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[ProCricketer1982]

I'd add Compton, Taylor and Bairstow(keeping wise) to that list.

Nah.

The team NEEDS a Compton like player and he appears the only one like it around
Taylor is catching everything at shirt Taylor so he'll be fine

Barstow has batted well, kept ok but has to keep improving like jos 'the slogger' buttler did. Do you really think jos is a good enough keeper to put up,with his batting !? Might as well play a specialist keepe in read/foster before buttler. The guy is a rabbit st test level

[ProCricketer1982]

De kock teeing off now! This lad can bat. Owed his team a performance after cocking it up last match

He's not good enough for top 6 before you start saying he should open

[Aussie In England]

He's not good enough for top 6 before you start saying he should open

de Kock's 23 years old and he's had a pretty good start to his career. 1 Test hundred and 8 ODI hundreds. Perhaps in the future he might bat at 5/6 in the Test side. But I can't really see South Africa having their keeper opening. He'd be spent if they where in the field for 150/200 overs.

[ProCricketer1982]

de Kock's 23 years old and he's had a pretty good start to his career. 1 Test hundred and 8 ODI hundreds. Perhaps in the future he might bat at 5/6 in the Test side. But I can't really see South Africa having their keeper opening. He'd be spent if they where in the field for 150/200 overs.

You could open him in aus on flat decks but as Vaughan said, new nut with it swinging or seaming and he's a walking wicket

[rickjames]

Right lads, we're having a bat

[Woodyspin]

Im backing hales hugely here!

[alexhilly1492]

this is going to be painful, root, Compton and bairstow will make it respectable and cover massive cracks... I hope I'm proven wrong though, really want hales to get some runs!

[FattusCattus]

Cmon Halesy and Compo - it's a flat deck, get yourselves in, bed down and churn out the runs.

[Johnny]

Blimey. Took the kids to their swimming lesson at about 370-8. Get back in to see the 9th wicket go down at 470. First thought: Wow, De Kock's gone big here! (fnar, fnar)

Lot's of people criticising England's performance in dead rubbers. Hopefully they'll stand up and be counted here and grind out a 500ish score

[rickjames]

Well, he's playing like he should do

[Woodyspin]

Hales is gunning for it!

[rickjames]

FFS

[csnew]

Another failure for hales on a flat pitch

[StillNotOut]

Cheap wicket


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[Woodyspin]

OH FUDGE!