India v England series
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Salem Street South
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He can definitely play spin I just don’t like specialist batsmen below a keeper.
well you obviously werent watching the last time he played on subcontinental pitches
what have sibley and burns done for you this series?
Lawrence bowls off spin. The others bowl filth
That’s handy if Lawrence can have that in his locker. Imo root, Bess and leach should be playing this match. I know I joke on but Bess has a decent batting technique and can score or stick an end, if a proper player is in
Bowls off the wrong foot I think
Salem Street South
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No mate, never saw a ball.
It’s a personal opinion that’s all. Just not for me.
You may as well make a case for Haseeb Hameed. He got runs last time we were in India.
Burns - on the pitch, nothing. Off it, demonstrated that his skin is thick enough that he doesn’t give a fuck about looking like a meth dealer, yet thin enough to spit the dummy over a nothing tweet by a woman cricketer. Remarkable really.
Sibley not much more but at least he has got a couple of scores this winter.
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No mate, never saw a ball.
It’s a personal opinion that’s all. Just not for me.
You may as well make a case for Haseeb Hameed. He got runs last time we were in India.
Burns - on the pitch, nothing. Off it, demonstrated that his skin is thick enough that he doesn’t give a fuck about looking like a meth dealer, yet thin enough to spit the dummy over a nothing tweet by a woman cricketer. Remarkable really.
Sibley not much more but at least he has got a couple of scores this winter.
I dunno how can you can say that though after the last few tests,
how people can write off a player scoring runs on turning wickets, its hard, this series has proven it
Salem Street South
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Well you said yourself, it was against Sri Lanka.
This is a different kettle of fish. Like I said Hameed got runs here last time why not make a case for him.
It is hard mind, no argument there but Jennings just doesn’t look a Test match player to me and I’d say has had enough chances. File under Ballance, Stoneman, Lyth, Robson etc as decent county batsman, not quite up to international level. IMO of course.
Ballance was the most disappointing for me, to not make it.
Salem Street South
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Just couldn’t get the technical flaw with his footwork back across and away sorted could he. Couldn’t argue with the amount of opportunity he got though I don’t think
Agreed, his footwork was found out at test level but he will continue to churn out 1000 plus seasons at county level
mackembhoy
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He scored 146 not out against Sri Lanka after the 2016 tour to India
No mate, never saw a ball.
It’s a personal opinion that’s all. Just not for me.
You may as well make a case for Haseeb Hameed. He got runs last time we were in India.
Burns - on the pitch, nothing. Off it, demonstrated that his skin is thick enough that he doesn’t give a fuck about looking like a meth dealer, yet thin enough to spit the dummy over a nothing tweet by a woman cricketer. Remarkable really.
Sibley not much more but at least he has got a couple of scores this winter.
He has 2 tons and half century in 10 innings in the subcontinent.
Burns has 1 50 in 10 innings. Sibley has 2 in 10. Crawley 1 in 6.
Having Jennings for these 6 tests would have been a safer bet.
Your mentioning of hameed would make sense if had been a one off for Jennings
But he scored his hundreds over 2 years apart in more than 1 country.
His inability against seam wouldn't have mattered in the 5 tests we've played
chopsfc007
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It's not exactly forward thinking though
Same could be said for the batsmen in the last 2 games.Either going back to a straight one or sweeping across the line !!
Salem Street South
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It was a really poor Sri Lanka side, let’s be fair. This is whole different ball game, hence the struggles of the other three.
I personally don’t think bringing him in from out of nowhere, he’d have any more runs than them to be frank.
Not sure how he’s got a reputation as a specialist in subcontinent conditions either. 2 tons & a 50 doesn’t make him so IMHO. Which other country has Jennings got a 100 in?
He’s had his chance and hasn’t taken it, unless he scores mountains of runs in the CC next year or two, that will be it for him and rightly so.
My point about Hameed isnt that I’d bring him back but that he got runs in India, but has as much chance of getting a call up as Jennings.
mackembhoy
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Poor Sri Lanka with the bat aye. Not so much the ball in that tour. Perera was top wicket taker in the series.
Jennings got a ton on debut against Jadeja and Ashwin. Following up with a half century in his second.
His ton in Sri Lanka came against Perera and Herath.
In 10 innings in Sri Lanka Burns Crawley and Sibley have 2 half centuries. The first one failed and the others didn't do much better.
The latter 2 have to learn to play in the subcontinent. So playing Jennings who then might never play for England again after it would have been perhaps silly.
But then not taking Jennings on the tour makes no sense. Seeing as they brought Jonny back for the fact he did well last time in Sri Lanka at number 3.
I'm not speaking in hindsight. As I wanted us to take Jennings in the first place, if you look back on the forum.
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Salem Street South
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Herath was virtually finished by that point (didn’t play the second Test).
His other scores in those series were 0 (first ball duck) & 1 in India and 1 & 26 in Sri Lanka, albeit the first three were dismissed by seamers.
The fact they’ve brought Bairstow back and not Jennings probably tells us what they think of their respective longer term prospects of being in the side. Coupled with the fact that JB is an important white ball player and bone fide spin specialist (allegedly).
I do see where you & the rat are coming from, but I personally wouldn’t have taken him and nothing I seen to date from him makes me think he’d have had any more success than the ones that are already out there. Could be wrong, just my opinion.
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