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[Alvaro]

Very different forum that is.

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[smilley792]

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Mums.net again?

[Alvaro]

  Dammit, I told you that in confidence....

Anyway, back to Bangladesh...

[Bats_Entertainment]

So, I would like to see: Cock, Duckett, Root, Hameed, Ali/Bairstow, Stokes, Bairstow/Ali, Woakes, Zafar, Batty, Broad

Alas - unlikely as Ballance, Rashid more likely than Hameed/Zafar

Yep, agree. Although Hameed would open if he and Duckett were to both play.

[dcullen8]

Am i the only one against ali/bairstow at either 5 or 7 and not just move stokes/bairstow/ali up one place? I get hes an allrounder but ali at 5 doesnt do it for me, then theres the argument of bairstow keeping and batting 5..

Im prepared to be shot down in flames though

[Bats_Entertainment]

Im prepared to be shot down in flames though

Not by me.

[Felix Tito]

Tough gig on the keeper to bat #5 and keep in such tough conditions. Bairstow's good enough to bat #5, but for optimum performance in these conditions #7 is about right IMO

[ppccopener]

Yeah bairstow has proved himself good enough, and blimey I'm agreeing with felix whoop whoop but in these conditions it's a very tough ask.
He is going to be standing up......what do we reckon 60-70 per cent of the innings maybe?

I think in this side Ali will bat 5, stokes 6 and YJB 7.....

I know buzz has tips on the team but I still think hameed will open....the papers don't seem to have Duckett opening but do have him playing....

Can only think if ballance does play they want an experienced player in the middle...more of a battler than stroke player if you see what I mean.

Can't wait for tommorow it's going to be interesting selection

[rickjames]

So who's getting up at 5am for it all? Ah, the glory of the subcontinent...

[smilley792]

So who's getting up at 5am for it all? Ah, the glory of the subcontinent...

I don't have a choice, up at that time for work every day.

Apprentice is driving though, im having the test on!

[Johnny]

Honest to god I haven't planned this on purpose but once again I've managed to book a day working from home to coincide with the first day of the test! I have the school run to do in the morning, but should be locked in for the 2nd session onwards

[edge]

England win the toss and bat, Duckett/Ballance/Batty make it in, Moeen gets no5.

[rickjames]

I didn't know this time of day existed...

[edge]

I didn't know this time of day existed...

Alright for some

[smilley792]

Generic post about white ball cricket.........


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