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Test squad v Ireland


I think this four day test barring weather will be over on day 3
Cornsay62 said:
Me and Muchy definitely aren't Crawley fans🙊 🔵⚪⚽
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I’m not really. I’ve watched cricket from the mid 70s and I’ve never seen a player given so many tests with a random good score followed by constantly obvious dismissals the rest of a series

It was posted earlier he is also 13 caught out of 26 at slip

He will drop a crucial catch this summer , score one 80 odd but be out within the first spell of the match in the rest of the games
 
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mackembhoy said:
Zak Crawley is the luckiest man in the world mind.

Only Mike Brearley has a worse average than him after this many tests for England.

A first class average of 30.47 too mental
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Even Amos Brearley had a higher batting average than his namesake Mike after appearing for the Woolpack in their matches against the Malt Shovel 😉
 
MustardAndOnions said:
Ben Foakes can’t open for England in my view, you disagree, fair enough.
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Find me a post where I’ve said that Ben Foakes can/should/will open for England. Go on.

MustardAndOnions said:
I’m new to this but maybe talk to people on the forum like you’d talk to people in real life. It’s a deeply unpleasant way to talk to people.
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Yeah, you being new to this sticks out like a sore thumb AND before you call me unpleasant, you’re the one making things up about what people have said when they didn’t. That’s one thing I’ll never do on here OR in real life.
MustardAndOnions said:
Your first line is 100% right and that’s why leaving foakes out is the correct decsision. Brooks and Bairstow have to play in the middle order, simple as that really, it’s better for the team. Foakes is good but they are better.
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How many players make up a middle order in your view?

Is it not possible for. Brooks, Bairstow AND Foakes to ALL be in the middle order?
 
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Ridiculous decision to drop foakes mind. He’s a miles better bat than both Crawley and Lawrence even if that was his only skill. The fact he’s the best wicket keeper about aswell just makes it non sensical
 
Honess10 said:
Ridiculous decision to drop foakes mind. He’s a miles better bat than both Crawley and Lawrence even if that was his only skill. The fact he’s the best wicket keeper about aswell just makes it non sensical
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Lawrence won't play and it's a different question as bairstow can't open
 
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another top journalist nailing it.
Cornsay62 said:
Even Amos Brearley had a higher batting average than his namesake Mike after appearing for the Woolpack in their matches against the Malt Shovel 😉
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I mean Foakes averages 4 more than Crawley batting at 7 rather than opening.

it is hardly night and day is it. lets change the whole team round for someone averaging 32, no thanks.

Still amazed how many people doubt Ben Stokes and McCullum, they have got every single decision correct since they took charge.

And to see a poster above suggesting Foakes is better than Bairstow. Interesting, let's put it that way.
 
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another top journalist nailing it.


I mean Foakes averages 4 more than Crawley batting at 7 rather than opening.

it is hardly night and day is it. lets change the whole team round for someone averaging 32, no thanks.

Still amazed how many people doubt Ben Stokes and McCullum, they have got every single decision correct since they took charge.

And to see a poster above suggesting Foakes is better than Bairstow. Interesting, let's put it that way.
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I'm definitely smelling a Rat here, lads
 
MustardAndOnions said:
What does happy clapper mean?

The fact you can’t even answer who opens tells me you haven’t thought this through

Ben Foakes can’t open for England in my view, you disagree, fair enough. I’m new to this but maybe talk to people on the forum like you’d talk to people in real life. It’s a deeply unpleasant way to talk to people.


Crawley has absolutely nothing to do with Ben Foakes.

It’s completely unfair to move likes of Brook and bairstow up when they’ve been so brilliant in the middle order in a position they’ve never batted before in their life.

Why would you want to. They’ve averaged double foakes under mccullum n stokes, they’re our best player, keep them in their best positions.

Never mind this is my last post on England, I’m going to stick to Durham, which is why I originally signed up.
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:lol: The Rat is back.
 
MustardAndOnions said:
Ben Stokes doesn’t agree with you, so yo I can say it’s easy to understand and straight forward, but he thinks the complete opposite to this.

I’m a bit taken back by the negativity of this thread! That’s the strongest 3 to 7 I’ve seen from England since the Strauss team days


It is

They’re competing for the same positions

None of them open

Ben Stokes agrees with me.

You still haven’t answered who opens?

Bairstow, stokes, Brook all bat in the middle order, so does foakes, we can’t pick all 4, so someone misses out.

I’ll keep my opinions to myself next time!

I notice you were doing this on the Durham match thread too so maybe it’s not just against me!
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If Ben Stokes agrees with you why has the paper that broke that Foakes was dropped for Bairstow.

Also reported that Ben is considering opening the batting.

Are you aware that 3 of Crawley's 4 50+ scores in England game batting 3 or 4. All scored at Southampton as well.

He averages 25 opening everywhere and 23 in England. More likely that average goes below 20 in England that it going anywhere near 30 this summer.
MustardAndOnions said:
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another top journalist nailing it.


I mean Foakes averages 4 more than Crawley batting at 7 rather than opening.

it is hardly night and day is it. lets change the whole team round for someone averaging 32, no thanks.

Still amazed how many people doubt Ben Stokes and McCullum, they have got every single decision correct since they took charge.

And to see a poster above suggesting Foakes is better than Bairstow. Interesting, let's put it that way.
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Foakes averages 35 at 7 a whole 10 more than Crawley does opening.

Foakes average brought down batting at 8 with the tail of which he averages 24.
 
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MustardAndOnions said:
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another top journalist nailing it.


I mean Foakes averages 4 more than Crawley batting at 7 rather than opening.

it is hardly night and day is it. lets change the whole team round for someone averaging 32, no thanks.

Still amazed how many people doubt Ben Stokes and McCullum, they have got every single decision correct since they took charge.

And to see a poster above suggesting Foakes is better than Bairstow. Interesting, let's put it that way.
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Totally agree with you on Stokes and McCullum as everything they have done has turned to gold.

They both absolutely brilliant and totally get your point they full deserve to trusted.

However still fair for people to have a opinion that Crawley doesn’t deserve to be in the side on form.

That’s a perfectly valid view and think if you were fair you would accept that?

I personally think if no other way would always have Bairstow ahead of Foakes, but think room in the side for both if Crawley dropped you don’t, it’s just a different view.

Either way don’t think it will make a difference as soo soo confident with McCullum and Stokes that I am confident of winning.
 
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