Cricket

[Handball]

It's not necessarily the tactics that are the reason they are getting criticism. I believe the issue is selection and that there are some players who appear to be un-droppable regardless of performance. That doesn't help get the best out of the team.

I personally would drop Woakes Bashir Crawley and Pope and give others a go. I don't think they are performing well enough.

Woakes is a first change bowler at best.
Crawley has no technique other than chase every ball outside off stump.
Pope is never a number three while he has an orifice to defecate out of.
Bashir must be a pet project or an ongoing bet amongst the England selectors that he will take more than single figures wickets in a 5 match series.

 

[summerisle]

Lancashire 65-2, 8 overs.

Games not over until it's over ! Archer.

 

[Walken]

It's not necessarily the tactics that are the reason they are getting criticism. I believe the issue is selection and that there are some players who appear to be un-droppable regardless of performance. That doesn't help get the best out of the team.

I personally would drop Woakes Bashir Crawley and Pope and give others a go. I don't think they are performing well enough.

Can't really argue with that, would hope Atkinson is available and Bethall surely plays. Not sure about spin, does Dawson play any red ball cricket?

 

[Walken]

If nothing else seeing Archer in test cricket has been great

 

[summerisle]

Lancashire 94-3, 12 overs.

 

[Walken]

That drop feels like the chance gone

 

[Handball]

If nothing else seeing Archer in test cricket has been great

There's nothing like a proper strike bowler with the new ball mate.
But, he needs using sparingly.
A Swann in this team would make the world of difference.
Mind, every test team could say the same.

 

[Walken]

There's nothing like a proper strike bowler with the new ball mate.
But, he needs using sparingly.
A Swann in this team would make the world of difference.
Mind, every test team could say the same.

Box office isn't it, a chanbe he and Wood could both play the last test?

 

[Handball]

Box office isn't it, a chanbe he and Wood could both play the last test?

Box Office is right.
Raw pace and uncertainty with the new ball puts punters on seats.

 

[Handball]

Box office isn't it, a chanbe he and Wood could both play the last test?

Thing is though, IF you had Wood and Archer in the same attack, you'd need at least 2 other bowlers to take the workload.
That would likely mean the spinner goes.

 

[samsonthedog1]

Hopefully the next test we make some changes. If we can Bring Bethell in for Pope/Crawley we can play 4 seamers plus Stokes.

 

[Handball]

I think there's a v real chance Bethel plays the next test.

 

[Rita_Poon]

2 england batters outscored 'extras'. one by 8 runs, the other by a solitary run. If that doesn't explain the clear failing of the zero patience approach nothing will. This england setup seems entirely based on roid rage thinking. super aggro, bat like mad men, chase parked cars, application of strength, zero finesse, even less patience. 20twenty stuff.

 

[Rita_Poon]

These should see 193 off for three or four wickets at worst.

 

[samsonthedog1]

Woakes is a first change bowler at best.
Crawley has no technique other than chase every ball outside off stump.
Pope is never a number three while he has an orifice to defecate out of.
Bashir must be a pet project or an ongoing bet amongst the England selectors that he will take more than single figures wickets in a 5 match series.

I just don’t see it with Bashir, the India series last year Hartley and Ahmed both looked better and could actually bat. It’s like there too proud to admit it’s been a mistake.