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Post by Balladeer on Feb 11, 2020 13:05:30 GMT
England Test squad: Joe Root (Yorkshire) captain, Dominic Bess (Somerset), Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire), Jos Buttler (Lancashire), Zak Crawley (Kent), Sam Curran (Surrey), Joe Denly (Kent), Ben Foakes (Surrey), Keaton Jennings (Lancashire), Jack Leach (Somerset), Matthew Parkinson (Lancashire), Ollie Pope (Surrey), Dominic Sibley (Warwickshire), Ben Stokes (Durham) vice-captain, Chris Woakes (Warwickshire), Mark Wood (Durham)
Have to say I would not have re-picked Matt Parkinson.
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Post by nemouk on Feb 11, 2020 14:18:01 GMT
As excited as I am to see Bess & Leach playing together for England, we're much worse off for the lack of Moeen Ali in this squad. I realise it's his choice and respect that, but it's a shame that it's come to this for him.
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Post by Balladeer on Feb 12, 2020 10:02:59 GMT
Dobell seems to think that there’s been a permanent breakdown in relations with the ECB and Moe.
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Post by soulcircus on Feb 12, 2020 10:27:04 GMT
Dobell seems to think that there’s been a permanent breakdown in relations with the ECB and Moe. Yeah, I saw that video as well. Didn't paint the ECB in a particularly good light.
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Post by Balladeer on Mar 7, 2020 18:10:26 GMT
Oh good, Buttler's top-scored in the warm-up match.
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Post by nemouk on Mar 12, 2020 10:52:33 GMT
Coronavirus unsurprisingly threatening these tests. I must say, the amount of viral contrivances to prevent Jack Leach playing tests over the last 12 months has been quite something.
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Post by Balladeer on Mar 13, 2020 11:20:42 GMT
And that's that.
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Post by Balladeer on Jan 13, 2021 8:21:41 GMT
Resurrected thread!
Three seamers, eh? That lack of a spinning all-rounder suddenly looks awfully problematic.
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Post by nemouk on Jan 13, 2021 10:40:09 GMT
Joe Root is a spinning all rounder, he just doesn't want to identify as such.
Dom Sibley is... not, but it'd be fun if he had a go all the same.
Dan Lawrence is probably somewhere in between.
Considering the resources available, SCurran + Wood/Stone + Broad/Anderson + Bess & Leach + Batsmen doing their bit should be more than enough for a depleted Sri Lanka. I'm probably more concerned about our batting to be honest, including Johnny Grievances "sticking it to his critics" by suggesting he's basically as good as Matt Prior if you ignore all the times he gets out. Funny character is Johnny, seems very angry for someone who has had a lot of chances (most of them merited, but plenty of good players haven't had one chance and he's had tons)
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Post by Balladeer on Jan 13, 2021 12:28:57 GMT
Good players like Ben Foakes, you mean?
Dan Lawrence might be fun, but I can’t help feel that ‘5. Buttler 6. Foakes wk’ would work better than what they’re going with.
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Post by nemouk on Jan 14, 2021 7:40:26 GMT
Blimey that's dumb from Chandimal, Matthews has just gone and he tries to hit Jack Leach into the sea through a fielder.
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Post by Balladeer on Jan 14, 2021 8:08:45 GMT
Woke up to 69-3. Had my shower and it was 83-5. Lovely stuff. Feels like a bit of a counterattack now though.
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Post by nemouk on Jan 14, 2021 8:18:32 GMT
Shit gets wickets
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Post by nemouk on Jan 14, 2021 8:36:46 GMT
Bess might have the worst three for I've ever seen. Some days it goes for you! Reward for plugging away on the hard days.
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Post by Balladeer on Jan 14, 2021 8:44:00 GMT
Where’s that Pierre post with the laughter and the swears?
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