win with two wickets spare so to do it with three in hand was nice. Brooks took the Stokes role today and shows it's better dropping him down the order a bit, I'd maybe put him four and Root five. But who would you put in to play three after Duckett and Crawley? Would it be cheeky to put Woakes in at three or maybe Stokes fancies jumping up the order from six? Old Trafford wicket might play very similar to Headingly and the outfield is greener so this Test could swing yet again in England's favour. I think this goes back to Oval with everything to play for.
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