So we are wrong and not playing very well. What can we do?
In my opinion no point shouting random county cricketers names. We’ve all said Jennings, stoneman, westley, vince a thousand times and it’s qucikly transpired that county runs mean squat on the international circuit. So throwing Sibley Crawley and whoever else we can find in the mix is pointless.
Roy and Burns stay for now, burns as he got runs, and Roy as despite the fact I’m not sure he’s the man for the job, 2 tests isn’t really a fair crack. But he really needs a flat ish track to get us off to a flier. Or a very tired opponent second innings etc.
Digging us out on the 5th day ain’t his game.
Keeper batsmen. Buttler bairstow foakes conundrum.
Buttler and bairstow haven’t yet turned up this summer, and foakes hasn’t had a great lions fc run recently. But is there anyone else?
I don’t think all 3 can play unless one of the 2 b’s goes up to number 3(and let root drop to 4 again).
But I doubt they’d do that.
Buttler has the better run with the bat than bairstow last year, and foakes is the better keeper, so maybe play buttler and foakes for now, but have johnny chomping at the bit if they don’t perform.
Got to pick fit bowlers. So Anderson is out.
Still don’t rate broad but he’s made himself unstoppable for rest of ashes.
He needs archer with him for pace.
Mo has no confidence, give the lad a rest. Bring leach in, especially as he batted well against Ireland.
Woakes if fit, as he had the niggle yesterday, if not it’s curran.
Which just leaves denly.
Denly, Malan, Vince...... all seem to be a quick 20-30 and get out at test level.
Other than the movement of buttler or bairstow to 3, what else do we have? Not a lot it seems.
Root, stokes obvious picks. No questions there.
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