GeorgieBoy
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Pope fancy dress at the cricket to the chants of "Paedo! Paedo!"
His co-commentator at the moment is no better.Shane Warne is insufferable on commentary.
Warnes the Australian Botham and Bothams the English Warne.His co-commentator at the moment is no better.
Yes, she's excellent.Isa Guha's been a good addition, I think.
I don’t understand how you leave that ball. Frustrating player.That is fecking shocking from Mooen.
Should probably be dropped.Moeen Ali is a number 11 now.
If that.
He's been good with the ball in English conditions in the last few summers.Should probably be dropped.
Yeah that was the major issue with if England lost a clump of wickets. No longer becomes a contest given the 4th innings.Right, England are fecked now.
Yeah, that’s what I’d do. Would also try to find a way to get Archer into the side.Think it's time to drop Bairstow and Ali, both look so out of touch. Send them back to their counties and give them some much needed time away from the test arena.
He's your best spinner, why would you drop him? Rashid is nowhere as good.Think it's time to drop Bairstow and Ali, both look so out of touch. Send them back to their counties and give them some much needed time away from the test arena.
He was originally selected as an all rounder iirc with a heavy focus on his batting ability lower down the order. His form with the bat in both tests and ODI's has been very poor for quite a while now. Sending him back to play County cricket where he can hopefully regain some form with the bat wouldn't be a bad thing imo.He's your best spinner, why would you drop him? Rashid is nowhere as good.
I can't remember too many guys with 5 test centuries who eventually become so bad they're basically number 11's.How many players like Moeen have there been in test cricket who come into the side as a top order batsman, then becomes a batsman who can bowl a bit, then becomes a batsman and first pick spinner and now is just a spinner?
Wouldn’t be a bad thing at all for the sake of his batting. But England might need him for his bowling more.He was originally selected as an all rounder iirc with a heavy focus on his batting ability lower down the order. His form with the bat in both tests and ODI's has been very poor for quite a while now. Sending him back to play County cricket where he can hopefully regain some form with the bat wouldn't be a bad thing imo.
I think he's a good bowler.May well regret this one but I'd be a lot more worried about facing the spin batting last on this if Nathan Lyon wasn't a pretty average bowler.
He's got couple wickets for 100 on a pitch that's doing plenty for him. His overall average is the wrong side of 32 and going in the wrong direction last two years.I think he's a good bowler.
He'll be very difficult in the 4th innings. Especially with so many of our batsmen out of nick.
Well I'll be delighted to proven wrong I promise you!He's got couple wickets for 100 on a pitch that's doing plenty for him. His overall average is the wrong side of 32 and going in the wrong direction last two years.
He's fine. He deserves his place and he's the best they've had since Warne but I think he's only decent. I don't think he's good.
50p says I'm right but Travis Head gets 6-15 or something.Well I'll be delighted to proven wrong I promise you!
I think his role in the ODI side has ruined his batting. Coming in at 7 or 8 for just a few overs with the requirement to smash away from the first ball has played havoc to his technique and mindset. I’m guessing he has practiced for that role so much, he has lost many of his original batting traits and can’t bat well in either format. He batting wasn’t great in IPL for Bangalore either.How many players like Moeen have there been in test cricket who come into the side as a top order batsman, then becomes a batsman who can bowl a bit, then becomes a batsman and first pick spinner and now is just a spinner?