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[Vitas Cricket]

If someone was holding Samit, I can understand why they dropped him.

Sat next to him at the Chinese restaurant we were taken to in the evening after the GM launch, on the day he scored 100. He looked pretty trim but he piled into the starters!

[Manormanic]

Saw Samit at Sacarborough - so much talent, but his fitnes was appalling - after lunch on day one he just stopped trying in the field.  He let a boundary go that was hit, not overly hard, about a foot to his left then waited petulantly for someone in the crowd to field it for him.  Boy did he take some stick for that.

[edge]

Watched some Hameed county championship highlight videos earlier, god he makes batting look easy! Potential shootout between him and Duckett in the warmup games, it's been announced Cook will miss them for the birth of his child.

[ppccopener]

Watched some Hameed county championship highlight videos earlier, god he makes batting look easy! Potential shootout between him and Duckett in the warmup games, it's been announced Cook will miss them for the birth of his child.

not been this excited about a player so quite some time, potential of course but he has plenty. Whittaker said Hales was not going to be picked anyway so he's not a stand in.

We have to back talent and stick with it. Hales is a goon,  and never an opening batsman in Test cricket. There may well be a spot in the middle order maybe later and white ball cricket for sure, but for now we got a real opener.

I hope England back him all the way

[Slackie]

Wish him all the best, genuinely think he could be a great long term plan! Coming from Essex would loved to have seen someone like Browne or Westley in there, but guess there isn't loads of room for spaces!

[FattusCattus]

I think it's a warm up game today prior to the ODI's - can anyone confirm?

If so, will there be any coverage or scorecards of it?

[FattusCattus]

Actually, I think it might be tomorrow. Anyone care to have a stab at the ODI side?


Roy
Vince
Root
Duckett
Butler
Stokes
Bairstow
Mo
Woakes
Rashid
Willey

[WalkingWicket37]

Roy
Hales Vince
Root Duckett
Morgan* Stokes
Butler*+
Stokes Bairstow
Mo
Woakes
Plunkett
Rashid
Willey

[FattusCattus]

I think we must be careful with our reliance on Stokes. I think I read somewhere he is a bit poo against spin, and as thrilling as he can be, shouldn't really be relied on for anything better than beefy runs from number 6.

IMHO

[Buzz]

Roy
Duckett
Rooooooot Moeeeeeeeeen
Buttler
Stokes
Barstow
Moeeeeen Billings
Woakes
Plunkett
Rashid
Dawson

Not sure the point of willey playing in Bangladesh, we need about 4 spinners really.

Separately the odi series is a huge opportunity for duckett to get first stab as the test opener.

[northernboy1987]

Roy
Duckett
Root Vince
Buttler
Stokes
Bairstow
Moeen
Woakes
Plunkett
Rashid
Willey

For me

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[WalkingWicket37]

Dawson at 11 @Buzz? Here a batsman who bowls some useful spin, so would be wasted on that role

[smilley792]

Roy
Mo
Root
Duckett
Stokes
Buttler
Bairstow
Woakes
Rashid
Dawson
Willey
 

[Sam]

Root is rested for the ODIs for those that don't realise.

Roy
Vince
Duckett
Buttler
Stokes
Bairstow
Ali
Dawson
Woakes
Willey
Rashid

With Plunkett in for Dawson if the pitch isnt turning a stupid amount.

[Rob580]

Root is rested for the ODIs for those that don't realise.

Roy
Vince
Duckett
Buttler
Stokes
Bairstow
Ali
Dawson
Woakes
Willey
Rashid

With Plunkett in for Dawson if the pitch isnt turning a stupid amount.

This is pretty much what I was thinking. They may well chuck Billings in instead of Bairstow though, which wouldn't be a terrible thing I don't think..