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Side for the 2nd test then?


Assuming they don't add anyone else to the squad due to injuries I would pick;
Crawley
Duckett
Pope
Root
Brook
Stokes
Bairstow
Ali
Woakes
Wood
Broad

Both Anderson and Robinson didn't look fully fit for me, the latter was bowling sub 80mph for the majority of the game. Woakes edges it over Potts due to his record at Lords
 
TPFKAHM said:
Wood has to play, in hindsight he should have played the last test.
Have we no other very quick bowlers FFS ??
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Would have been pointless playing Wood on that pitch. Slow with little bounce. You want him skidding on a hitting the bat hard and fast and not like an under 13 off a long run banging it in
SuperSub said:
Both Anderson and Robinson didn't look fully fit for me, the latter was bowling sub 80mph for the majority of the game. Woakes edges it over Potts due to his record at Lords
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Potts bowled well at Lords last year. Plenty movement off the pitch exaggerated by the slope (4/13 & 3/55 against NZ)
 
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NorthCountryBoy said:
Why are people quoting back-to-back tests when they’re eight days apart?

Wood for Ali for me. If you haven’t got a test quality spinner just go with Root.
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Root was excellent like, hard to tell if they just played him like as so nervous

He can’t bowl to right handers but is excellent to lefties

Stokes bowled nicely day 5 so bit torn as to if we really need 4 seamers and then stokes?
 
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Wouldn't be surprised if we go same 11 or just wood in for one of the seamers
 
SAFC11 said:
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Wouldn't be surprised if we go same 11 or just wood in for one of the seamers
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It might help him, but we can’t take a risk if he’s not 100% fit to bowl whenever required.

We can’t have2 front line bowlers who are crocked …..again
 
Crawley
Duckett
Pope
Root
Brook/Bairstow (toss a coin)
Stokes
Foakes
Rehan
Potts
Robinson
Broad

As you've already said it will be unchanged though.
 
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