I didnt hear the interviews, but if he's going to play you would have to imagine your correct and will replace Robinson .Stokes said Jimmy will definitely play at Old Trafford. So i’d assume he comes in for Robinson. Hopefully he can find some of his old magic. Won’t happen but i’d go Foakes for Ali. More trustworthy with the bat and God knows how many runs he’d save us with the gloves. Suicide to stick with Bairstow just because we managed to win that one. Yes Ali got 2 big wickets but only down to shit shots. Root can hold up an end just as well if needed.
Absolutely brilliant series to watch so far.
A win percentage of just under 40 at Lord’s. Not sure you can level that charge at Lord’s after this year’s rumpus. ;-)Always 2 in London, and we nearly always lose at lords. Also the crowds quiet there and oval. Southern cunts
Like i said a sight to behold.Maybe one day before Jimmy retires.Have they ever played in tandem in a Test match? I’m not sure that they have (not checked), though I do seem to recall that England have never been able to field Anderson, Archer, Broad, and Wood in the same side, which in my mind is the most potent attack.
I didnt hear the interviews, but if he's going to play you would have to imagine your correct and will replace Robinson .
I'd like Foakes in place of Bairstow rather than Ali , their reasoning for playing Bairstow was his batting, but that's also been inept , can see it tho
I've said I can't see it, mate, due to understanding that ethos, but not what I would do . And personally I never joined the Bairstow out brigade till after he was out in the second innings . For me, enough is enough, but I don't belive it would happenThere's no way Stokes drops Bairstow. It goes against the whole team spirit of confidence and harmony and no fear of failure. Bairstow has time to recover, get his head back in the game and go again next week. He was our match winner last summer, he deserves that faith. We could have had Foakes in as keeper and Bairstow as a batsmen but we needed the extra bowler to cover for Wood's limited spells...and then Robbo got injured! Tough to know what to do with the number 3. It has to be Root because otherwise he's in as early as a number 3 but batting at 4! Moeen should keep getting better with time in the middle. He picked up wickets and had the confidence to go and bat at 3 which might not have worked, but will see him probably retain his place and it did mean Brook got the runs he did down the order and essentially won us the test.
That was a few loud seconds/minutes, generally despite bigger ground it doesn’t come close to Edgbaston or HeadingleyA win percentage of just under 40 at Lord’s. Not sure you can level that charge at Lord’s after this year’s rumpus. ;-)
Ashes has to be spread around, I guess, though perhaps they should consider returning to 6 Test series.That was a few loud seconds/minutes, generally despite bigger ground it doesn’t come close to Edgbaston or Headingley
Is that in ashes tests? Thought we’d only beaten em twice since the thirties or something, or are we going back to WG Grace days :)A win percentage of just under 40 at Lord’s. Not sure you can level that charge at Lord’s after this year’s rumpus. ;-)
Yep - it was a 0% win percentage between 1934 and 2009!Is that in ashes tests? Thought we’d only beaten em twice since the thirties or something, or are we going back to WG Grace days :)