Making_Splinters wrote:bhaveshgor wrote:then Ali needs to get dropped, the way Rashid bowling right now he needs to get picked for the test team.
Different kettle of fish when the batsmen don't need to go after you.
Arthur Crabtree wrote:m@tt wrote:Arthur Crabtree wrote:Different coaches now, but England didn't field two spinners when they had Swann and Monty. Neither of Mo or Rashid is as good as either of them with the ball. OK, the latter two can bat, but it feels a specialist would be a better bet than one or other of them.
They did once - Cardiff 2009. Bowling-wise, it didn't work and Australia declared with a bucketload of runs. Of course, Monty turned out to be an inspired pick!
On a flat pitch that didn't help them at all. I've always felt the evidence of that game has been overstated, sometimes to justify Flower's lack of adaptabiliy.
Andy Flower wrote:This is going to test my coaching expertise. This is the worst case I've ever seen.
Making_Splinters wrote:Borthwick isn't really a spinner any more. He's a top order batsman who can bowl decent enough leg spin at county level, I can't see him troubling many international players.
Arthur Crabtree wrote:Averages about twenty in Tests!
Or Test, singular.
Arthur Crabtree wrote:If Hales and Root come back, might be difficult toget Buttler in as an opener. But he should have been at four for a long time.
Andy Flower wrote:This is going to test my coaching expertise. This is the worst case I've ever seen.
bhaveshgor wrote:Making_Splinters wrote:bhaveshgor wrote:then Ali needs to get dropped, the way Rashid bowling right now he needs to get picked for the test team.
Different kettle of fish when the batsmen don't need to go after you.
of course but Rashid would need to play at some point would be quite dopey to play him in the winter without much overs in the belt for england in test cricket, Especially if he loses his confidence in his bowling.
At the moment Rashid getting very good control, drift and turn and should be dangerous in test cricket if he gets the chance.
For me the key is the control rashid got at the moment, Leg Spinners are always more dangerous when they are landing the ball in the right place most of the time.
Also is not like Ali winning games with the ball, so they not exactly taking a risk in that part of the game.
Waiting couple of months for Rashid playing test would be stupid especially if in that time Rashid loses his control and confidence.
Aidan11 wrote:Anyone know what the final points total was?
SL can't have got many.
bhaveshgor wrote:Aidan11 wrote:Anyone know what the final points total was?
SL can't have got many.
Sri lanka only got 4pts
2 pts from test, 1 each for the Tie and no result.
20-4
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