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Re: Ashes Test Series - 2021/22
« Reply #720 on: December 27, 2021, 08:00:13 PM »
Quote from: FattusCattus on December 27, 2021, 07:50:12 PM
He doesn't seem to be in command of his own bowling attack

I'm not sure he has any influence on selection

There seems to be times when he doesn't have a plan B when things aren't going right

He looks tired, pissed off, lacking spark and worn down by the captaincy - why saddle your best batsamn with this?
Most likely he's got minimal influence on selection.
When the team isn't performing to their abilities, then it's natural for players to be frustrated, I'm sure he's not worn out, otherwise he wouldn't be scoring those runs.
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Re: Ashes Test Series - 2021/22
« Reply #721 on: December 27, 2021, 08:23:56 PM »
Quote from: Devondumpling00 on December 27, 2021, 07:52:31 PM
I don’t think any Somerset batsman is deserved of a call up based on batting performance in the last year. There are some to look out for in the future though.

I’m open to Root losing the captaincy, but there’s just no one there to do it. If you were going to bring someone in from outside the setup, you’d want them to have the miles as captain on the clock, an elder statesmen, to have a record of winning in the longer format. Someone who could command respect immediately. Pair that with a decent first class average and I think the state of team makes that an acceptable move. What’s Vince up to hahaha
Really good point. #VinceEnglandcaptain

He can bat five and chill if we bat first. He can also make plans with the England bowling attack as we reach 27-3

But actually,not a bad shout lol
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Re: Ashes Test Series - 2021/22
« Reply #722 on: December 27, 2021, 10:28:04 PM »
Why not ask Morgan to do it? Short format specialist obviously but he has a great cricket brain and is a proper leader. He might not break any runs records but he'd be hard pushed to do worse with the bat than most of these.
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Re: Ashes Test Series - 2021/22
« Reply #723 on: December 27, 2021, 10:36:55 PM »
He;d probably score more runs than Hameed / Crawley / Burns
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Re: Ashes Test Series - 2021/22
« Reply #724 on: December 27, 2021, 10:40:39 PM »
All over by lunch today right?
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Re: Ashes Test Series - 2021/22
« Reply #725 on: December 27, 2021, 10:41:06 PM »
Quote from: six and out on December 27, 2021, 07:38:34 PM
Can I ask why everyone think Root is a bad captain?

He has just had his best year yet with the bat so if the captaincy is effecting his batting then I would love to see what he would do without it!

Is he not a leader? His on field captaincy not up to it?

Or is it that he has an awful management team behind him that haven't helped him at all one bit and if he had the right team etc.... he might actually do alright?

For me there's an issue with some of his tactical decision making - it's all very reactive rather than proactive.

My biggest problem with his captaincy though is with his management of individuals; I don't think he gets the best out of players or creates the conditions for them to thrive. I'm thinking in particular about his treatment of Moeen when he threw him under a bus. He bowled Archer into the ground and out of this series with a stress fracture.

I didn't like him having a public go at the bowlers for bowling too short in the second test when subsequent comments from Anderson suggested that those comments hadn't been made in private first.

So yeah, great batsman but I don't think he's the kind of leader that is going to inspire people to run through walls so lets let him focus on the day job.
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Re: Ashes Test Series - 2021/22
« Reply #726 on: December 27, 2021, 10:44:53 PM »
Quote from: rickjames on December 27, 2021, 10:40:39 PM
All over by lunch today right?

No, I think we'll drag it out far enough to cover over some of the cracks. Like the 90s team we often get the odd individual performance when the pressure of playing to win has been lifted.
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Re: Ashes Test Series - 2021/22
« Reply #727 on: December 27, 2021, 11:31:57 PM »
I’ll be amazed if this lasts more than an hour.
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Re: Ashes Test Series - 2021/22
« Reply #728 on: December 27, 2021, 11:35:10 PM »
If I was England I would get Mike Hesson involved somehow. He is the reason NZ is where it is now. Not from an old boys club, not an ex-international or first class player, just a smart cricket brain who's not afraid of making the tough decisions (Cut Taylor early doors for McCullum).
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Re: Ashes Test Series - 2021/22
« Reply #729 on: December 27, 2021, 11:40:16 PM »
Watching live again...because I miss the misery.

My only hope is that Root scores a few, as he's the only ENG batsman that deserves them.
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Re: Ashes Test Series - 2021/22
« Reply #730 on: December 27, 2021, 11:53:11 PM »
As I said earlier, over by lunch
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Re: Ashes Test Series - 2021/22
« Reply #731 on: December 27, 2021, 11:53:11 PM »
Decent ball from Starc.  Not many/5
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Re: Ashes Test Series - 2021/22
« Reply #732 on: December 27, 2021, 11:55:02 PM »
Stokes has looked very average, no surprise really.
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Re: Ashes Test Series - 2021/22
« Reply #733 on: December 28, 2021, 12:01:45 AM »
Quote from: SurreySam on December 27, 2021, 11:40:16 PM
Watching live again...because I miss the misery.

My only hope is that Root scores a few, as he's the only ENG batsman that deserves them.

I'm just hoping for whatever is funniest now, and I can't work out if that's Root getting out on 99 or 107
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Re: Ashes Test Series - 2021/22
« Reply #734 on: December 28, 2021, 12:07:50 AM »
Quote from: Big Mac on December 28, 2021, 12:01:45 AM
I'm just hoping for whatever is funniest now, and I can't work out if that's Root getting out on 99 or 107

OK Root retiring hurt on 99 after being hit in the nuts is actually the funniest outcome and I think that's what I'm going to pray for
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