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England Squad For New Zealand Tests

He's never a number three like.

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

Aye I don’t think he is either and he always unfairly gets moved to make up for other shortcomings which costs him is place
 

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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.

Tin hat on but pope is a lot luckier than Crawley

He’s not scored a test 100 in over 2 years

Crawley scored one 2 tests ago
A strong Durham means a strong England :cool:

FTECB.

What are we gonna do without Potts though? I guess if Carse stays fit

We should really be looking at overseas seamers
 
Pope has been batting at four all season for Surrey and scoring a load of runs to be fair so it’s not like he’s going from five or six all the way up to three. The lad clearly has something special about him, I actually like he’s not being discarded because of a modest return so far.

The less said about Overton’s probable inclusion in the team the better however.
 
Injuries are a concern
Crawley opening and pope at 3 and c overton in the square are a concern
Bairstow going to bat at no3 according to the Mail online.
Got a 100 and did okay at 3. If it means brook bat 5 then fair enough for me
Wisden says pope at 3 ams bairstow at 5 ffs
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
He batter at 3 for England and failed completely and got dropped
 
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Wisden says pope at 3 ams bairstow at 5 ffs
HAS to be the other way round for me.
Bairstow has scored tons at 3, and has experience there.

Btw I don't think Bairstow SHOULD be three, and he does get fucked about. But between him and Pope - who's never batted there - why the fuck would you put OP at 3 when you have JB who has SHOWN he can do the job?
 
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