by Durhamfootman » Thu Sep 12, 2019 5:09 pm
A bowler who can bat a bit is where I would put Woakes at international level, but he might very well be considered an allrounder for Warwickshire. Perhaps Curran too, but I'd be less certain of that. Stokes could be one of the great allrounders internationally, but he seems to be inconsistent in a way that Sir G (the greatest allrounder in history) wasn't. Maybe Sobers was the exception and it is in the nature of allrounders to be a bit up and down. I suppose the regard a genuine allrounder is held in is directly proportional to the impact they have in defining series, in which case Stokes will end up being held in high regard by many, although probably not by you, SP.
Stokes' workload this summer has been nigh on brutal and he has had a series of 'highs'. He should have been rested for this match, imo, if England intend for him to lead the side in NZ later in the year, but I understand why England didn't do that. Unlike me, they have to believe that this series can be saved
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