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petehosk

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Re: Sri Lanka vs England test series
« Reply #210 on: November 06, 2018, 11:21:18 AM »
Quote from: rickjames on November 06, 2018, 11:09:55 AM
Our lower order is our top order

It's ok when the middle and lower order fires! But if they don't do well, it leave us with a ridiculously poor score for the innings!
We need to get at least 3 batsmen in the top 5/6 batting sensibly and setting up the middle and lower order.
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Re: Sri Lanka vs England test series
« Reply #211 on: November 06, 2018, 12:12:02 PM »
Well batted Ben Foakes, Essex to the rescue!  ;) All he did was keep it simple.

Jennings, Root, Stokes all got out trying to be clever, force the pace, or trying to be too cute.

Hope they can all learn a thing or two from it and do a better job in the second innings.
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« Reply #212 on: November 06, 2018, 12:23:13 PM »
Very good score batting first that. The pitch will only get worse from this point

So glad they've picked Foakes and Leach! Although the irony isnt lost that the 'specialist' keeper has excelled with the bat
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Re: Sri Lanka vs England test series
« Reply #213 on: November 06, 2018, 12:50:10 PM »
great stuff from butler,foakes,rash and curran

we don't know what a good score is...but if we can get to 350 I don't think SL are that clever even thou its their conditions

there was some swing early this morning Anderson and maybe Curran could get it going off straight

anyone else getting over excited we could force a win here? am I getting out of my box?

come on England!!!!!!   :)
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Re: Sri Lanka vs England test series
« Reply #214 on: November 06, 2018, 01:29:10 PM »
Quote from: ppccopener on November 06, 2018, 12:50:10 PM
great stuff from butler,foakes,rash and curran

we don't know what a good score is...but if we can get to 350 I don't think SL are that clever even thou its their conditions

there was some swing early this morning Anderson and maybe Curran could get it going off straight

anyone else getting over excited we could force a win here? am I getting out of my box?

come on England!!!!!!   :)


I think we will win with that 1st innings score yes. Not sure im as excited as you are by it all though  :D
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Re: Sri Lanka vs England test series
« Reply #215 on: November 06, 2018, 01:42:25 PM »
cant help it!  we seem to have been waiting ages for this series to come round.  :)

the thing is with selection, you have to back yourselves to get runs, and then pick your attacking bowlers, you cant pick a side based on only getting 200 every time

to be fair to Rashid...I don't think he is that good myself...but he needs runs behind him

Leach I think will keep it tight like Panesar did at his best.

Foakes is a great call for this series

it does beg the question thou about JB....his worse case scenario is coming true, he only has his batting to fall back on

personally I think he is best at 4 or 5, not 3...



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Re: Sri Lanka vs England test series
« Reply #216 on: November 06, 2018, 02:33:01 PM »
So foakes has top scored if he keeps well and gets us a few wickets, bairstow if fit

Who misses out? For me it’s bairstow a bit like the odi side man in possession and all that!
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Re: Sri Lanka vs England test series
« Reply #217 on: November 06, 2018, 02:53:46 PM »
Quote from: alexhilly1492 on November 06, 2018, 02:33:01 PM
So foakes has top scored if he keeps well and gets us a few wickets, bairstow if fit

Who misses out? For me it’s bairstow a bit like the odi side man in possession and all that!

Think if he fails 2 innings Bairstow to replace  Burns Moeen should revert to 8 and everyone  else moves up one.
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Re: Sri Lanka vs England test series
« Reply #218 on: November 06, 2018, 03:01:01 PM »
Quote from: Seniorplayer on November 06, 2018, 02:53:46 PM
Think if he fails 2 innings Bairstow to replace  Burns Moeen should revert to 8 and everyone  else moves up one.

I wouldn't want you as a selector! Considering dropping Burns after 1 test innings  :o
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Re: Sri Lanka vs England test series
« Reply #219 on: November 06, 2018, 03:12:31 PM »
it's  hard school this forum sometimes
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Re: Sri Lanka vs England test series
« Reply #220 on: November 06, 2018, 03:32:52 PM »
Sorry but from initial look, Burns looks to have a far better quality than Jennings!
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Re: Sri Lanka vs England test series
« Reply #221 on: November 06, 2018, 04:11:52 PM »
Quote from: Seniorplayer on November 06, 2018, 02:53:46 PM
Think if he fails 2 innings Bairstow to replace  Burns Moeen should revert to 8 and everyone  else moves up one.

You serious?

If so care to explain why you’d drop burns?
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Re: Sri Lanka vs England test series
« Reply #222 on: November 06, 2018, 04:12:50 PM »
Quote from: alexhilly1492 on November 06, 2018, 04:11:52 PM
You serious?

If so care to explain why you’d drop burns?

He's mates with Woakes
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Re: Sri Lanka vs England test series
« Reply #223 on: November 06, 2018, 04:17:18 PM »
Who misses out?

That's a tough one.

I'd say its probably a bowler - we don't exactly need six plus Root and Jennings' part time contributions.  If its one of the batsmen/keepers, obviously Root is locked in and Bairstow has been our best player for nearly three years.  It wouldn't likely be an opener, unless Jonny was asked to do that for a game or two, so I'd sat either Buttler or, daft as it sounds, Foakes.
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Re: Sri Lanka vs England test series
« Reply #224 on: November 06, 2018, 04:31:43 PM »
Jonny averages 31 over the last two years and hasn't had a single not out. His keeping has been decent, but no better than you should expect from a test keeper. He's not setting the world on fire in tests (he is in ODI's mind...)

I think he needs a bit of time to re-hone his technique for tests, his white ball improvements have been possible as he has been staying more legside of the ball and keeping his front leg out the way. Unfortunately that has transferred to his test game and means he has been waving the bat away from his eyeline and getting bowled / caught behind far too much to bat any higher than 6, in my book.

Lets not judge Foakes too early (or overstate Buttler's ability) but I don't think Bairstow is doing as well (in Tests) as everyone likes to think.
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