no, charge down the pitch or nick off and get away with it with JB
2019 Cricket
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Tongo
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I think if i was a Sri Lankan batsman i'd prefer Buttler keeping instead of Foakes too. Particularly against spinners.
fundy
Ryder Cup Winner
Sounds like the ECB tried hard to persuade Moeen to play in the test series in Sri Lanka and he turned them down
Junior
Tour Winner
Yeah, I agree with that. That said, I don't recall any glaring keeping errors in SA, although, its a different kettle of fish in SL when you're up to the stumps most of the day. Foakes should get the nod.
Junior
Tour Winner
Yeah I read that too. Has he retired from tests ?
fundy
Ryder Cup Winner
Sounds like the line currently is hes not ready to return. I expect that cant continue for long before it becomes retired albeit expect they would quite like to have him next winter in India
Captainron
Big Hitting, South African Sweary Person
Only change might be Woakes for Broad. Woakes is quietly getting very very good. Test bowling average is 30 so is very effective
Mudball
Assistant Pro
Can Stokes walk on water??
Dan2501
Tour Winner
T20 series has been fantastic so far. Proper excited for the T20 world cup. Thinking a side of:
Roy
Bairstow
Malan
Morgan
Buttler
Stokes
Ali
Jordan
Archer
Rashid
Wood
with a selection from Salt, Banton, Billings, Bopara, T Curran, Mahmood and Parkinson to fill out the rest of the squad, we could seriously contend. Amazed Denly is getting in this side ahead of Malan, also time for Buttler to move back down the order I think. Roy and Bairstow are too good a partnership to not have them up there together. I'd be happy with Jos at 3 and Malan at 5 so long as Denly is out.
Roy
Bairstow
Malan
Morgan
Buttler
Stokes
Ali
Jordan
Archer
Rashid
Wood
with a selection from Salt, Banton, Billings, Bopara, T Curran, Mahmood and Parkinson to fill out the rest of the squad, we could seriously contend. Amazed Denly is getting in this side ahead of Malan, also time for Buttler to move back down the order I think. Roy and Bairstow are too good a partnership to not have them up there together. I'd be happy with Jos at 3 and Malan at 5 so long as Denly is out.
fundy
Ryder Cup Winner
Hope we get a lot of runs as our bowling will go miles out in Aus! Jordan at the death been good and the spinners had some success, the rest been pretty ordinary. Dont think we are close to having the right batting order either, personally would like to see us much more flexible! Think we need to identify 2 finishers and they should bat in that role with the middle order flexible around that. I think if we lose early wickets id be looking to get Stokes in earlier and save Morgan/Buttler for later, would also be trying to get Moeen in when oppos are looking to bowl most of their spin overs.
Denly has to go, think Tom Curran on pretty borrowed time too, dont have Wood as a T20 bowler either. Lots of decent individual performances but a long way from all round team performances
Denly has to go, think Tom Curran on pretty borrowed time too, dont have Wood as a T20 bowler either. Lots of decent individual performances but a long way from all round team performances
HomerJSimpson
Hall of Famer
Well that was a farcical end looking at whether the fielder was out of the circle and SA instructing the review from the balcony. Two brilliant games though thought we'd chucked this one away too
Dan2501
Tour Winner
Wood was excellent in the middle overs, his two over spell where he removed De Kock and Bavuma was very good. He's not a death bowler though, and shouldn't be used as such. Bowling unit will look completely different when Jof's back, one of the premier T20 bowlers in world cricket. I think Archer, Jordan, Wood, Stokes, Mo and Rashid is a handy bowling unit.
fundy
Ryder Cup Winner
More evidence that Wood is a long way from being an international T20 bowler, hes no Liam Plunkett thats for sure
Wish I had your conviction that Jofra is all this attack is missing, to me feels like too much pace and not enough nous for me the above seam bowling attack you list
Wish I had your conviction that Jofra is all this attack is missing, to me feels like too much pace and not enough nous for me the above seam bowling attack you list
Piece
Tour Winner
How many wides?!
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More evidence that Wood is a long way from being an international T20 bowler, hes no Liam Plunkett thats for sure
Wish I had your conviction that Jofra is all this attack is missing, to me feels like too much pace and not enough nous for me the above seam bowling attack you list
I don’t think Wood , Curran and even Jordan are good enough - Mahmood , Gregory should be there for starters , Archer yes , no idea why they have discarded Plunkett when he is clearly still good enough. Gurney and Willey also.
And then the batting order - Buttler should be in the middle
Roy
Bairstow/Banton
Malan
Morgan
Stokes
Buttler
Ali
Gregory
Rashid
Mahmood/Archer
Gurney
Piece
Tour Winner
Well bowled Wood! ?
fundy
Ryder Cup Winner
could be a fun chase this, very very flat deck
SA umps are not much cop are they, don't know what a no ball is, or the diff between a NB and a wide
fundy
Ryder Cup Winner
in fairness im not sure you argue about classifying a ball that bad haha
not fussed about whether batsmen crossed either
free hit for the NB, so could have gone for more.. couple of the wides where not over shoulder hight for a bounce or down leg sider, batsmen missed them last game they where questioning things just because it would benifit SA then there was Morgans dismissal in the first
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... wood not his best performance.
