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Re: The International Cricket Thread 2018
« Reply #1305 on: November 01, 2018, 11:17:47 PM »
There’s a good option on the BBC sport website where you can select your starting XI for the first test. It’d be interesting to see what others come up with!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/45771859

I went with, assuming that they’re all fit:

Jennings, Burns, Root, Buttler, Stokes, Ali, Bairstow, Rashid, Woakes, Curran & Anderson.

For me Curran, Leach and Rashid are competing for 9 and Stone and Broad are competing for 10, the conditions in the ground being a big part of the decision, it means you still have 4 consistent bowlers (but I'd use Stokes and Ali as genuine all rounders and have very specific roles for them to play with the ball.

I can't face Jennings getting back into the team, he looks totally out of his depth. I'd play Denly instead but I do appreciate that means 2 new guys at the top, but the experience Jennings brings is of failure so I'm not sure if it's worth having.  If Denly fails, or is at 3, I'd be tempted to see if Roy wants to give it a go (if he's still out there) because I honestly don't think he could do any worse than Jennings if he just went at it like a limited overs game.

For me:

Burns, Denly, Ali, Root, Buttler, Stokes, Bairstow, Woakes, Leach, Stone & Anderson

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Re: The International Cricket Thread 2018
« Reply #1306 on: November 03, 2018, 06:21:22 PM »
My 11 for the first test is.

Burns. Denly. Moeen. Root. Stokes. Butler. Curran. Woakes. Adil. Broad and Anderson. I don't think Bairstow will be fit and I think Jennings has had enough chances.

I fly out tomorrow evening to Sri Lanka via Abu Dhabi for the First Test at Galle.

I've packed a mac!

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Re: The International Cricket Thread 2018
« Reply #1307 on: November 05, 2018, 12:28:07 PM »
My 11 for the first test is.

Burns. Denly. Moeen. Root. Stokes. Butler. Curran. Woakes. Adil. Broad and Anderson. I don't think Bairstow will be fit and I think Jennings has had enough chances.

I fly out tomorrow evening to Sri Lanka via Abu Dhabi for the First Test at Galle.

I've packed a mac!
Enjoy Andy...i hope you get good value for the cost. Think u will need the mac judging by weather today. I will set my alarm in time for start, if going to have weather issues i hope
it's early doors so i can stay in bed a little longer. How many tests r u doing?

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Re: The International Cricket Thread 2018
« Reply #1308 on: November 06, 2018, 06:16:00 AM »
Crap start for England in Sri Lanka, 103-5.

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Re: The International Cricket Thread 2018
« Reply #1309 on: November 06, 2018, 06:57:35 AM »
Yes the usual fine start.

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Re: The International Cricket Thread 2018
« Reply #1310 on: November 06, 2018, 10:25:21 AM »
Yet again it's a middle/lower order salvage job but if we can get somewhere around 300 here I'd say that's a very good score. I'm not sure about the bowlers though, I get they wanted spinners but the reverse of 'if it swings it spins' should be considered. Our strength is our swing bowling so I'd have picked 1 from Rashid and Leach and have Woakes in the side to open with Jimmy.  i hope they prove me wrong and take a shitload of wickets each but I don't rate Rashid in test cricket because he's only really dangerous when teams are trying to score.

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Re: The International Cricket Thread 2018
« Reply #1311 on: November 06, 2018, 11:38:10 AM »
Great effort from lower middle order. Foakes has been brilliant.

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Re: The International Cricket Thread 2018
« Reply #1312 on: November 06, 2018, 04:04:13 PM »
Great effort from lower middle order. Foakes has been brilliant.

He's probably been a bit unlucky to not get a chance before now.  A natural keeper and more than handy with the bat, he's probably been a bit unlucky to have both Bairstow and Buttler competing for the spot.   

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« Reply #1313 on: November 06, 2018, 04:20:26 PM »
Great effort from lower middle order. Foakes has been brilliant.

He's probably been a bit unlucky to not get a chance before now.  A natural keeper and more than handy with the bat, he's probably been a bit unlucky to have both Bairstow and Buttler competing for the spot.   
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Re: The International Cricket Thread 2018
« Reply #1314 on: November 06, 2018, 05:20:17 PM »
Yeah, I like the look of Foakes, it's crazy that we have 3 superb keepers and no openers.

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Re: The International Cricket Thread 2018
« Reply #1315 on: November 06, 2018, 05:38:42 PM »
Curran also excellent, as is basically the norm now.

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Re: The International Cricket Thread 2018
« Reply #1316 on: November 07, 2018, 06:07:02 AM »
Debut century for Foakes, fantastic knock.

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Re: The International Cricket Thread 2018
« Reply #1317 on: November 07, 2018, 06:46:05 AM »
Lovely stuff well done Ben, looks a quality operator. Sri Lanka 4 down looks like the perfect morning.

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Re: The International Cricket Thread 2018
« Reply #1318 on: November 07, 2018, 07:31:40 AM »
My 11 for the first test is.

Burns. Denly. Moeen. Root. Stokes. Butler. Curran. Woakes. Adil. Broad and Anderson. I don't think Bairstow will be fit and I think Jennings has had enough chances.

I fly out tomorrow evening to Sri Lanka via Abu Dhabi for the First Test at Galle.

I've packed a mac!

Just seen this Andy. I hope you have a great time in Sri Lanka.

After a bad start you must be currently enjoying the Test Match.

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Re: The International Cricket Thread 2018
« Reply #1319 on: November 07, 2018, 07:54:32 AM »
England have gone too defensive here, this is exactly what Sri Lanka did yesterday.

 


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