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Test squad v Ireland

MustardAndOnions said:
He literally said he wants England to lose, he said that in the last 24 hours.

Ben Foakes can't open the batting, Bairstow and Brook are twice the batman as Foakes and have to play in the middle order

Sorry you don't agree, but you are living in a fantasy land, it would have been the easiest decision Stokes and McCullum have made.
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I live in NE37

Bairstow or Brook could open the batting .

Crawley delivers 25 those two could do more

Then foakes who is recognised as one of the best in the world could keep

Simple solution
 

Ghfd said:
I live in NE37

Bairstow or Brook could open the batting .

Crawley delivers 25 those two could do more

Then foakes who is recognised as one of the best in the world could keep

Simple solution
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No they can't open the batting.

They are world class middle order players who scored 11 100s between them in the last year, why would anyone with a sane mind want to mess that open for someone averging 32

Thankflly no cricket journalist in the world or anyone to do with Stokes or McCullum agrees with you.

That is the very opposite of simple.

If you dont wanT Crawley, then replace him with an opener

But Foakes is not even in the same league as Bairstow and Brook

they didn't pick him in Pakisan and we won easily. Move on.
 
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MustardAndOnions said:
No they can't open the batting.

They are world class middle order players who scored 11 100s between them in the last year, why would anyone with a sane mind want to mess that open for someone averging 32

Thankflly no cricket journalist in the world or anyone to do with Stokes or McCullum agrees with you.

That is the very opposite of simple.

If you dont wanT Crawley, then replace him with an opener

But Foakes is not even in the same league as Bairstow and Brook

they didn't pick him in Pakisan and we won easily. Move on.
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The answer is on the other thread

You choose to insult. I’m simply not interested.

Ignore feature you go
 
Ghfd said:
The answer is on the other thread

You choose to insult. I’m simply not interested.

Ignore feature you go
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The answer is in Ben Stoke's selection.

That is a fact. He has won 10 out f 12 tests

Brook and Bairstow have scored 11 100s in a year

He knows what he is doing mate.

Foakes is dropped, and he isn't playing again this summer, get over it.
 
MustardAndOnions said:
Sorry? Were you this childish and moaning when Bairstow scored 6 100s last summer or when Brook scored 5 this winter, or when Foakes was dropped in Pakistan?

Imagine watching this English cricket team and hating Ben Stokes and McCullum. Utterly perplexing.
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Well he wasn't dropped was he. He was sick and then we won the first test and kept the same side after Jacks took a 6fer unexpectedly.

He then came back into the side as the keeping was knackering for Pope.
 
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mackembhoy said:
Well he wasn't dropped was he. He was sick and then we won the first test and kept the same side after Jacks took a 6fer unexpectedly.
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He was for the 2nd test, and he wasn't missed. He is a really good cricketer Ben Foakes, but we have better, that's just the reality, its really not a controversial statement to make.

People are allowed their opinions but the criticism of Stokes, McCullum and now Bairstow and Brook is absolutely scandalous if you ask me. This has been the best year for English cricket in the history, they know what they are doing.

the team is now stronger than last summer.
 
JackL said:
So you reckon crawley is better placed to score runs than bairstow, and you think bairstow is a better keeper than foakes?
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I wouldnt pick Crawley

But Bairstow and Brook have had the years of their life, and yet you would open with them? its a specialist position, they wouldnt average much more than 30 no, not at all

Nobody in cricket thinks Brook or Bairstow should open no.

Foakes isnt that vital, they had Pope keeping in Pakistan and won ffs!

Going round in circles here like but its just fantasy stuff

if you want Foakes in that much then open with him, he isn;t the one averaging 70+ with a strike rate over a 100 under McCullum.

The team that won every test last summer now also has Brook in the middle order instead of Foakes, its so much better

Only in England would you get this negativity, playing for Surrey doesn't half help like!
 
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MustardAndOnions said:
I wouldnt pick Crawley

But Bairstow and Brook have had the years of their life, and yet you would open with them? its a specialist position, they wouldnt average much more than 30 no, not at all

Nobody in cricket thinks Brook or Bairstow should open no.

Foakes isnt that vital, they had Pope keeping in Pakistan and won ffs!
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Foakes has proven to be more than useful with the bat, will be a huge loss if he doesn't play imo.

In an ideal world I wouldnt have bairstow open, but in the ashes I'd put money on him doing a better job opening than Crawley. Then the rest of the team basically picks itself
 
JackL said:
Foakes has proven to be more than useful with the bat, will be a huge loss if he doesn't play imo.

In an ideal world I wouldnt have bairstow open, but in the ashes I'd put money on him doing a better job opening than Crawley. Then the rest of the team basically picks itself
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The team picks itself I agree. It has done.

Ben Foakes either opens or he doesn't play, you decide.

Why wasnt he a loss in Pakistan then?
 
MustardAndOnions said:
The team picks itself I agree. It has done.

Ben Foakes either opens or he doesn't play, you decide.

Why wasnt he a loss in Pakistan then?
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I wasn't suggesting he opens but if you think so then again I'd take that over Crawley.

He's not crucial so obviously like in Pakistan we can win without him. I just think we're a better team with him in it
 
JackL said:
I wasn't suggesting he opens but if you think so then again I'd take that over Crawley.

He's not crucial so obviously like in Pakistan we can win without him. I just think we're a better team with him in it
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This is my final post! I promise! Ben Foakes is a good player, he is unfortunate

But opening with Bairstow or Brook, who are the main 2 reasons we have won 10 out of 12 tests, would be crazy, and really hurt the side, they wouldnt average much over 30, where as now they are averain what 60/70 under Stokes.

the middle order is sorted. we can easily find an opener to replace Crawley without damaging the side

I know people are entitled to their opinions, but heard things in the last 24 hours like "can't wait to watch the bubble burst"...."jobs for the boys" etc

its embarrassing, its a fantastic team under a fantastic captain and a fantastic coach
 
MustardAndOnions said:
This is my final post! I promise! Ben Foakes is a good player, he is unfortunate

But opening with Bairstow or Brook, who are the main 2 reasons we have won 10 out of 12 tests, would be crazy, and really hurt the side, they wouldnt average much over 30, where as now they are averain what 60/70 under Stokes.

the middle order is sorted. we can easily find an opener to replace Crawley without damaging the side

I know people are entitled to their opinions, but heard things in the last 24 hours like "can't wait to watch the bubble burst"...."jobs for the boys" etc

its embarrassing, its a fantastic team under a fantastic captain and a fantastic coach
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I haven't said anything like that and I don't care whether he plays for surrey or not, I don't really follow county cricket like that to the point I have allegiances.

Out of interest who would you open with? I feel like we share a common goal of removing Crawley from the side but just have differing views in who to replace him with 😂
 
MustardAndOnions said:
This is my final post! I promise! Ben Foakes is a good player, he is unfortunate

But opening with Bairstow or Brook, who are the main 2 reasons we have won 10 out of 12 tests, would be crazy, and really hurt the side, they wouldnt average much over 30, where as now they are averain what 60/70 under Stokes.

the middle order is sorted. we can easily find an opener to replace Crawley without damaging the side

I know people are entitled to their opinions, but heard things in the last 24 hours like "can't wait to watch the bubble burst"...."jobs for the boys" etc

its embarrassing, its a fantastic team under a fantastic captain and a fantastic coach
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Your second of last sentence untrue imo, people imo on here greatly respects McCullum and Stokes and want England to win.

If the quote you mentioned is true one by one off and not even close to a true reflection of the posters on here
 
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