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[Kulli]

Foakes is quality but it might be worth remembering bairstow plays as an allrounder same as Stewart
And therefore is gold dust as we can play an extra bowler..or batsman as needed.

He doesn't really though, not sure we'll ever see a test side pick an out and out keeper again.

[Woodyspin]

He doesn't really though, not sure we'll ever see a test side pick an out and out keeper again.

Why?

[justnotcricket86]

Why?

Adam Gilchrist.

That's why

[northernboy1987]

Adam Gilchrist.

That's why

Yup.

[Kulli]

Why?

Rightly or wrongly 50 extra runs per game are valued above the odd dropped catch or excellent catch/stumping.

[Bats_Entertainment]

So do we need two?   

Actually, I'd say there is a difference - Bairstow is a specialist batsman who has tended to keep wicket as well.  Foakes is a specialist wicketkeeper who happens to be a pretty handy batsman to boot.

So we get the best of each? Bairstow is a bit wasted at no.7?

[Bats_Entertainment]

Maybe as more bowlers contribute with the bat, the keeper will become more of a specialist.

We've seen massive progress in fielding techniques. Perhaps keeping can be taken up a notch?

[justnotcricket86]

Farbrace said himself that 3 of the best fielders in the squad are Buttler, Billings and Bairstow

[Bats_Entertainment]

Surrey's reserve keeper Ollie Pope seems to be a great fielder.

[FattusCattus]

I see Jack Leach got another humping today against Saffa A, for some reason I thought he would run through a few of them and cause quite a few problems.

Does anyone know how he has been going for Somerset this year, as it was reported on the Lions tour that he was struggling with his remodelled action?

[joeljonno]

It's good to see that Ballance, after a load of early season runs, has got a go with the Lions (and as captain, no less).

It will be a good test against a decent line up to see whether some of his faults have been rectified.

[Bats_Entertainment]

Another Lions squad announced?

[Calzehbhoy]

Another double failure for HH with the lions. With Jennings & Stoneman both getting 50s in both innings

Surely it is too much of a risk to have HH start the first test this summer now?

[Mr_Orange]

Another Lions squad announced?

This is against the full South Africa touring squad and not their A team who are also touring.

Interesting though, they clearly want to have a look at few openers with Hameed, Jennings, Stoneman, Gubbins and Robson all included in either of the squads.

[Bats_Entertainment]

This is against the full South Africa touring squad and not their A team who are also touring.

Interesting though, they clearly want to have a look at few openers with Hameed, Jennings, Stoneman, Gubbins and Robson all included in either of the squads.

I've not seen. Link, please?