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Re: England tour of West Indies
« Reply #795 on: February 08, 2019, 08:25:35 PM »
The situation wonderfully summed up by George Dobell....

"Had talk at the Darren Sammy ground in St Lucia been of miners' strikes, war in the Falklands and the plotline of Neighbours, the sense could not have been clearer: England are back in the 1980s."

http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/25953448/jennings-foakes-england-chaos-two-tests-ashes?platform=amp&__twitter_impression=true
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Re: England tour of West Indies
« Reply #796 on: February 08, 2019, 08:41:08 PM »
I hope England get absolutely smashed.
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Re: England tour of West Indies
« Reply #797 on: February 08, 2019, 08:54:18 PM »
Good to know that averaging 32 since 2017 makes Bairstow one of the 'inner circle'. Absolutely embarrassing decision to axe Foakes. Aside from 2016, Bairstow has been mediocre
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Re: England tour of West Indies
« Reply #798 on: February 08, 2019, 09:13:08 PM »
This whole tour has made me angry in a way I haven’t been since KP got binned. It’s cronyism, it’s illogical and I don’t think anyone making decisions really cares.
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Re: England tour of West Indies
« Reply #799 on: February 08, 2019, 09:15:48 PM »
Burns, Jennings, Denly has 17-3 written all over it!
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Re: England tour of West Indies
« Reply #800 on: February 08, 2019, 09:32:24 PM »
All of it is spineless. Theresa May has got more backbone than Root.
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Re: England tour of West Indies
« Reply #801 on: February 08, 2019, 09:41:30 PM »
The root of all the selection troubles is a top 3 who can't stick around long enough to build a platform for the middle order to build on.  No matter whether you agree with individual selection decisions, the team will struggle as a whole until this is fixed and I can't say that we are any closer to resolving this problem despite having tried a lot of different options
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Re: England tour of West Indies
« Reply #802 on: February 08, 2019, 10:03:18 PM »
Am I alone in thinking id select Foakes ahead of Jennings and Denly just as a batsman?
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Re: England tour of West Indies
« Reply #803 on: February 08, 2019, 10:07:50 PM »
Quote from: LateBloomer on February 08, 2019, 10:03:18 PM
Am I alone in thinking id select Foakes ahead of Jennings and Denly just as a batsman?

I posted along these lines earlier.  Foakes was since passed fit to keep, too.
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Re: England tour of West Indies
« Reply #804 on: February 08, 2019, 10:09:09 PM »
Quote from: LateBloomer on February 08, 2019, 10:03:18 PM
Am I alone in thinking id select Foakes ahead of Jennings and Denly just as a batsman?

Denly has had 1 Test so I think deserves another shot, Jennings on the other hand is a joke what’s changed from when he was dropped 9 days ago! Nothing.

Foakes is harsh but I guess understandable if he can’t keep, think as much as I like him YJB is a lucky boy and Root needs to grow a pair and bat at 3 for the team
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Re: England tour of West Indies
« Reply #805 on: February 08, 2019, 10:12:51 PM »
Quote from: SOULMAN1012 on February 08, 2019, 10:09:09 PM
Denly has had 1 Test so I think deserves another shot, Jennings on the other hand is a joke what’s changed from when he was dropped 9 days ago! Nothing.

Foakes is harsh but I guess understandable if he can’t keep, think as much as I like him YJB is a lucky boy and Root needs to grow a pair and bat at 3 for the team

I read Foakes was passed fit to keep.
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Re: England tour of West Indies
« Reply #806 on: February 08, 2019, 10:33:22 PM »
Quote from: LateBloomer on February 08, 2019, 10:03:18 PM
Am I alone in thinking id select Foakes ahead of Jennings and Denly just as a batsman?

First class averages for the three puts Foakes as comfortably the better batsman. It would be another back to front selection as Foakes should be keeping but see where you're coming from.

. How they have left out Foakes in beyond me, I think the thinking is all wrong and it's incompetence from Bayliss and Root and whoever else does selection. And sadly for me a lack of courage.

Root should be 3 then it fits better for Bairstow,stokes and butler....and Foakes.
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Re: England tour of West Indies
« Reply #807 on: February 08, 2019, 10:50:25 PM »
Bairstows record is interesting. Averages 100 vs Sri Lanka and 55 vs SA

Every other nation in the low 30’s or below. Averages 28 and 18 against the Aussies and WI respectively
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Re: England tour of West Indies
« Reply #808 on: February 09, 2019, 12:20:38 AM »
Bairstow had one purple patch but before and since has been very disappointing.  Personally, I would have one of Foakes or Bairstow in the side with Foakes the one I would go for right now.

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Re: England tour of West Indies
« Reply #809 on: February 09, 2019, 08:41:49 AM »
This is becoming the definition of insanity. It's also incredibly weak leadership and management. Unwillingness to make strong decisions with selection. Way too many middle order cooks spoiling the broth.

Jennings is nowhere near good enough for the Aussie attack in the summer. Pick on form from the championship and make tough decisions. I see only Burns, Root, Stokes, Broad and Anderson as certs for the Ashes. I want Foakes keeping, Woakes staying fit and I need to see Moeen and Jonny stepping up. I got slaughtered on here for suggesting Buttler needs to do more as a batsman during the SL series but if he's playing as a batsman he's got to up his production and that means lots of red ball cricket in the summer
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