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Not sure he's the answer, but sometimes people are in the right place at the right time. Certainly couldn't have timed his double century better.
 

Jack Torrance said:
I'd play Ballance at 5. Its the position he has scored tons of runs this season
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Selectors have just fucked it up. Ballance came into the summer with tons of question marks about his technique at international cricket and the selectors had this opportunity to get him in at 5 for the summer and see how he goes. all batting at 3 has done is reinforce that concerns everyone already had. I wouldn't expect great things from him but I can't really suggest anyone at 5 that I feel would do better - Bairstow aside but then we are looking to solve problems elsewhere.
 
rentaghost said:
Selectors have just fucked it up. Ballance came into the summer with tons of question marks about his technique at international cricket and the selectors had this opportunity to get him in at 5 for the summer and see how he goes. all batting at 3 has done is reinforce that concerns everyone already had. I wouldn't expect great things from him but I can't really suggest anyone at 5 that I feel would do better - Bairstow aside but then we are looking to solve problems elsewhere.
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Its hard to put into words how bad the selectors have been over the last 2 years.

Strauss has done a lot of good, especially with the white ball stuff, but selection falls under his remit, and its royally been fucked.

On that cricket writers TV a few weeks ago one of them said he knows a particular selector has pushed Stoneman at every selection meeting for about a year but gets nowhere. So who picks the team?
 
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218, from 218 that's a message to the selectors, from watching this i would pick him at 5 for the west indies test.
 
DaveAngel said:
Its hard to put into words how bad the selectors have been over the last 2 years.

Strauss has done a lot of good, especially with the white ball stuff, but selection falls under his remit, and its royally been fucked.

On that cricket writers TV a few weeks ago one of them said he knows a particular selector has pushed Stoneman at every selection meeting for about a year but gets nowhere. So who picks the team?
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And one of the reasons given for Stoneman not being selected is that Bayliss hasn't seen him play. Its bizarre.
 
rentaghost said:
Well yes there are other selectors watching county cricket but as DaveAngel says some have been banging the drum for Stoneman but to no avail and one of the reasons given was that Bayliss hadn't seen anything of him himself.
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Interesting, i am surprised at that given the media these days, surely he could of watched a DVD or something.
 
DaveAngel said:
Every ball is recorded

He scored a 100 in the one day final at Lords, yet Bayliss still didn't bloody see that!
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it seems as if the man, is kind of like every england football manager, since forever, as in he has his favourites or has a list of players that fit his ideas and sticks with them, however this maybe wrong as we don't yet know who is lined up for the west indies and what changes as going to be made
 
CissesUnderpants19 said:
it seems as if the man, is kind of like every england football manager, since forever, as in he has his favourites or has a list of players that fit his ideas and sticks with them, however this maybe wrong as we don't yet know who is lined up for the west indies and what changes as going to be made
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Nasser wants Gubbins called up, despite being totally out of form. I don't get it.
 
DaveAngel said:
It is why I love cricket to be fair, talk for hours in the pub about selection.

Friday I believe.
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Been a fan since 2005, myself i am always open about how it happened and why, but it started with that summers ashes and has stuck with me ever since

Hopefully by friday we will see what the team is and maybe a few tweaks not a major change because i don't think a side that has just won 3-1 needs that.. but maybe changes at 2 and 5 batsmen and maybe one or two fresh bowlers
 
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CissesUnderpants19 said:
Been a fan since 2005, myself i am always open about how it happened and why, but it started with that summers ashes and has stuck with me ever since

Hopefully by friday we will see what the team is and maybe a few tweaks not a major change because i don't think a side that has just won 3-1 needs that.. but maybe changes at 2 and 5 batsmen and maybe one or two fresh bowlers
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Yep new opener and number 5

I'd keep the main bowlers in for the pink ball test, as its the only chance they will get before the one in Australia.
 
DaveAngel said:
Yep new opener and number 5

I'd keep the main bowlers in for the pink ball test, as its the only chance they will get before the one in Australia.
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would you bring in others.. Finn was brought into the team, but didn't play i was interested in maybe, bringing back if fit. Chris Woakes like i said above tweaks not major changes
 
So for shits and giggles let's pick the Ashes squad, call it 17 players?

Certainties
Cook
Root
Bairstow
Stokes
Buttler
Ali
Broad
Anderson
Woakes

Probable
Westley
TRJ
Wood
Ballance (he will go, even tho he shouldn't)

So that leaves 4
Hameed
Hales (as he can open?)
Rashid or Crane or Dawson?
Finn
 
chunkylover53 said:
So for shits and giggles let's pick the Ashes squad, call it 17 players?

Certainties
Cook
Root
Bairstow
Stokes
Buttler
Ali
Broad
Anderson
Woakes

Probable
Westley
TRJ
Wood
Ballance (he will go, even tho he shouldn't)

So that leaves 4
Hameed
Hales (as he can open?)
Rashid or Crane or Dawson?
Finn
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Think this deserves its own thread Chunky.You do the honours?
 
chunkylover53 said:
So for shits and giggles let's pick the Ashes squad, call it 17 players?

Certainties
Cook
Root
Bairstow
Stokes
Buttler
Ali
Broad
Anderson
Woakes

Probable
Westley
TRJ
Wood
Ballance (he will go, even tho he shouldn't)

So that leaves 4
Hameed
Hales (as he can open?)
Rashid or Crane or Dawson?
Finn
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Hales has said he won't open in red ball cricket.

I reckon it will be Rashid .... has proven that he can travel and bowl well and it's Australia a good place for leggies while Mason Crane needs a while more time.

I's be surprised if Balance goes, although you never know with this lot.
 
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