The Breen Machine
Striker
38 tests in 10.5 years says it all really. Time to move on. It was always a big ask expecting him to do much in this series when he hasn't bowled all summer.
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Any changes for 2nd Test 🤔
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archiesdad
Midfield
Made of pringles, hardly ever plays 2 matches in a row!
Scotty 1978
Striker
Who gets Woods place then Tongue or Potts or they play Bashir
Aidan11
Striker
The article says Tongue is the back up unless they pick Bashir.
Personally I'd have preferred Potts.
Durham-Mackem41
Midfield
Surely that should be it for Wood injuries getting more and more frequent
Eggman
Striker
When he first got picked for England an NEPL player told me exactly this.
He’s been proven right
rentaghost
Striker
Sounds like a jealous twat
DonaldDownTheWing
Striker
I feel for wood, but only lasting 2 days of a possible 25 just isn’t good enough really.
In terms of who comes in, Tongue seems like the obvious choice but Potts has 2/40 today.
In terms of who comes in, Tongue seems like the obvious choice but Potts has 2/40 today.
When he only bowled 3 overs in the 2nd innings I called it that it was probably because he was injured. If he wasn't it was an absolute nonsense not to bowl him more.
Hopefully it's nothing serious and he can come back later in the series. We need his pace and aggression.
Yeh,Archer and Carse for all out pace with Atkinson and Potts offering more control,hopefully.
Circa £10m from central contracts equates to £200k+ per test!
He isn’t out of the series yet mind
I must say I find the general attitude to him on this board a bit odd. He’s never been a rhythm fast bowler (Archer, Steyn, Ambrose etc). He’s chucked his entire body into it, it’s no wonder he gets injured more than most! (That’s hardly being made of Pringles)
Seems a top bloke and has decided to stick with test cricket rather than chase the white ball cash. Fair play to him
I think we also forget that England has had very few genuine quick bowlers in most of our lifetimes
Voice of fair play
Striker
Blokes don’t injured on purpose.
Like you say seems a very genuine bloke who has been very unlucky with injuries.
It’s a function of the way he bowls, his front leg takes huge strain. He’s hardly got a smooth action where the pace comes from the wrist
Lumley End
Full Back
They’re pinning some blame on the fact he wasn’t able to complete his full ‘recovery routine’ during the game due to us batting like idiots. Part of the batting side of the game many under appreciate, the need to give bowlers time to rest and recover.
If he can only bowl 10 overs in an innings before he needs a lengthy recovery spell he's hardly suited to test cricket regardless of how explosive he may be. An average test innings probably 80-100 overs,and he can only bowl 10 overs. Puts a heavy workload on the rest of the attack if he can't recover to bowl a 2nd spell.
I see you're reverting to selective memory mode in your initial sentence. "Proper cricket"and "Passionate supporters" also escaped your censure also presumably
.Good to know though that you've finally accepted the concerns many expressed earlier re Bazball.
I'm confident that with that sensible adjustment our top 6 can be consistently effective. I agree and see the logic in the Crawley/Duckett opening pair. The batting depth can cope with their frequent failures imo
With the occasional success and worthwhile bonus.
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Lumley End
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I certainly don’t disagree with that. He probably could and maybe should have retired from England a year or maybe even two years ago in reality. And with that, probably retiring full stop.
With lucrative central contracts being offered he was never going to do that. He threatened to seek franchise contacts and ECB fell for it.
No fool,Woody
No, his Uncle Steve said tell them to f*ck off,son
scotch
Striker
It's like the 1st test of a 4 test series, just gotta win 3 of themReally looking forward to this like.
Mental it's been a fortnight since the last test
I think he will play the 3rd test with a limit on how many overs per day 10 max.
He will have had 3 weeks to recover from the 1st test and can use the next two weeks to prep for the 3rd test.
Then the 5th will all depend on how that test goes, can't see him playing the 4th.
Always thought this series would be his test swansong.
I'd also add that if Wood knows its the end and his final game or games then he will probably only bowl faster, especially if we are still in with a chance in the series.
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