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Re: Sri Lanka vs England test series
« Reply #90 on: October 23, 2018, 03:03:23 AM »
So Bairstow is being trailed in the media as likely out injured for the first test. Does this provide a handy way for the selectors to add a third spin option in Denly without having to face up to dropping Broad?

Jennings
Burns
Moeen
Root
Denly
Stokes
Buttler (wk)
Curran/Woakes/Stone
Rashid
Broad
Jimmy

Which would give a ridiculous 4 seamers and 3 spin options, plus Root/Jennings. OR are 4 seamers a bit pointless given the likely conditions and you play Leach for Broad then choose between Denly/Pope purely on their batting.
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Re: Sri Lanka vs England test series
« Reply #91 on: October 23, 2018, 06:13:49 AM »
Yes It does exactly that. I think Denly should play and bat 3 with everyone moving down. Stone in for broad would make sense, cannot see how both jimmy and broad playing helps on these pitches.

Pope and Curran is tricky as I think we will play Woakes....

Long term Curran has potential to bat top 6 for us I think
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Re: Sri Lanka vs England test series
« Reply #92 on: October 23, 2018, 07:59:31 AM »
Curran left arm and tricks gives England something different he could also  become a top six Basman who bowls. Wouldnt play Woakes in SL is record on the sub continent is not good also if he gets some stick he bowls  wide of off stump  which you can get away with it in one dayers but achieves little in tests particularly on SL wickets.
 Also Wouldn't play Broad or Anderson.
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Re: Sri Lanka vs England test series
« Reply #93 on: October 23, 2018, 08:40:54 AM »
Chuffed to see Tom and Sam both have a go today
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Re: Sri Lanka vs England test series
« Reply #94 on: October 23, 2018, 08:47:31 AM »
Batting looks shockingly lightweight.
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Re: Sri Lanka vs England test series
« Reply #95 on: October 23, 2018, 12:06:13 PM »
Surely Stokes, Jimmy plus 1 other seamer would do on these wickets? I would play Jimmy for his control in any conditions.
After seeing the wickets, it is likely that they will be turning sideways after a couple of days of the test matches, if not sooner (assuming it's not raining 7 hours a day!)
So I would love to see...

Jennings
Burns
Denly
Root
Pope
Stokes
Buttler
S Curran
Mo
Rashid
Jimmy

That would give up a spare keeper if Buttler got injured.
Would also give 3 seamers (Stokes for pace, Jimmy control and swing, and little Sam as swing leftie)
Then Mo, Rashid, Denly and Root.




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Re: Sri Lanka vs England test series
« Reply #96 on: October 23, 2018, 04:48:36 PM »
Mo will be batting at 3
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Re: Sri Lanka vs England test series
« Reply #97 on: October 23, 2018, 05:49:34 PM »
Quote from: Buzz on October 23, 2018, 04:48:36 PM
Mo will be batting at 3
Not too surprising, even allowing for it being Moeen/England moving him to a different batting spot after two reasonably successful innnings would seem unusually harsh!
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Re: Sri Lanka vs England test series
« Reply #98 on: October 23, 2018, 06:12:03 PM »
I was about to ask where cool was.... I then remembered:’(
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Re: Sri Lanka vs England test series
« Reply #99 on: October 23, 2018, 07:20:34 PM »
Quote from: petehosk on October 23, 2018, 12:06:13 PM
Surely Stokes, Jimmy plus 1 other seamer would do on these wickets? I would play Jimmy for his control in any conditions.
After seeing the wickets, it is likely that they will be turning sideways after a couple of days of the test matches, if not sooner (assuming it's not raining 7 hours a day!)
So I would love to see...

Jennings
Burns
Denly
Root
Pope
Stokes
Buttler
S Curran
Mo
Rashid
Jimmy

That would give up a spare keeper if Buttler got injured.
Would also give 3 seamers (Stokes for pace, Jimmy control and swing, and little Sam as swing leftie)
Then Mo, Rashid, Denly and Root.

Agree regards number of seamers. But like Buzz says I think Mo will bat 3 therefore it is between Pope and Denly for the number 5 slot and then Leach plays as 3rd spinner.

Jennings
Burns
Mo
Root
Pope/Denly
Stokes
Buttler
S. Curran
Rashid
Leach
Anderson
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Re: Sri Lanka vs England test series
« Reply #100 on: October 23, 2018, 07:34:24 PM »
Throw into the equation that Stokes' hamstrings looked an absolute state by the time he got out today... that really would put the cat amongst Ed Smith's pigeons.
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Re: Sri Lanka vs England test series
« Reply #101 on: October 25, 2018, 08:09:50 PM »
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Re: Sri Lanka vs England test series
« Reply #102 on: October 25, 2018, 08:40:12 PM »
Hmmmm . Foakes is there as cover, but I've been trying to think past a whole generation when we had the best keeper keeping....it's a fair while ago.

I'm sure there are many on here that are used to batsman keepers playing.

I just wonder if England might play him if Bairstow is out and leave Butler as a batsman.We could well be going in with 3 spinners first test....

If there was ever a chance to play this might be it. bairstow and Butler are good but neither are at Foakes' s level.

Would we change tack and play the best available keeper?
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Re: Sri Lanka vs England test series
« Reply #103 on: October 25, 2018, 09:28:01 PM »
To be fair to Foakes, he's a good bat as well, with a First Class average in the 40s - better than many who've been given a crack as batsmen only.  Mostly runs scored in Div 1 as well.
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Re: Sri Lanka vs England test series
« Reply #104 on: October 25, 2018, 10:04:48 PM »
So what happens if Foakes plays, shows he's a far superior gloveman to YJB and gets runs?

Does YJB come in as a batsman, if so for who?
Or does Foakes get shafted once YJB is fit again regardless?
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