England Summer Test Series

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Massive wicket - he should have gone about 2 hours but England have to push on now.
 
Kohli and out, as most expected

So series won, dead rubber at the Oval, will the selectors use it to have a look at a couple of options ahead of the winter or just pick the same old faces? Yep :(
 
Got away with that one. Batting still not good enough, just lucky we're playing a team with an even more inept batting line-up. Hope to see changes going into the 5th Test.
 
Dan2501 said:
Got away with that one. Batting still not good enough, just lucky we're playing a team with an even more inept batting line-up. Hope to see changes going into the 5th Test.
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Interesting when you look at the top 6s of the 2 sides, Indias has comfortably outperformed Englands! Kohli head and shoulders the best with 2 tons and 3 other 50+ scores, Pujara has a ton and a 50+ score and Rahane has 2 50+ scores. Englands top 6 have made 4 scores of 50+ between them in 4 matches ( 2 for Bairstow 1 for Root and Stokes) !!!!

Where England have ultimately won the series with the bat is 7-9. Buttler, Curran and Woakes have 2 tons and 3 50+ scores between them and have scored almost as many total runs as the top 6 have!
 
Well hopefully they will now give Burns a go , I think Cook will miss the last test so Jennings will go a last chance

Abell again scores another ton so maybe he should be given a go but doubtful as he plays for Somerset

If all fully fit then I think the team will be

Burns
Jennings
Ali
Root
Bairstow
Stokes
Buttler
Curren
Woakes
Broad
Anderson

If the wicket is going to turn then Leach should play but they will play Rashid
 
Lots of Sky Sports hype for the series win but I still think the result has papered over some glaring cracks. Hopefully the Oval test will allow selectors to play some different players and assess them ahead of the winter tour. Whether they do that remains to be seen as does who they'd bring in. A real contrast in conditions on tour with the pitches of Sri Lanka and the pace of the West Indies on their home soil. Both sets of conditions will test our batting which I feel is still very brittle and lacks consistency of runs throughout
 
Liverpoolphil said:
Well hopefully they will now give Burns a go , I think Cook will miss the last test so Jennings will go a last chance

Abell again scores another ton so maybe he should be given a go but doubtful as he plays for Somerset

If all fully fit then I think the team will be

Burns
Jennings
Ali
Root
Bairstow
Stokes
Buttler
Curren
Woakes
Broad
Anderson

If the wicket is going to turn then Leach should play but they will play Rashid
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Jennings? Have you been sniffing glue o_O
 
Beezerk said:
I’d have thought Jennings was the dead man walking and Cook will play out this, possibly his last series, out of respect of his achievements.
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Cooks wife is due to give birth - there was a chance he would miss this test but more than likely going to miss the next one
 
Beezerk said:
I’d have thought Jennings was the dead man walking and Cook will play out this, possibly his last series, out of respect of his achievements.
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Can see Jennings getting cut (rightly so in my opinion) and Cook may miss as his wife is due to give birth. I guess if that happens early he may be able to play but I suggest the selectors will leave that decision to him as long as they can dependant on when the birth happens and everything going well. However, the argument will probably come down to not wanting two new openers. Is there anyone who could move up and do a job? If not Jennings will survive one more game
 
I think we should go with Boycott and Amiss to open. I always liked Dennis Amiss but really just want to see that moron Boycott knocked flying with the first ball. Who gives a toss about the result after that?

Please no more picking Surrey players until we have clinched the championship. OK so it's a matter of time but let all our guys enjoy it together. No Ian Bell please - been there done that.
 
Liverpoolphil said:
Well hopefully they will now give Burns a go , I think Cook will miss the last test so Jennings will go a last chance

Abell again scores another ton so maybe he should be given a go but doubtful as he plays for Somerset

If all fully fit then I think the team will be

Burns
Jennings
Ali
Root
Bairstow
Stokes
Buttler
Curren
Woakes
Broad
Anderson

If the wicket is going to turn then Leach should play but they will play Rashid
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Agree with this side. Burns for whichever opener does not play. Giver the other opener a chance. No point bringing another opener in for the last test of the Summer. I'd play Ali at three for the next test but I'm unsure as to whether her is a long term solution to our number three woes.
 
I am pleased with the announcement. He has been a top player for England and his dip in form has been painful to watch. Better to go now when he has some control over it rather than eke it out further and then get dropped. He will get a good send off.
 
It is the right decision for Cook. Brilliant career that should be rightfully applauded. I think half the reason he knew it was time was because he was dropping more in the slips than he ever used too.
 
Cook has been brilliant for England many many times over his career, not to mention enduring his fair share when captain and more recently, hopefully he'll have a few seasons filling his boots at Chelmer Park and around the county scene. Englands highest test run scorer and gonna be a while until someone challenges it, if ever the way the game going.

Enjoy the international retirement Chef!
 
Fair play to him. Knew his race was run, now it's up to England to find suitable replacements. Has had a magnificent career, no-one has got more out of their ability than Cook. Worked his socks off and got some incredible results, he's been magnificent!
 
Fair play. The sixth highest test run scorer of all time. The most consecutive number of tests, Most hundreds etc etc. He's bowing out at the right time. It will be interesting next Summer when he's scoring hundred after hundred for Essex and people will be screaming for him to be recalled lololol
 
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