Quote from: paul_e on July 16, 2019, 04:05:34 PMRoy, Burns, Bairstow, Root, Buttler, Stokes, Curran, Ali, Woakes, Archer, AndersonLot of all rounders but it's where our strength is.Not sure that they need five seamers.Foakes might play instead of Curran
Roy, Burns, Bairstow, Root, Buttler, Stokes, Curran, Ali, Woakes, Archer, AndersonLot of all rounders but it's where our strength is.
Andy Zaltzman has been a great addition to TMS.
Quote from: UK Redsox on July 17, 2019, 08:25:00 AMAndy Zaltzman has been a great addition to TMS.I've really enjoyed their coverage throughout the tournament, particularly their daily podcast which I'm missing! I used to listen to it in the car on the way to work. Hopefully they will do something similar during the Ashes.Speaking of which, the Ashes is our first series in the World Test championship, I only discovered that last week on Cricinfo.
The World Test Championship is a brilliant idea, done terribly. Basically everything you would want or expect is missing. Are all the Test teams involved? No, only nine out of twelve.Do the other three, at least, get regular, organised matches and a chance at promotion into the Championship? Nah, fuck 'em.Do the nine teams all play each other so that it's fair? No, they play six out of the eight teams, fairness doesn't matter.Do you at least have the biggest rivalry involved, India vs Pakistan? No.Will India v Pakistan be involved the second time around? No.Load of old shite.
Squad announcementshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/49013831
Ireland and Afghanistan given Test status and then told to go away and play with Zimbabwe