Old Trafford and the Oval being the final 2 tests i feel it's too late to hold him back , other than a fully fit and capable front line spinner we have been short of an enforcer due to Stokes not being able to bowl moreWoakes has to be in the side at Lords as you say. He's magic there. I wonder how many tests they feel Wood can play. Need him at Old Trafford and the Oval. Could he do Lords as well? Drop Jimmy and Moeen for those two.
The sycophancy from the comms about Stokes is pretty sickly.
Presumably he only has about 5-6 overs in him, and it doesn't look that quick so far.
He deserves one for that knock in the last home ashes alone
Old Trafford and the Oval being the final 2 tests i feel it's too late to hold him back , other than a fully fit and capable front line spinner we have been short of an enforcer due to Stokes not being able to bowl more
Good to see im not the only one that watches this through rose tinted glasses lolYeah that's how I feel. Needs to come in for Lords. Get one hand on the ashes by winning there after we've wrapped this up in the next 2hrs with the new ball.
I think Wood will come in but maybe Jimmy gets a rest?I feel we will play an extra seamer
That's exactly how I called it a little while ago yehI think Wood will come in but maybe Jimmy gets a rest?
Why the fuck stokes hasn’t bowled yet I can’t fathom
But with an extra seamer for mo as there are no real spin alternatives that are likely to get called and maybe not the need at Lords just use rootThat's exactly how I called it a little while ago yeh
Mike Brearly says hiNot being funny, but if he can’t bowl, and he’s averaging probably below 30 with the bat since becoming captain, I’m not sure what he’s adding apart from vibes.
If England lose this match, a large part of it will be because they went in with only 4 bowlers and one of them got injured.
He has to bowl.