Voice of fair play
Striker
I hate this ‘ doesn’t like batting there’
It’s your country you bat where you told and what suits the team!!
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Ben Foakes
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It’s your country you bat where you told and what suits the team!!
If Duckett or Crawley got a first baller, they’d be in one ball later and in a worse position under more pressure. Someone who bats number 3 will/should be more than capable of opening the batting.
chopsfc007
Striker
Or where they are best
Hey, does anyone reckon this is johnson/the rat?
Voice of fair play
Striker
Of course they should does one position in a order either up or down it make that much difference?
Personally I don’t think soo
Silly Point
Striker
Course it is man!
MustardAndOnions
Winger
No you said that Ben stokes is being told to pick Crawley because his dad knows Rob key. It’s not about disagreeing, thats one of the maddest things I’ve heard. You can’t really think that surely?
I’m not sure
Voice of fair play
Striker
MustardAndOnions
Winger
If you really actually believe this you’re going on ignore
Voice of fair play
Striker
What best for the team as a whole should always trump an individual’s preference for any team in any sport
chopsfc007
Striker
What's best for the team is root scoring runs which he's better at at 4
MustardAndOnions
Winger
This is the exact reason why you don’t move players out of position where they’d score runs. It’s the exact point you were trying to make
All this for a bloke averaging 32
We’ve just got better players, it’s really not that complicated
Silly Point
Striker
I don't think Crawley is a Test cricketer. Makes the same mistakes over and over again. Yes he gets the odd decent score now and again, who doesn't. The fact he's mates with Key cannot be a coincidence on my mind. Anyone else, like Lees, would have been hooked months ago
Please put me on ignore. Can't be doing with your ridiculously OTT reactions if you happen to disagree with me
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MustardAndOnions
Winger
How’s Pep getting on?
What’s that got to do with who his dad is?
You can’t seriously think Ben stokes picks players based on who their dad is? That’s the point people are laughing at.
chopsfc007
Striker
Don't mind where he bats he should definitely playBairstow at 5
Voice of fair play
Striker
Been through a thousand times, but Root scores runs because he is class batsman.
When they look back at Roots career they will say he scored runs because of his class.
They wouldn’t say Joe Root was a class batsman because he batted 4
If a team needs any player to move to suit the team they should and a class player should be more than capable of moving just one place.
His last series at 3 he scored a boat load, and under the current regime would score a boat load where ever he bats.
The fact his average overall going back 10 years or so in one position is higher over another does not persuade me in the slightest
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