Second Test: England v India at Lords, 9-13 August 2018.
Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2018 10:21 amSo who comes in for Gentle Ben?
Durhamfootman wrote:So who comes in for Gentle Ben?
Woakes or Moeen - pitch depending - so at Lords, probably Woakes.
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Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2018 10:21 amRe: Second Test: England v India at Lords, 9-13 August 2018.
Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2018 10:42 amWoakes or Moeen - pitch depending - so at Lords, probably Woakes.
Re: Second Test: England v India at Lords, 9-13 August 2018.
Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2018 11:22 amDrop Sam Curran, replace him.
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Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2018 11:36 amAdi wrote:Drop Sam Curran, replace him.
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Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2018 12:21 pmMalan and Stokes out- Pope and Woakes in!
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Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2018 1:17 pmPope bats at six for Surrey I think. Will he come in at four for England?
I'm guessing we won't see Mo at Lord's.
I'm guessing we won't see Mo at Lord's.
Re: Second Test: England v India at Lords, 9-13 August 2018.
Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2018 1:18 pmArthur Crabtree wrote:Pope bats at six for Surrey I think. Will he come in at four for England?
I'm guessing we won't see Mo at Lord's.
Guess he'll have to, and me neither.
Re: Second Test: England v India at Lords, 9-13 August 2018.
Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2018 1:22 pmWe really need to find some top order players.
Seems Ed Smith wants a team without about four 6/7s and three 8/9s plus Cook & Root and Broad & Anderson!
Seems Ed Smith wants a team without about four 6/7s and three 8/9s plus Cook & Root and Broad & Anderson!
Re: Second Test: England v India at Lords, 9-13 August 2018.
Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2018 2:56 pmArthur Crabtree wrote:Pope bats at six for Surrey I think. Will he come in at four for England?
I'm guessing we won't see Mo at Lord's.
I noticed he was sitting next to Bayliss at Edgbaston and then a couple of hours later he was sending Worcs 3 points clear in the Blast. Worcs will be glad the test didn't drag on
Re: Second Test: England v India at Lords, 9-13 August 2018.
Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2018 2:58 pmIn this age of Smith, Pope seems like a boring shout
he'd better hold on to his catches
he'd better hold on to his catches
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Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2018 3:12 pmPope, 20yo with 15 fc matches.
Re: Second Test: England v India at Lords, 9-13 August 2018.
Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2018 3:14 pmSmith's statement sounds a bit idiotic and meaningless.
Ollie Pope has made an exceptional start to his first-class career. He has reached 1,000 first-class runs in just 15 matches and is the first division’s standout batsman this season with 684 runs at 85. The selection panel believes that Ollie’s performances and character suggest he is well suited to international cricket.
Re: Second Test: England v India at Lords, 9-13 August 2018.
Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2018 3:15 pmArthur Crabtree wrote:Pope, 20yo with 15 fc matches.
it's the 15 FC matches that makes the decision seem positively ordinary
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Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2018 3:18 pmPresume England aren't going to start rotating A&B. Resting Broad might though look uncomfortably like the axe.
Re: Second Test: England v India at Lords, 9-13 August 2018.
Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2018 3:19 pmIf Smith had been a selector 15 years ago, he'd probably have awarded Charlie Shrek a test cap while he was still on a white ball only contract for Cornwall