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Nicholls595 Dec 2021 8:50pm, 27 Dec 2021 26,874 posts	0 Nicholls595 Must have been a close run thing? Stokes or Irani?
TROSaracen Dec 2021 8:56pm, 27 Dec 2021 24,549 posts	0 TROSaracen Brutal choice, think Stokes shaded it by not appearing on Talksport with Alan Brazil.
SPR Dec 2021 8:59pm, 27 Dec 2021 36,057 posts	0 SPR Stewart won't cope with opening and the gloves. Actually drop Malan and put A N Other as keeper and the opening would be sorted.
TROSaracen Dec 2021 9:03pm, 27 Dec 2021 24,550 posts	0 TROSaracen Sadly it was a composite team, so if Stewart doesn’t open then you’re picking one of Maddy, Hameed or Crawley.
SPR Dec 2021 9:13pm, 27 Dec 2021 36,058 posts	0 SPR Stewart opens with Buttler as wicketkeeper is probably a better option despite Buttler's failings. Stokes at 6.
TROSaracen Dec 2021 9:23pm, 27 Dec 2021 24,551 posts	0 TROSaracen I think that’s fair. Checked and Stewart averaged 46.7 when playing as a specialist opener.
Fields & fountain, moor & mountain Dec 2021 10:08pm, 27 Dec 2021 1,614 posts	0 Fields & fountain, moor & mountain A lot of those 90s players had low averages against Australia.
57.5 Days of Xmas Dec 2021 10:24pm, 27 Dec 2021 8,269 posts	0 57.5 Days of Xmas May I humbly submit the following from 1984: Fowler Broad C Tavaré Gower (c) Lamb Botham Downton (w) Ellison Allott Agnew Pocock A top 3 to rival the current lot and a procession of county trundlers doing the bowling. Competent keeper but not a convincing no.7 batsmen with no batting talent at all in the tail. And a less than convincing captain.
jda Dec 2021 10:29pm, 27 Dec 2021 11,568 posts	0 jda The current set of bowlers don’t look so bad on that context. Batsmen, meh.
TROSaracen Dec 2021 10:35pm, 27 Dec 2021 24,552 posts	0 TROSaracen That attack is something else, although I have a soft spot for Ellison as Edgbaston 1985 was the second test match I saw live. Drove up with a mate, we lived in his Vauxhall viva for the 5 days of the test.