England v New Zealand, Headingley (23rd June) Match Thread



scotch said:
Could see Overton (the quick one) coming in for Potts (if hes a little tired) or broad/Anderson (same reason)
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If one is injured fair enough (and I’ve seen the Mail link below on Anderson) but neither has bowled in over a week! No logic whatsoever in resting for me.

If they’re taking the WTC seriously then this game is important and we should play our strongest XI
 
NorthCountryBoy said:
If one is injured fair enough (and I’ve seen the Mail link below on Anderson) but neither has bowled in over a week! No logic whatsoever in resting for me.

If they’re taking the WTC seriously then this game is important and we should play our strongest XI
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Yes, the new leadership have said they're committed to fielding their strongest teams but surely you have to weigh this against manage a player's fitness by managing his workload particularly fast bowlers,and more so 39 year olds. If Jimmy plays that would be 15 days playing out of 25. Potts,likewise,has had a very heavy workload this season.I can see the logic in resting them.
As for the WTC, given our current position, 2nd bottom, I can see why it mightn't be a major consideration.
 
Parkside said:
Yes, the new leadership have said they're committed to fielding their strongest teams but surely you have to weigh this against manage a player's fitness by managing his workload particularly fast bowlers,and more so 39 year olds. If Jimmy plays that would be 15 days playing out of 25. Potts,likewise,has had a very heavy workload this season.I can see the logic in resting them.
As for the WTC, given our current position, 2nd bottom, I can see why it mightn't be a major consideration.
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You can lose fitness by not playing too. The fast bowlers won’t have bowled for ten days by the time this test comes.

As I say though, if Anderson has a strain that’s fine. But no logic in resting him if he doesn’t. People get too hung up on his age.
 
NorthCountryBoy said:
You can lose fitness by not playing too. The fast bowlers won’t have bowled for ten days by the time this test comes.

As I say though, if Anderson has a strain that’s fine. But no logic in resting him if he doesn’t. People get too hung up on his age.
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Yes,but equally, you err on the side of caution particularly with a 39 year old with a history of leg strains.
I would hope that he'd be sufficiently experienced and honest with himself to declare his own fitness.
 

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