Progressive team of the series

[TheJediBrah]

bit of difference between "not some extraordinary effort" and "doddle"

I think it was a doddle tbh. He didn't really have any difficult balls to see out anyway, and pitch was flat af.

 

[GIMH]

I think it was a doddle tbh. He didn't really have any difficult balls to see out anyway, and pitch was flat af.

God you're boring

 

[TheJediBrah]

cry more about it

 

[GIMH]

Not crying. Just observing.

 

[Lillian Thomson]

Leach was under intense pressure. Not suggesting the Victoria Cross, but number 11 facing a high quality bowling attack on the last day of a Test supporting the last recognised batsman is not a “doddle” by any known definition, irrespective of the low number of balls he faced.

 

[Victor Ian]

Leach was genius in that innings in the way he rotated the strike to keep himself at the other end for all but 17 balls out of 10 overs. A truly great tailender performance.

 

[andruid]

The bigger question is who would captain that lot?

Obviously the dog with the bloke picked from off the street

 

[Victor Ian]

As at day three, fourth test:

Burns
Some bloke off the street walking past with his dog
Root
Smith.exe
Labuschagne
Stokes
Bairstow
Cummins
Broad
Lyon
Hazlewood

12th: Archer

Love the Smith.exe. This needs to be a thing. I am now consciously reading the scorecards with .exe appended. It's so much better.

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

Love the Smith.exe. This needs to be a thing. I am now consciously reading the scorecards with .exe appended. It's so much better.

Clicking on Butt.exe while looking at old Pakistan scorecards and instantly freezing my computer.

 

[Burgey]

Love the Smith.exe. This needs to be a thing. I am now consciously reading the scorecards with .exe appended. It's so much better.

I wish to make it clear it is not something I came up with, but rather someone (I can't recall whom) mentioned it and I readily admit I've run with it ever since.

Anyway, updated as of 4th test:

Burns
Denly
Labushagne
Smith.exe
Root
Stokes
Paine (c)(+)
Cummins
Broad
Lyon
Hazlewood

12th: Patto, Leach or Overton, with Lyon on notice. Archer gone backwards this test imho.

 

[Burgey]

That side is actually starting to resemble a vaguely form batting side, with only Root and Denly being relatively hit and miss this series. The other three int he op six have been relatively consistent.

 

[Spark]

Root at 5 would do very well IMO against many, many attacks.

 

[NUFAN]

I think its time to go an all pace attack, 4 of the top 6 can bowl some spin.

Burns
Denly
Labushagne
Smith.exe
Root
Stokes
Paine (c)(+)
Cummins
Archer
Broad
Hazlewood

Im finding Paine v Bairstow the hardest. It was easier to just copy paste with Paine, so ill leave that.

 

[Spikey]

Joe Burns deserves his place, good choice NUFAN

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Well all this game has done is cement the places of most of the side.

Burns
Denly
Root?????
Smith
Labia
Stokes
Bairstow/Paine both crap
Cummins
Archer
Lyon
Broad/Hazlewood depending on nationality or pitch.

 

[harsh.ag]

Burns
Leach
Labuschagne
Smith
Root
Stokes
Buttler +
MMarsh
Cummins
Archer
Hazlewood

 

[hazsa19]

My team of the series;

Root- (he’s basically been an opener and has done ok with his four 50’s).
Burns
Labuschagne
Smith
Stokes
Buttler
Paine (c)- slightly less bad than Root with the captaincy and just as meh with the gloves and bat as Bairstow
Cummins
Lyon
Archer- harsh on Broad, but I think Archer carried more of a threat for longer throughout the innings
Hazlewood

 

[GIMH]

Burns
Denly
Smith 2
Smith 1
Root
Stokes
Wade+
Cummins
Archer
Broad
Hazlewood

Root and Smith 2 to share the spin duties

 

[Gremlin]

Paine gets mentioned as captain frequently in this thread.

I'd review that...

 

[Jack1]

Burns
Denly
Smith 2
Smith 1
Root
Stokes
Wade+
Cummins
Archer
Broad
Hazlewood

Root and Smith 2 to share the spin duties

Struggling to argue with that. It's hard to make room for Leach or Lyon. You might have hit the nail on the head with that team.