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by **dan08** » Mon Aug 03, 2015 4:02 pm

It seems Wood might not make it. https://twitter.com/Jesse_Hogan/status/ ... 0391160832 Plunkett or Footitt?

by **rich1uk** » Mon Aug 03, 2015 4:05 pm

dan08 wrote:It seems Wood might not make it. https://twitter.com/Jesse_Hogan/status/ ... 0391160832 Plunkett or Footitt?

if it had been moores still in charge almost certainly plunkett as he will be seen as the safer option

a 3 man seam attack of broad, finn and plunkett feels a bit samey so footitt might get a chance , its risky tho as we only really play 3 frontline bowlers atm

by **Aidan11** » Mon Aug 03, 2015 4:30 pm

I think they'll probably go with experience and pick Plunkett.

by **Making_Splinters** » Mon Aug 03, 2015 5:10 pm

Certainly the first big decision for our Trevor. Puds would be the safe pick if Wood is out, but Footitt would give the attack a new option it has been sorely missing.

by **hopeforthebest** » Mon Aug 03, 2015 5:46 pm

If there is bad news about Wood it hasn't reached the commentators on SKY yet.

by **Aidan11** » Mon Aug 03, 2015 8:19 pm

Strange thing is, Nick Knight on CWOTV on sunday was talking about the team as if wood was already out.

by **KipperJohn** » Mon Aug 03, 2015 8:38 pm

Making_Splinters wrote:Certainly the first big decision for our Trevor. Puds would be the safe pick if Wood is out, but Footitt would give the attack a new option it has been sorely missing.

Our Trevor.

Love it.

by **yorker_129-7** » Mon Aug 03, 2015 9:49 pm

I think it would be a brave call to go for Foottit in this test. At the Oval when England may need to force a result he might not be a bad trump card to play, but I think Plunkett is probably the best choice.

I don't know why but I like the "new" (last 18-24 months) Plunkett, he just has something about him.

by **GarlicJam** » Mon Aug 03, 2015 9:56 pm

Is this a Thursday start?

by **Gingerfinch** » Mon Aug 03, 2015 9:58 pm

Plus Plunkett can bat. Don't forget that bit.

It is a Thursday start, GJ. Just like the err good old days!

by **hopeforthebest** » Mon Aug 03, 2015 10:09 pm

We quit rightly think a left hand bowler would be a useful addition to England but Plunkett is a bowler who bowls around the wicket to right hand batsmen with great skill. I haven't seen any other right arm bowler do so with the accuracy that he shows, his short pitched bowling at pace is especially accurate and I seem to remember a leg stump yorker that took a wicket. I can imagine such a delivery to Smith being very interesting.

by **Arthur Crabtree** » Mon Aug 03, 2015 10:13 pm

Maybe Wood is in Simon Jones' oxygen tent.

by **captaincolly** » Mon Aug 03, 2015 10:36 pm

Telegraph reporting that if Wood isn't fit then Footit is likely to play. Plan A was for Wood to open the bowling with Broad.

by **hopeforthebest** » Mon Aug 03, 2015 10:50 pm

captaincolly wrote:Telegraph reporting that if Wood isn't fit then Footit is likely to play. Plan A was for Wood to open the bowling with Broad.

I don't see that happening. I can't believe they would give a debut to a bowler in such a crucial test.

by **captaincolly** » Mon Aug 03, 2015 10:59 pm

hopeforthebest wrote:
captaincolly wrote:Telegraph reporting that if Wood isn't fit then Footit is likely to play. Plan A was for Wood to open the bowling with Broad.

I don't see that happening. I can't believe they would give a debut to a bowler in such a crucial test.

I agree, would be a big risk and I assumed they'd go for the experience of Plunkett.

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