Pubteam Lomas
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Lyon's been very underwhelming for them (Edgbaston aside), which has surprised me. I think he's averaging around 35 with the ball and he really should have dominated on Day 5 at Old Trafford.
Maybe this says much about the pitches and the lack of turn or the lack of bounce and pace to bring the spinner into the game.
Leech seems a nice guy and has become a bit of a cult hero, but as @Nightmare Walking said he 'looks a steadie Eddie.'
Matty Parkinson has the potential to be a game changer, but he's young and needs overs under his bel, although I'd be tempted to take him to South Africa for the second part of the winter.
Rashid is basically a 'white ball' cricketer. I remember Kumar Sangakkara basically saying he had the potential to bowl a magic ball but he delivered too many four balls, so was fairly easy to play.
The spin department like the batting line-up must be a huge concern for the selectors.
Basically we are at team of middle order batsmen and a decent bowling attack. That in a nutshell aint gonna get you the scores to win many test matches against the top sides, although this Aussie seam attack is top notch. Be interesting to see how they go against Boult, Southee, Ferguson and Wagner.
