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Chrisity Aug 2021 9:51am, 13 Aug 2021 19,266 posts	Quote Pin Chrisity Derek Pringle, Samit Patel, Michael Vaughan (just to see him humiliated), Tuffers (ditto), Sophie Ecclestone, Boris, Priti Patel (no helmet), 4 groundsmen.
Bazoaxe Aug 2021 9:55am, 13 Aug 2021 20,670 posts	Quote Pin Bazoaxe Boycott and his stick of Rhubarb
Cheg Aug 2021 9:58am, 13 Aug 2021 3,284 posts	Quote Pin Cheg Boycotts gran
TROSaracen Aug 2021 10:02am, 13 Aug 2021 23,731 posts	Quote Pin TROSaracen ‘whilst there is Jimmy and home conditions there is hope’ Would these be the home conditions where we got skittled for 180 odd, batting as if we’d never seen a swinging Duke before and then a week later, eyeing up bowler friendly conditions, took all of 3 wickets on day 1 of a test. Read a long article about India’s prep, and the changes/adjustments they have made to cope better with English conditions than their previous tour. Frankly they’ve looked more at ‘home’ than we have so far…..
Ocelot Spleens Aug 2021 10:23am, 13 Aug 2021 31,683 posts	Quote Pin Ocelot Spleens I think this India team are very good indeed have all bases covered, not the 80s WI, won't get there either, Holding, Roberts, Marshall, Garner, Haynes, Greenigde, Richards, Lloyd, oh no, not on your Nelly, they may well dominate though. The early 80s England team are/were better than this mob. The current Eng team have almost no batting bases covered once you take Root out and very soon, Broad and Anderson, our best bowler will be Robinson who has 3 tests under his misguided twitter belt. You never know but a Phoenix may well rise from the flames in the form of Crawley, Lawrence, Hameed, Pope, Robinson, Leech plus a.n.others but it looks a long way off.
Ocelot Spleens Aug 2021 10:23am, 13 Aug 2021 31,684 posts	Quote Pin Ocelot Spleens Eng might carry on being e white ball champs though.
Cheg Aug 2021 10:24am, 13 Aug 2021 3,285 posts	Quote Pin Cheg Our batting line is a shambles and has been to a greater or lesser extent over the last 2 years at least. They are bad on any pitch in any conditions. I would still give the new cherry to Jimmy in England over any other world bowler. Our bowling unit has kept us competitive over that time. I can totally see it 3-0 but one day does not a bad bowling attack make.
Nicholls595 Aug 2021 10:30am, 13 Aug 2021 25,571 posts	Quote Pin Nicholls595 Alternative Test XI Recently played red ball and dropped/retired, playing white ball, mentioned in dispatches... Batsmen Cook Vince Malan Clarke Brook Banton Denly Salt Morgan Bracey Lamondby Bedingham Duckett Billings Wicketkeepers Foakes Simpson Bracey Billings Seamers T Curran Willey Jordan Garton Topley Woakes Milnes Carse Spin Rashid Dawson Parkinson Crane Captaincy options Cook Morgan Vince Woakes Bit light on the seamers, probably a lot in the county game that I'm unaware of. Pick XI from that lot?
rf_fozzy Aug 2021 11:10am, 13 Aug 2021 15,120 posts	Quote Pin rf_fozzy Ben coad would be selected ahead of Willey as a seamer!
rf_fozzy Aug 2021 11:10am, 13 Aug 2021 15,121 posts	Quote Pin rf_fozzy And Morgan isn't scoring any runs in any format at the moment