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[jamielsn15]

Hameed to open,  duckett at 4. Like that. Still think the selectors limited their options and were too hasty picking the India side, but that's a good kobe.  Sounds like hameed was majorly impressing in the nets.

[petehosk]

They are only 1 Test too late! They should have done this in Bangladesh, rather than throwing him in against India, but better late than never!

[alexhilly1492]

Finally hammeed gets a go! Hope the lad does well and it already looks a more balanced side with duckett at 4

Although cook must have had more opening partners than anyone else in world cricket!!!

[ElPerro]

Finally hammeed gets a go! Hope the lad does well and it already looks a more balanced side with duckett at 4

Although cook must have had more opening partners than anyone else in world cricket!!!

I reckon you're right but David Warners had quite a few as well

[Felix Tito]

Cook hinting he will stand down as captain after this series, bit of a surprise, thought he'd stay until the Ashes

[petehosk]

Cook may stay Captain until the Ashes. He has only hinted that he will be handing it back but hasn't said when. Could be after India or could be after next Ashes, or any time in between.
Root to take over?

[ppccopener]

I think the press have got 2 and 2 and made 5.
Cook will skipper at home as well i think next year

Great news about hameed, the team looks bettet with duckett in for ballance at 4

[Johnny]

Would be nice if England D's middle order could have the chance to settle down before Root has to take on the captaincy. If he takes time to adjust to it (I.e. dip in form) then we really are screwed

[ppccopener]

Would be nice if England D's middle order could have the chance to settle down before Root has to take on the captaincy. If he takes time to adjust to it (I.e. dip in form) then we really are screwed

exactly right. I think that's what Cook will want to plan. we have had quite a few changes in recent years after a virtually unmoveable batting order  of strauss,cook,trott,kp,bell

[joeljonno]

I think the press have got 2 and 2 and made 5.
Cook will skipper at home as well i think next year

Great news about hameed, the team looks bettet with duckett in for ballance at 4

All he said was it could be two months, or a year.  He never really said much more than the obvious. 

[ppccopener]

All he said was it could be two months, or a year.  He never really said much more than the obvious. 

indeed....

im not sure joe root is a bolt on successor either......

what does everyone think?   im not convinced he will be captain after Cook.

[alexhilly1492]

indeed....

im not sure joe root is a bolt on successor either......

what does everyone think?   im not convinced he will be captain after Cook.

I do think itll will be root, with stokes as V/C

[ppccopener]

BCCI threatening to cancel the Test match unless the judges investigating them tell them they are great and wonderful and carry on with the corruption

The BCCI is the same organisation ECB could not wait to jump into bed with and cut up the financial pie with the Aussies, leaving the rest of world cricket......to feed on the scraps and forget about spreading the worldwide game.

[FattusCattus]

We should just come home - we're having to pay for it all anyway!

[six and out]

i am so glad they have given Hameed a go.. as others have said it's only a few tests late!

i also wonder whether they might think about a slight jiggle in the middle because even with Duckett moving to 4 instead of Ballance we are still 3 lefties in a row.