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*Official* Fifth Test at the Oval
- Thread starter Furball
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But in this case I am talking about only one of them playing, so it would be 10 first class centurions.
NUFAN
Y no Afghanistan flag
Gee, I would seriously love this to happen, unfortunately 22/2 seems more realistic, but you never know with Clarke.
Australia should aim for a team with tons too, step up Siddle!
grecian
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Don't mind that idea of Ali opening to bring in Rashid, but quite frankly am happy for Jimmeh to rest up for a while, wrap him in cotton wool until the UAE.
Howe_zat
Audio File
If he scored a dead rubber hundred on a batting track at the Oval, would you be pleased to keep playing him?
Not sure I would
NUFAN
Y no Afghanistan flag
It is interesting that England fans have generally focused on Lyth's struggles so much more than Buttler's when they've performed very much the same with the bat.
If England wanted to give Rashid a game they could give Bairstow the gloves and drop Jos. Shouldn't happen, just saying it is an alternative.
If England wanted to give Rashid a game they could give Bairstow the gloves and drop Jos. Shouldn't happen, just saying it is an alternative.
grecian
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
TBH, a Test match hundred is a Test match hundred*, in the end if he scored it to go along with the Kiwi one it wouldn't worry me to play him against the UAE, more perturbing would be a scratchy fifty or something.
*gawd I'm profound.
grecian
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
In the end Jos has kept well though hasn't he and his overall test record is better then the other JB, who looks an hideous 'keeper the last few times I've seen him. So better keeper them Bairstow, overall better bat then Bairstow or Lyth, so it's not an huge surprise we're not focusing on him, though he has been disappointing with the bat this series.
Jnr.
First Class Debutant
I'd back him to do it. He's always seemed to be someone, like Warne, who writes great scripts.
NUFAN
Y no Afghanistan flag
Yeah his keeping has been fine throughout the series. I don't feel as though Jos is a better bat than Jonny but Jos looks like he'd make the opposition pay more when in form.
NUFAN
Y no Afghanistan flag
It's cricket chat. I just wanted to point out the discrepancy between Lyth out vs Buttler out talk.
dontcloseyoureyes
BARNES OUT
'cause he's made **** all runs and looked largely terrible every time at the crease? Not advocating dropping him or anything, but it's a fair point to make. Though I guess with Moeen in the team you can maybe carry a keeper without runs as long as his keeping is up to snuff.
Shady Slim
International Coach
bring in some you talent without the surname Marsh.
preferably if that surname is Watson and they are actually in their thirties.
preferably if that surname is Watson and they are actually in their thirties.
I am going to contradict everything I said when he was first picked and advocate the selection of Cummins in place of MJ
The latter has tried hard and been pretty unlucky but he's 34 and just not that suited to English conditions anyway
Cummins may well turn out to be a future great and if he is fit, one match wont do him any harm
The latter has tried hard and been pretty unlucky but he's 34 and just not that suited to English conditions anyway
Cummins may well turn out to be a future great and if he is fit, one match wont do him any harm