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ECB APPROVE ASHES TOUR


The Rat said:
I think it’s easy to be critical but I think they should have mixed it up slightly more.

Can anyone see hameed getting runs in Oz? I can’t


Sibley did really well over there too and has done a lot better than Dan Lawrence at test level

yeah I’d have picked both them over him personally.
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Vince has had a fair few chances at test level, didn’t do much in Australia last time either. Lawrence has been poor but has batted in tougher conditions, given his age it’s probably worth sticking with him in the long term.

Agree on Hameed. Lions squad will be more interesting as there will probably be a few who will end up playing 4th and 5th test
 
Jack Torrance said:
Vince has had a fair few chances at test level, didn’t do much in Australia last time either. Lawrence has been poor but has batted in tougher conditions, given his age it’s probably worth sticking with him in the long term.

Agree on Hameed. Lions squad will be more interesting as there will probably be a few who will end up playing 4th and 5th test
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you’re not wrong with your logic but I just think it’s an ashes tour, just pick what you think is best for those conditions and o think the likes of Vince are a step above

ha aye the team in the 5th test in Australia is mad like

these lads will have faced Parkinson a lot on the nets and both Morgan and root must just not think he’s ready. It’s easy for me to say pick him but we have no idea do we really
 
It’s far from a great Australian side but I really struggle to see us winning a test with those bowling options.

If Root doesn’t score heavily, this is likely to be another 5-0.
 
The Rat said:
you’re not wrong with your logic but I just think it’s an ashes tour, just pick what you think is best for those conditions and o think the likes of Vince are a step above

ha aye the team in the 5th test in Australia is mad like

these lads will have faced Parkinson a lot on the nets and both Morgan and root must just not think he’s ready. It’s easy for me to say pick him but we have no idea do we really
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Parkinson will end up being our first choice spinner in the next couple of years, maybe even next summer but agree I’m not sure it’s the right tour for him to start playing test cricket. Leach for me plays every test
 
brandon said:
On what basis? Can’t be form.
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not on form in test cricket in England no

I think he can score runs in Australia as it suits his game

him and Pope our hopes, they ain’t joke pics

people talk like there are loads of options

it was him or sibley
Jack Torrance said:
Parkinson will end up being our first choice spinner in the next couple of years, maybe even next summer but agree I’m not sure it’s the right tour for him to start playing test cricket. Leach for me plays every test
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based on what?

sorry like there is no chance he is England first choice spinner next summer, they clearly don’t rate him

Ed smith picked him almost every red n white ball squad and he didn’t get near any first choice sides

he’d have gone to Oz if they rated him
 
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The Rat said:
not on form in test cricket in England no

I think he can score runs in Australia as it suits his game

him and Pope our hopes, they ain’t joke pics

people talk like there are loads of options

it was him or sibley


based on what?

sorry like there is no chance he is England first choice spinner next summer, they clearly don’t rate him

Ed smith picked him almost every red n white ball squad and he didn’t get near any first choice sides

he’d have gone to Oz if they rated him
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Which spinner do they rate? Root seems to be considered the best spinner but barely bowls himself
 
Jack Torrance said:
Which spinner do they rate? Root seems to be considered the best spinner but barely bowls himself
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well they don’t rate Parkinson do they

I’m not knocking you for rating him or wanting him in the side but there’s no chance he will first choice spinner any time soon

I know it’s a different format but they didn’t even rate hmm enough to pick him over Dawson on a t20 World Cup
brandon said:
Well I sure hope so, but I worry that’s what they said about Vince.
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he showed some promise

its a good bet like to take

I’m not saying it’s ideal but you can’t say it’s a joke there’s nobody else banging the door down

they have to pick some off potential

rather than just picking highest run scorer like we did with Burns n sibley

as I say I’d play him over hameed and I think they might
 
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The Rat said:
well they don’t rate Parkinson do they

I’m not knocking you for rating him or wanting him in the side but there’s no chance he will first choice spinner any time soon

I know it’s a different format but they didn’t even rate hmm enough to pick him over Dawson on a t20 World Cup


he showed some promise

its a good bet like to take

I’m not saying it’s ideal but you can’t say it’s a joke there’s nobody else banging the door down

they have to pick some off potential

rather than just picking highest run scorer like we did with Burns n sibley

as I say I’d play him over hameed and I think they might
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I’d be happy with Leach and would have played him all summer however it’s pretty obvious the captain/coach don’t rate him or Bess. If Parkinson could hold a bat he’d have played already
 
chunkylover53 said:
Agree on the first bit, I think the second has become something that’s it not however. A bit cult hero esque. He digs in but he’s still firmly a 10
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I think he’s better than that, he batted very well for somerset last game for example got a 50

all I mean is he’s not a bunny

he got 92 against Ireland

also batted a while at old trafford when we nearly got a draw

they’re using it as an excuse not to pick him that’s all
 
The Rat said:
I think he’s better than that, he batted very well for somerset last game for example got a 50

all I mean is he’s not a bunny

he got 92 against Ireland

also batted a while at old trafford when we nearly got a draw

they’re using it as an excuse not to pick him that’s all
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He still has a first class record averaging 13. Played well against Ireland, but so did Jimmy with 82 against India. He can hold a bat yeah, but I think it’s overplayed
 
chunkylover53 said:
He still has a first class record averaging 13. Played well against Ireland, but so did Jimmy with 82 against India. He can hold a bat yeah, but I think it’s overplayed
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I can only comment on myelf, but the only reason I ever mention it is because its why England have dropped him, they feel they need more batting depth with Stokes out

I am not trying to say he is a mint batter, just that I dont think its a reason worth dropping him

I mean realistically is Overton gonna get more runs than Leach? maybe but not by a considerable margin

that is my point
I am not one for jumping on bandwagons, as you know, and I usually take the opposite view as I am a twat, but I really would have picked Livingstone over Lawrence

he has something about him, can bowl, can field, first class average nearly 40

and for reserve, not a player in the first XI, he offers a lot more.

I think that is a mistake, and its kind of how Silverwood does it, he is just too safe, which worked initially when we were getting big scores, but he just doesnt react
 
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The Rat said:
I can only comment on myelf, but the only reason I ever mention it is because its why England have dropped him, they feel they need more batting depth with Stokes out

I am not trying to say he is a mint batter, just that I dont think its a reason worth dropping him

I mean realistically is Overton gonna get more runs than Leach? maybe but not by a considerable margin

that is my point
I am not one for jumping on bandwagons, as you know, and I usually take the opposite view as I am a twat, but I really would have picked Livingstone over Lawrence

he has something about him, can bowl, can field, first class average nearly 40

and for reserve, not a player in the first XI, he offers a lot more.

I think that is a mistake, and its kind of how Silverwood does it, he is just too safe, which worked initially when we were getting big scores, but he just doesnt react
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Fully agreed on Livingstone
 
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