5th Test: England vs India - The Kia Oval
Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2018 10:17 am
So it's a dead rubber, but India won't want to lose, England good chance to blood a youngster or two, in a couple of problem positions....India most likely will rest Ashwin who clearly isnt fit.....
These would be my two sides for 5th test:
England
Cook
Burns
Hildreth
Root
Pope
Buttler (wk)
Moeen
Curran
Rashid
Broad
Anderson
Burns has to be given a go, 1000+ runs in last 4 years in CC, time for him, Hildreth i know not young, but scored runs for fun over the years, and give him a go, we need someone who can actually bat at no3.... Pope didn't desrve to be dropped, and comes in for Stokes who isn't fit, and so there is no point in risking him... Buttler keeps, as same for Bairstow, not fit, so don't pick him, also if he is sulking, then maybe this will give him kick up the arse,,,,bowling attack picks itself...
India
Dhawan/Vijay
Rahul
Pujara
Kohli
Rahane
Pant (wk)
Pandya
Jadeja/Ashwin
Shami
Ishant
Bumrah
If Ashwin is fit, then i play Jadeja instead of Shami and go two spinners, if Ashwin isn't fit, then Jadeja plays anyway
These would be my two sides for 5th test:
England
Cook
Burns
Hildreth
Root
Pope
Buttler (wk)
Moeen
Curran
Rashid
Broad
Anderson
Burns has to be given a go, 1000+ runs in last 4 years in CC, time for him, Hildreth i know not young, but scored runs for fun over the years, and give him a go, we need someone who can actually bat at no3.... Pope didn't desrve to be dropped, and comes in for Stokes who isn't fit, and so there is no point in risking him... Buttler keeps, as same for Bairstow, not fit, so don't pick him, also if he is sulking, then maybe this will give him kick up the arse,,,,bowling attack picks itself...
India
Dhawan/Vijay
Rahul
Pujara
Kohli
Rahane
Pant (wk)
Pandya
Jadeja/Ashwin
Shami
Ishant
Bumrah
If Ashwin is fit, then i play Jadeja instead of Shami and go two spinners, if Ashwin isn't fit, then Jadeja plays anyway