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[Aussie In England]

Look at David Warner. He wasn't particularly great looking to start with and improved to be a decent opening batsman.

There is definitely hope for Hales if he wants to learn.


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Hales should be looking at someone like jayasuriya, not a Warner or a Sehwag. Like jayasuriya, Hales' wheelhouse is the leg side. Whereas Warner and Sehwag are more offside players. 

[jezza39]

Can anyone at the ECB not see Moeen Ali isn't an international standard cricketer?

Apparently not, he's useless outside of limited overs matches, not enough footwork and streaky as hell.

[ScottParko]

Woakes unlucky there to an extent! I thought that was going down leg and I reckon a lot of other umpires may have thought the same, but it was clipping fair enough and the ump called it right, but I reckon on many other days he wouldn't have been out.

[Aussie In England]

Too many bits and pieces players in England's lineup. Might get away with it against weaker sides but these South Africans are pretty decent. Stokes is too high at 6, Bairstow is high and miss. Ali and Woakes aren't Test cricketers.

[SOULMAN1012]

Can anyone at the ECB not see Moeen Ali isn't an international standard cricketer?

Quite a good delivery to get early up but I do agree he isn't test quality, hopefully this will be his last series and Rashid will be our No8 and spinner

[Aussie In England]

Quite a good delivery to get early up but I do agree he isn't test quality, hopefully this will be his last series and Rashid will be our No8 and spinner

Again Rashid hasn't shown he's all that capable either. Someone should put a rocket up Panesar's (No Swearing Please) and get him back to his best. That lad is a genuine world class spinner.

[edge]

Don't mind us selecting Ali as a bowler of he's the best we have, glad he's back where he belongs at 8 though!

Why has Woakes become the new England fan hate figure? He can pish 90mph, moves it both ways and averages 25 with the ball in division 1 first class! Don't moan about the fact that he's probably not quite good enough to be a specialist test batsman if he's at number 9. Got unlucky with that lbw as well.

Bashing needed from Broad and YJB here please.

[thegowerwaft]

We are back. Time to drop Compton for going off script and actually getting stuck in. Now all England need to do is chase the ball round for two days.

[joeljonno]

Again Rashid hasn't shown he's all that capable either. Someone should put a rocket up Panesar's (No Swearing Please) and get him back to his best. That lad is a genuine world class spinner.

Panesar is gone. You'd be better trying to fix up Swann.

Rashid could be good, with experience.

Ali can bat, might be a very good number 8, and if he worked at it, a 7 or 6. He doesn't really looked to have improved much though, which is why he'll always be questionable.

Both decent spinners, both with their faults.

At least the stickers on Stuart Broad's bat looks alright. A lot better than those bright coloured ones KP had.


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[Aussie In England]

Bairstow must be infuriating player to coach. Gets plenty of starts at Test level, and can obviously bat a bit FC average is 46, but at Test level can't seem to kick on

[iand123]

Bairstow must be infuriating player to coach. Gets plenty of starts at Test level, and can obviously bat a bit FC average is 46, but at Test level can't seem to kick on

I do agree, however it looked like he was trying to hit boundaries (albeit not very well) and got out today. He's lucky he wasn't about in the 90's as I imagine he'd have been another who was in and out of the team every few games

[Seniorplayer]

Too many bits and pieces players in England's lineup. Might get away with it against weaker sides but these South Africans are pretty decent. Stokes is too high at 6, Bairstow is high and miss. Ali and Woakes aren't Test cricketers.

Absolutly  correct

[Seniorplayer]

Don't mind us selecting Ali as a bowler of he's the best we have, glad he's back where he belongs at 8 though!

Why has Woakes become the new England fan hate figure? He can pish 90mph, moves it both ways and averages 25 with the ball in division 1 first class! Don't moan about the fact that he's probably not quite good enough to be a specialist test batsman if he's at number 9. Got unlucky with that lbw as well.

Bashing needed from Broad and YJB here please.

Woakes is neither test class with bat or ball the new Jimmy Anderson the best joke i heard over Christmas.

[edge]

Woakes is neither test class with bat or ball the new Jimmy Anderson the best joke i heard over Christmas.

Let him play some test matches and let's see yet Scrooge, much better bowler than he's given credit for.

[smilley792]

Finn back in Slazenger gear. Have they Out bid oodworm or woodworm not bothering in 2016?


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Not the morning we wanted, but these two annoying the South Africans is amusing.