England Summer Test Series

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Dan2501 said:
50 for Jos Buttler. Has impressed me this summer, didn't think he was a Test player but now has one century and four fifties this summer at an average of 52.44. Very impressive.
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You weren't the only one. There were a lot of people saying he shouldn't have been picked as he was a white ball player. Not a bad response from him to the doubters being the only England batsman (so far) to score over 300 runs in the series.
 
fundy said:
Not sure what question youre answering but its not the one I posted and you have quoted! Or do you not want to answer that one as I got it right?

When did I say he didnt perform? Im actually a big fan at county level (I saw some of his 190 odd off Worcs) but pretty sure his technique will get found out at international level (as will almost all county cricketers). The fact the England selectors picked Pope to bat at 4 rather than him earlier in the summer implies theyve seen as much as you have of him batting in red ball cricket!
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Ramprakash, Hick and Vince all had / have excellent techniques but, for whatever reasons, couldn't / haven't translated that into runs at the highest level. In contrast players like Chanderpaul and Graeme Smith looked awkward, ungainly etc but enjoyed stellar careers. At international level its as much about the mental side of things as technique.
 
Tongo said:
Ramprakash, Hick and Vince all had / have excellent techniques but, for whatever reasons, couldn't / haven't translated that into runs at the highest level. In contrast players like Chanderpaul and Graeme Smith looked awkward, ungainly etc but enjoyed stellar careers. At international level its as much about the mental side of things as technique.
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Had the joy of playing with or against 2 of those 3 many years ago!!!

Very much so but its also hard to know how any of them will fare until put under the spotlight. What wed give for a couple with the mentality of Smith or Chanders but thats just not the modern game or where its headed
 
Just read the article on Cricinfo about Jennings. It is damning. Jennings is averaging 1.33 in the series with balls hitting the stumps. On debut he was dropped on nought. If that had been taken his career average would be 17 in 12 tests. He averages 17 in his last 10 tests. Most tests without a 50 for an English opener (10). Most innings without a 50 for an English opener (18). Can't bowl. Can't field. Carberry averaged 29 in the whitewash tour in 5 tests.

An equally damning statistic is that Jennings failed to reach 50 in 20 successive innings after he was dropped by England in August 2017. Rory Burns was piling on the runs during that time (and now). He was recalled averaging 26.18 in first-class cricket since his previous test. Also:

Worst average for an opening batsman in his home country (18+ innings):

17.71 K JENNINGS in Eng
18.19 S Wettimuny in SL
20.54 Javed Omar in Ban
20.95 M Brearley in Eng
23.05 K Powell in WI
23.16 T Franklin in NZ

Can't see how we pick him for Sri Lanka. Will have to be two new openers. Burns and TBD.
 
Root is back at 4 and back to his old wonderful self. Maybe we need to go to county cricket and find the best night watchman there is. Burns seems to be getting the current vote for opener so have him and nightwatchman to open, block for 15-20 overs and then the rest of the team falls into place. Damn, why is the smilie button still not working.......
 
Dan2501 said:
100 for Cook and what a bizarre way to get there. Amazing stuff, what a way to go out!
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Not the first century he's reached with overthrows, it happened before at the Oval when he defended a ball back to the bowler, who then threw it over the wicketkeeper's head for a boundary!
 
I'm following the cricket via the BBC website. Is the pitch totally flat or are the Indians ground down? A lead of 400 should be plenty unless the pitch has become a flat road. I can't work out which it is from the website.
 
Indians are shot, Sharmas off the pitch and the rest showing signs of a long series. Pitch is flat in the main but starting to get a bit dry and the odd one is grabbing

Root and now Cook both gone

Well batted Cookie
 
Why not have a healthy lead, and give his bowlers a total that allows them to attack?
I can see why he's contiued to bat, and would imagine we will bat some more and give them a sticky time tonight once he has that figure he wants.
 
Personally I'd go a maximum of 30 minutes after tea. Mess with the Indian batsmens head a little, drain the energy a little further. Don't see the point of going on too much further after that.
 
I've been watching today and the pitch is flat, the ball isn't swinging much and the Indians are a bowler down. Throw the bat, run them even more ragged and getting them in at 5ish.
 
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