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Surrey Phil Jun 2023 4:00pm, 3 Jun 2023 9,442 posts	0 Surrey Phil My bad - no runners in internationals.
Surrey Phil Jun 2023 4:39pm, 3 Jun 2023 9,444 posts	0 Surrey Phil Four balls later...
Surrey Phil Jun 2023 5:25pm, 4 Jun 2023 9,449 posts	0 Surrey Phil Brown Caps have got to stop this! From needing 8 an over, they self-destruct by losing three quick wickets and it becomes two a ball. Nine needed off the last over and they manage it with a last ball single.
kstuart Jun 2023 5:33pm, 4 Jun 2023 4,825 posts	0 kstuart Leach out of ashes with stress fracture of lower back
rf_fozzy Jun 2023 5:42pm, 4 Jun 2023 20,146 posts	0 rf_fozzy Was just about to post the leach news. Leaves them a huge issue with who to select as a replacement. Without stokes bowling, will they go with 4 seamers and rely on root as 5th bowler? BBC suggesting they might light the Moeen signal
Derby Tup Jun 2023 6:12pm, 4 Jun 2023 59,825 posts	0 Derby Tup Gutted for Jack Leach
NDWDave Jun 2023 6:48pm, 4 Jun 2023 18,253 posts	0 NDWDave I didn’t particularly rate leech to start with but he was definitely at the level recently Rehan Ahmed coming into the ashes squad could be quite something
SPR Jun 2023 7:13pm, 4 Jun 2023 40,749 posts	0 SPR A bit of a disaster given the Stokes situation. Sad for Leach as an individual as well especially in a situation where he had the full trust of the captain.
Oscar the Grouch Jun 2023 8:23pm, 4 Jun 2023 6,118 posts	0 Oscar the Grouch He lives locally and is very well regarded. The bold option is Rehan Ahmed.
NDWDave Jun 2023 8:26pm, 4 Jun 2023 18,254 posts	0 NDWDave According to t’internet, stokes is the first captain to win a test without batting , bowling, or keeping. He did get one catch though