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[ppccopener]

Bairstow practising fully on the outfield today fully kitted out in keeping stuff

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what happens next? 

[liscon12]

We should just have a Royal Rumble style wrestling match, last man standing gets the gloves!

[Mister Le Chiffre]

Foakes has earned the right to keep his place. Bairstow isn't exactly an outstanding gloveman anyway. Bairstow should essentially be pushed up to open.

[Mister Le Chiffre]

Burns got hit on the head at short leg

[petehosk]

Bairtow is a decent gloveman but he is not the best we have! Foakes is supposed to be that man!
So Bairstow needs to be told that if Foakes is playing, put your toys away as you're not keeping....simple as!

[Seniorplayer]

Burns got hit on the head at short leg

Unusual to get hit on on the back of your neck  when you don't turn your body Burns  seems okay though.

[FattusCattus]

Three questions -

1) Roy being discussed as a potential no3 - surely he doesn't bat there for Surrey, I thought he batted about 5 or 6 for them in 4 day games?

2) Bairstow - how long should perceived sulking be tolerated? He's not the best gloveman, but he is potentially a superstar batsman, and the best job he could do for England is to knuckle down and become a top 5 batter.

3) Same for Root - for the good of the test team, could he not suck it up and take posession of the no3 slot? Using the talent we have, surely the best option we have is:

A Opener
B Opener
Root
Bairstow
Buttler
Stokes

[Mister Le Chiffre]

Bairstow's desperation to retain the gloves is clearly an effort to mask the diminishing returns with the bat. Last 21 Tests average of 30 isn't exactly standout

[rickjames]

Bairstow's desperation to retain the gloves is clearly an effort to mask the diminishing returns with the bat. Last 21 Tests average of 30 isn't exactly standout

He's still one of our more reliable players, although I'm still confused by some of his brainfades against India this summer. Don't really want a situation where's he moving up/down the order like Moeen has done all his career

[stevat]

Foakes is very sharp with the gloves mind, very impressive.

[SD]

Would Bairstow have made that stumping happen?

Yes.  The keeper had a great view of it before it got to him and the lad was miles down the track and restricted from getting back by his groin injury.  Foakes took it very well, but a club keeper would have had enough time to drop it, pick it up and still stump the guy

[Manormanic]

Foakes is very sharp with the gloves mind, very impressive.

What I like about Foakes is that he remains exactly as reliable regardless of how far he has to extend, whereas manufactured keepers tend to misjudge where first slip is and tip some round the post.

Not sure how they fit everyone in for this series but longer term, if noone makes a mess of things, how about:
Burns
Butter
Jennings
Root
Bairstow
Stokes
Foakes
Curran S
Leach/Ali/Rashid
Broad/Stone/Roland-Jones
Anderson

[Bats_Entertainment]

Could we not at least wait until this match has finished before picking the team for the next match?

I'm not surprised to see Ben Foakes doing so well, but am pleased for him nonetheless.

[Manormanic]

Could we not at least wait until this match has finished before picking the team for the next match?

I'm not surprised to see Ben Foakes doing so well, but am pleased for him nonetheless.

I wasn't - I was looking at how the available variable can be pieced together longer term.

[Bats_Entertainment]

Poor Chris Woakes. What's he done to have fallen behind Toby Roland-Jones in the 'long-term variables'?