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Re: There may be troubles ahead: England selection issues.
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Fri Jun 23, 2017 6:42 pmby Durhamfootman
fair enough
Re: There may be troubles ahead: England selection issues.
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Fri Jun 23, 2017 6:44 pmby Durhamfootman
no other number 3 batsmen out there... anywhere?
or is it just that England were expecting to have shoehorn one of 3 openers into the number 3 slot, and so now that they don't necessarily have to do that, they can't think outside the box
Re: There may be troubles ahead: England selection issues.
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Fri Jun 23, 2017 6:46 pmby rich1uk
westley maybe ?
i dont have a problem with root at #3 tbh altho that then means we still need a #4
if it was up to me i'd have bairstow at #4 and someone else keeping
Re: There may be troubles ahead: England selection issues.
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Fri Jun 23, 2017 7:17 pmby Durhamfootman
Foakes keeping
Re: There may be troubles ahead: England selection issues.
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Fri Jun 23, 2017 7:20 pmby rich1uk
Durhamfootman wrote:Foakes keeping
yep
Brendon McCullum was talking about Bairstow before the game and saying that its going to be incredibly difficult for him to maintain the level of performance with the bat as a full-time keeper
and he is in a good position to judge
Re: There may be troubles ahead: England selection issues.
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Fri Jun 23, 2017 7:25 pmby Durhamfootman
so...
1. FECAC
2. SABKJ
3. BFAJR
4. YJB
5. NZBBS
6. BTBFMA
7. AEBF
8.
9. AFMW
10.
11. MKJA
2 slots for Broad and Woakes... insert the next 2 cabs off the rank
Re: There may be troubles ahead: England selection issues.
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Fri Jun 23, 2017 7:26 pmby Durhamfootman
7. could be FMAAEBF, of course
Re: There may be troubles ahead: England selection issues.
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Fri Jun 23, 2017 7:34 pmby rich1uk
i forgot my Enigma code machine so i'll have to work out who all those are
Re: There may be troubles ahead: England selection issues.
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Fri Jun 23, 2017 7:37 pmby Durhamfootman
let me know when you have them
Re: There may be troubles ahead: England selection issues.
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Fri Jun 23, 2017 7:41 pmby rich1uk
Durhamfootman wrote:let me know when you have them
obviously know the players but only worked out 4 of your "prefixes"
i'm too hot and tired tho, thats my excuse anyway
Re: There may be troubles ahead: England selection issues.
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Fri Jun 23, 2017 8:43 pmby Arthur Crabtree
Hope England don't go for the five pace bowlers that some are suggesting. Play a second spinner if Mo is in the top six.
ZBGB can't be ruled out.
Re: There may be troubles ahead: England selection issues.
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Fri Jun 23, 2017 9:08 pmby Durhamfootman
ZBGB?
BFAJR?
FTECB..... at least I know what that means
Re: There may be troubles ahead: England selection issues.
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Sat Jun 24, 2017 6:43 amby alfie
Arthur Crabtree wrote:Hope England don't go for the five pace bowlers that some are suggesting. Play a second spinner if Mo is in the top six.
ZBGB can't be ruled out.
After seeing how well six bowlers worked in India I presume they will be rational enough to select a full list of batsmen this time and trust either 4 + 1 or 3 + 2 to do the job with the ball.
Not a Ballance fan but he is making a pretty good case for a recall.
Re: There may be troubles ahead: England selection issues.
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Sat Jun 24, 2017 3:33 pmby Arthur Crabtree
Not wanting to play six, just if Moeen is in the side as a batter-first then the six total really doesn't mean that much. Though I accept that this means that as Stokes is in as batter-first then England wouldn't be fielding five seamers by the same argument, but I'm willing to overlook that.
Lions win quite easily. Porter-6. Overton-5. Helm-1. Curran-4. Leach-2. Lawrence-2.
Re: There may be troubles ahead: England selection issues.
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Sun Jun 25, 2017 10:16 pmby The Professor
Are we chalking Livingstone up as a failure now?