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[ppccopener]

Would the UAE test count when Ali, Rashid and Patel all played..? Plus Root.

EDIT: @smilley792 beat me to it!

yeah you and smiley great shout. we do know our cricket on this forum....

[ppccopener]

Why does everyone forget we played Swann & Kerrigan together! 

I think that was the last time we played 2 spinners in a home Test.

I don't know...but we do !!!!   

[FattusCattus]

@ppccopener - 2 spinners and a fat dribbler would be the best option for me!

[six and out]

really good report on the BCB XI game and Englands warm up in general.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/bangladesh-v-england-2016-17/content/story/1062083.html

Amazing stat that if the side i gave earlier plays, all 11 players will have scored a 1st Class 100.

[Calzehbhoy]

Why does everyone forget we played Swann & Kerrigan together! 

I think that was the last time we played 2 spinners in a home Test.

Kerrigan didn't pitch the ball in that test! Surely it has to at least bounce once to be classed as a spinner?

[ppccopener]

Kerrigan didn't pitch the ball in that test! Surely it has to at least bounce once to be classed as a spinner?

to be fair the poor bloke did have a nightmare!!

[northernboy1987]

@ppccopener - 2 spinners and a fat dribbler would be the best option for me!

We've already established Rashid, Ali and Samit played together









Sorry Samit, didn't mean it.

[ppccopener]

Just gonna throw this out there, my mate just sent me his team England should play.

This is mental we got 4.   FOUR.   4.    Over the rope that's four spinners. Could we possibly field a team with only two seamers?

Cook
Haseeb
Rooooooooooooooooot
Bairstow
Ali
Stokes
Butler( get in!!)
Ansari
Rashid
Batty
Broad.

[smilley792]

Buttler before duckett? That ain't ever gonna happen on this tour.

[ppccopener]

No it won't yr right. And Duckett I really do hope plays.

Looks like we will go in with 3 spinners thou and it's very exciting. We rarely play in conditions where it really spins so it's just what we need to do. Love Any England victory, but we can't always do it on green seamers.

Asia is the place to win. And I think we can. 

[petehosk]

Just gonna throw this out there, my mate just sent me his team England should play.

This is mental we got 4.   FOUR.   4.    Over the rope that's four spinners. Could we possibly field a team with only two seamers?

Cook
Haseeb
Rooooooooooooooooot
Bairstow
Ali
Stokes
Butler( get in!!)
Ansari
Rashid
Batty
Broad.

Woakes not there, so two seamers when Stokes has only just got over injury?
And not playing the most in-form batsman over the last few innings? I realise Duckett may not perform but you have to play those in the best nick.
There is no way of getting a 4th spinner in there unless you weaken the batting or only risk 2 seamers which I can't see happening. Anyway, Root can turn his arm a little

[WalkingWicket37]

There is no way of getting a 4th spinner in there unless you weaken the batting or only risk 2 seamers which I can't see happening. Anyway, Root can turn his arm a little

I'm sure we could ask Gary Ballance to send some of his filthly leg breaks down if we get him into the side 

And Stokes is a true all rounder, he could bowl seam up with the new nut, the send his offies down once the shine is gone and it's softened up a bit! 

[ppccopener]

Woakes not there, so two seamers when Stokes has only just got over injury?
And not playing the most in-form batsman over the last few innings? I realise Duckett may not perform but you have to play those in the best nick.
There is no way of getting a 4th spinner in there unless you weaken the batting or only risk 2 seamers which I can't see happening. Anyway, Root can turn his arm a little

I know it's crazy !!!  youre right all signs point to us playing 3 spinners. If you think about the above team thou and take out Buttler and put Woakes in, we have 3 seamers and 4 spinners.....

I think that would make Bairstow at 4 and keeping a bit of a tough ask but it's another combination for a bit of fun   

but yes.....we are going in

[ppccopener]

I'm sure we could ask Gary Ballance to send some of his filthly leg breaks down if we get him into the side 

And Stokes is a true all rounder, he could bowl seam up with the new nut, the send his offies down once the shine is gone and it's softened up a bit! 

yeah !!!!  im sure he bowled some offies in a County match this year. spin is the way forward 

[FattusCattus]

No way Stokes as 50% of your seam attack.

It has to be 3 spinners, 2 seamers + Stokes, plus a bunch of batting.

I'm coming round to Batty ahead of Ansari at the moment, to add a bit of control to counterbalance Rashid and Ali's filthy extravagance.

Personally Balance doesn't do it for me - if ever there was a series to blood both Haseeb and Duckers, this would be it. Sadly, I suspect the selectors will see it differently!