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Liverpool Beachball said:
Lawrence in at 3 then
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Pope I'd imagine, with Lawrence at 6. Pope played in a few big series, I think the onus is on him to do it.

It kind of sums my moan up from last week when they announced Bairstow, Buttler going home

Its Crawley, be a miss, but we probably get by

imagine if that was Root or Stokes, which could happen

we simply dont have enough batting options in the squad

Ed Smith does this time after time, so many seamers in the squad, 1 reserve batsman!!!
 
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The Rat said:
Pope I'd imagine, with Lawrence at 6. Pope played in a few big series, I think the onus is on him to do it.

It kind of sums my moan up from last week when they announced Bairstow, Buttler going home

Its Crawley, be a miss, but we probably get by

imagine if that was Root or Stokes, which could happen

we simply dont have enough batting options in the squad

Ed Smith does this time after time, so many seamers in the squad, 1 reserve batsman!!!
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Jennings could’ve come in at 3 as well
 
The Rat said:
Sounds like Zak Crawley has broken his wrist.

Good job we have a big squad though, with plenty of batting options.

Just play Jonny Bair...........ah.
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Whereve you heard that, mate?

Scratch that, seen it on the Beeb
 
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The Rat said:
Aye anyone really, just have 2 or 3 options in there, see who is playing well in nets, looking good etc

Its just a strange concept to me, you have like 6 back up bowlers in case of injury

1 batsman

Considering cricket is such a strange sport than you if you break a finger in training you are out of the tour, its so risky
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Even more barmy given bio-secure bubbles and quarantines
 
The Rat said:
The mail saying the most likely scenario is to play stokes at 3

Eh??

he’s the last batsman who Can do it, we need him to bowl

totally unfair on him

has to be pope or Lawrence
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Super left field but Ali at 3 presents the opportunity of playing the extra seamer in woakes or broad/anderson or even fokes as a batsman
 
scotch said:
Super left field but Ali at 3 presents the opportunity of playing the extra seamer in woakes or broad/anderson or even fokes as a batsman
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we don’t need 6 bowlers

I really think if we go down that route again like we did under Baylis we will get beat 4-0

We need 6 batsman and a Keeper at 7

If Woakes or Ali are in the top 7 we can’t win in my opinion
 
NorthCountryBoy said:
Ali isn’t good enough to bat three though.
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He got a hundred at 4 and 5 last time. Got moved up to 3 during the series

But then this was 4 years ago.

He spent the majority of his county career opening or at 3. Stokes pope and Lawrence are now the options being mentioned to bat 3. When all are really a number 5/6
 
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mackembhoy said:
He got a hundred at 4 and 5 last time. Got moved up to 3 during the series

But then this was 4 years ago.

He spent the majority of his county career opening or at 3. Stokes pope and Lawrence are now the options being mentioned to bat 3. When all are really a number 5/6
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Mate Ali cant bat in the top six like, he's not the same player he was

Pope or Lawrence need to bat 3, simple as that

If Lawrence has any hope of breaking into this team then he needs to bat the top of the order.
brandon said:
Apologies if SEB, but it appears India may go with 3 spinners.
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source?
 
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