Test squad for Pakistan

[chunkyshanhawk53]

You’d imagine the following were certainties (if fit)

Pope, Root, Stokes, Bairstow, Foakes, Leach, Robinson, Potts, Brook

But there are some huge questions still

Openers - stick or take Jennings/other?
Second spinner - Modern or Parkinson? Or both?
Seamers - Broad and Anderson? If not, who else? Wood, Woakes, Archer, Stone all barely played. Sam Curran will be totally ineffective there surely?

 

[Jack Torrance]

Bairstow injured isn’t he?

Jimmy is our best bowler in Asia so he plays alongside Wood ideally as the 2 quicks.

Jennings should be opening also given his record in the subcontinent

 

[Boo]

I think we can count on a number of those pace bowlers being ineffective in Pakistan (even I've given up on Woakes, by now, in overseas conditions). Re: The openers, they will probably stick with what they have, but I could see the logic in selecting Jennings. Thinking further ahead, I've seen Emilio Gay a couple of times and he looks terrific.

 

[Dexter]

I think they’ll drop Lees and take Crawley with one new opener. No idea who that’ll be like.

 

[Salem Street South]

I really don’t think they will drop anyone. They’ve made it clear they are going to be loyal and consistent in selection so I fully expect Lees and Crawley to open in Pakistan, barring injury and possibly Jennings or another surprise selection to go as back up.

 

[Liverpool Beachball]

Duckett is probably next in line given he was called up to replace Bairstow in the squad

If Jamie Overton is fit would probably take him, reverse swing at his pace would be useful

 

[Hetty]

Alot will happen from now till team announced in November

 

[Liverpool Beachball]

Also Anderson has to go, won us a test on a flat pitch in Chennai last year which is probably going to be very similar to what Pakistan roll out

 

[scotch]

Openers - Crawley (i still wouldnt but they will) Jennings (Duckett spare)
Pope (Duckett backup 3)
Root
Brook (maybe Duckett if he scores heavily in warm ups etc)
Stokes C
Foster WK
Wood
Broad (Anderson to swap, though not sure if they will take both if the pitches are flat)
Robinson
Leach

Team dynamic relies on Stokes being fit to bowl and Root getting through a few overs if it spins.

Reserves - Billings Wk, M Parkinson, Duckett, Lawrence, Anderson/Broad, Potts
Not sure they will take 17 players so Billings might miss out if they go with Pope as the reserve WK

 

[Parkside]

Alot will happen from now till team announced in November

No red ball cricket will happen before that test series
Barstow should be fit by then.
They'll pick the eleven who played in the last test plus
Jennings
Bairstow
Ali
Billings
Overton
Potts.

 

[HeroHurley]

If they take 16;

Crawley, Lees, Jennings, Pope, Root, Brook, Stokes, Foakes, Sam Curran, Potts, Anderson, Broad, Leach, Alli, Stone, Robinson perhaps?

Presuming Bairstow and Archer will miss out due to injury?

 

[Salem Street South]

If they take 16;

Crawley, Lees, Jennings, Pope, Root, Brook, Stokes, Foakes, Sam Curran, Potts, Anderson, Broad, Leach, Alli, Stone, Robinson perhaps?

Presuming Bairstow and Archer will miss out due to injury?

Broad and his Mrs due to have a baby in November/December iirc so don't think he'll go.

 

[HeroHurley]

Broad and his Mrs due to have a baby in November/December iirc so don't think he'll go.

Aye forgot about that. Archer got any chance of being fit? Maybe they'll take a 3rd spinner, Parkinson probably.

I think we can count on a number of those pace bowlers being ineffective in Pakistan (even I've given up on Woakes, by now, in overseas conditions). Re: The openers, they will probably stick with what they have, but I could see the logic in selecting Jennings. Thinking further ahead, I've seen Emilio Gay a couple of times and he looks terrific.

Think he's being talked about going with the Lions iirc.

 

[Hetty]

I expect a few don't want to go for secruity reasons, some rested and some going to Big Bash

 

[Salem Street South]

Aye forgot about that. Archer got any chance of being fit? Maybe they'll take a 3rd spinner, Parkinson probably.


Think he's being talked about going with the Lions iirc.

No idea about Archer, but I'd be surprised. Pretty sure they said he won't be back this year. Nasser reckoned the pitches aren't going to be like the ones in India, but slow turgid ones, so pace could be more of a factor than spin. Him and Key were talking yesterday, Key was out there for the Australia series and he made a good point that the likes of Saqlain and Mushtaq Ahmed didn't have amazing records in Pakistan. It was more the likes of Wasim and Waqar, even Shoaib that did the damage so if Wood is fit I expect he could have a big part to play. Possibly Jamie Overton too as already suggested, and Stone as he will already be out there for the T20s.

 

[Parkside]

I expect a few don't want to go for secruity reasons, some rested and some going to Big Bash

BigBash draft has already taken place. Only Billings of this season's test squads has been picked.

 

[Aidan11]

Broad and his Mrs due to have a baby in November/December iirc so don't think he'll go.

I also think the original terrorist incident in Pakistan that led to their ban playing at home will be on his mind. His dad was travelling in one of the buses at the time as he was the match referee. Luckily he came to no harm.

 

[Inside Forward]

Lees I think should be dropped. Crawley won’t be after that second innings in the last Test but I have zero faith in him kicking on and getting consistently high scores. Rest of the team picks itself really. Bairstow back in for Brook.

 

[TheRey]

No chance would I be taking Modern. He's finished at Test level, sadly

 

[Liverpool Beachball]

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