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[ProCricketer1982]

Every team has undropables. England has had a long line in undropables where by people make up loads of reasons as to why they are vital to be kept

[Novak]

What are the international sides undroppables

Who are England's ?

[lethalshrapnel]

Alastair Cook!

[FattusCattus]

Sydney Barnes

[Novak]

Cookie gone now and record was crazy good but he was undroppable

[LateBloomer]

Cook wasnt dropped because he was one of the best 2 openers available to England from the day he debuted till the day he retired. Its a fairly simple concept

What are the international sides undroppables

Who are England's ?

Not sure there is any point to the question

[cricketbadger]

Cook wasnt dropped because he was one of the best 2 openers available to England from the day he debuted till the day he retired. Its a fairly simple concept

Spot on. Who could have ever been picked instead of him and when would that have coincided with the need to drop him. He had a lot of partners once Strauss retired, and he was usually (without checking the stats) in my opinion the better and more consistent performer between himself and whoever he opened with

[rickjames]

When you're trying to avoid a poor pitch rating and 12 month ban from hosting internationals, but can't help yourself

[LateBloomer]

Does not look pretty! Just read a long article on cricinfo about Melbournes pitches.

Not sure if you want to bat or bowl first on that, got flatter and slower last year as the days went on

[Mister Le Chiffre]

India bat first

[richyreed]

Vihari does not look like a test match opener

[ProCricketer1982]

Wicket looks to be flat and dead with zero seam or swing as of yet.

[Mister Le Chiffre]

Gotta love Kohli's justification of Rohit's selection. 'He can be destructive with the tail'. Kohli obviously salty he had to axe his pet project Rahul so his retort is to get another of his pals back into the playing XI

[Mister Le Chiffre]

Poor old privileged Mitchell Marsh copping it from the irate Victorians.

Anyway this pitch definitely seems a result pitch. Australia bowled far too full in the first session. Agarwal was impressive and Vihari happy to blunt the new ball. Pujara is made for these kind of pitches. Kohli looked pretty scruffy but he's still there.

Variable bounce will be savage by days 3-4-5

[joymarvin]

Gotta love Kohli's justification of Rohit's selection. 'He can be destructive with the tail'. Kohli obviously salty he had to axe his pet project Rahul so his retort is to get another of his pals back into the playing XI

Mate at times I really enjoy reading your comments but using words like 'pet' is really not acceptable.