Something good always comes out of bad as they say Rory
Less than 15 overs played so full refunds all round. Useless tossers couldn't even drag it out long enough to make Warwickshire a few quid...
I think one shift that’s created imbalance is the apparent decision that Broad and Anderson are going to play together. That’s fine, but you can’t then mix it with their desire to have a fast attack, because it means your suddenly forced to have four seamers and no spinner to carry to workload.I think rotating Jimmy and Broad makes sense at this stage and I get the impression someone doesn’t want to make the tough call so is fudging it.
[url][/url]Quote from: PaulWinch again on June 13, 2021, 08:17:48 PMI think one shift that’s created imbalance is the apparent decision that Broad and Anderson are going to play together. That’s fine, but you can’t then mix it with their desire to have a fast attack, because it means your suddenly forced to have four seamers and no spinner to carry to workload.I think rotating Jimmy and Broad makes sense at this stage and I get the impression someone doesn’t want to make the tough call so is fudging it.Think it is the absence of Stokes that causes the imbalance Paul, as we don't have another all-rounder who can be the 4th seamer and bat in the top six. Moeen Ali's decline in form has meant we haven't got a spinner who could possibly bat in the top six either, so it then becomes a problem to find that balance. With both Sam Curran and Woakes not available, the option of batting a seamer at seven and moving the keeper up to six was gone as well.
Broad and Jimmy are both still world class, but I don't think they offer the variety anymore. There's nothing wrong with selecting one or the other.I agree with Paul that Woakes should be an absolute necessity if Stokes is out. I love Woakesy, and I'd have him involved most tests, so bias admitted.Unless you're playing at Chester Le-Street in April, you have a spinner. Simple as that.All this talk about 'balance of the team'. I'm sorry, but I think I'd be happier if we played Root, a specialist 'keeper and 9 bowlers. I just don't see what we actually gain by thinking 'our batting is shite, so let's have as many batters as possible'.