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[rickjames]

An excellent performance with the ball. Now please don't throw this away

[ppccopener]

Come on Zak!! Just get in for an hour, 30 odd will do here as a start.

[alexhilly1492]

Life left in Anderson yet 

Stokes helps a bit thou, handy fielder!

But stokes only averages 30 odd with the bat

[LEACHY48]

Crawley has looked the part so far. He is clearly one for the future. Hope he gets a good run.

[rickjames]

Rabada thinks Crawley is Don Bradman then

[six and out]

Very very steep learning curve for Crawley.

[Manormanic]

Just a thought here on Bess.
He bowled magnificently yesterday.
The work he has done with Herath has paid off.

Definitely the right call for him to play. I hope he gets a run in the team now.

Here is a strange thought.  He could indeed get a run in the team ahead of Leach...whilst still being left out for Leach when both are available for Somerset!

[Manormanic]

Crawley has looked the part so far.

When?  I definitely missed that bit...

[ppccopener]

Very very steep learning curve for Crawley.

Yes gone now but 25 ain't too bad, he's young with potential, got to have a run now with Burns out for the series.

Sibley looks more of an old style opener, blocker, which we need.Crawley plays a few more shots it appears

[Buzz]

Here is a strange thought.  He could indeed get a run in the team ahead of Leach...whilst still being left out for Leach when both are available for Somerset!

This is very likely.
Which is mad, but welcome to English cricket.
The next tour is to SL so we will need to have both (possibly plus Moeen).

[WalkingWicket37]

This is very likely.
Which is mad, but welcome to English cricket.
The next tour is to SL so we will need to have both (possibly plus Moeen).

Getting ahead of myself here, but it will be interesting to see who they pick as the third spinner if Moeen isn't available

[Manormanic]

This is very likely.
Which is mad, but welcome to English cricket.

Indeed. Or perhaps welcome to Headingley for Bess...

[Manormanic]

Getting ahead of myself here, but it will be interesting to see who they pick as the third spinner if Moeen isn't available

Unless Ali is available, I don't see them picking three in the XI - Stokes knee needs protection so he won't be one of two seamers, and there is not an obvious candidate amongst our other spinners to bat seven in a three and three attack. I'd expect Root and Denly to bowl some overs.

Third in the squad... I'd like to see Virdi go. There are some decent young spinners in English cricket but he's the only one who has sufficient experience and a tight enough line. I suspect it'll be Liam Dawson tho. 🤔

[ppccopener]

Unless Ali is available, I don't see them picking three in the XI - Stokes knee needs protection so he won't be one of two seamers, and there is not an obvious candidate amongst our other spinners to bat seven in a three and three attack. I'd expect Root and Denly to bowl some overs.

Third in the squad... I'd like to see Virdi go. There are some decent young spinners in English cricket but he's the only one who has sufficient experience and a tight enough line. I suspect it'll be Liam Dawson tho. 🤔

Yeah don't think we will take 3 if there's not enough available good enough to play.root and Denly can bowl a few with leach and Bess if he is in(looks likely)

A recent tour to Sri Lanka or the UAE can't remember which but our seamers did pretty well when they were deemed redundant prior to the tour.

I think Ali is playing in the Pakistan league during the Lankan tour, not sure thou.

[rickjames]

Denly throwing away another good start