1st Test (Leeds) - 20th June

[mackembhoy]

Are Wood, Atkinson, Archer, Ollie Robinson and Potts all injured?

Just wondering how low on the pecking order this group of seamers are.

Wood,Atkinson, Archer and Stone all injured.

Ollie Robinson as @Burgey said is persona non grata. Cos they don't like him for doing a stupid podcast and being unfit(even though he's firing on all cylinders now)

Potts was dropped for Jamie Overton in the squad. He took career best 5/17 last weekend for Durham in the Blast against Yorkshire.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Well Bazball saving cricket articles were about before this test again. Is putting a side in on a road in hot sun what they are on about?

Idiots

 

[halba]

Wood,Atkinson, Archer and Stone all injured.

Ollie Robinson as @Burgey said is persona non grata. Cos they don't like him for doing a stupid podcast and being unfit(even though he's firing on all cylinders now)

Potts was dropped for Jamie Overton out of the squad took career best 5/17 last weekend for Durham in the Blast against Yorkshire.

Robinson would not have done anything on this road.

 

[Arachnödouche2.0]

Never declare, no matter what. More runs always better.

 

[Pothas]

I think there other reasons why Robinson has been blacklisted. And I suspect that those reasons may become less important over the next few weeks.

Loads of stuff about this but I think he basically just wasn't fit enough.

 

[cnerd123]

Well Bazball saving cricket articles were about before this test again. Is putting a side in on a road in hot sun what they are on about?

Idiots

They're gonna be beaming when they chase 550 to win on Day 5

 

[wpdavid]

Loads of stuff about this but I think he basically just wasn't fit enough.

Yeah, quite possibly.

You OK btw? Been a while.

 

[cnerd123]

Potts was dropped for Jamie Overton in the squad. He took career best 5/17 last weekend for Durham in the Blast against Yorkshire.

Surprised they dropped Potts. He looked decent.

I don't expect Carse and Tongue to still be first choice once Wood, Stone, and Archer are fit. And hopefully Potts returns too.

 

[Burgey]

This new era England attack is really laying down a marker for the Ashes by advancing the game rapidly, in keeping with the team’s philosophy of saving test cricket.

 

[Arachnödouche2.0]

They're gonna be beaming when they chase 550 to win on Day 5

I mean, we've been here before haven't we? Pitch the way it is, this game will move even faster than it has once England start batting. Won't put it past them to chase down 400 on Day 5.

 

[Pothas]

Yeah, quite possibly.

You OK btw? Been a while.

All good. Just not been able to watch any cricket for a while.

 

[Shri]

This pitch looks like such a road that i'd probably ignore the batting Jadeja provides and trust the specialist batsmen to get runs. In most other conditions hed be an automatic selection but here it's more debatable imo.

scars inflicted on our mentality by Kohli's last 5-6 years in tests

 

[Burgey]

Surprised they dropped Potts. He looked decent.

I don't expect Carse and Tongue to still be first choice once Wood, Stone, and Archer are fit. And hopefully Potts returns too.

“Once…. Archer [is] fit.”

What are you smoking mate?

 

[mackembhoy]

Robinson would not have done anything on this road.

Maybes not be at least he has more experience than Tongue and Carse bowling in England in red ball in both test and domestic cricket.

I've seen Carse plenty for Durham I didn't expect him to do as well in tests as he did over the winter.

 

[mackembhoy]

“Once…. Archer [is] fit.”

What are you smoking mate?

He is supposed to be turning out for Sussex in the CC against the mighty Durham tomorrow.

So we shall if he is fit enough to play or not.

 

[Arachnödouche2.0]

Wouldn't mind more Mark Wood on commentary.

 

[andruid]

Wood,Atkinson, Archer and Stone all injured.

Ollie Robinson as @Burgey said is persona non grata. Cos they don't like him for doing a stupid podcast and being unfit(even though he's firing on all cylinders now)

Potts was dropped for Jamie Overton in the squad. He took career best 5/17 last weekend for Durham in the Blast against Yorkshire.

I long for the day England run out a pace bowling trio of Wood, Stone and Potts.

 

[Pothas]

Maybes not be at least he has more experience than Tongue and Carse bowling in England in red ball in both test and domestic cricket.

I've seen Carse plenty for Durham I didn't expect him to do as well in tests as he did over the winter.

Yeah the Carse winter was a huge surprise. This is more what you would expect for him.

 

[Shri]

Robinson would not have done anything on this road.

no he would have bowled spin. probably better than bashir

 

[Arachnödouche2.0]

Stokes operating at 100% again suddenly. Pace, movement, rhythm, all back. Did he get new knees or just patched up the old set?