England Squad For New Zealand Tests

[Hetty]

England squad: Ben Stokes (Durham, captain), James Anderson (Lancashire), Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire), Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire), Harry Brook (Yorkshire), Zak Crawley (Kent), Ben Foakes (Surrey), Jack Leach (Somerset), Alex Lees (Durham), Craig Overton (Somerset), Matthew Potts (Durham), Ollie Pope (Surrey), Joe Root (Yorkshire).

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[Brett]

3 Durham players in the squad , Durham will struggle without Potts

 

[Hetty]

Pope number 3

 

[GordonMuchallNo1Fan]

Delighted for Potts

 

[smoker]

Over the moon for Matty. Well deserved call up.

Losing our best players will royally fuck over Durham. We're gonna get humped without Potts' wickets and Lees runs.

 

[wayne entwhistle no9]

Bairstow going to bat at no3 according to the Mail online.

 

[mikemanc]

Bairstow going to bat at no3 according to the Mail online.

So Brooks Vs Pope for #5?

 

[wayne entwhistle no9]

So Brooks Vs Pope for #5?

Certainly looks that way if Bairstow is at 3.

 

[mikemanc]

Certainly looks that way if Bairstow is at 3.

BBC says Pope at #3....

Suppose they're all guessing

 

[Bri]

So, does Potts play against Middlesex or ......

But excellent news for him and for North East cricket and fully deserved.

 

[wayne entwhistle no9]

BBC says Pope at #3....

Suppose they're all guessing

Just my feeling but I don't think Pope would be in the squad unless he is going to play. Possibly Stokes first big decision to back him and say your my man for no 3.

 

[Steak Pie]

So Brooks Vs Pope for #5?

Pope will go to three I reckon, Stokes knows the value of a powerful middle order.

 

[Deleted member 41188]

Overton and who else to be cut?

 

[Hetty]

Overton and who else to be cut?

Brook

 

[The Rat]

Overton and who else to be cut?

I think he will play

Bairstow going to bat at no3 according to the Mail online.

Christ poor bloke

Always always always the one to move position to accommodate others

 

[smoker]

I think he will play


Christ poor bloke

Always always always the one to move position to accommodate others

He's never a number three like.

I'd have picked another opener (e.g. Robson/Jennings/Compton) and put Crawley at three.

 

[SuperSub]

Interesting to see that Pope has never batted at no.3 in first-class cricket. Would be a bit of a risk to throw him in there

 

[Hetty]

Lees
Crawley
Pope
Root
Bairstow
Stokes
Foakes
Overton
Leach
Broad
Anderson

 

[The Breen Machine]

Rumours that Pope will bat at 3 which I don't think is a good move at all, nor would it be to bat Bairstow there.

Overton and Crawley can consider themselves lucky.

 

[Walter H. White]

Well in Potts!