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2nd test Old Trafford


scotch said:
Jennings has changed his technique since he last played for England. Scored that triple century this season and got to 3 figures on a few occasions.

Burns - we know what we are getting, out cheaply or will grind out a score (done this against very good attacks) - Consistently inconsistent

Sibley - similar to burns but without as much credit for England.

Robson - fairly consistent- middling average but done pretty well this season.

Hameed - having a good season but too soon to recall, but could be an option to tour Bangladesh/Pakistan

Duckett - batting 3 but having a fantastic season, it's a 1 ball promotion and hes a better player then when he was last picked.

Personally think Crawley is in last chance saloon here and Lees has got the next 2 tests to have a tour place in the winter.

I dont think Pope will ever convince me as being a number 3 unless he tightens up playing away from his body (didnt harm Ponting much and tbf that's probably who he should be trying to emulate).

Vaughan....tresco and vaughan in this team...
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Has he? Not from what I have seen. He has played on flat pitches this year and could always score runs on flat pitches.
 
Weather looks set fair do it should be another result babe

Two things I would love to happen

England to get to 100 only 2 down

And when number 7 batsman of S Africa arrives , four slips, a gully and short leg and not a ring on the boundary

I doby want much
 
chunkyshitehawk53 said:
I agree. How many great opening batsmen in history have been stroke players.

I’ll offer up Warner, Sehwag, Slater, Trescothick….struggling now
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Struggling after those four?? :rolleyes:

How can you not of mentioned these four.....??
Four of the greatest batsmen who ever played the game.



H. Sutcliffe
L. Hutton
J. Hobbs
J.Edrich
Tin Man said:
Colin Milburn was a canny hand.
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Someone who knows his cricket history 👍
 
Heaven Up Here said:
Struggling after those four?? :rolleyes:

How can you not of mentioned these four.....??
Four of the greatest batsmen who ever played the game.



H. Sutcliffe
L. Hutton
J. Hobbs
J.Edrich



Someone who knows his cricket history 👍
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I don’t remember Edrich being a stroke player as such, more of your traditional take the shine off the ball accumulator type.

Bit before my time the others !
 
Technique aside, imo Burns can't come back for the simple reason of getting bowled first ball round his legs in the Ashes, and then giving up facing first to a guy who had played about 5 tests. Loser mentality. Sibley is probably the best we have and is at least half capable of seeing off the new ball, even if he scores at a snail's pace
 
I wonder if South Africa are over-thinking this? No Jansen and choosing to bat seems a bit odd.
 
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