bigfluffylemon wrote:Who from county Cricket would do better?
Id give Sam Northeast a go. Coming into his peak, hes improved a lot, and there was always something about him. A competent technique, and seems to have learnt to build innings better now. Have any candidates been better than Robson at the opener slot? Id give him another go, in fact I wouldnt have dropped him.
Livingstone is performing well consistently and Id have played him over Vince before the Ashes. Scored 88 in the warm up game. Joe Clarke looks a prospect. Dan Lawrence. Gubbins is smashing the North around for fun and seems to be maturing a lot recently. Ben Foakes to come in as a keeper and moving up Bairstow to concentrate on batting is another option.
And I can only conclude Nick Browne must be shagging some England selectors daughter, because he averaged over 40 again this year, career average of 45, and he didnt even get near a lions squad mention.
Also, Id be inclined with the current team to ignore form and play Hameed with a whisper in his ear he will be given 20 tests. Cant have been nice to come away with a disaster tour with a plus 40 average in India, and then not even make the next squad.
Sort of player management that leads to scores of 58