1 BURNS
2 SIBLEY
3 NORTHEAST
4 ROOT
5 POPE
6 STOKES
7 BAIRSTOW
8 RASHID
9 ARCHER
10 BROAD
11 ANDERSON
I wouldn’t be averse to seeing Sibley, Pope and Northeast in the side but Leach hasn’t done much wrong in his short test career.
1 BURNS
2 SIBLEY
3 NORTHEAST
4 ROOT
5 POPE
6 STOKES
7 BAIRSTOW
8 RASHID
9 ARCHER
10 BROAD
11 ANDERSON
Cant think why Stokes would even attempt to go for that shot with his bat so far from his body.Boycott is absolutely right although the likes of him Tavare and Atherton were always pilloried for their slow run rates .There is always a loose ball coming sooner or later and patience is a virtue few seem to possess nowadays
Boycott had it right on 5live extra. He was saying when he was batting his first thought was always don’t get yourself out and wait for the bad balls even if it meant waiting a while.
He said kids are being coached to play 20/20 now and learn the reverse sweep before learning how to leave a ball. I watched the Stokes dismissal earlier and was scratching my head at the shot he played. In test matches that ball was a leave all day every day.
Was that the one against South Africa with Donald and Pollack in their prime?I remember watching that match saving knock from Atherton when he batted all day. It was test match batting at its finest.