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by **Dr Cricket** » Fri Aug 04, 2017 4:13 pm

Wasn't robson loose outside off.
Remember shami and bk gobbling him up although he did mostly get 20-30 starts.
Some people I trust from India think he quite loose with his techniques and vulnerable to edging to slip/keeper.
He did get dropped for that reason.

Then again it seems like England are dropping any players with technical faults.
Hales got dropped for it as well.
Actually thought hales/ robson did a decent job but England were not giving time to them getting found out technically and overcoming it.

by **Arthur Crabtree** » Fri Aug 04, 2017 4:16 pm

Hales had a disciplinary issue going on as well which didn't endear him to Bayliss, then didn't go to BD which might have been held against him.

by **Dr Cricket** » Fri Aug 04, 2017 4:17 pm

Because let's be honest no player is perfect technically.
Vast majority of players will struggle at times and it is how they overcome that and score runs that matters.
Not really sure why England looking for a perfect opener.

by **yuppie** » Fri Aug 04, 2017 4:49 pm

how many times has Root been out now between 50 and 100? Is he the new Mark Waugh.....

by **Arthur Crabtree** » Fri Aug 04, 2017 4:58 pm

Surely Waugh didn't get to 50 every time though. It feels line Root does.

Has one of only three tons in the series to give him his due.

by **yuppie** » Fri Aug 04, 2017 4:59 pm

True, he just seems to make it look easy, and then get out when a big score looks certainty.

England could be in trouble here.

Up to Stokes again

by **Arthur Crabtree** » Fri Aug 04, 2017 5:05 pm

One of the 6-7-8 will get some runs.

by **Durhamfootman** » Fri Aug 04, 2017 5:27 pm

best 6-7-8 around atm?

by **Dr Cricket** » Fri Aug 04, 2017 5:29 pm

Close between India though especially when India playing in Asia.
Outside Asia England wins.

by **Dr Cricket** » Fri Aug 04, 2017 5:30 pm

Hard to pick one from though both bat very deep.
India had jadeja score 80 odd today from number 9.

by **Dr Cricket** » Fri Aug 04, 2017 5:31 pm

Durhamfootman wrote:best 6-7-8 around atm?

Bayliss doesn't like a batsman or batting depth at 8 though which probably makes England weaker in the future not sure why he doesn't like the extra batting.

by **Arthur Crabtree** » Fri Aug 04, 2017 5:33 pm

Woakes would expect to be batting 8-9, that's plenty of batting in the lower order.

by **andy** » Fri Aug 04, 2017 5:37 pm

When Woakes come back i expect Malan to miss out and lower order to be

5.Bairstow
6.Stokes
7.Moeen
8.Woakes

3 bowlers

by **Arthur Crabtree** » Fri Aug 04, 2017 6:02 pm

Look at the time.

No one's mentioned over rates.

by **andy** » Fri Aug 04, 2017 6:09 pm

Rumours that SA are chasing Ottis Gibson for their head coach role...

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