I wouldn’t be dropping Stokes, people forget he is a huge bowling option
I stand by my view on Bairstow not coming back yet however
I stand by my view on Bairstow not coming back yet however
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Yea, there's nothing to object to in that - it makes perfect sense. But if you play Micky Gray at centre forward do you blame for not scoring a hat trick?It's a team game mate. We've got an embarrassment of riches in the wicket-keeper-batsman and all-rounder department and problems with the top order.
If I was Bayliss I'd be telling Root to bat three, but he won't and his ton will add ammunition to that argument. The alternative is we KBO with all-rounders who are a walking wicket in that spot, or pick a specialist batsman.
I said it a couple of days ago. I think his batting form was knocked back by all the trouble last year. He'll recover, he's one of our best batsmen never mind being one of the best all-rounders in the world.I wouldn’t be dropping Stokes, people forget he is a huge bowling option
I stand by my view on Bairstow not coming back yet however
I agree, albeit he needs to score bigger runsYea, there's nothing to object to in that - it makes perfect sense. But if you play Micky Gray at centre forward do you blame for not scoring a hat trick?
I said it a couple of days ago. I think his batting form was knocked back by all the trouble last year. He'll recover, he's one of our best batsmen never mind being one of the best all-rounders in the world.
I wouldn’t be dropping Stokes, people forget he is a huge bowling option
I stand by my view on Bairstow not coming back yet however
Pretty poor this mind. What happened to playing themselves in. This pitch is not that bad. 200 lead is not enough IMO. I think Sri Lanka could bat well on this pitch. Hopefully Foakes and Curran will stick around and get the lead to 300.
Thoroughly entertaining test match hard to dislike the way England have been playing in this tour. Personally think that 270 odd runs is enough on that pitch, if the Lankans get them shake them by the hand and say well played.
Thoroughly entertaining test match hard to dislike the way England have been playing in this tour. Personally think that 270 odd runs is enough on that pitch, if the Lankans get them shake them by the hand and say well played.
I expect England's spinners to bowl better this time around .I am naturally pessimistic but don't think 279 is enough, given how we bowled in the first innings. Pakistan scored 382/3 to win in Kandy in the fourth innings in 2015.
I wouldn’t be dropping Stokes, people forget he is a huge bowling option
I stand by my view on Bairstow not coming back yet however
We were brilliant there mate
only the reviews let us down or we couldeasy have a 300-315 lead
I am naturally pessimistic but don't think 279 is enough, given how we bowled in the first innings. Pakistan scored 382/3 to win in Kandy in the fourth innings in 2015.
I expect England's spinners to bowl better this time around .
Anderson could be in play if he challenges the stumps.
History tells us otherwiseHe's a better bowling option than Jimmy over there like.
History tells us otherwise
History tells us otherwise
I wouldn’t be dropping Stokes, people forget he is a huge bowling option
I stand by my view on Bairstow not coming back yet however
Surely nobody in their right mind would consider dropping Stokes.
Surely nobody in their right mind would consider dropping Stokes.