Topic: Ashes Test Series - 2021/22 (Read 90862 times)

Devondumpling00 · « **Reply #540 on:** December 23, 2021, 06:27:09 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

Carberry would be our best opener now

Manormanic · « **Reply #541 on:** December 23, 2021, 06:36:17 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

Honestly, we only have two maybe three nowadays who would get in that side at their peak.

six and out · « **Reply #542 on:** December 23, 2021, 07:18:06 PM »

The papers are reporting that Burns and Pope are being dropped for Crawley and Bairstow

This is The Mail's (Lawrence Booth) probable team -

ENGLAND: 1 Haseeb Hameed, 2 Zak Crawley, 3 Dawid Malan, 4 Joe Root (capt), 5 Ben Stokes, 6 Jonny Bairstow, 7 Jos Buttler (wkt), 8 Ollie Robinson, 9 Mark Wood, 10 Jack Leach, 11 James Anderson.

jp2408 · « **Reply #543 on:** December 23, 2021, 07:27:55 PM »

Glad Hameed hasn�t gone. He has shown enough to suggest he can succeed longer term and it could be ruinous for his career to recall him at the first hint of county form and drop him a few tests later.

LEACHY48 · « **Reply #544 on:** December 23, 2021, 07:33:25 PM »

I have to say, the squad selection with Crawley (average of 11 this yr in test cricket) and Bairstow (tried over and over again) leaves a lot to be desired. Bairstow showed in 2016 he can do it, but in the 5 years since he's shown nothing. I don't hate his selection as much as Crawley's though. Crawley averages 32 or something in FC cricket and now 11 in the last year in tests. What on earth possessed the selectors to go with him over the plethora of openers that average more than him and look like better bets? Boggles my mind.

Rest of the side on paper looks ok, would like foakes in to keep but someone who clearly doesn't know the importance of a keeper has sent him home.

Devondumpling00 · « **Reply #545 on:** December 23, 2021, 07:47:00 PM »

Quote from: LEACHY48 on December 23, 2021, 07:33:25 PM

I have to say, the squad selection with Crawley (average of 11 this yr in test cricket) and Bairstow (tried over and over again) leaves a lot to be desired. Bairstow showed in 2016 he can do it, but in the 5 years since he's shown nothing. I don't hate his selection as much as Crawley's though. Crawley averages 32 or something in FC cricket and now 11 in the last year in tests. What on earth possessed the selectors to go with him over the plethora of openers that average more than him and look like better bets? Boggles my mind.

Rest of the side on paper looks ok, would like foakes in to keep but someone who clearly doesn't know the importance of a keeper has sent him home.

Lets get Sam Robson and Keaton Jennings back

LEACHY48 · « **Reply #546 on:** December 23, 2021, 07:52:06 PM »

Quote from: Devondumpling00 on December 23, 2021, 07:47:00 PM

Lets get Sam Robson and Keaton Jennings back

Haha, no, but I wouldn't mind Yates (who looked really good against aus A) or lees, or Hain getting a look in.

Jimbo · « **Reply #547 on:** December 23, 2021, 08:00:36 PM »

Yates does look the most like a test opener of the current crop, even if the stats don't quite back it up yet.

ppccopener · « **Reply #548 on:** December 23, 2021, 08:03:31 PM »

Agree with leachy, Crawley has not done anything to indicate a recall, he also has not had the chance to thru our summer or on tour.

I suppose picking outside the contracted players is unlikely away from home.

I think Crawley does have potential as do Pope and Lawrence.

But I doubt any of us could really put them in order of who is more likely to be successful in tests.

I really do hope Pope does not end up just flogging runs at the Oval, like Hick and Ramps that would be such a waste

AJ2014 · « **Reply #549 on:** December 23, 2021, 08:11:35 PM »

I'll give 2 B's one more chance!
Burns and Bairstow, it's worth it!

Devondumpling00 · « **Reply #550 on:** December 23, 2021, 08:16:54 PM »

Yates, Bohannon, Libby for next year? Try and blood the new talent

SurreySam · « **Reply #551 on:** December 23, 2021, 08:29:27 PM »

Quote from: LEACHY48 on December 23, 2021, 07:33:25 PM

I have to say, the squad selection with Crawley (average of 11 this yr in test cricket) and Bairstow (tried over and over again) leaves a lot to be desired. Bairstow showed in 2016 he can do it, but in the 5 years since he's shown nothing. I don't hate his selection as much as Crawley's though. Crawley averages 32 or something in FC cricket and now 11 in the last year in tests. What on earth possessed the selectors to go with him over the plethora of openers that average more than him and look like better bets? Boggles my mind.

Rest of the side on paper looks ok, would like foakes in to keep but someone who clearly doesn't know the importance of a keeper has sent him home.

Did you watch Crawley's 267 against PAK? He faced both left arm fast and spin, at 23 years old he certainly deserves investment. Burns on the other hand has only managed 50% of that, at his best!

golders · « **Reply #552 on:** December 23, 2021, 08:51:26 PM »

Quote from: Manormanic on December 23, 2021, 06:36:17 PM

Honestly, we only have two maybe three nowadays who would get in that side at their peak.

Exactly.

golders · « **Reply #553 on:** December 23, 2021, 08:52:22 PM »

Quote from: Devondumpling00 on December 23, 2021, 08:16:54 PM

Yates, Bohannon, Libby for next year? Try and blood the new talent

Good idea,at least two of the three

Bats_Entertainment · « **Reply #554 on:** December 23, 2021, 10:13:56 PM »

Quote from: Devondumpling00 on December 23, 2021, 08:16:54 PM

Yates, Bohannon, Libby for next year? Try and blood the new talent

And how are we expecting that to go?

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