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Re: 2017 England Test Side
« Reply #240 on: July 06, 2017, 07:44:01 AM »

Don't really get the inclusion of Dawson when Ali and Root could provide adequate spin options
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Re: 2017 England Test Side
« Reply #241 on: July 06, 2017, 07:54:03 AM »

Don't really get the inclusion of Dawson when Ali and Root could provide adequate spin options

I don't really either, but i guess he gives another pretty strong batting option and that they hope he will provide a bit more control than Ali or Rashid. he's also a good fielder which Baylis seems to set quite a lot of weight on.
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« Reply #242 on: July 06, 2017, 08:22:57 AM »

Yeah & I really hope he suprises us all. Just seems a touch out of the blue and really conservative for me.
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Re: 2017 England Test Side
« Reply #243 on: July 06, 2017, 08:24:25 AM »

I wonder to what extent Dawson has been picked as the holding spinner a la Ashley Piles and Ali has been picked int he role Jos Buttler was given of attacking or counter attacking number seven batsman...
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Re: 2017 England Test Side
« Reply #244 on: July 06, 2017, 08:26:40 AM »

Ali will always score his runs at a decent click I think. So it will be interesting to see what pans out, Only thing is you've got the potential for that mid-low order to be blown away.
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Re: 2017 England Test Side
« Reply #245 on: July 06, 2017, 09:41:54 AM »

Ali will always score his runs at a decent click I think. So it will be interesting to see what pans out, Only thing is you've got the potential for that mid-low order to be blown away.

Dawson also serves to strengthen that doesn't he, opened the batting in FC for a season or so IIRC.
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Re: 2017 England Test Side
« Reply #246 on: July 06, 2017, 09:43:56 AM »

Dawson also serves to strengthen that doesn't he, opened the batting in FC for a season or so IIRC.

Suppose so.....It just a case of wait and see I think. No one really knows how people will perform. I hope it works and we can find that right balance
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Re: 2017 England Test Side
« Reply #247 on: July 06, 2017, 10:05:28 AM »

I guess basically they fancy his as the spinner more then Ali or Rashid but that Ali is worth his spot as a batter/backup spinner after the winter he had.
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