Re: English Cricket Thread
Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2022 9:53 am
At the moment Archer and Stone are still injury absences ; Mahmood and Fisher as yet untried ; Overton as yet underwhelming.
There are seven Tests scheduled for the English summer. Does anyone seriously believe Woakes Wood and Robinson are playing all of them ? Even if they - and one or other of the new boys - do a job in West Indies , there will be plenty of room for rotations. I think we will see a bit more of both of them - though how long either will continue is another matter ...as indeed it was always going to be even before the decision to tour without them this month.
The thing I am a little unhappy about with this whole Broad and Anderson issue is that Strauss seems to have been less than clear about his intentions - almost as if he wishes to be able to spin in whichever direction fits the narrative as these next ten Tests (and the new coaching set up) take place. Suppose that is understandable , in a political sort of way ; but doesn't seem too admirable - and more than a little unfair to two fine servants of English cricket. At some point they will obviously have to give way to younger men ; but I don't think we need to have this happen in any contrived manner as time and form will ensure the progression happens naturally.
Whatever anyone says , there is more than a touch of "development tour" about this one : if the tour were to one of the "big" countries England wouldn't be travelling without 1100 odd wickets...
There are seven Tests scheduled for the English summer. Does anyone seriously believe Woakes Wood and Robinson are playing all of them ? Even if they - and one or other of the new boys - do a job in West Indies , there will be plenty of room for rotations. I think we will see a bit more of both of them - though how long either will continue is another matter ...as indeed it was always going to be even before the decision to tour without them this month.
The thing I am a little unhappy about with this whole Broad and Anderson issue is that Strauss seems to have been less than clear about his intentions - almost as if he wishes to be able to spin in whichever direction fits the narrative as these next ten Tests (and the new coaching set up) take place. Suppose that is understandable , in a political sort of way ; but doesn't seem too admirable - and more than a little unfair to two fine servants of English cricket. At some point they will obviously have to give way to younger men ; but I don't think we need to have this happen in any contrived manner as time and form will ensure the progression happens naturally.
Whatever anyone says , there is more than a touch of "development tour" about this one : if the tour were to one of the "big" countries England wouldn't be travelling without 1100 odd wickets...