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May 2023
10:34am, 17 May 2023
20,075 posts
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rf_fozzy
He'll probably bat at 6 or 7 depending on how sore Stoke's knee is.
Crawley (!) and Duckett (!!) opening, Pope 3, Root 4, Brook 5, stokes 6, Bairstow 7 then 4 bowlers
I'd guess at Anderson or Woakes depending on fitness of the former, Broad, Wood and Robinson for the first test.
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May 2023
10:41am, 17 May 2023
6,075 posts
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Oscar the Grouch
They've said 7 already  It's a decent middle order - strongest for some time.
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May 2023
10:45am, 17 May 2023
40,539 posts
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SPR
I think the main risk will be if for some reason they decide to take the gloves off him. His head always used to drop when that happened which is the likely reason for the average difference. I think he'd finally got round to expecting to never have the gloves again so potential to mess with him mentally.
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May 2023
10:50am, 17 May 2023
37,264 posts
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Ocelot Spleens
7 is waste, at least 6. The trouble with Stokes now is that he's not an all rounder anymore he won't bowl enough, he'll have bat better, so they'll unbalance the team to fit him in, also hence having a batsman/keeper rather than the best keeper.
Still, they keep winning, so who knows.
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May 2023
10:54am, 17 May 2023
40,540 posts
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SPR
No, that's not why Bairstow is in, lol. It's the only way to get him in without him opening. They don't want to drop anyone in the middle order.
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May 2023
10:54am, 17 May 2023
40,541 posts
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SPR
It's not an extra batting issue, it's a we want Bairstow on issue.
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May 2023
12:00pm, 17 May 2023
40,542 posts
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SPR
Maybe Foakes should start opening at county level, lol.
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May 2023
12:03pm, 17 May 2023
37,267 posts
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Ocelot Spleens
Why not, Crawley is hanging on by a thread.
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May 2023
2:01pm, 17 May 2023
40,543 posts
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SPR
If he succeeded, he'd be an addition to the wicketkeeper/ batter room and would make himself pretty indispensable.
As harsh as it is on Foakes who has done nothing wrong, I can see why they wouldn't risk setting up Bairstow to fail by trying him there. There's not much risk with swapping him for Foakes and it should mean a better team if his batting form continues.
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May 2023
7:06pm, 17 May 2023
24,870 posts
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Bazoaxe
I guess it is nice to be in a position to have these choices to make rather than trying to scrabble a team together.
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