Topic: Ashes Test Series - 2021/22 (Read 90856 times)

Bats_Entertainment · « **Reply #525 on:** December 22, 2021, 03:56:44 PM »

That tail looks horrendous!

billyb · « **Reply #526 on:** December 23, 2021, 07:35:34 AM »

Here's my humble offering... A bit unorthodox, I know.
I'm moving Hameed or Burns down the order, where it should be easier to score runs. Crawley, Bairstow, Lawrence come in. Lawrence can bowl tidy spin, and so I'm prioritizing stiffening the batting with that added bonus. Bairstow comes in to keep and bat. Woakes, Pope, Buttler out. Was tempted to drop Hameed instead of Woakes as Woakes balances the side, but he isn't taking wicket. I think Leach will be hit out of the attack, and I don't want to break him as a player. I still think I'm a bowler short... Hameed for Anderson or Woakes?

1. Burns
2. Crawley
3. Malan
4. Root
5. Hameed
6. Lawrence
7. Bairstow (WK)
8. Stokes
9. Wood
10. Robinson
11. Broad

SurreySam · « **Reply #527 on:** December 23, 2021, 11:53:15 AM »

What I'd like:

1. Bairstow
2. Hameed
3. Crawley
4. Malan
5. Root
6. Stokes
7. Buttler (wk)
8. Lawrence/Broad (subject to pitch)
9. Robinson
10. Wood
11. Anderson

What I think we'll get:

1. Hameed
2. Crawley
3. Malan
4. Root
5. Stokes
6. Pope
7. Buttler (wk)
8. Woakes/Leach (subject to pitch)
9. Robinson
10. Wood
11. Anderson

AJ2014 · « **Reply #528 on:** December 23, 2021, 12:06:24 PM »

Hameed got 2 ducks and still favourite to start batting line up as an opener! 🤔

Jimbo · « **Reply #529 on:** December 23, 2021, 12:39:54 PM »

Bairstow has struggled against quality pace bowlers bowling at his stumps with a bit of movement and people repeatedly want him to open. Tell me you haven't watched Bairstow bat in red ball for years without telling me you haven't...

Jimbo · « **Reply #530 on:** December 23, 2021, 12:41:27 PM »

Hameed
Crawley
Malan
Root
Stokes
Bairstow (should be Lawrence but...)
Buttler
Robinson
Wood
Leach
Anderson

SurreySam · « **Reply #531 on:** December 23, 2021, 01:06:17 PM »

Quote from: Jimbo on December 23, 2021, 12:39:54 PM

Bairstow has struggled against quality pace bowlers bowling at his stumps with a bit of movement and people repeatedly want him to open. Tell me you haven't watched Bairstow bat in red ball for years without telling me you haven't...

Yes, it's a sink or swim option for me putting him out first. He opens in other formats and I want an ODI attacking the bowlers style performance scoring 40-75 odd. If he nicks off then so be it, he'd nick off further down the order pissing about trying to stay in.

Jimbo · « **Reply #532 on:** December 23, 2021, 01:20:27 PM »

Quote from: SurreySam on December 23, 2021, 01:06:17 PM

Yes, it's a sink or swim option for me putting him out first. He opens in other formats and I want an ODI attacking the bowlers style performance scoring 40-75 odd. If he nicks off then so be it, he'd nick off further down the order pissing about trying to stay in.

Have you noticed that the Aussie batsmen noticeably haven't been doing this? Warner is every bit as destructive in white ball as Bairstow and he's been coming in and looking to bat long. The idea that Bairstow can come in and do what he does in white ball against a test attack is a fallacy.

jayralh · « **Reply #533 on:** December 23, 2021, 01:28:39 PM »

Why you can't or don't pick Roy and Hales as openers. No opening combinations have worked for sometime. Why not give chance to others.

SurreySam · « **Reply #534 on:** December 23, 2021, 01:32:13 PM »

Quote from: Jimbo on December 23, 2021, 01:20:27 PM

Have you noticed that the Aussie batsmen noticeably haven't been doing this? Warner is every bit as destructive in white ball as Bairstow and he's been coming in and looking to bat long. The idea that Bairstow can come in and do what he does in white ball against a test attack is a fallacy.

Don't disagree and I believe he shouldn't be in our red ball side. I'm just selecting from what options are currently out there.

Jimbo · « **Reply #535 on:** December 23, 2021, 01:36:35 PM »

Quote from: SurreySam on December 23, 2021, 01:32:13 PM

Don't disagree and I believe he shouldn't be in our red ball side. I'm just selecting from what options are currently out there.

I'd rather stick Crawley up top, aware his form has been abysmal but Bairstow up top against Hazelwood and Cummins is painful to imagine.

Quote from: jayralh on December 23, 2021, 01:28:39 PM

Why you can't or don't pick Roy and Hales as openers. No opening combinations have worked for sometime. Why not give chance to others.

Because Hales and Roy have both been tried and miserably failed as test openers before and neither have any kind of red ball form?

AJ2014 · « **Reply #536 on:** December 23, 2021, 03:34:40 PM »

Not convinced with Hameed as well! While Aussie are in full control, there is little chance for those incomers, as well, who actually were not picked up initially for the first Ashes Test!

ppccopener · « **Reply #537 on:** December 23, 2021, 04:46:06 PM »

I don�t think myself Crawley has or could do anything to justify being picked but we have to do something gut feeling is Crawley is better suited to pace as he pulls and cuts well.

Bairstow will came back in and again, Lawrence maybe should get the chance instead of Pope. Hugely disappointed Pope has not shown how good he is on this tour but it�s runs that count and he doesn�t have enough
More interestingly we know Root was unhappy with the bowling last match, one paper has Broad and Anderson both dropped.

golders · « **Reply #538 on:** December 23, 2021, 04:54:01 PM »

Larry Lowhands Hameed has looked convincingly unconvincing.

Would this 90's naughties mix do better?

Carberry
Compton
Smith
Hick
Ramprakash
White
Stewart
Malcolm
Gough
Panesar
Caddick

AJ2014 · « **Reply #539 on:** December 23, 2021, 05:09:47 PM »

Quote from: golders on December 23, 2021, 04:54:01 PM

Larry Lowhands Hameed has looked convincingly unconvincing.

Would this 90's naughties mix do better?

Carberry
Compton
Smith
Hick
Ramprakash
White
Stewart
Malcolm
Gough
Panesar
Caddick

Hahaha, they didn't work out as well!

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