Side for the 2nd test then?

[chunkyshanhawk53]

What are we going for?

Crawley
Duckett
Pope
Root
Brook
Stokes
Bairstow
Rehan
Wood
Robinson
Broad

 

[Hetty]

Unchanged

 

[Liverpool Beachball]

Bairstow
Duckett
Pope
Root
Brook
Stokes
Foakes
Woakes
Robinson
Broad
Wood

 

[Jack Torrance]

Woakes and Wood have to play, Broad was our best bowler but he looked exhausted I’d rest him and Jimmy.
Dawson in for Ali and top 7 unchanged.

 

[Hyltons finest]

Bairstow
Duckett
Pope
Root
Brook
Stokes
Foakes
Woakes
Robinson
Broad
Wood

Something like this but can see it being unchanged apart from possibly Jimmy rested

 

[chunkyshanhawk53]

Something like this but can see it being unchanged apart from possibly Jimmy rested

Will Mo be fit?

 

[Twisted]

Will Mo be fit?

The bloke showed he can't play 5 days straight nevermind back to back tests imo.

I thought it was a poor selection but cant really criticise stokes for loyalty. But it was a mistake for me like

 

[Hyltons finest]

Stokesy texting Graeme Swann to replace Mo

 

[FatCat2402]

If Ali isn't fit I think that Woakes will replace him. Wood for Anderson as well.

 

[seaham ftm]

Wood in for Ali.

 

[Hongkongphooey]

Stokesy faxing Graeme Swann to replace Mo

Tidied

 

[Voice of fair play]

Only change for me if all fit, is Wood to come in.

 

[Eggman]

Unchanged

Ali ?

 

[Johnap]

Let Ali go and Wood comes in . Otherwise as you were.

 

[Hetty]

Ali ?

I think his finger will heel in a weeks time, if they drop him it would mean that they were wrong to select him, just like Crawley. Root would only be the front line spin option

 

[The Breen Machine]

I think they'll pick the same team but Wood should be picked ahead of one of Anderson or Robinson, I don't think we can rely on Root as our spin option given Stokes is struggling to bowl any meaningful amount of overs.

I would also not bother with Moeen but the complete lack of alternatives is almost staggering. Ahmed and Parkinson are in no form, Liam Dawson is the best performing English spinner in the country so far this season and he is nowhere near test class.

 

[rentaghost]

What are we going for?

Crawley
Duckett
Pope
Root
Brook
Stokes
Bairstow
Rehan
Wood
Robinson
Broad

Assuming the pitch is very similar i would go for this. If there's something in it then Jimmy in the discussion. i would also like to know if Bairstow's injury is related to his performance - it seems to me his movement wasn't very good. If this is something that is going to continue then he can't keep wicket.

 

[Jack Torrance]

Assuming the pitch is very similar i would go for this. If there's something in it then Jimmy in the discussion. i would also like to know if Bairstow's injury is related to his performance - it seems to me his movement wasn't very good. If this is something that is going to continue then he can't keep wicket.

Aye I agree with this Bairstow really struggled keeping wicket which I think is probably down to the injury he had as previously he has been a good keeper for England.
I can’t see them changing anything though in the top 7

 

[Sillypoint]

if theyve ordered a flat wicket i dont see the point in playing 3 bowlers who all bowl the same pace, wood has to start

 

[MustardAndOnions]

wood comes in, I’ll let them judge for who tho, broad has to play

I guess you could play wood for Ali if he’s not fit, as root bowled well agains the left handers

I certainly wouldn’t be bringing in Ahmed or someone.

Same top 7 tho.
Just admit this is the first game ive ever watched and thought Jimmy looked more his age in the field and bowling

I couldn’t help think late in day 5 if Potts was running in we might have won